HEALTH INNOVATION LAB AT VILLANOVA LAW
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The Health Innovation Lab at 91̽»¨Law is an interdisciplinary platform fostering work on both longstanding and emerging health care problems.Ìý
The Lab brings together researchers, practitioners and members of the local community and the Northeast region. It organizes conferences, talks and other events exploring topics related to health innovation. The Lab also publishes white papers and other research on these topics.
AFFILIATES
Faculty Director
Lab Affiliates
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz
Professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Lab Affiliate Research Associates
Bianca Gonzalez '26
Research Associate, Health Innovation Lab
Cade Heverly ’26
Research Associate, Health Innovation Lab
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EVENTS
The Health Innovation Speaker Series features leading scholars, practitioners and advocates addressing both longstanding and emerging issues in health law and policy.
Upcoming Events
- October 8, 2025: Erin Fuse Brown, Professor, Brown University School of Public Health
- February 25, 2026: Holly Fernandez Lynch, Associate Professor, Penn Medical Ethics & Health Policy
- April 13, 2026: I. Glenn Cohen, James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law & Deputy Dean, Harvard Law School
The Conference on the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dates TBA
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM AFFILIATE FACULTY
Ana Santos Rutschman
- . Texas A&M Journal of Property Law (2025)
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz
- .ÌýThe Gerontologist (2025)
- .ÌýJournal of Palliative Medicine (2025)
Michael Risch
- The Double Patenting Puzzle. Houston Law Review (forthcoming, 2026)
91̽»¨University Charles Widger School of Law
299 N. Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085
Ana Santos Rutschman, Faculty Director of the Health Innovation Lab & Professor of Law