Development Leadership Council

  • Educational
    Resources
  • Strategic
    Guidance
  • Stakeholder
    Collaboration

Objectives

Share Best Practices: Provide expert guidance and resources on product development, from concept to market, through:

  • Annual Entrepreneur Boot Camp at the Dermatology Innovation Forum
  • Online educational resources

Foster Dermatology Product Innovation: Encourage innovation through networking and collaboration by:

  • Identifying emerging therapies and technological advancements that can transform skin health
  • Providing informal advice
  • Connecting multiple stakeholders to accelerate partnerships

Educational Resources

Entrepreneur Bootcamp 
Slides
Access the presentations from the 2025 Dermatology Innovation Forum Entrepreneur Bootcamp, covering drug development, dermatological drug formulation, and winning clinical development strategies.

Dr. Jasmina Jankicevic’s presentation 
Video
Watch Dr. Jasmina Jankicevic’s presentation, Clinical Development Strategy That Patients Need and Investors Want, from the 2024 Dermatology Summit
Note: Innovaderm is now Indero (as of 2025)

Dr. Vijendra Nalamothu’s presentation 
Video
Watch Dr. Vijendra Nalamothu’s presentation, Innovations in Topical Drug Products, from the 2023 Dermatology Innovation Forum

Development Leadership Council Members

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Jasmina Jankicevic
Jasmina Jankicevic, MD, MSc
Chief Medical & Scientific Officer
Indero
Vijendra Nalamothu, PhD
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
ApoStrata, LLC
Michael D. Howell, PhD
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mountaineer Biosciences, Inc.
William Ju, MD, FAAD
President & Founding Trustee
Advancing Innovation in Dermatology
Jamie Breslin, PhD
Jamie Breslin, PhD
Executive Director
Advancing Innovation in Dermatology