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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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Pitt innovators were issued 4 patents in March 2023. Implantable devices and biomaterials such as surgical mesh are used to provide support for internal organs and to treat surgical or …
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Pitt innovators were issued11 patents in February 2023. With ongoing clinical trials using human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), there is a need for rapid and controlled expansion of the cells …
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University of Pittsburgh Professor of Bioengineering Tracy Cui and Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology Jonathan Pearlman, have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). …
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There are many routes for a university-developed invention to travel before crossing the Rubicon to be licensed to an industry partner or become a startup company. And at Pitt there …
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Pitt innovators were issued 10 patents in December 2022. Gene fusions are recognized as a key factor in the development of many types of human cancer, including liver, breast, colon, …
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Two members of the University of Pittsburgh’s legendary Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Joseph Glorioso is an acknowledged pioneer …
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Pitt innovators were issued eight patents in November 2022. Approximately 25 percent of patients who receive prescription opioids for pain struggle with addiction. Pitt innovators led by Yan Xu, Professor …
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Pitt innovators are tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems. That spirit is at the heart of the Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh), an annual pitch competition sponsored by the …
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The University of Pittsburgh has once again moved up the list of the top recipients of U.S. utility patents among worldwide universities in 2021, according to the National Academy of …
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The University of Pittsburgh is excited to be a partner in the newly awarded NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) Hub: Interior Northeast Region (IN I-Corps). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has …
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Pitt Innovators were issued 10 patents in August 2022. Featured patent: 11,406,736 “Vascular Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel” Extracellular matrix (ECM) bioscaffolds are tissue-specific biomaterials with inherent bioactivity and native structural features …