--- title: Advancing Innovation in Dermatology Announces JAMA Dermatology Publication of the AID Accelerator Fund to Enable Progress of Promising Early-stage Scientific Technologies - Advancing Innovation in Dermatology description: The accelerator will provide economic and intellectual capital to further a discovery’s potential for commercialization image: https://blog.advancing-derm.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/accelerator-pr.jpg --- [![AID-logo](https://blog.advancing-derm.org/hubfs/AID-logo.png "AID-logo")](https://www.advancing-derm.org) - [About](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/) - [About](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/) - [Vision / Mission](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/) - [Our Strategic Partners](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/partners/) - [People](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/members/) - [Executive Committee & Board of Trustees](https://advancing-derm.org/about/members/executive-committee-board-of-trustees/) - [Conference and Program Leadership](https://advancing-derm.org/about/members/conference-and-program-leadership/) - [Platform](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/) - [Platform](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/) - [Leadership Councils](https://advancing-derm.org/platform/programs/leadership-councils/) - [Think Tank](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/dermatology-innovation-leadership-think-tank/) - [Programs](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/programs/) - [Conferences](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/conferences/) - [Hacking Dermatology](https://www.advancing-derm.org/hacking-dermatology/) - [AID Accelerator](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/programs/aid-accelerator/) - [Previous Programs](https://advancing-derm.org/about/success-stories/) - [Virtual Magic Wand](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/aid-scholars/virtual-magic-wand-program/) - [Scholars Class 2019](https://www.advancing-derm.org/scholars-class-2019/) - [Scholars Class 2018](https://www.advancing-derm.org/scholars-class-2018/) - [Scholars Class 2017](https://www.advancing-derm.org/scholars-class-2017/) - [Media](https://blog.advancing-derm.org) - Events - [Contact](https://www.advancing-derm.org/contact/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/AdvancingDerm)  |    [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/advancing-innovation-in-dermatology-inc-/) [![](https://blog.advancing-derm.org/hubfs/AID-logo.png)](https://www.advancing-derm.org) - [MEDIA](https://blog.advancing-derm.org) - [EVENTS](https://www.advancing-derm.org/events) - [CONTACT](https://www.advancing-derm.org/contact) Menu - [About](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about) - [About](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about) - [Vision / Mission](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about) - [Our Strategic Partners](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/partners) - [Success Stories](https://advancing-derm.org/about/success-stories/) - [PEOPLE](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/members) - [Executive Committee & Board of Trustees](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/members/executive-committee-board-of-trustees) - [Conference & Program Leadership](https://www.advancing-derm.org/about/members/conference-and-program-leadership) - [Platform](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform) - [Programs](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/programs) - [Leadership Councils](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/programs/leadership-councils/) - [Previous Programs](https://advancing-derm.org/about/success-stories/) - [Conferences](https://www.advancing-derm.org/platform/conferences/) - [Dermatology Innovation Forum 2026](https://advancing-derm.org/platform/conferences/dermatology-innovation-forum-2026//) - [Dermatology Summit](https://advancing-derm.org/dermatology-summit/) - [Media](https://blog.advancing-derm.org) - [Events](https://www.advancing-derm.org/events) - [Contact](https://www.advancing-derm.org/contact) # Advancing Innovation in Dermatology Announces JAMA Dermatology Publication of the AID Accelerator Fund to Enable Progress of Promising Early-stage Scientific Technologies ### Now Viewing Articles [View Events](https://pages.advancing-derm.org/resources?hs_preview=lxMkcykJ-77280682771) Advancing Innovation in Dermatology is pleased to make available our collection of scholar articles, industry news, and interviews with the professionals accelerating innovation in skin health and patient care. This content is yet another way beyond our in-person and virtual events to strengthen the community of innovators we aim to build and maintain. Apr 11, 2018 By: Advancing Innovation in Dermatology ### The accelerator will provide economic and intellectual capital to further a discovery’s potential for commercialization   **MENDHAM, N.J. – April 11, 2018** – Advancing Innovation in Dermatology (AID) today announced that an article has been published in *JAMA Dermatology* featuring the AID Accelerator Fund. AID has created this mechanism to help enable and speed the product development of important scientific discoveries and new early-stage technologies with the potential to significantly improve skin health. The fund will facilitate collaborative partnerships by engaging individuals, including scientists and inventors, as well as organizations such as research institutions, university spinouts and other start-up companies. This vehicle will offer seed funding, in-kind business support, and access to and advocacy within an ecosystem of dermatologic product innovation. “Transformative biomedical innovation is difficult. For patients suffering from dermatological conditions, we all need to come together to accelerate new breakthroughs. This means academic institutions, industry, investors, legal professionals, patient organizations, and other stakeholders coalescing around a shared mission,” said Steve Xu, M.D., Instructor in the Department of Dermatology, Medical Director of the Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics at Northwestern University and Founding Chair of AID’s Education Committee. “We hope that the AID Accelerator Fund will spark the translation of the best advancements in science, engineering, and other sources into new treatments for our patients.” Designed to bridge the gap between institutional research funding and traditional venture capital, the AID Accelerator Fund has two components: 1) intellectual property and advisory support services to develop and advance an invention and 2) early financial support. Awardees will be determined by the AID Accelerator Fund’s Steering Committee, which will consider projects that have direct relevance to unmet needs in dermatology and demonstrate significant likelihood of success. “The intellectual property issues faced by early-stage companies with innovative therapies can be quite challenging,” said Raymond A. Miller, a partner and member of the Leadership Team of Pepper Hamilton LLP’s Health Sciences Department. “Access to business, legal and medical professionals with decades of experience in dermatology instantly adds value to any endeavor. Combining relevant dermatology experience with an early-stage funding mechanism provides a fertile ground for innovation to flourish. As a leading law firm advising life sciences and health care companies, Pepper Hamilton remains committed to helping AID bridge the gap between research and commercialization.” “We are seeking early-stage research and development projects that are not yet at the venture funding stage,” explained Michael Sierra, Ph.D., Vice President LEO Science and Tech Hub. “By utilizing a collaborative approach to further a discovery’s potential, our goal with the AID Accelerator Fund is to bring more dermatologic breakthroughs to light that may ultimately impact patients’ lives and benefit society.” The article, titled “[Catalyzing Future Drug, Device, and Information Technology Breakthroughs in Dermatolog](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2678039?redirect=true)y”, appears online in the April 11 issue of JAMA Dermatology. 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