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Pitt Innovators were issued 10 patents in August 2022. Featured patent: 11,406,736 “Vascular Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel” Extracellular matrix (ECM) bioscaffolds are tissue-specific biomaterials with inherent bioactivity and native structural features …
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Experienced patent examiners from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) visited the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s brand new Big Idea Center for student innovation recently to give …
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The last time we checked in on Pitt startup Lumis Corp. it was still a one-man show and seeking its first customers. As we catch up with the company today …
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It took six months of proposal drafting, the collaboration of multiple Pitt organizations – together with eight academic partners — and over 60 small business and other industry partners, followed …
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Within four years of arriving at Pitt for a clinical and research fellowship in Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine (PACCM), Jason Rose had obtained a master’s in business administration …
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The University of Pittsburgh ranked #21 in the nation and in the top 10 of public universities for university technology transfer in a new report from Heartland Forward, a nonprofit …
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Investment rounds in university-based startups are getting larger and are coming in earlier stages of development, according to Osage University Partners (OUP), a venture capital fund that has raised more …
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The University of Pittsburgh Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship presented its 2022 Celebration of Innovation on April 21, 2022. This event recognizes the achievements of Pitt faculty and student …
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A new wheelchair and ramp designed to fit into standard vehicles without costly modifications and a system for keeping elderly people safe in their homes were both awarded $10,000 in …
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Pitt researchers at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences have formed university-industry-community partnership called “Aphasia Games for Health” targeted to help those with aphasia regain language skills and fight the …
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Pitt innovators were issued 8 U.S. patents in February 2022.
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The Innovation Institute is highlighting new venture capital firms in the region that have a focus on serving traditionally underrepresented groups during Black History Month.