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Robert Schultz

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice
Academic Division: Entrepreneurship

Robert Schultz is a life science entrepreneur, professor, and patient advocate from Boston, Massachusetts. He is the Managing Director of Massnex where he helps global organizations navigate the Boston life science ecosystem. After a decade working in startup companies, he developed a cystic fibrosis patient monitoring SaaS platform Aware Engineering with the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's MassCONNECT program and partnered with the cystic fibrosis community. He has over a decade of advocacy experience working with organizations like the National Organization for Rare Disorders, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, and was recently appointed by the Governor Baker to the Massachusetts Rare Disease Advisory Council. He developed the patient driven business development model which promotes trust between patient communities and the companies developing products that address unmet needs for patients suffering from debilitating diseases.

Mr. Schultz is also an adjunct professor of Biotechnology Enterprise at Northeastern University and Healthcare Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He has been an adjunct professor of Marketing at Bentley University where he organized the high profile event "How The World's Most Successful Medicine Was Developed" featuring VIPs such as former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in collaboration with the Center for Integration of Science and Industry. He was an instructor of Business Intelligence at Clark University, and Healthcare Innovation at the University of Massachusetts-Boston and he regularly organizes innovation tours with Boston InnoTours for global academic groups and other stakeholders.

Mr. Schultz received his MBA from the University of Massachusetts and BS in International Business from Northeastern University.

Academic Degrees

  • MBA, University of MA, Boston
  • BS, Northeastern University

Academic Interest / Expertise

Life Science Entrepreneurship and Patient Advocacy

Courses

  • Degree Courses 2024

    • EPS 7800 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • FME 1001 FOUNDS MGMT & EPS
    • EPS 3542 INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS OF SPAIN
    • MSM 6121 LEAP:LEADING ENTREPREN ACTION PROJECT
  • Degree Courses 2023

    • FME 1000 FOUNDATIONS OF MGMT & ENTREPRENEURS
    • EPS 7800 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • FME 1001 FOUNDATIONS OF MGMT & ENTREPRENEURS
    • EPS 3542 INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS OF SPAIN

Presentations

  • Opportunities for Spanish Innovators in the Boston Life Science Ecosystem Schultz, R. ECUSA Boston Annual Conference, Cambridge, MA (2023)
  • ETA in Global Surgery Entrepreneurship Schultz, R. Consortium of Universities for Global Health - Global Surgery, Washington, DC (2023)
  • Science Diplomacy: How to Succeed in the Boston Ecosystem Schultz, R. EDC Paris Business School Guest Speaker, Paris, France (Online) (2022)
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