Pitt innovators were issued 10 patents in December 2022.
Featured Patent: 11,517,629 “Methods of Treating Cells Containing Fusion Genes by Genomic Targeting”
Gene fusions are recognized as a key factor in the development of many types of human cancer, including liver, breast, colon, non-small cell lung, esophageal and others. Pitt innovators led by Jianhua Luo, professor of pathology, have identified the chromosomal breakpoints of several fusion genes, which provide unique opportunities to treat the cancers via genome editing and genome targeting technologies.
For more information on this innovation, including licensing, contact Andrew Remes at aremes@innovation.pitt.edu.
Below is a listing of all patents issued to Pitt innovators in December 2022. You can also search all available Pitt technologies.
| Patent number | Title | Inventor(s) | Licensing manager | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,517,234 | Electrode Systems, Devices and Methods | Xinyan Tracy Cui; Mingui Sun; Nicolas Alba | Janice Panza | Available for licensing |
| 11,519,913 | A Novel Metabolic Disorder Target | Nathan Yates; Steven Mullett; Harris Bell-Temin | Andrew Remes | Available for licensing |
| 11,517,629 | Methods of Treating Cells Containing Fusion Genes by Genomic Targeting | Yangping Yu; Jianhua Luo; Zhanghui Chen; George Michalopoulos; Joel Nelson; Chien-Cheng Tseng | Andrew Remes | Available for licensing |
| 11,523,767 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Detecting Neurodegeneration Using Differential Tractography | Fang-Cheng Yeh; Robert Friedlander | Robert Racunas | Available for licensing |
| 11,529,318 | Devices and Methods for Local Delivery of Tacrolimus or Derivatives Thereof | Kia Washington; William Wagner; Michael Steketee; Yolandi Van der Merwe; Xinzhu Gu | Janice Panza | Available for licensing |
| 11,531,877 | System and Method of Deploying an Artificial Neural Network on a Target Device | Jun Yang; Lei Zhao; Youtao Zhang; Shuai Ding | Robert Racunas | Available for licensing |
| 11,530,388 | Methods of Engineering Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells | Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez; Tomoji Mashimo; Alexandra Collin Del Hortet; Jorge Lepe; Kazuki Takeishi; Yang Wang; Kan Handa; Eduardo Alvarez; Branimir Popovic | Andrew Remes | Available for licensing |
| 11,531,029 | Methods and Compositions for the Detection of Flavivirus | Ernesto T. A. de Azevedo Marques Jr.; Eduardo Nascimento; Donald Burke; Albert Icksang Ko | Andrew Remes | Available for licensing |
| 11,529,122 | Methods and Apparatuses for Measuring Tissue Stiffness Changes Using Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging | Kang Kim; Jingping Xu; Jonathan Rubin | George Coulston | Available for licensing |
| 11,529,389 | Delivering Biological Drugs to Tissues | Robert Shanks; Jes Klarlund | Maria Vanegas | Available for licensing |