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When renowned Pitt researchers William (Bill) Klunk and Chester (Chet) Mathis reunited on a recent Zoom call, fishing was the first order of business. “So last night, Bill, I landed …
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The University of Pittsburgh has ranked #20 in the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2024, published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). This annual ranking highlights …
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Pitt students are determined to change the world. Their ideas took center stage in the 2025 Big Idea Competition hosted by the Big Idea Center (BIC), part of the …
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Sam Rothstein is feeling good about his decision four years ago to take the helm of Duo Oncology, a startup company initially funded by Pitt faculty/clinician oncologists excited about the …
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Pitt innovators were issued 11 U.S. patents in March 2025. Current surgical instruments utilized for fat grafting are blindly passed through tissue. Pitt innovators have created proprietary tissue-sensing technology that …
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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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A common pitfall for many who attempt to bring a new technology to market is to present it as a Swiss Army knife capable of several applications all at once. …
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Pitt innovators were issued four patents in April 2022. Huntington’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive neurological dysfunction and selective neuronal loss caused by a mutation in the …
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Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in December 2021. Featured patent: 11,205,535 “Oxide Interface Displaying Electronically Controllable Ferromagnetism” Magnetism forms the basis for non-volatile storage in hard disk drives. …