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Reposted from the Big Idea Center Blog on May 8, 2024 7:45:00 AM Story by Rankin Tran (SCI ’24) The Big Idea Center recently concluded its inaugural ChangeMaker Series cohort! Launched …
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Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in April 2024. Conventional weight measurement tools pose a challenge to many wheelchair users and those with impaired lower extremity function. Wheelchair users …
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Over the course of his 29 years at the University of Pittsburgh, Ray Vargo provided consulting services to thousands of people striving to start or grow their own business, pouring …
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Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in March 2024. Use of radiotherapy to treat cancer often results in healthy tissue damage. Pitt innovators have developed a series of bioconjugates …
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Pitt innovators were issued four U.S. patents in February 2024. This patent describes a novel method for programming nanoscale electrical circuits buried between two layers of a complex-oxide material. The …
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University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Leah Byrne, and Associate Professor of Immunology, Greg M. Delgoffe, have been elected as Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). …
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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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Pitt innovators were issued 13 U.S. patents in January 2024. Pitt innovators have identified a series of small molecule inhibitors that selectively reduce inflammation caused by Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-induced …
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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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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 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 …