Connect with Industry

Business Development & Industry Relations (BDIR)

The Keck School of Medicine’s research portfolio spans basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiological research, utilizing transdisciplinary and multi-institute collaborations as well as collaborations with industry.

MESH BDIR provides a sustainable and scaled networking service to USC investigators, entrepreneurs, and industry that focuses on relationship building and knowledge transfer to create long-term value.

The MESH Business Development and Industry Relations (BDIR) team is here to:

Build relationships between USC researchers, physicians, and industry to create long-term value.
Provide mentorship and support to USC entrepreneurs and startups
Engage with local and global innovation ecosystems to support bioscience initiatives.

Types of USC-Industry Engagement

Learn more about the BDIR Engagement Process.

Stage 1: Prospect
Connect with Faculty and Industry to understand unmet needs

Stage 2: Cultivate
Coordinate to explore shared interests and Identify type of engagement

Stage: 3: Position
Create value proposition and partnering strategy = Opportunity Brief

Stage 4: Deliver

Share Opportunity Brief with key stakeholders and confirm opportunity
Collaborate with various USC innovation resources, including Keck Foundation Relations, Department of Contracts and Grants, USC Stevens Center for Innovation, Alfred Mann Institute, and the Office of the General Counsel to successfully execute opportunities with the private sector.
Nurture relationships into longer-lasting partners for USC

For more information, contact:
Vasiliki Anest, PhD, Senior Director
vasiliki.anest@med.usc.edu

Melissa Rodgers, PhD, Associate Director of Business Development and Industry Relations
rodgersm@usc.edu

Camilo Ansarah-Sobrinho, PhD, Associate Director of Business Development and Industry Relations
camilo.ansarah@med.usc.edu

Let’s Connect and Collaborate!