IPIHD, a network of healthcare innovators, is a key collaborator in SEAD. For those entrepreneurs wondering whether they should apply to join SEAD or IPIHD, the following is meant to help guide this process. That said, many innovators and entrepreneurs are part of both SEAD and IPIHD. Still not sure after reviewing the below? Reach out to us with any questions:
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IPIHD Network
IPIHD works with innovators from all around the world in healthcare delivery (primarily).
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SEAD program
SEAD selects a mixture of healthcare enablers, insurance/ microfinance, product developments, and healthcare delivery models with a specific focus on India and East Africa (for the current cohort).
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What does this mean for me?
Who does your innovation serve?
1. IPIHD focus is on both developing and developed world innovations in healthcare delivery (e.g., a clinic). SEAD is focused entirely on innovations in the developing world that serve BOP, and includes non-delivery innovations (e.g., microfinance) in addition to those focused on healthcare delivery (e.g., a clinic). |
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Corporate and foundation supporters (major health and life science companies), investors/funders, global collaborators, governments, other innovators.
IPIHD is funded by corporate and foundations supporters. |
Duke University (faculty and academic staff), USAID, Investors’ Circle, Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE), Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), other entrepreneurs.
SEAD is funded through USAID. |
What expertise should you prioritize to grow your business?
1. IPIHD makes connections to corporate and foundation leaders that have led to strategic business relationships, capacity support, and partnerships. SEAD is driven by institutional knowledge at Duke, offering interdisciplinary expertise to focus on specific scaling goals in addition to connections through USAID. |
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· Access an active network of fellow healthcare innovators committed to learn from one another, share best practices and work on similar challenges
· Meet leading healthcare and life science firms interested in establishing strategic “win-win” partnerships with healthcare innovators · Connect to a cultivated set of investors, funders, and partners who provide financing to healthcare innovators to expand · Receive promotion through events, marketing, and broad exposure to health care leaders · Help influence how health system leaders leverage innovation to drive healthcare reform around the world through a network committed to sharing knowledge and research · Increase capacity through free customized student on-site or virtual support and a topical webinar series focused on organization strengthening |
· Receive tailored support from faculty at CASE on scaling your organization via regular coaching interactions
· Participate in structured learning opportunities with faculty and leaders across Duke to address challenges in scaling global health innovations · Learn from other entrepreneurs through topical peer-learning calls · Attend an annual capacity building summit at Duke University aimed to grow your organization and scale your impact in global health · Access support from Investor’s Circle to prepare for financing/equity and make impact investment connections Work with students across Duke to bring fresh insights and thinking to your organization |
What benefits would most help you grow your impact?
IPIHD facilitates relationships within a select, catalytic network of innovators, industry leaders, investors, funders, and other stakeholders committed to transforming innovation in healthcare delivery. In addition to direct connections to industry and foundation leaders, investors, and potential business partners, IPIHD offers workshops and tailored presentations by industry experts, as well as broad exposure to your work to a targeted healthcare audience; IPIHD also offers the opportunity to collaborate with business and foundation leaders on specific projects. SEAD is an in-depth accelerator program that brings deep multi-disciplinary expertise to support the scaling of global health social enterprises. Through coaching calls led by FUQUA’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) faculty, and other faculty/students across Duke University, as well as connections to Investors’ Circle and USAID, SEAD offers specific capacity-building programs for growing your impact. |
