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Pitt Innovation Institute 11th Annual Celebration of Innovation Honors McGowan Institute Affiliated Faculty Members

    Awards and Recognition Pitt Innovation Institute 11th Annual Celebration of Innovation Honors McGowan Institute Affiliated Faculty Members

    Pitt Innovation Institute 11th Annual Celebration of Innovation Honors McGowan Institute Affiliated Faculty Members

    By: The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Category: Awards and Recognition, News Archive | June 1, 2016

    The University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute honored Pitt Innovators whose inventions were recently licensed at its 11th Annual Celebration of Innovation. Also recognized were Pitt faculty, students, and staff who received patents or submitted invention disclosures since July 1, 2014.

    The McGowan Institute congratulates those innovative faculty, staff, post-docs, graduate students, and undergraduate students who were recognized by the Innovation Institute.

    Those honored include:

    2016 Academic Year Innovator Award Winners

    • Stephen Badylak,DVM, PhD, MD
    • Xinyan Tracy Cui, PhD
    • Rory Cooper, PhD with Dan Ding, MD
    • Louis Falo, MD, PhD
    • Paulo Fontes, MD, FACS
    • John Kellum, MD, FACP, FCCM
    • Kacey Marra, PhD
    • Rocky Tuan, PhD

    2016 Academic Year Patents

    • Steven Little, PhD
    • Charles Sfeir, DDS, PhD
    • David Vorp, PhD
    • William Wagner, PhD
    • Yadong Wang, PhD
    • Douglas Weber, PhD

    2016 Academic Year Invention Disclosures

    • Elia Beniash, PhD
    • David Brienza, PhD
    • Bryan Brown, PhD
    • Xinyan Tracy Cui, PhD
    • William Federspiel, PhD
    • Thomas Gleason, MD
    • Marina Kameneva, PhD
    • Prashant Kumta, PhD
    • Steven Little, PhD
    • Julie Phillippi, PhD 
    • Charles Sfeir, DDS, PhD
    • Rocky Tuan, PhD 
    • David Vorp, PhD
    • William Wagner, PhD
    • Justin Weinbaum, PhD

    During the 20 months of accomplishments celebrated, Pitt Innovators overall have:

    •     Had 185 inventions licensed or optioned
    •     Received 115 patents
    •     Submitted 480 invention disclosures

    The University has also witnessed more than 120 startup companies launched based on Pitt-developed inventions since the Innovation Institute and its predecessor offices were established in 1996.

    “Pitt has a long history of fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. The Pitt Innovators we are honoring at the Celebration of Innovation are emblematic of our forward momentum as we seek to strengthen that culture,” said Innovation Institute Founding Director Marc Malandro.

    Congratulations to all!

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