The University of Pittsburgh has licensed technology for a microneedle patch to deliver drug to treat and immunize skin cancer patients. SkinJect, Inc., is a Pittsburgh-based company formed around technology developed by Louis Falo, M.D., who chair's Pitt's Department of Dermatology, and O.Burak Ozdoganlar, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Read more
Nicole Xu, John Frazier, and Lujing Gao now start their mornings collaborating in their new space at AlphaLab, a nationally ranked Pittsburgh accelerator program aimed at launching startup tech companies in Internet-based sectors.
The E-Scale team at the Human Engineering Research Lab is (from left) Anand Mhatre, Jonathan Pearlman, Jonathan Duvall, Phil Brooks (Innovation Institute entrepreneur-in-residence) and Sam Bucior.
The Innovation Institute Pitt Ventures program provides opportunities for students to take their innovation from concept to the market. The Institute’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and network of business mentors guide these students as they develop business plans and determine the commercial value of their innovations. With the upcoming Pitt Ventures Student Challenges, the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence offered advice for students applying to the Michael G. Wells Student Healthcare Entrepreneurship Competitionand the Kuzneski Innovation Cup.