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Students at the University of Pittsburgh are active, experiential learners who view acquiring knowledge not as an end, but rather a means to apply their insight and creativity to solve …
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When a startup launches from a university there often remains a level of risk that potential investors are not ready to take on. That’s where a SBIR (Small Business Innovation …
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Over the course of his 29 years at the University of Pittsburgh, Ray Vargo provided consulting services to thousands of people striving to start or grow their own business, pouring …
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Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in March 2024. Use of radiotherapy to treat cancer often results in healthy tissue damage. Pitt innovators have developed a series of bioconjugates …
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Solutions for diagnosing dysphagia (difficulty swallowing); for entering and exiting a vehicle safely; and for a lightweight, customized, affordable wheelchair were awarded the top three prizes in the School of …
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Jared Raszewski’s (ENGR ’18) passion for innovation and entrepreneurship emerged while taking a chemical product commercialization course in his senior year at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. …
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Pitt innovators were issued four U.S. patents in February 2024. This patent describes a novel method for programming nanoscale electrical circuits buried between two layers of a complex-oxide material. The …
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University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Leah Byrne, and Associate Professor of Immunology, Greg M. Delgoffe, have been elected as Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). …
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The University of Pittsburgh has ranked No. 19 of the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2023, according to a list published by the National Academy of Inventors …
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The words Innovation and invention are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.
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Pitt innovators were issued 13 U.S. patents in January 2024. Pitt innovators have identified a series of small molecule inhibitors that selectively reduce inflammation caused by Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-induced …
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A group of 10 University of Pittsburgh faculty spanning numerous schools and departments across the university — from medicine, bioengineering, and nursing to social work, dental medicine, and law …