Mount Sinai Taps Smith For New Effort In Entrepreneurship
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Managing Partner at Ascent Biomedical Ventures Geoffrey Smith recently began a new role at Mount Sinai Medical School that is helping academics translate their knowledge into real-world commercial opportunities.
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