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Hillman Foundation Grants Pitt $25 million for Vision Care and to Boost Region’s Life Sciences Ecosystem

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

The Henry L. Hillman Foundation has committed $25 million to the University of Pittsburgh to support research into vision restoration and care, in addition to supporting the region’s burgeoning life …

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University of Pittsburgh Faculty Elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

University of Pittsburgh Faculty Elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has selected three University of Pittsburgh professors among 61 academic inventors …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in January 2021

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 13 U.S. patents in January 2021. Kevin Peng Chen, professor of computer and electrical engineering, and colleagues have developed a …

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Pitt Startup Thermaquil Receives Two Grants to Continue Development of Non-Invasive Nerve Block Technology

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

Stephen Popielarski, PhD, had been a mentor for Phase I Ventures, a Philadelphia-based startup accelerator that matches university startups with experienced entrepreneurs, when he was asked to review a batch …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in December 2020

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 16 U.S. patents in December 2020. Using herpes simplex virus (HSV) gene vectors, Pitt researchers from the lab of Joseph …

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Pitt Startup BlueSphere Bio Receives $45 million Investment

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

BlueSphere licensed technology from the lab of Mark Shlomchik, chair of the Department of Immunology at the Pitt Medical School, aimed at developing personalized T-cell therapies for cancer and other …

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Forge Biologics to Begin Clinical Trial for Gene Therapy

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

    Forge Biologics, A Columbus, Ohio-based gene therapy manufacturing and development company, is set to begin Phas I and 2 clinical trials of a gene therapy to treat Krabbe …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in October 2020

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Mike Yeomans

November 11, 2020 The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued seven U.S. patents in October 2020. Featured Patent: 10,815,457 “Active CXCR4+ Immune Cells and Methods for Their Production and Use” Pitt Innovators have developed a Trojan Horse-like method of following tumor pathways to kill cancer cells. Effectiveness of immunity depends on proper […]

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Pitt Innovator Switches Focus of Startup to Fighting SARS-CoV-2

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Mike Yeomans

  Pitt Innovator Turns Focus from Startup to a Potential SARS-CoV-2 Therapy November 7, 2020 By Mike Yeomans Camels have been helping people travel through the desert for millennia, and alpacas and llamas have long been raised for their silky fur. Yi Shi, University of Pittsburgh assistant professor of cell biology, and his lab colleagues […]

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in September 2020

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Mike Yeomans

October 15, 2020 The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 14 U.S. patents in September 2020. Featured Patent: 10,762,957 “Two-Dimensionally Accessible Non-Volatile Memory” Pitt innovators have developed a memory storage system that has potential application in video surveillance that can monitor complex scenes from multiple vantage points. Existing memory system architectures provide […]

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Pitt Small Business Development Center Receives Top National Honor

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Mike Yeomans

The Pitt SBDC was selected for the national Excellence and Innovation award from more than 1,000 Small Business Development Centers across the nation. Read the full article

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in August 2020

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Mike Yeomans

September 10, 2020 The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 15 U.S. patents in August 2020. Featured Patent: 10,10,744,308 “Novel Low-Profile Ventriculoamniotic Shunt for Fetal Acqueductal Stenosis“ Fetal obstructive hydrocephalus is a condition that causes permanent brain damage resulting from intracerebral pressure from the obstruction of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. A […]

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