S2 Ep1: The Innovative Challenge

The Elixir Factor

It takes optimism, mental discipline, and collaboration to deliver life changing innovation to patients. External collaboration is key to driving new solutions in the world of digital health, which ultimately helps scientist and researchers uncover new way to measure and understand specific diseases or illnesses. The best solutions come from those who truly understand the patient experience or the “problem.” Joe talks to Yan Fossat, Principal Investigator of the digital health research lab at Klick Health and one of the winners of Lilly’s first Innovative Challenge, “Transforming IBD Care: Better disease monitoring, management, and care for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.” Hear what factors inspired Yan and Dr. Michael Docktor to design Healthvoyager, a pediatric virtual reality app for patients suffering from IBD - a devastating illness reported to affect approximately 3 million people in the US alone. Joe also talks to Lilly’s Advisor of Digital Device Innovation, Jim Parshall, about Lilly’s approach to external innovation, and what it took to get an innovative challenge off the ground.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that Lilly does not own Healthvoyager, the pediatric virtual reality app for patients suffering from IBD.