Dr. Katelyn Swindle-Reilly named 2022 Early Career Innovator of the Year
As Ohio State continues to expand its role in the commercialization of research, it is important to create an environment that facilitates and rewards research creativity and entrepreneurship. To support and stimulate entrepreneurial activity among Ohio State researchers, three university-wide innovator awards are presented as part of the Research and Innovation Showcase hosted by the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge. Join us in congratulating our 2022 Early Career Innovator of the Year.
Ohio State’s Early Career Innovator of the year for 2022 is Katelyn Swindle-Reilly, Phd, assistant professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Swindle-Reilly's current research interests focus on the design of polymeric biomaterials for soft tissue repair and drug delivery with focused applications in ophthalmology and wound healing.
Swindle-Reilly for her work on treatments for patients with conditions such as age-related macular degeneration and other retinal diseases. These patients may need injections straight into the eye up to 12 times per year. She has developed an extended release capsule that – while still injected into the eye – can reduce the timing of injections to once or twice a year. The technology is the basis for Ohio State startup company, Vitranu, Inc.
She joined Ohio State in 2016, and holds appointments in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Ophthalmology and Visual Science. Swindle-Reilly, holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as an MS in Chemical Engineering a PhD in Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering from Washington University.
The Early Career Innovator of the Year award recognizes early career researchers Ohio State researchers who are actively working to promote commercialization of university intellectual property, through invention disclosures filed, patents applied for and/or received, technologies licensed or spin-off companies formed.
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Article written by the Office of Research
