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University of Pittsburgh Announces Five U.S. Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in August 2026

Pitt innovators were issued five U.S. patents in August 2026. Featured patent: 12,715,902 “Methods... Read more

Pitt Innovators Deliver Robust Year of Impact in Fiscal 2026

Fiscal Year 2026 marked a year of remarkable progress across the University of Pittsburgh’s... Read more

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University of Pittsburgh Announces 10 U.S. Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in January 2026

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Mike Yeomans

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 …

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Staff Spotlight: Victoria Hassett

Posted on January 23, 2026 by Mike Yeomans

The Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, part of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, provides a range of programming to support entrepreneurs and businesses across Southwestern Pennsylvania. It’s PantherlabWorks (PLW) program …

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You’re Invited to the Pitt Community of Innovators

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators curious about innovation and entrepreneurship have an exciting opportunity to network with like-minded people from diverse disciplines and from all stages of the innovation lifecycle. The Community of …

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

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued eight U.S. patents in December 2025. Featured patent: 12,502,513: Ventriculoamniotic Shunt for Fetal Aqueductal Stenosis Prenatal hydrocephalus is a rare but serious condition in which excess …

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Pitt Innovator John Kellum Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

John Kellum, Distinguished Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Dr. Kellum is …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Six U.S. Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in November 2025

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in November 2025. Featured patent: 12,478,594: Methods of Treatment of Kidney Injury Associated With Infection or Trauma Pitt innovators led by John Kellum, …

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Stitching the Gap from Lab to Market

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

  As a clinician, Francesco Egro has performed hundreds of complex reconstructive microsurgeries. As a researcher, he has published more than 160 articles and book chapters, and along the way …

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Celebrating the 2025 Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award Winners

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Each year, the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (COIE) recognizes the inventors, students, mentors, and businesses whose work is turning ideas into real-world impact across …

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Kuzneski Innovation Cup Draws Students From Across the University

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

Ten teams led by Pitt students – ranging from freshmen to PhD and representing five different schools – pitched their early-stage ideas to solve a wide variety of problems in …

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Wells Student HealthTech Challenge Competitors Impress With Powers of Presentation

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Mike Yeomans

The participants in the 2025 Wells Student HealthTech Challenge are poised to disrupt several medical fields with game-changing innovations including: a new polymer coating for spinal fusion implants to promote …

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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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