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Brandon Contino arrived at the University of Pittsburgh already planning to be an innovator. He enrolled as an undergraduate in the Swanson School of Engineering, intending to explore neural engineering …
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PITTSBURGH, PA — The Big Idea Center (BIC), the University of Pittsburgh’s hub for student innovation and entrepreneurship, is wrapping up a landmark year, one that saw a record level …
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Roc the Panther prowled the sidelines as the anticipation grew inside the Petersen Events Center while the starting lineup was announced. But the five all-stars who donned their Pitt caps …
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Pitt innovators were issued 10 patents in March 2026. Featured patent: 12,576,344 Temperature-Assisted Solute Focusing (TASF) Pitt innovators have developed a method to improve on Standard liquid chromatography (LC), a …
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Dressed in his scrubs after a day in the clinic, four-time startup co-founder Peter Santa Maria shared insights on “The Art of the Pitch” at the most recent gathering …
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Surrounded by her two co-founders and with the president of the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown campus smiling proudly beside her, Jill Henning was the first to put ink to paper …
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The University of Pittsburgh climbed three spots to #17 in the ranking of U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2025, according to the National Academy of Inventors. Released annually, the …
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Pitt innovators were issued seven patents in February 2026. Featured patent: 12,544,398 “Biodegradable, Antioxidant, Thermally Responsive Injectable Hydrogel for Treatment of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy” Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have …
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The Big Idea Center, part of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is in the middle of the 2026 Big Idea Competition, one of its centerpiece programs, where students of …
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When asked if it would have been possible to create his startup company at a university other than Pitt, Parthasarathy Thirumala pauses for just a moment before answering, “No.” Thirumala, …
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The University of Pittsburgh climbed two spots on the list of the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents, according to the most recent list issued by the National …
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Pitt innovators were issued 10 patents in January 2026. Featured Patent: 12,524,034 “Parametrically-Driven Coherent Signal Router for Quantum Computing and Related Methods” Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed …