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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …