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Pitt Innovators Issued 9 Patents in November 2021

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt Innovators were issued 9 U.S. patents in November, 2021. Eight are available for licensing, including a new method of re-growing bone and other tissue.

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Swanson School of Engineering Professors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

William “Buddy” Clark and Steven R. Little, both from the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, have been selected as members of the 2021 Fellow class of the National …

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McGowan Director Points to Bright Future for Regenerative Medicine

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine has been one of the prolific research centers at the University of Pittsburgh over the past 25 years, particularly in terms of its impact …

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Pitt Innovators Issued 8 U.S. Patents in October 2021

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt Innovators were issued 8 U.S. patents in October, 2021. Six are available for licensing, including a blood test to detect cardiovascular disease.

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Meet the Funders

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

If you are a Pittsburgh entrepreneur with hopes of scaling your business and need access to capital to make it happen, there are several new funding sources available, both locally …

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FDA Approval a Breath of Fresh Air for “Pittsburgh’s Oldest Startup”

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

Since spinning out of the University of Pittsburgh in 1997, when Bill Clinton was just starting his second term and Steve Jobs made his triumphant return to Apple, ALung Technologies …

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Wells Competition Winner Plans to Revolutionize Pain Treatment

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

Treatments for pain that do not involve the prescription of addictive opioids are greatly needed. Nerve stimulation devices have proven to be effective at treating pain, but they are expensive, …

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Pitt Innovation Teams Explore Commercial Potential of Research

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

A new method to detect brain aneurysms, a first-of-its-kind probiotic that consumes fat molecules, a novel treatment for lung fibrosis and new platforms for delivering bereavement counseling and parenting support …

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Rising to the Challenge

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

Eunice Yang was teaching mechanical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown campus when a colleague from the nursing department approached her with a problem that immediately captivated her: how …

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LifeX Completing Transformation Into Capital Growth Company with Addition of Pre-Seed Fund

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

Following a strategic restructuring, the building of a new leadership team and the addition of wet laboratory facilities over the past 18 months, the LifeX life sciences accelerator and capital …

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Pitt Innovation Challenge Awards +$450K for Promising Healthcare Innovations

Posted on October 15, 2021 by OIE

The Pitt Innovation Challenge, now in its ninth year, is designed to provide funding for innovative solution to problems in healthcare. Sponsored by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the …

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Pittsburgh Startup Success Story: LeanMed

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Mike Yeomans

Mark Adkins, Chief Executive Officer of Lean Med – a Pittsburgh-based startup – will share his inspirational startup journey. You’ll learn how an idea from a Pitt medical student turned …

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