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The Penn Center for Health, Devices, and Technology (Penn Health-Tech) and Venture Lab are excited to announce the launch of the Emerging Leaders in Health Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn ELITE Fellowship). This new initiative will prepare the next generation of health-tech innovators and support the commercialization of university-developed technologies, bridging academia and the healthcare industry.
Program Overview
Designed as a full-time, immersive, one-year program, the ELITE Fellowship offers competitive compensation and unparalleled exposure to the intersection of health, technology, and business. The Fellowship will equip recent MD, PhD, and MBA graduates from Penn—or those with equivalent experience—with the skills and mentorship needed to lead cutting-edge technology development and bring transformative solutions to the healthcare market. With a particular focus on taking technology from proof of principle to commercialization, Fellows will serve as the entrepreneurial lead for vetted, funded projects under development and will work alongside key partners at Penn.
“Philadelphia needs a dedicated platform to train the next generation of leaders in health technology,” said Trang Pham, Executive Director of Venture Lab. “The ELITE Fellowship will serve as a springboard for the future CEOs, CTOs, and CMOs who will lead the next wave of healthcare innovation.”
Unique Cross-School Collaboration
This initiative brings together faculty and resources from three of Penn’s premier schools: The Wharton School, the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM), and the School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering). Fellows will engage in a dynamic educational experience that covers healthcare and devices (PSOM), entrepreneurship and innovation (Wharton), and cutting-edge engineering technologies for health (Penn Engineering). The program also includes seminars led by leaders in the health-tech ecosystem, offering firsthand insight into academia, venture capital, industry, and regulatory environments.
“We are proud to collaborate across Penn’s world-class schools to provide novel, interdisciplinary education to the next generation of health-tech leaders,” said Katie Reuther, Executive Director of Penn Health-Tech. “The ELITE Fellowship will play a critical role in preparing innovators to address the challenges and opportunities in healthcare today.”
Lori Rosenkopf, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School, also expressed her enthusiasm: “The collaboration between Wharton, PSOM, and Penn Engineering is creating a dynamic opportunity for entrepreneurial minds to thrive. This Fellowship will not only enable participants to refine their leadership skills but also foster the innovation that will shape the future of healthcare.”
To read the full announcement, please visit Venture Lab.