Hamdi is a Program Director for the Merck Digital Sciences Studio, working closely with entrepreneurs, investors, and other stakeholders to accelerate early-stage startups at the intersection of digital and biopharma innovation. Before MDS Studio, Hamdi served as the Executive Director of the Academic Venture Exchange (AVX), where he led the coordination and operation of a premier network connecting university-based intellectual-property (IP) startups and spin-offs from preeminent research institutions in the US with advisors, cofounders, and investors. His work at the Innovation Accelerator Foundation (IAF) focused on managing partnerships with multiple technology transfer offices to identify and implement strategies to encourage collaborations with innovators. He as also served as an advisor and judge to the BioMedX Accelerator at Columbia University and the NYC Regional Innovation Node (NYCRIN) of the NSF i-Corps program. Dr. Çavuşoğlu completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Columbia University in 2017 under the supervision of Prof. Özgür Şahin.
