Satterlee is one of countless innovators across the state. North Carolina, home to world-class universities, receives nearly $13 billion each year in academic and industry research and development funding, putting it second among the states in R&D. Yet according to the North Carolina Innovation Index, the state falls behind in commercializing its R&D.
Eshelman Innovation, celebrating its 10th anniversary during 2024, is helping change that by translating great ideas into healthcare products and services.
Through its video series, Eshelman Innovation introduces viewers to its own innovators, like Satterlee, and those at other institutions and companies.
“A rich ecosystem of innovation exists in North Carolina,” Bamforth says. “This video series shines a light on trailblazers across the state.”
During the latest episode, Satterlee lays out his vision for the Brain Slice Technology. He also discusses how Eshelman Innovation drove him from research into entrepreneurship.
“I finished my postdoc really focused on lab work — what’s the experiment? I got to lift my head up from the benchtop when I joined Eshelman Innovation several years ago,” Satterlee says. “There’s a difference between what gets a paper published — what gets a grant — and what patients really need.”
Want to learn about other NC innovators? Catch up on previous episodes of “North Carolina Innovators You Should Know” with serial entrepreneur and Carolina MD-PhD candidate in neurosurgery Nehemiah Stewart and Eshelman Innovation Research Assistant Professor Brianna Vickerman, who is doing groundbreaking work in light-activated therapeutics.
Thank you to the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media for filming this interview at the Curtis Media Center.
