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Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in November 2025. Featured patent: 12,478,594: Methods of Treatment of Kidney Injury Associated With Infection or Trauma Pitt innovators led by John Kellum, …
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As a clinician, Francesco Egro has performed hundreds of complex reconstructive microsurgeries. As a researcher, he has published more than 160 articles and book chapters, and along the way …
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The participants in the 2025 Wells Student HealthTech Challenge are poised to disrupt several medical fields with game-changing innovations including: a new polymer coating for spinal fusion implants to promote …
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Every great venture begins with a spark, such as a drive to solve a problem or create positive change. At the University of Pittsburgh, that spark is being fanned into …
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As a freshly minted nurse from the Pitt School of Nursing, Jill Demirci’s career began in 2005, a few blocks from campus at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital, providing postpartum care to …
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Several Pitt innovators and startups took center stage as leaders of Pittsburgh’s rapidly expanding AI sector convened in the heart of the city’s innovation corridor at Bakery Square to map …
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Sue Hunter’s eyes widened as Jordyn Ting played a recording of a man with a chronic traumatic brain injury from a stroke, attempting to say words like “mother” and “zucchini,” …
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Pitt innovators were issued nine U.S. patents in August 2025. Featured patent: 12,401,022: Methods of Fabrication of Engineered Carbon Nanofiber/Cu Electrode Architectures for Dendrite Free High-Efficiency Li-ion Metal Batteries Lithium …
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The University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship reported unprecedented achievements for Fiscal Year 2025, marking a robust year of growth and impact across its four collaborative units: the …
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Pitt innovators were issued 4 U.S. patents in July 2025. Pitt innovators have identified a novel approach to combat antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens using cationic peptides. Additionally, this …
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The University of Pittsburgh has approved an agreement with Intermed Labs, a leading venture studio focused on medical technology innovation, to create Malleous, LLC, a new company dedicated to advancing …
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Pitt innovators were issued 12 U.S. patents in May 2025. University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a machine learning method to quantify the extent of pneumonia and other thoracic diseases …