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Pitt innovators were issued eight patents in January 2023. Wheelchair users are at risk for developing pressure ulcers, with that risk being as high as 85% in some subpopulations. Pressure …
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Pitt innovators were issued 10 patents in December 2022. Gene fusions are recognized as a key factor in the development of many types of human cancer, including liver, breast, colon, …
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Two members of the University of Pittsburgh’s legendary Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Joseph Glorioso is an acknowledged pioneer …
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Pitt innovators were issued eight patents in November 2022. Approximately 25 percent of patients who receive prescription opioids for pain struggle with addiction. Pitt innovators led by Yan Xu, Professor …
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Pitt innovators were issued eight patents in October 2022. Women who survive ovarian cancer often struggle with infertility and reproductive dysfunction. Restoring reproductive function for these women and other suffering …
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Nobody would put money into a bank account that they couldn’t trace. Marielle Gross does not believe people should behave any differently with their biological samples stored in a biobank. …
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Pitt innovators are tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems. That spirit is at the heart of the Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh), an annual pitch competition sponsored by the …
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A common pitfall for many who attempt to bring a new technology to market is to present it as a Swiss Army knife capable of several applications all at once. …
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Pitt Innovators were issued six patents in September 2022. Featured patent: 11,439,624 “Promoting Sleep Using AT1 Receptor Blockers” Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disorder. Current treatments for insomnia target …
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The University of Pittsburgh is excited to be a partner in the newly awarded NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) Hub: Interior Northeast Region (IN I-Corps). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has …
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The University of Pittsburgh has once again moved up the list of the top recipients of U.S. utility patents among worldwide universities in 2021, according to the National Academy of …
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Pitt Innovators were issued 10 patents in August 2022. Featured patent: 11,406,736 “Vascular Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel” Extracellular matrix (ECM) bioscaffolds are tissue-specific biomaterials with inherent bioactivity and native structural features …