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.
Late in 2020, the Innovation Institute was honored to host the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Andrei Iancu, for a fireside chat with our Director, Evan Facher.
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.