Dr. Michael Deem has been at the forefront of some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in recent history and it’s a trend he intends to continue. Among his many accolades, the former professor at Rice University led a team that helped revolutionize the influenza vaccine.
Michael W Deem

“The technology that we developed can help predict how effective the vaccine will be and it’s used on six of the seven continents now,” says Deem.

But it’s not all academic for the former life sciences professor. He is currently the CEO of several companies and helps lead multiple venture capital ventures that are advancing other medical breakthroughs. Deem says his passion for mentoring others is what drives him.

“Mentoring is something that’s near and dear to my heart because this is what we do as teachers,” says Deem. “We develop our students. We mentor our undergraduates, but also, we mentor our peers.”

That passion now plays well in the business world.

“In the business community, we mentor our companies, we mentor our CEOs, mentor our board members. We also mentor each other. In this way, we develop our ecosystem of creation, of driving inventions for the future.”