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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 …
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Kacey Marra licensed the technology she had developed to help repair nerve injuries in 2019, shortly after revised University policy took effect allowing Pitt innovators to dedicate a day per …
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Through the efforts of the University of Pittsburgh Office of Industry and Economic Partnerships, the university has formed a research and development partnership with bioMérieux, a French biotech company that …
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University of Pittsburgh faculty members José-Alain Sahel and Prashant N. Kumta have been elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Sahel, Distinguished Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at …
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Pitt startup Astria Biosciences continues to rack up milestones as it works to bring the first simple, whole blood-based test to detect the presence and monitor the progression of cerebral aneurysms …