Category: Pitt Innovation News

Fiscal Year 2026 marked a year of remarkable progress across the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and its four operating units, reflecting the commitment of Pitt faculty …

Evan Facher’s mission over the past decade has been to grow the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), to maximize the societal benefit of the groundbreaking ideas …

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” — …

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, …

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 …

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. …

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 …