Morgan Fedorchak, PhD chosen University of Pittsburgh's 2019 Emerging Innovator Awardee

University of Pittsburgh’s Innovation Institute presented Morgan Fedorchak the Emerging Innovator Award at their 14th Annual Celebration of Innovation last evening.

In her lab’s first four years, it has demonstrated an intense focus on translational science and has launched two projects on a commercialization pathway, with more on the way. In that short amount of time, she has hit “Innovation Institute Bingo,” as she calls it, referring to the range of educational programming and funding opportunities she has taken advantage of to move her innovations from the lab towards the market. These include the First Gear commercialization program, the Michael G. Wells Competition, and Chancellor’s Innovation Commercialization Funds, as well as consulting regularly with licensing managers and entrepreneurs in residence.

View a video of Morgan here: https://youtu.be/_MGQYo4Op8E

Congratulations Morgan!