If you are new to innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Pittsburgh, or just need a primer on particular parts of the innovation commercialization process, the Innovation Institute has created a new Inventor’s Guide to assist you.
One of the key resources for Pitt innovators who are determined to see their discoveries make an impact on the world are entrepreneurs in residence (EIRs) at the Innovation Institute, part of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. EIRs are available for consultation at every step of the entrepreneurial journey, from initial idea or discovery to licensing or startup formation and beyond. The Innovation Institute’s newest EIR brings decades of experience from a variety of perspectives to offer to Pitt innovators. Previously as the director of the technology licensing department of the renowned Mayo Clinic, and as a partner in several private equity and venture capital firms, Dan Broderick has been at both ends of the negotiating table with academic entrepreneurs.
Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in December 2021.
Pitt Innovators were issued 9 U.S. patents in November, 2021. Eight are available for licensing, including a new method of re-growing bone and other tissue.
William “Buddy” Clark and Steven R. Little, both from the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, have been selected as members of the 2021 Fellow class of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors. They are the 9th and 10th Pitt faculty to be selected as NAI Fellows since its inaugural class named in 2015.