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Startup Check-in: Sensible Photonics

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Paul Ohodnicki was no stranger to innovation commercialization when he arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in 2020.

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Partnering with Pitt at BIO International

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

  Each year the biotech industry gathers to discuss trends, share insights, and explore partnership opportunities at the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest meeting of its kind. The University …

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Implementation Science Funding Award from Pitt CTSI

Posted on June 19, 2024 by OIE

We welcome our partner in the Pitt innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), for a guest post on an exciting funding opportunity to bring evidence …

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Pitt Startup Check-In: Neoolife

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Antonio D’Amore arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 to pursue his doctoral studies in the Department of Bioengineering with an appointment to the prestigious McGowan Institute for Regenerative …

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Pitt Partnership Opportunities Take Center Stage at BIO International

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt’s Office of Industry and Economic Partnerships (OIEP) will be attending the BIO International Convention in San Diego from June 3-6, 2024. “BIO” is the largest and most comprehensive event …

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Interested in Doing Business With Pitt? Find Out How

Posted on April 30, 2024 by OIE

The University of Pittsburgh’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence (IEE), part of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, invites small businesses and entrepreneurs across the region to explore contract opportunities with …

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Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Today is World Intellectual Property Day, an annual celebration of the critical role that intellectual property (IP) plays in incentivizing and protecting creativity and innovation. The Office of Innovation and …

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Big Idea Competition Awards Nearly $80,000 to Help Pitt Students Bring Their Innovations to Life

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Students at the University of Pittsburgh are active, experiential learners who view acquiring knowledge not as an end, but rather a means to apply their insight and creativity to solve …

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SBIR/STTR Grants Can Bridge the “Valley of Death” for Startups

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

When a startup launches from a university there often remains a level of risk that potential investors are not ready to take on. That’s where a SBIR (Small Business Innovation …

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SHRS Challenge Awards $100,000 to Promising Healthcare and Assistive Technologies

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Solutions for diagnosing dysphagia (difficulty swallowing); for entering and exiting a vehicle safely; and for a lightweight, customized, affordable wheelchair were awarded the top three prizes in the School of …

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Passion and Persistence Pay Off for Pitt Alum Whose Sustainable Food Packaging Company is Acquired

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Jared Raszewski’s (ENGR ’18) passion for innovation and entrepreneurship emerged while taking a chemical product commercialization course in his senior year at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering.  …

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Invention vs. Innovation: What’s the Difference?

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

The words Innovation and invention are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.

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