Pitt Innovates

What started as a @PittTweet student startup is now a 30+ person robotics company deploying autonomous harvesting systems in commercial greenhouses worldwide. @FourGrowers 🍅 innovation.pitt.edu/pitt-big-idea-…

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-april-…

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!

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! 🚀

🌍 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. 🌎 sustainable.pitt.edu/academics-rese…

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 🚀

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!

Pitt medical researchers get a signing day to recognize their work in the marketplace! triblive.com/news/education… #pittinnovates @PittHealthSci @PittPsychiatry @PittNeurosurg @PittEngineering @PittEngrDean @eyeandear

Thanks to everyone that came to our Startup Signing Day! #cxrecs_s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/new… @PittBizTimes

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.

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.

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

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.

View all the startups committing to Pitt here! innovation.pitt.edu/startup-signin…

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.

🧢 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. innovation.pitt.edu/startup-signin…

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. lnkd.in/eZNKdzk4

The Big Idea Center @pittbigidea (right on Forbes Ave!) supports Pitt students exploring entrepreneurship at all stages, from early curiosity to active projects. A campus partner supporting student ideas & ventures: 🔗 bigidea.pitt.edu

Meet Jess! The person empowering Pitt’s next generation of innovators. 💡 We caught up with her to talk about the evolution of student entrepreneurship at Pitt. Read more about Jess: innovation.pitt.edu/staff-spotligh…

Every second matters in the operating room — especially when it comes to protecting the brain. 🧠 That’s where READE.ai comes in. A new startup out of Pitt Neurosurgery and Biomedical Informatics. Read more: innovation.pitt.edu/gap-funding-he… @PittHealthSci