--- title: Blog | Robyn Goforth, PhD description: As Vice President Technology Assessment at VIC, Dr. Goforth leads technical and commercial evaluation of technologies ranging from medical devices to pharmaceuticals as well as scientific research tools and instrumentation. Dr. Goforth also serves as Chief Scientific Officer of VIC portfolio company, BiologicsMD ™ --- [![VIC Tech](https://blog.victech.com/hubfs/VICTechnology_December2019%20Theme/images/VIC-Technology-Ventures-Logo-White.png)](https://victech.com) - [Innovators](https://victech.com/innovators/) - [Inventors](https://victech.com/inventors/) - [Foundry](https://victech.com/foundry/) - [Fellows](https://victech.com/fellows/) - [Investors](https://victech.com/investors-2/) - [About Us](https://victech.com/about/) - [Business Model](https://victech.com/business-model/) - [Portfolio Companies](https://victech.com/portfolio-companies/) - [Careers](https://victech.com/careers/) - [Team](https://victech.com/team/) - [News](https://blog.victech.com/) - [Journal](https://victech.com/journal/) - [Contact](https://victech.com/contact/) - [Subscribe](https://victech.com/newsletter/) [![VIC Tech](https://blog.victech.com/hubfs/VICTechnology_December2019%20Theme/images/VIC-Technology-Ventures-Logo.png)](https://victech.com) - [Innovators](https://victech.com/innovators/) - [Inventors](https://victech.com/inventors/) - [Foundry](https://victech.com/foundry/) - [Fellows](https://victech.com/fellows/) - [Investors](https://victech.com/investors-2/) - [About Us](https://victech.com/about/) - [Business Model](https://victech.com/business-model/) - [Portfolio Companies](https://victech.com/portfolio-companies/) - [Careers](https://victech.com/careers/) - [Team](https://victech.com/team/) - [News](https://blog.victech.com/) - [Journal](https://victech.com/journal/) - [Contact](https://victech.com/contact/) - [Subscribe](https://victech.com/newsletter/) - [Innovators](https://victech.com/innovators/) - [Inventors](https://victech.com/inventors/) - [Foundry](https://victech.com/foundry/) - [Fellows](https://victech.com/fellows/) - [Investors](https://victech.com/investors-2/) - [About](https://victech.com/about/) - [Our Team](https://victech.com/team/) - [Business Model](https://victech.com/business-model/) - [Portfolio Companies](https://victech.com/portfolio-companies/) - [Careers](https://victech.com/careers/) - [News](https://blog.victech.com/) - [Contact](https://victech.com/contact/) # Recent News and Events ## Robyn Goforth, PhD ![Robyn Goforth, PhD](https://blog.victech.com/hubfs/Robyn-Goforth_round.png) As Vice President Technology Assessment at VIC, Dr. Goforth leads technical and commercial evaluation of technologies ranging from medical devices to pharmaceuticals as well as scientific research tools and instrumentation. Dr. Goforth also serves as Chief Scientific Officer of VIC portfolio company, BiologicsMD ™ ### Recent Posts [![Behind the Curtain: Opportunity Assessment at VIC](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OA-1.png?width=948&name=OA-1.png)](https://blog.victech.com/behind-the-curtain-opportunity-assessment-at-vic-technology-venture-development) ## [Behind the Curtain: Opportunity Assessment at VIC](https://blog.victech.com/behind-the-curtain-opportunity-assessment-at-vic-technology-venture-development) Posted by [Robyn Goforth, PhD](https://blog.victech.com/author/robyn-goforth-phd) [December 10, 2019](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) Ask ten people how best to assess the value of a new technology, and you’ll likely get ten different answers. Google "opportunity assessment", and you will find hundreds of different templates, worksheets, and... 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