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University of Pittsburgh Announces Eight Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in January 2023

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

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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University of Pittsburgh Announces 10 Patents Issued in December 2022

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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 Pitt Biomedical Faculty Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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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University of Pittsburgh Announces 8 Patents Issued in November 2022

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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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University of Pittsburgh Announces Eight Patents Issued in October 2022

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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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Token Identity

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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 Innovation Challenge Awards More Than $500K For Pitt Innovators Tackling Big Healthcare Problems

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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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Going Back to the Well(s)

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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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University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in September 2022

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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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Pitt joins NSF I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast Region

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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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Pitt Once Again Climbs in the List of Top Universities for Patents

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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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University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in August 2022

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Mike Yeomans

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 …

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