Lydia McClure is a Vice President at Research Bridge Partners, which uses proprietary analytic tools to identify promising innovators at heartland universities and translate their innovations for the real economy. Prior to RBP, Lydia led the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program focused on training technologists to identify market opportunities for technology-based innovations. She earned a B.A. with a concentration in Biochemistry from Carleton College and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Texas at Austin.