Startup Check-in: LyGenesis
As we celebrate the recent milestone of 100 startups spun out of the University of Pittsburgh since the launch of the Innovation Institute in late 2013, we are regularly updating …
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As we celebrate the recent milestone of 100 startups spun out of the University of Pittsburgh since the launch of the Innovation Institute in late 2013, we are regularly updating …
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By Michael Yeomans The path to impact for basic life science research can be long and filled with big gaps: in time and in resources. Kacey Marra’s (right in photo) …
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July 23, 2020 A driven group of Pitt faculty and students worked the dog days of summer to determine the commercial potential of their research. With the assistance of volunteer …
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When we last checked in with Jason Rose, assistant professor of medicine and biomedical engineering (center) in the summer of 2018, he had just licensed a technology he had helped …
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The Innovation Institute’s Big Idea Center for student innovation and entrepreneurship recently concluded its annual Randall Family Big Idea Competition. This year’s competition was interrupted by the pandemic in mid-stream, …
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The Pittsburgh region recently received a ray of sunshine amid the COVID-19 clouds when Innovation Works and partner Ernst & Young released their annual regional investment report and analysis. Innovation …
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We are regularly checking in with Pitt spinout companies to get an update on their progress in developing their products, acquiring customers and adding employees. Today we catch up with …
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Small businesses in Western Pennsylvania are dealing with the massive economic upheaval caused by the closings and social distancing measures put in place to limit the spread of the COVID-19 …