On this episode of When Science Speaks, Liane Clamen, MD, an ophthalmologist and the Founder and CEO of Adaptilens, discusses her invention, an intraocular lens (or IOL) that imitates the human lens so patients will have near, intermediate, and distance vision without eyeglasses or contact lenses, as well as other topics such as:
- Her professional journey from majoring in English and American Literature as an undergrad at Harvard College to graduating from Harvard Medical School.
- Whether she feels being an English major in medical school posed any special challenges, and, alternatively, was it an advantage compared to classmates' academic training that didn't include writing and communication backgrounds?
- Liane's recent designation by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center as a 2021 winner in the MLSC’s Massachusetts Next Generation Initiative (MassNextGen), a competitive program to support women entrepreneurs in early-stage life sciences companies.
- How, as an inventor, Liane can imagine novel ways of achieving improved results and, as an entrepreneur, how she's able to actually implement them.
- Why she's drawn to ophthalmology?
- Advice Liane has for those who may be thinking about joining or launching a startup, including whether there are any particular resources she suggests
- What’s next for her company, Adaptilens, and whether Liane has any non-work related goals for 2022
