Episode 30: Luis R. Soenksen, Venture Builder in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare at MIT

Luis R. Soenksen is a serial entrepreneur and medical device expert currently acting as MIT’s first Venture Builder in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare. His training includes medical device design, development, and manufacturing, as well as clinical testing and deployment of healthcare ventures. Luis has made significant contributions to the fields of bio-design education, bioengineering, tissue engineering, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence. Luis’ work has been published in several high impact journals such as Science. His research has led to several patented biomedical technologies and collaborations with several start-up companies in Latin America, the US, and Europe. Luis holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology, and a Master’s of Science degree in bioengineering from Johns Hopkins University.