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Author: Mike Yeomans

Inaugural Cohort for PittEI3 (Empowering Innovation, Incubation, and Impact) Fellowship Selected

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

  A group of 10 University of Pittsburgh faculty spanning numerous schools and departments across the university — from medicine, bioengineering, and nursing to social work, dental medicine, and law …

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Startup Check-in: Swan NeuroTech

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Kacey Marra licensed the technology she had developed to help repair nerve injuries in 2019, shortly after revised University policy took effect allowing Pitt innovators to dedicate a day per …

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University of Pittsburgh Forms Research Partnership with French Biotech Company

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Through the efforts of the University of Pittsburgh Office of Industry and Economic Partnerships, the university has formed a research and development partnership with bioMérieux, a French biotech company that …

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Pitt Faculty Elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

University of Pittsburgh faculty members José-Alain Sahel and Prashant N. Kumta have been elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Sahel, Distinguished Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at …

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Pitt Startup Check-in: Astria Biosciences

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt startup Astria Biosciences continues to rack up milestones as it works to bring the first simple, whole blood-based test to detect the presence and monitor the progression of cerebral aneurysms …

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Pitt Students Flex Their Entrepreneurial Muscle at Wells Healthcare Competition

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Shanae Butler came to Pitt to pursue a PhD in bioengineering. She could be on her way to leaving as the head of her own company after being awarded the …

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Aneurisk Team Gets to Know Potential Customers’ Needs with the NSF I-Corps

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

 

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University of Pittsburgh Announces 15 Patents Issued to Pitt Innovators in October 2023

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt innovators were issued 15 U.S. patents in October 2023. Although recent evidence shows that inhibiting the protein p97 kills cancer cells, there are currently no drugs on the market …

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Pitt Startup Check-in: Ocugenix

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Alan Wells and Cecelia Yates have collaborated on and off for nearly two decades at the University of Pittsburgh developing a class of synthetic proteins that act as switches to …

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New Fellowship Seeks to Expand Pitt’s Innovation Ecosystem

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

A new faculty fellowship has been established to expand participation in innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Pittsburgh among women and other Historically Excluded People (HEP). To create sustainable …

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Pitt Innovation Challenge Rewards Solutions for Healthcare Problems

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Three Pitt innovation teams each received $100,000 awards to continue on the path from the lab to market at the 10th annual Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh) sponsored by the Clinical …

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University of Pittsburgh Ranks in Top 100 of U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

The University of Pittsburgh ranks #16 for U.S. Universities granted utility patents in 2022, according to a new list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). This new list …

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