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Author: Mike Yeomans

PopSole Puts Best Foot Forward

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Beth and Jeff Gusenoff are a podiatrist and a plastic surgeon by trade, but entrepreneurs at heart. Over the past five years they have been developing a supportive pressure-reducing shoe …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces 15 Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in June 2023

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued 15 patents in June 2023. Pitt investigators have identified a group of cancer-related long non-coding RNAs as novel biomarkers of cancer. They have additionally developed methods …

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Commercialization Gap Fund Supports Four Prototype XProjects With Swanson School of Engineering

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Four innovation projects have been selected to receive funding from the Innovation Institute’s Commercialization Gap Fund to have prototypes of their innovations created in collaboration with the Swanson School of …

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Four Drug Discovery Projects Receive Commercialization Gap Fund Awards

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

The Innovation Institute recently awarded grants from the Chancellor’s Gap Fund to four Pitt innovation teams working on small molecule drug discovery projects. The funds will enable experiments to validate …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces 8 Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in May 2023

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued eight patents in May 2023. Current CPR techniques don’t take into account the individual psychology of the patient, such as chest size, blood perfusion signals and …

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Celebrating Pitt Innovators: Startup of the Year Apollo Neuroscience

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Apollo Neuroscience is a spinout from the University of Pittsburgh that began in 2018. The company has developed a wearable device and software platform technology that delivers patented vibration patterns, …

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Celebrating Pitt Innovators: Mentors Bring Out the Best in Academic Entrepreneurs

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators exploring entrepreneurship have many resources to assist them on their journey to impact through commercialization. None may be as valuable as the corps of volunteer mentors who give …

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Celebrating Pitt Innovators: William Wagner Transforms McGowan Institute into Innovation Juggernaut

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Continuing our recognition of Pitt Innovators feted at the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Celebration of Innovation on April 25, 2023, at the Petersen Events Center Campus View Club, we …

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Six Patents Issued to Pitt innovators in April 2023

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued six patents in April 2023. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects most children before their second birthday. In the US, the virus hospitalizes more than 100,000 children …

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Celebrating Pitt Innovators: Leah Byrne’s Gene Therapy Aims to Restore Vision for the Blind

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted its Celebration of Innovation on April 25, 2023, at the Petersen Events Center Campus View Club. The event recognizes the accomplishments of Pitt …

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University of Pittsburgh Ranks Among Top Worldwide Universities for Issued Patents

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

The University of Pittsburgh once again ranked among the top recipients of U.S. utility patents among global universities in 2022, according to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Published annually …

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Celebration of Innovation Recognizes Pitt Innovators Making an Impact

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

The University of Pittsburgh Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship presented its 2023 Celebration of Innovation on April 25, 2023, at the Petersen Events Center Campus View Club. The event recognizes …

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