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In this week’s episode Konrad shares his journey from running a fashion brand to working in digital media before transitioning into pharma and now leading innovation in healthcare. 

We discussed:

🎓 Starting the entrepreneurial journey at school💡 Are entrepreneurs born or made?👗 Running a fashion brand in Germany😭 Dealing with startup failure after 6 years💷 Moving to the UK with only £500 to build a new life🦸‍♂️ Becoming the master of your own destiny📞 Working at a call centre to make rent💻 First big break in e-commerce (Digital River)💳Working with Mastercard in a digital media agency🤹‍♀️ Transferrable skills and gift of the gab🐝 Dealing with the ‘itch’ of entrepreneurship⚖️ Discovering the importance of stability in life💊 Transitioning into Pfizer and later Novartis⚖️ The ABPI code and Ethics Committees👨‍⚕️ The need for more collaboration between industry and healthcare🤝Solving national problems in conjunction with vendors🇺🇸 Why are healthtech companies moving to the USA or UAE?💸 Do companies need to share royalties/financial gain which originated in the UK from innovation grants etc?🏥 Becoming the director for NHS Innovation Accelerator📈 The motivation to move from the private to the public sector💡 What is the NHS Innovation accelerator?🤝 The benefits of joining the accelerator?

Konrad Dobschuetz is the National Director for NHS Innovation Accelerator and Chief Enterprise Officer at UCLPartners. He has previously worked for both Pfizer and Novartis and is a Business Mentor and Digital Healthcare Specialist with cross-sector experiences. 

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