As Autism Awareness Month draws to a close, we check in with Pitt spinout Diamond Kinetics, which struck up a serendipitous relationship with Progress City Autism Employment Network to offer employment opportunities at the company.
Today is World IP Day, celebrating the innovation made possible by the protection of intellectual property that allows for the investment that fuels the commercial dissemination of new discoveries and creative works. Last week, the Innovation Institute held its Celebration of Innovation, recognizing the accomplishments of Pitt innovators, who are translating their discoveries from the lab to the market at a feverish pace.
Two innovation teams from the School of Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) were awarded $10,000 each to advance their projects towards the market and the clinic in the second annual SHRS Innovation Challenge.
Since forming a startup around his oncolytic virus cancer therapy research six years ago, Steve Thorne has managed to attract two major pharmaceutical partners to develop portions of his platforms and has in-licensed more Pitt technology.
In honor of Black History Month, the Innovation Institute is highlighting the life of William Hunter Dammond, a civil engineer and inventor of a train signaling system that bore his name.