Nishi Viswanathan

Nishi Viswanathan serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery at Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, where she also founded and directs Texas Health Catalyst—an initiative accelerating healthcare innovations from concept to market impact.

Her academic credentials include:

• M.B.B.S. (Medical Degree)
• Master's degree from the College of Natural Sciences, UT Austin
• MBA from McCombs School of Business, UT Austin

Dr. Viswanathan specializes in translating cancer research into clinical applications through drug delivery systems and theranostic technologies. Her interdisciplinary work bridges medical science, nanotechnology commercialization, and healthcare entrepreneurship, with emphasis on mentoring innovators and building strategic partnerships to advance life science startups from university spinouts to market-ready solutions.

As Director of Texas Health Catalyst, she manages cross-sector collaborations while leveraging prior experience as Director of Marketing and Business Development at a cancer-focused nanotechnology startup. Her career trajectory—from medical doctor to cancer researcher to business executive—exemplifies the integration of clinical insight with commercial strategy in biomedical innovation.