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Apr 29
What started as a @PittTweet student startup is now a 30 person robotics company deploying autonomous harvesting systems in commercial greenhouses worldwide. @FourGrowers 🍅
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Jun 12
The University of Pittsburgh is headed to #BIO2026 to drive partnerships that translate research into real-world impact.
Find us in BIO Partnering! (Link ⬇️)
#DrivenByPurpose #Biotech #LifeSciences #H2P #PGHLifeSciences
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Jun 12
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Have an idea that could change healthcare?
The Wells Student HealthTech Challenge helps Pitt students turn health innovations into real-world impact, with mentorship & a chance to compete for a share of $40K in awards.
Virtual info session on June 16.
innovation.pitt.edu/wells/
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A new University of Pittsburgh patent highlights progress in treating Krabbe disease, a rare & fatal neurological disorder, & is part of our patent report, which includes multiple technologies available for licensing.
Pitt's April patented technologies: innovation.pitt.edu/patents-…
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Apr 26
Today is 🌍 Intellectual Property Day, a chance to recognize the ideas, creativity, and hard work that drive innovation forward.
Behind every breakthrough is someone turning an idea into something real, & IP helps make that possible by protecting those ideas!
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Apr 23
We’re also excited to welcome David Satina to the Ventures Team at the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship as an EIR (Medical Devices & Life Science).
David brings deep experience across medical devices, digital health, and healthcare innovation
Welcome David! 🚀
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Apr 22
🌍 Happy Earth Day from Pitt! 🌱
We’re spotlighting startup innovators emerging from the Pitt community who are turning sustainability ideas into real impact. From closing food loops to cutting emissions — these ventures are shaping a future. 🌎
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Apr 21
We’re excited to welcome Peter Sobotta as an EIR (Software & AI) at Pitt!
A 2x founder with 20 years building data-first companies (bootstrapped to $15M ARR $15M raised), he brings deep expertise in AI, data, and product.
Great to have him supporting our innovators 🚀
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Lights, camera, @aneurisk_inc !🎥
CEO Nathan Liang from Aneurisk and @PittSurgery takes the spotlight this Sunday at 11 a.m. on @ORB_Pittsburgh on @WPXI with Bill Flanagan!
Don't miss it! They'll discuss the startup born out of David Vorp's research from @Pittengineering!
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Pitt medical researchers get a signing day to recognize their work in the marketplace!
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#pittinnovates
@PittHealthSci @PittPsychiatry @PittNeurosurg @PittEngineering @PittEngrDean @eyeandear
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Thanks to everyone that came to our Startup Signing Day!
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Chronic pain is complex and treatment shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all.
Developed by Ajay Wasan and led by Indrani Halder, Personalized Pain Treatment™ uses machine learning to predict how individual patients will respond to different pain therapies based on treatment data.
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Rebecca Price in @PittPsychiatry developed a cognitive training app to extend relief for treatment-resistant depression by reinforcing positive self-associations during ketamine’s neuroplasticity window. It's being being developed by TAJA Health Technologies for real-world use.
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Every aneurysm is different — now, the care should be too.
Aneurisk, a Pitt BioE startup led by Nathan Liang, Timothy Chung, David Vorp & Micah Guffey, uses imaging, biomechanics & AI to deliver personalized aneurysm insights to clinicians.
@pittengineering
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Eye exams can catch what’s visible — but what if they could predict future disease risk? 👀
NetraMind Innovations, out of the Pitt Ophthalmology/UPMCVisionInstitute, is developing AI-powered tools to help clinicians diagnose & track eye diseases like macular degeneration.
ALT NetraMind Innovations Pitt Startup
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It’s Startup Signing Day! 🖊️ Later today, Pitt founders grab pens & make it official!
First up: Malleous LLC, out of @PittNeurosurg, developing a suction-retractor device designed to reduce surgical time. Founded by Ben Leslie, Michael McDowell & Ricardo Fernández-de Thomas.
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View all the startups committing to Pitt here! innovation.pitt.edu/startup-…
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🧢 Tomorrow, @PittTweet Startup Signing Day shines a spotlight on Pitt startups taking discoveries beyond the lab 🎓
Donning their caps, founders from ophthalmology to bioengineering are stepping into what’s next.
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Mar 31
What if we could “hide” from ticks without using harsh chemicals? 🫥🕷️
That’s the idea behind this startup out of @PittJohnstown that's developing a DEET‑free strategy to prevent tick bites, rethinking how we approach tick exposure & Lyme disease risk.
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