Turning a Great Idea into a Successful Product: ASPIRE

For VisionQuest’s vice president and principal investigator Vinayak Joshi (PhD), the journey from idea to commercial product has led him halfway around the world. Dr. Joshi recently traveled to Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana as part of his efforts to commercialize ASPIRE, his device for the detection and diagnosis of malarial retinopathy. While in Africa, he met with leaders in government, philanthropy, and health care to better understand the stakeholder landscape and map out needs and priorities—in short, the path forward.