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LA500 2023: Dr. Gary Michelson
Los Angeles Business Journal | June 5, 2023
For the seventh year, Dr. Gary K. Michelson has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500, its annual list of the most influential leaders and impactful executives in Los Angeles. Read More
Of One Mind, One of a Kind
Inventors Digest Magazine | November 10, 2022
Dr. Gary Michelson’s refusal to accept the status quo in spinal surgery fueled his impact on innovation and IP access, reports Inventors Digest Magazine. Read More
The importance of immunology: A conversation with Dr. Gary Michelson
Science | May 20, 2022
Dr. Gary Michelson sat down with Science/AAAS Director and Senior Editor for Custom publishing Sean Sanders for a discussion on the importance of immunology research, why it is a critical time to be funding such research, and why funding agencies need to redouble their support of immunology and immunotherapy research. Read More
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In Los Angeles, Wellness Is Going to the Dogs
Town & Country | May 13, 2022
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation and other partners hosted a pet wellness pop-up with free pet food, grooming, and more. Next month, another project, the Michelson Institute for Pet Professionals, will welcome its newest class of students training to receive certificates in pet grooming. And earlier this week, Alya and Dr. Gary K. Michelson received the Inner City Law Center’s Humanitarian Award for their philanthropic impact. Read More
Understanding IP Matters: Gary Michelson on the Courage of Inventors
IPWatchdog | March 16, 2022
Intellectual property is the future and should be taught to all students, Dr. Gary K. Michelson said on a recent episode of “Understanding IP Matters,” which looks at the role of intellectual property rights and how creators become entrepreneurs. Read More
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How billionaire inventor Dr. Gary Michelson negotiates licensing deals
Forbes | April 23, 2021
Intellectual Property (IP) and product licensing expert Stephen Key interviews Dr. Gary K. Michelson, discussing the motivations that drive the life of an inventor, the state of the patent system in the U.S., and a detailed dive into the negotiation tactics that were critical to Dr. Michelson’s success as a medical inventor. Read More
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3 ways entrepreneurs can approach catalytic philanthropy for a healthier world
Entrepreneur | November 2, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the world off guard. The level of unpreparedness led to panic on all fronts, and ultimately economic collapse. Many are wondering if doom and gloom is the new reality. Are the workarounds we created truly “the new normal”? Can we somehow go back to how things were before the pandemic? Read More
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These billionaires want affirmative action back in California. Voters remain divided.
Forbes | October 22, 2020
During a summer of nationwide racial justice protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, California lawmakers added Proposition 16—which would reinstate affirmative action in the state—to the November ballot, more than two decades after it was banned. Read More
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2020 Michelson Prizes support groundbreaking research by young scientists
Human Vaccines Project | August 3, 2020
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Vaccines Project are pleased to announce the 2020 Michelson Prizes for Human Immunology and Vaccine Research and support the outstanding research of two young scientists advancing human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy across major global diseases. Read More
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Philanthropists play a crucial role in developing vaccines
Financial Times | May 21, 2020
With long time horizons, complex science, and high failure rates, vaccine development is not for the faint-hearted philanthropist. But in a world gripped by coronavirus, many donors have put aside such concerns and are writing large checks in the hope of contributing to the end of the pandemic. Read More
UC Berkeley IP Awareness Summit 2020
Michelson Philanthropies | March 5, 2020
On March 5, 2020, the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business and the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding held the third annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit. The Summit attracts business leaders, inventors, entrepreneurs, educators, students, lawyers, and policymakers who are interested in increasing IP understanding throughout the world. Read More
Gary Michelson's unconventional path to becoming a billionaire
Entrepreneur | December 4, 2019
When we think of most billionaires, we imagine founders of software companies in Silicon Valley, hedge-fund mavens or even oil tycoons. Many of them are merely heirs to the billionaires who came before them. Whatever the case, it can be difficult to relate to them. Some of them are far smarter than we'll ever be, while others are born into families we could never have. It makes you wonder whether it's even possible to come from a modest background and become a billionaire if all you know is hard work and passion. Renowned medical innovator Gary Michelson is living proof that it is. Read More
Surgeon, inventor and philanthropist Gary Michelson to keynote the 2020 IP Awareness Summit
IP CloseUp | December 3, 2019
Dr. Michelson, inventor of the most widely used spinal surgery technologies, is the most prolific inventor in the history of medicine. He currently holds over 340 U.S. patents, and he has nearly 1,000 issued or pending patent applications throughout the world. He is the founder of the Michelson 20MM Foundation and the Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property. Read More
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Alya and Gary Michelson Attend City Hall's College Behind Bars Event
Michelson Philanthropies | October 17, 2019
On October 17, 2019, policymakers, philanthropists, impact investors, educators, and students gathered at Los Angeles City Hall for a pre-screening of the first episode of College Behind Bars: No One Ever Taught Me Any of That. The four-part PBS documentary follows several individuals as they work to obtain their bachelor's degrees through the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) while incarcerated in New York State. Read More
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Michelson Found Animals Foundation Gala celebrates animal advocacy
PETS+ | October 15, 2019
Michelson Found Animals Foundation, a nonprofit social enterprise committed to saving pets and enriching lives, held its 8th annual gala on Oct. 5. Hosted by founder Gary Michelson and Alya Michelson, it was a celebration of the efforts of animal advocates from the entertainment industry to local officials to an animal welfare organization, all committed to improving and enriching the lives of animals. Read More
Operation IP IQ
Inventors Digest | July 10, 2019
Another mission for Dr. Gary Michelson: his institute that educates about intellectual property.
“With IP-protected innovation now the principal driver of corporate value as well as national economic growth, intellectual property has become vitally important to all Americans.” —Dr. Gary K. Michelson
2019 Michelson Prize winners push the next frontiers of human immunology
EurekAlert! | June 13, 2019
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Vaccines Project are awarding the 2019 Michelson Prizes to three young scientists who will each receive $150,000 for their novel approaches toward deciphering how the human immune system fights disease.