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Author: Mike Yeomans

University of Pittsburgh Announces Six Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in October 2025

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

  Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in October 2025. Featured patent: 12,451,495: Highly Active, Robust, and Versatile Multifunctional, Fully Non-Noble Metals-Based Electro-Catalyst Compositions and Methods of Making for …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Eight U.S. Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in September 2025

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued eight U.S. patents in September 2025. Featured patent: 12,421,178: Non-Cryogenic, Ammonia-Free Reduction of Aryl Compounds University of Pittsburgh researchers led by professor in the Department of …

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Taming the “Wild West” of Women’s Health

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

As a freshly minted nurse from the Pitt School of Nursing, Jill Demirci’s career began in 2005, a few blocks from campus at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital, providing postpartum care to …

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Pitt’s AI Capabilities Shine Through at AI Horizons Conference

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Several Pitt innovators and startups took center stage as leaders of Pittsburgh’s rapidly expanding AI sector convened in the heart of the city’s innovation corridor at Bakery Square to map …

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Hunter Foundation Grants Accelerate Pitt Neurological Rehabilitation Technologies Towards the Market

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Sue Hunter’s eyes widened as Jordyn Ting played a recording of a man with a chronic traumatic brain injury from a stroke, attempting to say words like “mother” and “zucchini,” …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Nine U.S. Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in August 2025

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued nine U.S. patents in August 2025. Featured patent: 12,401,022: Methods of Fabrication of Engineered Carbon Nanofiber/Cu Electrode Architectures for Dendrite Free High-Efficiency Li-ion Metal Batteries Lithium …

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Staff Spotlight: Brent Rondon, Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

When it comes to connecting Western Pennsylvania businesses with international markets or helping recent arrivals to the region from other countries start their own companies, Brent Rondon should be the …

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Staff Spotlight: Carolyn Weber

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

At the turn of the new millennium, after spending the first 20 years of her career as a pharmacist, Carolyn Weber wanted to do something different. But she wasn’t quite …

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University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Celebrates Record-Breaking Year for Pitt Innovators in Fiscal 2025

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

The University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship reported unprecedented achievements for Fiscal Year 2025, marking a robust year of growth and impact across its four collaborative units: the …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Four U.S. Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in July 2025

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued 4 U.S. patents in July 2025. Pitt innovators have identified a novel approach to combat antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens using cationic peptides. Additionally, this …

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Staff Spotlight: Rhonda Schuldt, Director of the Big Idea Center

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

A University of Pittsburgh education involves so much more than the acquisition of knowledge. It’s more about applying new knowledge for creative expression, problem solving, and innovation. That is the …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Five U.S. Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in June 2025

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued 5 U.S. patents in June 2025. Pitt innovators are developing a dual-component drug delivery system for single-dose treatment of inner-ear infections. The innovation includes polymer-based microspheres …

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