HOUSTON, Sept. 16 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:

Innovation leader brings extensive experience in human-centered design, commercialization and entrepreneurship

By Bryan Luhn



UH Health has named Beto López, an innovation leader with extensive experience in healthcare, entrepreneurship and venture capital, as the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation at the University of Houston.

López will lead the new institute's university-wide efforts to develop and commercialize technologies that improve healthcare access, delivery and outcomes, building partnerships to move promising innovations from research into real-world use.

"Beto understands that break...