PhD student named Merck Innovation Cup winner

PhD student named Merck Innovation Cup winner Hero Type Image Brianna Smith Thu, 10/22/2026 - 15:37 Awards Editorial Staff October 23, 2026 Elijah Hayes, a pharmacology PhD student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was named the Merck Innovation Cup winner earlier this year. About the competition Elijah Hayes was named the Merck Innovation Cup winner at the week-long camp held in Frankfurt, Germany The Merck Innovation Cup is a prestigious, internationally competitive week-long summer camp held annually at Merck KGaA’s headquarters near Frankfurt, Germany, in which a selec