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Idea to Industry: Finding Your Customer: From Market Guesswork to Market Fit

Led by Ian Grant, Innovation Commercialization Manager at Johns Hopkins Healthcare Solutions, this seminar breaks down how to move from vague audiences to clearly defined customers you can reach.

Feb 5, 2026
12 - 1pm EST
1812 Ashland Ave., Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21205, East Baltimore Campus East Baltimore Campus
Registration is required
This event is free

Who can attend?

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Contact

Alex Voss

Description

You can have breakthrough technology, but without a clear customer and a path to reach them, even great ideas stall. Led by Ian Grant, Innovation Commercialization Manager at Johns Hopkins Healthcare Solutions, this seminar breaks down how to move from vague audiences to clearly defined customers you can reach. Attendees will leave with practical frameworks they can apply immediately to strengthen product-market fit, sharpen messaging, and make smarter commercialization decisions earlier.

Participants will gain guidance on how to: -Define an initial target market rooted in real customer needs -Build actionable customer personas -Assess practical ways to reach and engage target customers

Who can attend?

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Registration

Registration is required

Register Today

Contact

Alex Voss