After taking the role on an interim basis a year ago, Evan Facher is now permanent director of Innovation Institute in addition to vice-chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship.
University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) named Evan Facher (pictured) as the permanent director of its commercialisation hub, Innovation Institute, and vice-chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship on Wednesday.
Facher had been director of Innovation Institute on an interim basis since August 2017. He first joined the hub in 2014 as the lead for Pitt’s strategic efforts to generate more spinouts.
He replaces Marc Malandro, who stood down as director of Innovation Institute to join philanthropic research firm Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
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