Cornwell, Andy, PhD
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Investigator
Cleveland FES Center
Director, Case-Cleveland Incubator
Case Western Reserve University
Assistant Director, Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership
Case Western Reserve University
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
CONTACT INFORMATION
Program Contact:
Andy Cornwell, PhD
Contact Number:
(216) 502-2887
Contact Email:
asc12@case.edu
Twitter:
@andy_cornwell
Dr. Andy Cornwell’s expertise lies in developing and leading complex technical relationships among academic engineering research groups, clinical investigators, investors, and industrial partners to commercialize medical research.
He has supported more than 50 medical device translation efforts, advised more than 100 academic entrepreneurs, and has taught medical device entrepreneurship to hundreds of students and fellows. He has presented at more than 50 national and international meetings and previously served as Director of the national VA Translational Education and Mentoring Center.
Dr. Cornwell founded and continues to develop NeuroDesign, a translational education program based on the Stanford Biodesign model focused on needs-driven neurotechnology development. He also founded Hologram Consultants LLC in 2019, a startup developing virtual and holographic customer-engagement tools for medical device and pharmaceutical companies.
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
- Academic technology translation and medical device commercialization
- Neural prosthesis control and brain-computer interface research
- Translational education and entrepreneurship training (NeuroDesign program)
- Startup incubation and early-stage biotech company support
- Industrial and strategic collaborations in neurotechnology
MAJOR PROJECTS & FUNDING
- Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, Assistant Director supporting late-stage translational research toward investment, licensing, or company formation
- Startup Incubator at CWRU, Director of open-access incubator supporting early-stage biotechnology and health technology companies
- Cleveland NeuroDesign, Founding Executive Faculty; Stanford Biodesign-based program guiding innovators through clinical immersion and commercialization planning
- Multicenter BCI Device Trial, previously managed clinical site deployment for the first brain-computer interface allowing a paralyzed man to control his whole arm
HONORS & RECOGNITION
- Advisor, NIH-sponsored C3i program for startup development
- Supported 50+ medical device translation efforts and advised 100+ academic entrepreneurs