HEALTH INNOVATION LAB AT VILLANOVA LAW

The Health Innovation Lab at Villanova Law is an interdisciplinary platform fostering work on both longstanding and emerging health care problems.

The Lab brings together researchers, practitioners and members of the local community and the Northeast region. It organizes conferences, talks and other events exploring topics related to health innovation. The Lab also publishes white papers and other research on these topics.

AFFILIATES

Faculty Director

Ana Santos Rutschman
Faculty Director of the Health Innovation Lab & Professor of Law

Lab Affiliates

Brett Frischmann
The Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics

Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz
Professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Itay Ravid
Associate Professor of Law & Reuschlein Emerging Scholar

Michael Risch
Professor of Law

Lab Affiliate Research Associates

Bianca Gonzalez '26
Research Associate, Health Innovation Lab

Cade Heverly ’26
Research Associate, Health Innovation Lab

EVENTS

The Health Innovation Speaker Series features leading scholars, practitioners and advocates addressing both longstanding and emerging issues in health law and policy.

Upcoming Events

October 8, 2025: Erin Fuse Brown, Professor, Brown University School of Public Health
February 25, 2026: Holly Fernandez Lynch, Associate Professor, Penn Medical Ethics & Health Policy
April 13, 2026: I. Glenn Cohen, James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law & Deputy Dean, Harvard Law School

The Conference on the Pharmaceutical Industry

Dates TBA

RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM AFFILIATE FACULTY

Ana Santos Rutschman

From Myriad to Moderna: The Modern (Bio)Pharmaceutical Company. Texas A&M Journal of Property Law (2025)

Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz

Taking Action to Support Nursing Home Resident Well-Being: Perspectives of U.S. Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19. The Gerontologist (2025)
Acceptability and Preliminary Impact of Telehealth-Facilitated Integrated Palliative Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Journal of Palliative Medicine (2025)

Michael Risch

The Double Patenting Puzzle. Houston Law Review (forthcoming, 2026)

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
299 N. Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085

Ana Santos Rutschman, Faculty Director of the Health Innovation Lab & Professor of Law