Press Releases

Jim Finkelstein, President, CEO and Founder, FutureSense, LLC; and Makenzie Rath, President, Talent Plus, Inc., announced today they have formed a strategic partnership. “The ability to partner with a long-term business and trusted advisor with know-how and expertise in areas that complement the types of services and solutions Talent Plus wants to be able to…

Newport Beach, Calif. & Baton Rouge, La. – March 5, 2020 — Today, Innovation Lab, a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced the availability of the Congestive Heart Failure health kit, a take home “health coach” following diagnosis and instruction at the hospital. According to cardiologist and inventor Kenny Civello, MD at Our Lady of…

Newport Beach, Calif. – Today, Innovation Lab, a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced the top three ideas that resulted from their first Hackathon, a collaborative endeavor focused on transforming pediatrics held at their Orange County incubator facility February 7-9, 2020. Hacking Pediatrics 2020 participants included researchers, coders, data scientists, software engineers, nurses, physicians, entrepreneurs…

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Girls from Girl Scout Cadette Troop 3116 in Laguna Niguel were given the opportunity this week to earn their Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) badge by experiencing STEM in action at the Innovation Lab in Newport Beach, Calif.  Innovation Lab National Director Suzy Engwall said, “We began with a Deep Dive…

Newport Beach, Calif. – Today, the Innovation Lab, a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced that they will be launching their first Hackathon to transform pediatrics through technology on February 7-9, 2020. The Lab is working in partnership with MIT Hacking Medicine on behalf of the Innovation Lab’s seven Member Owner health systems. The event…

Madera, California – Valley Children’s Healthcare announced today the launch of a new partnership to provide physicians and staff an opportunity to accelerate new technology, new processes and new equipment ideas that have the potential to transform pediatric healthcare.   Earlier this year, Valley Children’s entered into an agreement with The Innovation Institute, a national,…

La Palma, Calif. – The O’Brien Group, The Innovation Institute’s leadership consultant subsidiary, announced today that it has launched a new campaign and website www.obriengroup.us to promote and highlight their breakthrough framework that involves working alongside executive leaders to observe and collaborate with them to develop and implement a path to success. “This unique framework features…

Newport Beach, Calif. – August 7, 2019 – As a Chief Nursing Officer, if you could reduce the cost, time and complexity of ongoing American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Certification, would you? If your answer is yes, then this is your lucky day because the Innovation Lab announced today that ElectroMAGNET, a new software…

Collaboration Across OEM, ISO, and HDO Communities Planned to Maximize HTM La Palma, Calif.  – Tech Knowledge Associates’ (TKA’s) Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Dave Francoeur, has been selected to serve another three-year term on the Board of Directors for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).  A major focus of…

Newport Beach, Calif. — Innovation Lab, the Innovation Institute’s national medical product incubator in Newport Beach, hosted a Design Thinking workshop today as part of their contribution to the summer internship program, which is part of the Sharon Disney Lund Medical Intelligence and Innovation Institute (MI3) at CHOC Children’s. The unique program gives high school…

Dan Walter, FutureSense, is the recipient of the Global Equity Organization’s (GEO) Fellowship designation. This honor is bestowed upon distinguished senior-level members of the global equity and executive compensation industry who demonstrate leadership, integrity, involvement, and contributions to the global equity profession. LA PALMA, CALIF – JUNE 6, 2019 — FutureSense, LLC, is pleased to announce…

Dan Walter, FutureSense, is the recipient of the Global Equity Organization’s (GEO) Fellowship designation. This honor is bestowed upon distinguished senior-level members of the global equity and executive compensation industry who demonstrate leadership, integrity, involvement, and contributions to the global equity profession. LA PALMA, CALIF — FutureSense, LLC, is pleased to announce Dan Walter, Managing…

Lubbock, TX – On Tuesday, April 2, 2019,  ground was broken for Covenant Health’s 115,000 square foot, short-stay surgical hospital. According to Covenant Health, the 32-bed hospital will be built to enhance the patient experience with special attention to healing elements such as access to natural light, views to green spaces, and optimization of privacy…

La Palma, Calif.  – Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) industry leader David Francoeur has joined Tech Knowledge Associates (TKA) as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Francoeur’s technology and leadership roles in clinical engineering and health care industries span 30 years. He most recently served as Senior Corporate Director of Brand & Quality of Clinical…

Now on Fast-Track for Commercialization Newport Beach, CA –  Today, Innovation Lab, a healthcare incubator, announced its Top Ten medical products that will be put on a fast-track to commercialization. The product selections were the final result of an evaluation of over 1,000 idea submissions. The list was narrowed down to 237, then a final…

$2.5 Million in New Business Contracts in Multiple States, ISO 13485 Certification Fresno, CA — MultiMedical Systems (MMS), a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced today its latest expansion into the state of Washington. MMS President Daren Kneeland says that Perry Morgan, Northwest Sales Director, and a team of technicians have hit the ground running.…

Newport Beach, CA  –  Today, The Innovation Institute announced that it will participate in the SoCal HIMSS 11th Annual CIO Forum Health IT driving Innovation: The Road to Care Transformation on November 13, 2018 at The Center at Cathedral Plaza in Los Angeles. The action-packed Forum will include national thought leaders Daniel Barchi, SVP and CIO…

La Palma, Calif. – FutureSense, LLC is pleased to welcome Dan Walter (Managing Consultant), Melanie Jameson (Senior Consultant & Director, Marketing and Communications), and Kellie Fielding (Consultant & Director, Client Success). Walter, Jameson, and Fielding come most recently from Performensation and will combine their skills with FutureSense, LLC as part of FutureSense’s mission to expand its…

APPLE VALLEY — June 26, 2018 — The first days of summer will see the installation of a new MRI building at St. Joseph Health, St. Mary Medical Center that will serve patients from across the High Desert region and beyond. Petra ICS and Healthcare Design & Construction (HDC), both Innovation Institute companies, have been…

Perspective on Market Influences Driving Change La Palma, Calif. –  Petra Integrated Construction Strategies (Petra ICS), the capital planning and construction management subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced today the availability of a new white paper: Changing Dynamics of Medical Office Space – Perspective on Market Influences that are Driving Change, which provides perspective as…

Brea, Calif. – April 12, 2018 – HPA Realty, Inc., a real estate development, brokerage, and property management firm in the healthcare industry has purchased approximately 195,000 square feet of industrial and medical offices at 2727 and 2767 Imperial Highway, with one of the anchoring tenants as St. Jude Medical Center, for approximately $47,300,000. HPA…

 Part of  Strategy to Deliver Better Health La Palma & Newport Beach, CA –  Today, the Innovation Lab, a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, which serves as its health care incubator, announced the rollout of the CVS HealthTM Elevating Arm Sling, a custom-designed hand elevation support. In partnership with Apothecary Products, LLC, the Elevating Arm Sling…

        La Palma, CA — Petra Integrated Construction Strategies (Petra ICS), a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, has been selected by Westwind Realty to serve as advisors and owner representatives for the development of a new hospital that will replace the current Grace Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Westwind — formed as…

Connecting Healthcare Startups with Equity Crowdfunding via The Institute’s Expansive Network San Francisco, CA  — RedCrow Inc., an equity crowdfunding platform with a unique focus on well-curated opportunities within the healthcare industry, has announced a partnership with The Innovation Institute Inc., one of the foremost incubators for growing healthcare startups.  For their part, The Innovation…

La Palma, Calif. –   The Innovation Institute subsidiary Hospitality Business Network Solutions (HBNS), an IT management firm, has completed its first field internship for trainees of Hope Builders’ Information Technology Program. The 16-week intensive skills training program is provided through a collaboration between Santa Ana College Computer Science Department and Hope Builders. Participants complete the…

La Palma, CA & Sioux Falls, SD – The Innovation Institute is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with the Avera PACE national group purchasing organization to showcase some of the service offerings of The Institute. Avera PACE provides healthcare systems and providers with personal service and access to cost-effective contracts, bottom-line savings,…

La Palma, Calif. – Petra Integrated Construction Strategies (Petra ICS), the capital planning and construction management subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced today that it has selected Craig Beam as its new president. Beam will join Petra ICS at the end of November, and based at Petra ICS headquarters in La Palma, Calif. “We chose Craig…

Fulfills Commitment to Transformative Healthcare La Palma, CA – The Innovation Institute is pleased to announce that Mercy Health, a Catholic health ministry serving Ohio and Kentucky, has signed an agreement to become its sixth member owner. The Innovation Institute is an independent for-profit LLC. It is structured to facilitate innovation among physicians, employees of health…

La Palma, Calif. –  The Innovation Institute’s Chief Investment Officer Barry Didato will serve as a keynote speaker at Parks Associates’ 4th-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging the Consumer, August 29-31 in San Diego, CA. He will lead the Pitch Session: VC Perspectives on Connected Health Startups Live Pitch and Discussion. The executive conference features health…