AID Leadership Councils

Objectives

Advance Transformative Ideas: Identify and champion key skin health challenges that:

• Require impactful solutions
• Can be solved through advanced science and/or engineering
• Whose solutions can be scaled via technological innovation

Recognize and Support Individuals: Highlight and advocate for innovators with solutions in the key challenge areas through:

• Advocacy within the dermatology ecosystem by showcasing their work
  • Presentation at the Dermatology Innovation Forum or Dermatology Innovation Webinar series
  • Promotion through AID and other communication channels
• Providing access to a dermatology-focused network of investors, partners, and resources
• Connecting them to a community of peer leaders and innovators

Objectives

Share Best Practices: Provide expert guidance and resources on product development, from concept to market, through:

• Annual Entrepreneur Boot Camp at the Dermatology Innovation Forum
• Online educational resources

Foster Dermatology Product Innovation: Encourage innovation through networking and collaboration by:

• Identifying emerging therapies and technological advancements that can transform skin health
• Providing informal advice
• Connecting multiple stakeholders to accelerate partnerships

Entrepreneur Bootcamp 
Slides
Access the presentations from the 2025 Dermatology Innovation Forum Entrepreneur Bootcamp, covering drug development, dermatological drug formulation, and winning clinical development strategies.

Dr. Jasmina Jankicevic’s presentation 
Video
Watch Dr. Jasmina Jankicevic’s presentation, Clinical Development Strategy That Patients Need and Investors Want, from the 2024 Dermatology Summit
Note: Innovaderm is now Indero (as of 2025)

Dr. Vijendra Nalamothu’s presentation 
Video
Watch Dr. Vijendra Nalamothu’s presentation, Innovations in Topical Drug Products, from the 2023 Dermatology Innovation Forum