The platform was developed at UVA by Dr. Rebecca Dillingham, an infectious disease physician, and Karen Ingersoll, a clinical psychologist. It is available to health care organizations globally under the name PL Cares through Warm Health Technology, a Charlottesville-based startup company founded in 2018. Licensing and Ventures Group Executive in Residence Helen Boyd serves as chief operating officer.
“We are thrilled for Rebecca, Karen and the entire team at Warm Health Technology,” UVA Licensing and Ventures Group Executive Director Richard W. Chylla said. “This is a platform that is helping so many people around the world, which aligns with our core mission here at LVG.
“Additionally, this shines a light on the value of our Entrepreneur in Residence Program. This is exactly the type of impact that was envisioned when the program was started three years ago.”
Supported by UVA’s Office of Economic Development, the Entrepreneur in Residence Program offers UVA faculty innovators access to seasoned professionals with experience in early stage technology commercialization and new venture creation.
Boyd has been an Executive in Residence since 2019.
“The LVG executives in residence come from a variety of backgrounds and provide a wealth of real-world experience that can be applied to strengthen the ideas and inventions developed at UVA,” Boyd said. “While an academic setting is a great environment for research and the creation of new ideas and products, there are so many steps to consider if you want to make your invention available to others beyond the walls of UVA.