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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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A modern operating room contains a collection of cutting-edge equipment, a phalanx of digital screens, and more doctors, nurses, and technicians than the Pitt Panthers put on the football field. …
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Roc the Panther prowled the sidelines as the anticipation grew inside the Petersen Events Center while the starting lineup was announced. But the five all-stars who donned their Pitt caps …
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Dressed in his scrubs after a day in the clinic, four-time startup co-founder Peter Santa Maria shared insights on “The Art of the Pitch” at the most recent gathering …
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Surrounded by her two co-founders and with the president of the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown campus smiling proudly beside her, Jill Henning was the first to put ink to paper …
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When asked if it would have been possible to create his startup company at a university other than Pitt, Parthasarathy Thirumala pauses for just a moment before answering, “No.” Thirumala, …
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The University of Pittsburgh climbed two spots on the list of the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents, according to the most recent list issued by the National …
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Pitt innovators were issued 10 patents in January 2026. Featured Patent: 12,524,034 “Parametrically-Driven Coherent Signal Router for Quantum Computing and Related Methods” Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed …
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Pitt innovators were issued eight U.S. patents in December 2025. Featured patent: 12,502,513: Ventriculoamniotic Shunt for Fetal Aqueductal Stenosis Prenatal hydrocephalus is a rare but serious condition in which excess …
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John Kellum, Distinguished Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Dr. Kellum is …