Jorge Juan Fernandez discusses public healthcare innovation, hospital spinouts, CAR-T therapies, and why collaboration is shaping modern care delivery. In this episode of Analyzing Healthcare, he joins Jason Schifman to share how Hospital Clínic Barcelona became one of Europe’s most dynamic innovation engines.Fernandez explains how a public healthcare system can launch venture-backed startups, develop CAR-T therapies, and embed innovation across 9,000 employees. The discussion covers commercialization, operational ROI, cultural transformation, primary care integration, and hospital alliances that expand access and reduce inefficiencies. He emphasizes that innovation must improve operations—and that no single hospital can deliver world-class care alone.

What You’ll Learn

• ✅ How a public hospital created 30+ spinout companies across biotech, medtech, and digital health

• ✅ The three-part innovation model: In-Out, In-In, and Out-In

• ✅ Why operational improvement—not hype—is the test for adopting new technology

• ✅ How frontline clinicians and nurses drive meaningful innovation

• ✅ Why public systems can compete with pharma through structured tech transfer

• ✅ How CAR-T therapies moved from research to national deployment

• ✅ Why strategic partnerships are essential for modern healthcare delivery

Key Timestamps

• (00:43) Introduction to Hospital Clínic Barcelona and its global positioning

• (09:43) Defining innovation in a public hospital system

• (10:06) 30+ spinouts: competing with pharma and building companies

• (15:35) Building a culture of innovation across 9,000 employees

• (20:10) Internal innovation awards and frontline problem-solving

• (26:56) Operational ROI: why great startups still fail in hospitals

• (33:00) Strategic partnerships with primary care and rural hospitals

• (36:40) “One hospital is not enough” — collaboration as strategy

Key Takeaways

• 💎 Public healthcare systems can innovate at scale with structured pathways

• 💎 Commercial success begins with research strength and tech transfer discipline

• 💎 Innovation must materially improve operations to earn adoption

• 💎 Frontline pain points—not executive mandates—drive sustainable change

• 💎 Strategic alliances expand access without duplicating infrastructure

• 💎 Collaboration across care settings is a competitive advantage

Guest

Jorge Juan Fernandez Garcia Chief Innovation Officer at Hospital Clínic Barcelona

Guest Bio

Jorge Juan Fernandez Garcia is Chief Innovation Officer at Hospital Clínic Barcelona, leading innovation strategy across four institutions within Campus Clínic Barcelona, including research foundations and global health initiatives. Under his leadership, the organization has launched more than 30 spinout companies across biotech, medtech, and digital health. Hospital Clínic is a top-ranked public tertiary hospital and a European leader in CAR-T therapy development, competing directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers in advanced therapies and translational research.

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