How can we best prepare the bench-side discoveries of today to have the most impactful effect at the bedside tomorrow? What data can a hospital research team generate that will attract an industrial partner to steward a new technology, invest in its commercialization, and make it available to patients?These are some of the questions that I tackle every day.From hands-on bench science experience (spanning diverse fields such as semiconductor quantum dot based photosensitizers and cancer therapeutics with targeted nanomedicines) and building collaborative teams, to patent strategy and client relations, I have a thorough understanding of what it takes to translate biomedical technologies.