Growing up in the heart of Silicon Valley during the tech boom of the 1990s, Dr. Daniel Fabbri was immersed in an environment that would shape the trajectory of his future career. Fabbri's entrepreneurial spirit first manifested in his high school days, when he founded a startup which aimed to help other students secure internships in the Silicon Valley tech scene.

The 2024 Master Innovators are chosen based on their achievements across multiple categories involving innovation and entrepreneurship, including inventions made, patents issued, technologies licensed, companies launched, products on the market, and several other factors.

Vanderbilt has announced seven awardees in the latest round of its Innovation Catalyst Fund, an initiative that supports translational research that has promising commercial potential.

The Industry Collaborations team establishes and nurtures connections and discovers new strategic alliances to grow industry-sponsored research and engagement to help diversify the university’s research portfolio.

We are proud to spotlight Vanderbilt startups: ImageAssist, Arena Therapeutics, Inc., Metionic, Mobius Ai, Inc., and SJC Bio.