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When Samir Lakhani (A&S ’15) noticed a mother scrubbing her baby with harsh laundry powder during a study abroad trip to Cambodia a decade ago, he suddenly lost interest …
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When Samir Lakhani (A&S ’15) noticed a mother scrubbing her baby with harsh laundry powder during a study abroad trip to Cambodia a decade ago, he suddenly lost interest …
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Pitt innovators were issued 11 U.S. patents in July 2026. Featured patent: 12,692,547 “Methods of Treating Cancers Containing Fusion Genes” Pitt researchers have found a set of genetic “fusions” — …
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The licensing team at the Innovation Institute is often the first point of contact for Pitt innovators with the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. They are the ones who review …
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Every week, a group of cross-disciplinary, geographically dispersed researchers holds a virtual meeting to chart the path forward for commercializing their long-running research project. As their careers have sent them …
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Parkinson’s Disease is characterized by a progressive loss of dopamine-producing neurons in a region of the brain involved in movement control. More than 10 million people are living with Parkinson’s, …
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Pitt Innovators were issued 15 U.S. patents in June 2026. Featured patent: 12,649,019 “Degradable Magnesium-Based Implant Devices for Bone Fixation“ Approximately 2 million bone fractures in the U.S. annually require …
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Rakesh Sindhi has performed hundreds of pediatric organ transplants since arriving in Pittsburgh in 1998, extending the lives of children in desperate need of a chance at a full life. …
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Nearly 100 small business owners from across Western Pennsylvania filled the O’Hara Student Center ballroom to hear from departmental leaders across the university – from athletics, to foodservice, IT, …
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Pitt Innovators were issued eight U.S. patents in May 2026. Featured patent: 12,630,840 “One-Step Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Via Gene Replacement and Anti-Inflammation” Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is …
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A modern operating room contains a collection of cutting-edge equipment, a phalanx of digital screens, and more doctors, nurses, and technicians than the Pitt Panthers put on the football field. …
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Pitt innovators were issued 13 U.S. patents in April 2026. Featured patent: 12,599,636 “Treatment of Krabbe Disease with Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation (UCBT) and Increased Galactocerebrosidase (GALC) Expression” Krabbe …