
About
Sepsis Innovation Collaborative (SIC) is a multi-stakeholder public/private collaborative launched by Sepsis Alliance that brings academic, clinical, industry, patient advocacy, reimbursement, research, and other stakeholders together with the common mission to address the challenges and unmet needs related to infection management and sepsis prevention, detection, treatment, and survivor support. SIC members:
- Facilitate public-private communication with U.S. government agencies on opportunities to accelerate innovation
- Develop a common sepsis lexicon
- Connect longitudinal sepsis patient and survivor data
- Improve equity across the infection management/sepsis continuum in underserved communities and vulnerable populations
- Accelerate the time-to-market of novel products and services
- Address the long-term healthcare challenges of sepsis survivors

For more information, please read this overview of SIC.
Sepsis Innovation Collaborative Organizational Members
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. | Delphine Diagnostics, Inc. | LUMINARE | Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety |
Albutran USA, LLC | ExThera Medical Corporation | Merck | Prenosis |
AMR Action Fund | FastCures, Milken Institute | Mothers Against Medical Error | Recce Pharmaceuticals |
BioAegis Therapeutics Inc. | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Nihon Kohden Innovation Center | Roche |
Biocogniv Inc. | Home Care Association of New York State | Novus Diagnostics | Seres Therapeutics |
bioMérieux | Inflammatix | Ohio Hospital Association | The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation |
Charlot Biosciences, Inc. | LifeBell AI | Peggy Lillis Foundation | The Leapfrog Group |
ClearCure Biosciences, Inc. | Loop Diagnostics S.L. | PERSOWN, Inc. | True Concepts Medical Technologies |
Sepsis Innovation Collaborative Individual Members
Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by individual SIC members belong solely to them and not necessarily to the member’s employer. Organizational affiliations are provided for identification purposes only.
Derek Angus, MD, MPH, FRCP, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC
Romy Benninga, MSc, BCMAS, Abioinc SA
Sandy Cayo, DNP, Cayo Health Consulting
Matthew Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Shannon Davila, MSN, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPCI, ECRI
Rommie Duckworth, LP, New England Center for Rescue & Emergency Medicine, LLC
Paul Epner, MBA, MEd, Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (retired)
Marcus Friedrich, MD, MHCM, MBA, FACP, UnitedHealth Group
Jamie Giani, JD
Justin Glasgow, MD, PhD, SFHM, University of Alabama – Birmingham
Jon Glaudemans, MPA, Payment Policy Analytics LLC
Helen Haskell, MA, ABD, Mothers Against Medical Error
Nina Hill, PhD, Hill Scientific and Public Affairs, LLC
Shelby Hoffman, Honor Health
Cindy Hou, DO, MA, MBA, CIC, CPHQ, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA, Jefferson Health – New Jersey
Namita Jayaprakash, MB Bach BAO, MRCEM, FACEP, Henry Ford Hospital
Ashish Khanna, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MD, FRCP(C), FAAP, MCCM, FACPE, The University of British Columbia, Global Sepsis Alliance
Marianne Kraemer, MEd, MPA, BSN, Jefferson Health – New Jersey
Janet Lee, PhD, Subito Science, LLC, BioSapien, ELab NYC, CMTX Biotech, Inc.
Paula Lingerfelt, BSN, RN, Ascension
Vincent Liu, MD, MSc, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
Greg Martin, MD, Emory University
Michael McCurdy, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, BOA Biomedical
Mary Millard, LPN (retired), MEd
Emi Minejima, PharmD, University of Southern California
Nicholas Mohr, MD, MS, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Janet Flynn Mulroy, DNP, ACNP, CCNS, CCRN, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, & Omer, LLC
Armando Nahum, MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety, Patients for Patient Safety, Safe Care Campaign, Healthcare and Patient Partnership Institute
David Nerenz, PhD, Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research at Henry Ford Health, National Quality Forum
Anurag Patel, MD, MHA, Abada Health
Bobby Reddy, Jr., PhD, Prenosis
Chanu Rhee, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Vera Sergeeva, MD, PhD, Dr. Med. Sci., Kursk State Medical University, Kursk Regional Center of Emergency Medicine, Kursk Regional Children Hospital
Parsa Shahinpoor, MD, Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center
Elmer Antonio Vargas Silva, MD, MHA, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
Tim Sweeney, MD, PhD, Inflammatix
Uzma Syed, DO, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Andre Vovan, MD, MBA, TZD Consulting
SIC Leadership Model and Inaugural Steering Committee
SIC has a distributed leadership model with all members sharing the responsibility of ensuring progress towards SIC goals. An Advisory Committee and an Industry Advisory Council are under development to guide SIC activities more effectively.
The formation of SIC was informed by the incredibly generous donation of time, experience, and expertise of the following individuals, who comprised the inaugural Steering Committee:
Sandy Cayo, DNP | President, Cayo Health Consulting
Matthew Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD | Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Shannon Davila, MSN, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC | Associate Director Safety Solutions, ECRI Institute
Paul L. Epner, MBA, MEd | Chief Executive Officer (retired), Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine
Jon Glaudemans, MPA | Founder, Payment Policy Analytics LLC
Helen Haskell, MA | President, Mothers Against Medical Error
Thomas Heymann, MBA | President and Chief Executive Officer, Sepsis Alliance
Nina Hill, PhD | President, Hill Scientific and Public Affairs, LLC
Cindy Hou, DO | Infection Control Officer, Jefferson Health – New Jersey
Ashish Khanna, MD | Associate Professor, Vice-Chair for Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Marianne Kraemer, MEd, MPA, BSN | Assistant Vice President, Quality and Safety, Jefferson Health – New Jersey
Greg Martin, MD, MSc | Professor of Medicine and Executive Associate Division Director, Emory University
Michael McCurdy, MD | Chief Medical Officer, BOA Biomedical
Emi Minejima, PharmD | Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
Nicholas Mohr, MD, MS | Professor of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Epidemiology, Vice Chair for Research, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Anurag Patel, MD, MHA | Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Abada Health
Bobby Reddy, Jr, PhD | Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Prenosis
Christa Schorr, DNP, RN | Associate Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Tim Sweeney, MD, PhD | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Inflammatix
Uzma Syed, DO | COVID-19 Task Force Chair and Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Andre Vovan, MD, MBA | President, TZD Consulting
SIC Project Team

Shion Chang
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sepsis Alliance

Paul L. Epner
CEO (retired), Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine

Jon Glaudemans
Founder, Payment Policy Analytics LLC

Thomas Heyman
President & CEO, Sepsis Alliance

Cindy Hou
Infection Control Officer, Jefferson Health - New Jersey

Irina Ter-Ovanesyan
Stakeholder Engagement and Innovation Research Intern, Sepsis Alliance