{"id":2593564,"date":"2022-03-23T21:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldbusinesschicago.com\/?p=2593564"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:20:53","slug":"womens-history-month-spotlight-caralynn-nowinski-collens-dimension-inx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/womens-history-month-spotlight-caralynn-nowinski-collens-dimension-inx\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s History Month Spotlight: Caralynn Nowinski Collens \u2013 Dimension Inx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2593565\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbusinesschicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/22WBC-WHM-Collens-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Contributor: Markayle Tolliver<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Business Chicago salutes #WomensHistoryMonth by highlighting entrepreneurs and founders in Life Sciences and Health Care, one of Chicago\u2019s fastest growing sectors experiencing tremendous innovation through tech. Today, we highlight <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caralynncollens\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caralynn Nowinski Collens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the CEO of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimensioninx.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimension Inx<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">., an organization that works with leading product and R&amp;D companies to unlock a variety of clinical applications and accelerate the development of new regenerative solutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caralynn talks about her organization\u2019s business model \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We get told all the time that our company sounds like science fiction. Dimension Inx designs and develops 3D-printed therapeutic products that rebuild tissues and restore organ function. Our company is built on the premise that cells aren\u2019t enough for tissue regeneration, but rather, we need to give cells the right environment to behave the way they are supposed to behave. Cells just need a nudge, and that\u2019s what we do \u2013 we are the architects of regenerative environments. We give our bodies a blueprint to heal.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caralynn shares how she first got interested in the life sciences industry \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a doctor. It wasn\u2019t until I was a medical student that I saw that there were many ways to serve patients. That\u2019s when I started my first company \u2013 a gene therapy company for brain cancer \u2013 and I realized that I was an entrepreneur. I later spent several years in life sciences venture capital and investment banking, before going back to the operating side taking the lead in building UI LABS. After spending eight years entrenched in advanced manufacturing, I developed a curiosity for how advancements in materials and 3D-printing were playing out in healthcare. This led me to Dimension Inx at a very exciting time when engineering and biology are converging.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caralynn concludes with advice to women interested in life sciences \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFind good, smart people who are willing to teach you and from whom you can learn. I have been extremely fortunate to have many amazing mentors who have taught me so much over the years. Learn from others who have been there and done that \u2013 and want to pass it on. Ask a lot of questions, even if you may think your question is ignorant. Healthcare innovation is hard and nuanced. But, it is also full of people who are genuinely motivated to improve the lives of others. I have found that they are also often generous with their time and willing to share their lessons learned to help others who are similarly motivated. If you don\u2019t ask, you\u2019ll never know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about Caralynn and Dimension Inc, please visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimensioninx.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.dimensioninx.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributor: Markayle Tolliver World Business Chicago salutes #WomensHistoryMonth by highlighting entrepreneurs and founders in Life Sciences and Health Care, one of Chicago\u2019s fastest growing sectors experiencing tremendous innovation through 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