Kara Spiller, PhD, URBN Professor of Biomedical Innovation, in Drexel University's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems (drexelbiomed), harnesses the healing power of the human immune system for regenerative medicine. Her team designs practical solutions for chronic wounds, with the aim to bring help to patients as soon as possible. "We have been very ambitious," Spiller shares. "We don't rule out possible solutions because they are too difficult to achieve. The result has been real innovation, which is required to move inventions into the real world where they can help people." Spiller brings her passion for innovation to the classroom, where she organizes career experience field trips for students to explore workspaces and meet the employees of major companies and biotechnology incubators. "Connecting with others who are passionate about the same things you are — but who are further along in their own journeys — is a great way to stay motivated while do...