The Clymer Group & MedTech-IQ Network

An international network committed to Triple Helix collaborations between Academic "Pioneers", Industry small business "Colonizers" & established "Consolidators", and Government/Private Sector "Intermediaries" ... funders, policy-makers, investors & strategic partners, and the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration". MedTech-IQ accelerates real-time information discovery, online community creation, the uncovering of new collaborations & the development of "Global Brands" that translate medical technology from "Laboratory to Market".

Founding Partner, The Clymer Group, LLC
Blogger @ MedTech-IQ
Former, Associate Director, Strategy & Technology, ISIS (Imaging Science & Information Systems) Center, Georgetown University,
Former, Director Program Integration & Planning, U.S. Army, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
Former, Medical Operations Advisor, Ministry of Defense & Aviation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Former member or active - Board of Directors/Advisors:
American Telemedicine Association
International Mobile Health Association
iCONS in Medicine, Center for International Rehabilitation
NASA - MITAC (Medical Information Technology Applications Consortium)
Institute for Triple Helix Innovation, University of Hawaii
Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Telehealth Initiative,
AMTI (Advanced Medical Technology Institute), Beth Israel, New York
NextTechs, LLC

Boards of Review Participant (Representative List):
CIMIT-Center for Integrating Medicine and Innovation Technology, Partners, Inc., Harvard Medical School & MIT
CAIP-Center for Advanced Information Processing, Rutgers University
National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, CISST-Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems & Technology, Johns Hopkins University

Program/Executive Committees (Past & Present - Representative List):
Program Chair, National Forum on the Future of the Defense Health Information System
HealthGRID US Alliance, Executive Committee
Telemedicine Support for the Iraqi Health Sector: Building Bridges Through Humanitarian Relief
Global Forum on Telemedicine, American Telemedicine Association
MCIM-Multiple Center Image Management Conference, Georgetown University
Developing Sustainable African Health Care Delivery Systems, Capetown, South Africa
International Medical Exchange, Sub-Saharan Africa Conference, Sun City, South Africa
CARS-Computer Assisted Radiology & Surgery, Paris, France

Science & Technology Workshop (Participant)
Delegate to 36th World Congress on Military Medicine, Saint Petersburg, Russia
RCAMI- Robotics & Computer Assisted Medical Interventions, Bristol, England (National Science Foundation)
Biomaterials for Military Medical Needs (National Research Council)

Recipient:
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner's Special Citation
General Maxwell Thurman Award for Excellence in Telemedicine & Advanced Medical Technology
U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Award of Excellence

Interest/Expertise Include:
Technology Transfer & Commercialization, Government R&D Program Management, International Program Development & Execution, Technology Life Cycle Management, Healthcare and National Security Policy