Skil-Care
Clinical Innovation
Partnership
(SCIP)
A structured, collaborative partnership that helps healthcare providers turn frontline ideas, product modifications, and unmet care needs into practical, manufacturable solutions—faster and with less friction.
CLINICAL INSIGHT
Frontline problems worth
solving, fast.
PROTOTYPE
Practical development and rapid refinement.
COMMERCIALIZATION
Manufacturing and market path with momentum.
Why This Model Works
Faster than traditional vendor pathways. More agile, collaborative, and practical than theory alone.
Built For Real Care Environments
room fiction.
Flexible
Collaboration Model
Works whether the idea starts with a clinician, a department leader, or an innovation office.
Manufacturing + Commercialization
Not just concept review. Real execution with a path to market.
Low Friction
A defined, faster path from clinical need to prototype to launch.
FEATURED PROOF
VCU Health
Corewell Health
Why Skil-Care
A partner built to move ideas forward, fast
Healthcare teams identify worthwhile problems every day. The hard part is moving from insight to a practical product
without getting buried in delay, ambiguity, or the corporate version of a shrug.
Rapid Manufacturing
Move quickly from concept to prototype, refinement, and next-step decisions.
Clinical relevance
Designed for actual care settings, not generic use cases or PowerPoint fantasies.
Commercial discipline
Built around manufacturability, usability, and market viability from the start.
Flexible Engagement
Works with clinicians, innovation teams, and tech-transfer offices without needless complexity.
Where Collaboration Can Happen,
Quickly & Credibly
Product ideas, modifications, and unmet clinical needs across patient care, workflow, safety, positioning, and incontinence management with room for both practical improvements and bigger opportunities.
Patient Positioning
Patient Safety
Mobility & Transfer
Pressure Injury Prevention
Sensory & Behavioral Support
Daily Living Aids
Caregiver Workflow
Incontinence & Fecal Management
Proof That The Model Works In The
Real World, Not Just On Paper
Incontinence & Fecal
Management
VCU Health
Fecal Management Positioning Innovation
A collaboration focused on improving patient positioning, dignity, skin protection, and caregiver efficiency in ICU care environments—because bedside problems deserve more than bedside complaining.
Patient Safety
Corewell Health
Patient Safety Mitt Collaboration
A clinician-informed collaboration that helped advance a non-restraint patient safety solution from concept through development and commercialization with speed, discipline, and clinical relevance.
How It Works
A fast, sequential workflow with enough structure to be useful
01 – Discovery
Identify the clinical problem, care setting, and overall fit quickly.
02 – Scoping
Align stakeholders, development scope, and likely IP path with minimal drag.
03 – Prototype & Evaluation
Refine the concept for clinical usability, feedback, and
real-world practicality.
04 – Commercialization
Advance strong concepts toward manufacturing, launch, and actual market traction.
The Usual Starting Points Are People, Not Provider Types
Most opportunities begin with the people closest to the problem or the people responsible for advancing promising ideas. While hospitals will likely represent the largest share of collaborations, strong ideas can come from clinicians in any care environment.
Clinical Staff & Departmental Leaders
The people closest to the care problem usually spot the opportunity first.
Frontline clinicians with a practical product idea or unmet need
Nurse leaders, rehab leaders, and departmental managers seeking a workable solution
Clinical teams trying to improve safety, efficiency, comfort, or usability in care delivery
Innovation, Product &
Tech-Transfer Professionals
The teams responsible for evaluating, shaping, and advancing good ideas.
Innovation professionals screening opportunities worth developing further
Tech-transfer or commercialization teams seeking a practical external execution partner
Internal leaders looking to move a validated concept toward prototype, manufacturing, or market readiness
Who can participate in SCIP?
Hospitals, health systems, SNFs, rehab, and other care providers with a clinical sponsor, operational support, and the ability to participate in evaluation and adoption decisions.
Can an individual clinician bring an idea directly to Skil-Care?
Yes. Clinicians can initiate a conversation. SCIP can begin with early problem definition and prototyping, then involve Tech Transfer/IP when the facility is ready.
What if our Tech Transfer/IP team is already involved and we’ve filed IP?
SCIP supports that pathway. Skil-Care will collaborate under the facility’s existing IP framework and negotiate commercialization terms through tech transfer as the project advances.
When should Tech Transfer/IP be engaged?
Either at intake (preferred by some systems) or after early prototypes clarify novelty and protectability. SCIP is designed to accommodate both.
What types of projects fit SCIP best?
Projects with a clear unmet need, practical implementation path, and the potential to scale beyond a single facility. Modifications that improve safety, workflow efficiency, comfort, and caregiver burden are common fits.
What projects do not fit SCIP?
Ideas that are purely one-off customizations with no path to scalable production, projects without a partner sponsor or evaluation access, or concepts that require claims and evidence outside a realistic validation path.
How long does a typical project take?
Timelines vary by complexity, but SCIP is structured to move quickly: intake and fit typically occurs in weeks; prototyping often follows over the next 1–3 months; evaluation and launch planning vary based on setting and scope.
Do we need IRB approval?
Not always. Evaluation is right-sized to the product and purpose—ranging from workflow/usability validation to QI-style evaluation or formal studies if needed. The facility’s policies and compliance requirements determine the appropriate pathway.
Who owns the IP?
It depends on contributions and timing. SCIP supports multiple structures, including facility-owned IP (via tech transfer), Skil-Care-owned IP, or shared arrangements as documented in the final agreements.
How do royalties/value-share work?
If a product is commercialized, Skil-Care can structure a tech-transfer/commercial agreement that includes royalty consideration or a compliance-safe equivalent payable to the institution or its designated entity.
Do clinicians receive personal compensation?
Any financial arrangements are structured to align with facility compliance policies and applicable laws. Value-share is typically directed to the institution, foundation, or approved entity—not individuals involved in purchasing decisions.
Are we required to purchase the product?
SCIP expects a practical adoption pathway if agreed success criteria are met, but purchasing decisions remain subject to facility evaluation results, internal approvals, and procurement processes.
Can we be publicly recognized as an Innovation Partner?
Yes, but only with written approval. SCIP offers optional recognition levels (name/logo listing, case study, poster/presentation participation, testimonial quote) subject to compliance review.
What does Skil-Care need from us to start?
A concise problem statement, setting and user group, success criteria, and partner stakeholders (clinical sponsor, operations/quality, procurement/materials, and compliance contact).
How do we apply?
Submit the SCIP intake form with your problem summary and stakeholders. Skil-Care will respond with a fit assessment and recommended next steps.
Request a 20-Minute Discovery Call
We will review the clinical problem, discuss the concept, clarify the likely pathway, and determine quickly whether the opportunity is a fit. No mystery, no marathon, no avoidable drift.
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