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Staff Spotlight: Mike Flock, Office of Industry and Economic Partnerships

Staff Spotlight: Director of Licensing, Maria Vanegas

Pitt Alumna Helping New Mothers Thrive Using Evaluation Tool Bearing Her Name

Breaking Barriers in Innovation

Pitt Faculty Fellows Demonstrate     Power of Inclusive Innovation

Staff Spotlight: Rhonda Carson Leach

Innovation Commercialization With a Little Help From Some Friends

Pitt Innovators Commit to the Gridiron of Academic Entrepreneurship

Surgical Device Innovations Take Top Prizes in the 2024 Wells Student Healthcare Competition

Women Entrepreneurship Week: Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs Across the OIE

Meet George Coulston, Senior Licensing Manager for Physical Sciences

Inaugural Pitt EI3 Fellows Dive into Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and UPMC-E Launch New RFP for De-Risking Therapeutics Research

Wells Competition Helps Student Scientists Become Storytellers

Startup Check-in: Sensible Photonics

Partnering with Pitt at BIO International

Implementation Science Funding Award from Pitt CTSI

Pitt Startup Check-In: Neoolife

Pitt Partnership Opportunities Take Center Stage at BIO International

Interested in Doing Business With Pitt? Find Out How

Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day

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

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

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

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

Invention vs. Innovation: What's the Difference?

Startup Check-in: Swan NeuroTech

Pitt Startup Check-in: Astria Biosciences

Pitt Students Flex Their Entrepreneurial Muscle at Wells Healthcare Competition

Aneurisk Team Gets to Know Potential Customers' Needs with the NSF I-Corps

Pitt Startup Check-in: Ocugenix

Pitt Innovation Challenge Rewards Solutions for Healthcare Problems

Tech Tuesday: A Sustainable Alternative to Plastic

Pitt and UPMC Partner to Advance Promising Therapeutics Research

Tech Tuesday: Improved Pre-clinical Models for Osteoarthritis

Wellspring for Entrepreneurship

Tech Tuesday: New Senotherapeutic Agents for Cancer Therapy

Pitt and UPMC Partner to De-Risk Disease Therapies

Tech Tuesday: Novel Approach to Enhance Gene Therapy to Treat Diabetes

When a Research Project Becomes Something More, Consider I-Corps

PopSole Puts Best Foot Forward

Tech Tuesday: Novel Organic Compounds to Target Inflammation

Tech Tuesday: Mobius, A Modular Rail System for Assisted Mobility

Commercialization Gap Fund Supports Four Prototype XProjects With Swanson School of Engineering

Tech Tuesday

Four Drug Discovery Projects Receive Commercialization Gap Fund Awards

Celebrating Pitt Innovators: Startup of the Year Apollo Neuroscience

Celebrating Pitt Innovators: Mentors Bring Out the Best in Academic Entrepreneurs

Celebrating Pitt Innovators: William Wagner Transforms McGowan Institute into Innovation Juggernaut

Celebrating Pitt Innovators: Leah Byrne's Gene Therapy Aims to Restore Vision for the Blind

Pitt Startup Astria Biosciences to Compete in Rice Business Plan Competition

Meet Our Director of Inventor Engagement and Outreach: Nicole Oshurak

Meet Our Newest Entrepreneur in Residence: Priya Amin

Pitt Innovators Showcased at 3 Rivers Venture Fair

Funding Your Startup

Pitt Innovators To Be Featured at 3 Rivers Venture Fair

Innovation Works Boosts Investment in Accelerator Companies

Pitt Innovators Issued 10 Patents in August 2022

Patent Basics with the USPTO

Startup Check-in: Lumis Corp Hires CEO and Expands Products

Innovation Heats up in Summer First Gear Commercialization Cohort

Scoring a Major Win for Military Medicine Translational Research

A Breath of Fresh Air for Innovation & Commercialization

Pitt Recognized as Top University for Technology Transfer

University Startup Investment is Booming

Pitt Innovators Recognized During 2022 Celebration of Innovation

First Gear Teams Shine in SHRS Innovation Challenge

Rehabilitation Games

Pitt Innovators Issued 8 Patents in February 2022

Black Tech Nation Provides New Funding Option for Black Entrepreneurs

Pitt Innovators Issued 11 Patents in January 2022

Pitt Innovators Named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors

New Investment Fund Puts Emphasis on Diversity

Calming the Cytokine Storm

Four Innovation Teams Awarded Chancellor's Gap Fund Grants

Innovation 101: Your Guide to Innovation Commercialization at Pitt

Broderick Brings Experience in Startup Investing to EIR Role

Pitt Innovators Issued Six Patents in December 2021

Pitt Innovators Issued 9 Patents in November 2021

Swanson School of Engineering Professors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

McGowan Director Points to Bright Future for Regenerative Medicine

Pitt Innovators Issued 8 U.S. Patents in October 2021

Meet the Funders

FDA Approval a Breath of Fresh Air for "Pittsburgh’s Oldest Startup"

Wells Competition Winner Plans to Revolutionize Pain Treatment

Pitt Innovation Teams Explore Commercial Potential of Research

Rising to the Challenge

LifeX Completing Transformation Into Capital Growth Company with Addition of Pre-Seed Fund

Pitt Innovators Issued 6 Patents in September 2021

Celebrating Hispanic Entrepreneurship

Free Startup Legal Advice From Experts

Startup Check-in: Push2Spin

Accelerating Regional  Life Science Growth

Pitt Innovators Produce Strong Year Despite Challenging Environment

Three Projects Selected for Chancellor’s Gap Fund Cohort

Startup Check-in: Pittsburgh ReLiver Inc.

First Gear Program Puts Pitt Innovation Teams Through Their Paces

Pitt Therapeutics Pipeline

Accelerating Discovery Through Academic-Industry Partnerships

Startup Check-in: Diamond Kinetics

Celebrating Pitt Innovators

School of Rehabilitation Sciences Awards Commercialization Funds

Featured Startup: KaliVir Therapeutics

Fireside Chat With USPTO Director Andrei Iancu

William Hunter Dammond: a Man of Firsts

Startup Check-In: Thermaquil

Startup Check-in: Antenna Biotech

Start Smart: Funding Your Startup

Pitt Ventures Student Challenge Awards Goes Virtural

LifeX Labs Re-Launches

Startup Check-in: LyGenesis

Pitt Spotlight on the Pitchwerks Podcast

Bridging the Gaps

Strong Presentations Make Job Tough for First Gear Demo Day Judges

10 Tips for Submitting a Strong Invention Disclosure

American Heart Association Funding Opportunities

Startup Check-in: Globin Solutions

Diagnosing a Sustainable Biomedical Supply Chain

A Record Year for Investment in Pittsburgh Startups

Startup Check-in: Epistemix Inc.

Small Business Coronavirus Webinar

SBIR Workshop

On the Outside Looking In

Meet our Volunteer Mentor of the Year: Paula Grendys

Perspectives on Corporate Innovation

Pitt Innovates Spotlight: A Fresh Pair of Eyes

Pitt Shows its Prowess at the Intersection of Science and Sport

Can I start a company when I am on a visa? Of course, you can.

Meet Our Team: George Coulston

Innovating at the Intersection of Engineering and Medicine

How Can You Partner With Pitt? Let Me Count the Ways

Easing the Pain

Happy Birthday Bayh-Dole

No Amazon? No Problem

McGowan Institute Generating Translational Track Record of Success

5 Reasons to Attend the @PittInnovates Open

Big Things Can Happen When Your Idea Gets Oxygen

Stopping a Silent Killer

Pitt Biotech Spinout Oncorus Works Toward Clinical Trials

Who Defines the Value of Your Innovation? (Hint: It's Not You)

Could You Use $1 million in Non-Dilutive Equity to Develop and Launch a New Product?

Pitt Student Startup Kickstarting Solar Power Adoption

Should I Spin Out a Life Science Startup From My Academic Lab?

What's the Big Idea?

The Art of the Pivot

Curiosity Got the Best of Them

Pay it Forward: Be a Mentor

What Do Investors Talk About When You Leave the Room?

Take a Swing at Improving Human Performance

Don't Make These Mistakes When Pitching Your Idea

Accelerating Life Sciences in Pittsburgh

Life in a Startup: The Best Things are the Worst Things Too

New Blast Furnace Podcasts: Life Science Entrepreneurship & Mentorship

Wells and Kuzneski Competition Teams Make Decisions Difficult for Judges

Pitt Renewed as NSF I-Corps Site

Coulter Can Help Your Biomedical Innovation Break Through

Developing Entrepreneurial Focus

Mowing Down Obstacles

Opportunities for Student Entrepreneurs

University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in June 2017

AlphaLab Gear Retools its Hardware Startup Accelerator

Pitt Establishes Patent Record and Ranked in Top 25 Universities Worldwide for Patents Issued

University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in May 2017

Pitt Enters Multifaceted Collaboration with Philips Healthcare

Pitt Ventures Gear Program Adapted to Assist Regional Small Businesses

Blast Furnace Fellows Teams on Way to Launching Startups

SBDC Program Helps Small Business Owners in Coal Communities

Advocate Marketing: 3 Toxic Customer Behaviors that May be Signs of a Potential Advocate

University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in April 2017

Pitt Innovators in the News: Remembering Legendary Pitt Virologist Julius Youngner

First Gear Teams Begin Path to Commercialization

Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Pitt Ranked Among Top 25 Universities for Technology Transfer

Pitt Student Startups Aeronics and uTranslated Selected Among Nation's Best University Startups

Pitt Innovators in the News: Alung Technologies Raises $36 Million to Usher Artificial Lung Device Through Clinical Trials

University of Pittsburgh Announces Patents Issued in March 2017

MediCase takes $25,000 Top Prize in Ninth Annual Randall Family Big Idea Competition

Pitt Student Startup Monarch Solar to Compete in ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Long-Time Pitt Collaborators Forge Path to Impact for Discovery

University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute Enters Master Collaboration Agreement with Helomics Corp.

University of Pittsburgh Announces U.S. Patents Issued in February 2017

Pitt Licenses Mitochondria Targeting Compounds

Pitt Innovators in the News: Pitt-Developed Mental Health Evaluation Tool for New Moms Featured

University of Pittsburgh Announces U.S. Patents Issued in January 2017

Pitt Licenses Technology for Generating Retinal Tissue Derived From Stem Cells

Pitt Blast Furnace Student Accelerator to Offer Paid Fellowship Program

Innovation Institute Announces Recipients of Chancellor's Innovation Commercialization Funds

Innovation Institute Partners with University Science Center in Philadelphia to Commercialize Early Stage Technologies

Strong Student Turnout for Startup Blitz

Pitt Innovators Find Clinical & Commercial Success in Immuno-Oncology

University of Pittsburgh Announces U.S. Patents Issued in December 2016

Pitt and Bayer Form Alliance to Advance Therapies for Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases

Pitt Innovators in the News: Pitt Spinout Cereve Inc. Receives $38 Million Investment

Eight Reasons to Commercialize Your Innovation in 2017

Pitt Bioengineer William Wagner Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Happy Holidays

Student Startups "Blast Off" at Demo Day

University of Pittsburgh Announces U.S. Patents Issued in November 2016

Pitt Innovators in the News: Possible Antidote 'Sops Up' Carbon Monoxide

Pitt and Idea Foundry Receive Federal Grant to Accelerate Life Science Innovations