Aging along with inflammation, infection, and trauma can all cause damage to joint tissue resulting in arthritic disorders. These disorders can be debilitating, significantly impacting on quality of life.
13 years after launching a business pitch competition for Pitt healthcare technologies, Pitt alum Michael Wells reflects on the growth of the university’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship Michael Wells had already developed an innovation mindset while earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. (EDUC’90, EDUC’92G)
We're back with another round of Innovation Institute's Tech Tuesdays, where we showcase the most cutting-edge technologies from our impressive portfolio of impactful innovations ready for licensing or strategic partnering! This week we feature a groundbreaking technique that may help improve the health of people dealing with prostate issues. The technology is led by Youko Ikeda, Anthony J. Kanai, and Irina V. Zabbarova, who are all part of the Department of Medicine.
Pitt and UPMC, through its Translational Sciences division, are once again collaborating to provide funding support for therapeutics projects that need further de-risking experiments to determine their clinical and commercial potential. We are featuring two projects that received funding from the first request for proposals from 2022.
Every other Tuesday, the Innovation Institute highlights a Pitt technology or a set of technologies from its portfolio of impactful innovations available for licensing or strategic partnerships. This week, we feature a technology that provides a novel approach to enhance gene therapy to treat diabetes.