Research & Innovation Speaker Series
As part of ongoing efforts to promote research culture and innovative excellence by the College of Professional Education, the Research & Innovation Speaker series includes invited guest speakers with a wide-range of expertise.
Spring 2025
February 17, 2026 - 12-12:30 p.m.
Hope Khoury
Chief Operating Officer, Go Vertical ICM
Co-founder, Michael & Hope
Unleashing the Innovator Within: Every woman's potential to shape the future
Hope Khoury is Chief Operating Officer of Go Vertical ICM, a U.S.-based research and commercialization firm specializing in patented inventions, and co-founder of Michael & Hope, an intellectual property services company.
With a background in pharmacology and over a decade of experience bridging science, innovation, and entrepreneurship, Khoury has guided inventors, founders, and startups through the complex journey from concept to commercialization.
Her work spans diverse industries from medical devices and femtech to consumer products and clean technologies. Her passion, though, lies in advancing women’s health innovation.
Through The Hope Project she champions femtech solutions inspired by lived experience, creating pathways for female founders to bring their ideas to life. At her core, Khoury is driven by the belief that when women innovate, society as a whole moves forward.
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