Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-Cleveland in partnership with University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University

Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-Cleveland in partnership with University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University

Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-Cleveland in partnership with University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1130058

Publish Date: 2026-05-28 17:18:00

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“Healthcare is one of the most complex operating environments in the world, and that complexity is exactly why innovation struggles to move from concept to impact. By anchoring CDL-Cleveland within University Hospitals, we’re giving founders access to a real clinical system where ideas can be pressure-tested, validated, and refined alongside the clinicians who deliver care every day. This partnership isn’t about experimenting on the sidelines — it’s about accelerating solutions that can scale because they’re built in the realities of healthcare.” ~ Kipum Lee, PhD, President of UH Ventures (Pictured Left along with Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer at University Hospitals and the Veale Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Clinical Transformation; and Andrew Medvedev, Dean of the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University)


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Credit: University Hospitals

CLEVELAND — Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a global nonprofit that supports science- and technology-based startups, today announced the launch of CDL-Cleveland in partnership with University Hospitals (UH) and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). The new site will host the CDL Healthcare Delivery stream, focused on early-stage ventures building technology to reduce costs, improve patient outcomes, and accelerate the adoption of innovation inside real clinical environments.

CDL-Cleveland is the first site in the CDL network to be anchored to a health system. Founders in the…

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