Join the University of Pittsburgh Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) for an informative webinar detailing the Pitt SPARK innovation funding program.

This is your opportunity to learn how to secure up to $250,000 in funding per year to advance your Pitt intellectual property (IP) from the academic lab to the commercial marketplace.

What You Will Learn:

• Program Focus: Funding for Pitt technologies in life sciences addressing human health needs.

• Funding & Objectives: Up to $250,000 per year to support technical and market de-risking studies and prepare IP for commercialization.

• Eligibility: Open to Pitt faculty, postdocs, students, and staff. Requires a filed Invention Disclosure and proof-of-concept (not basic research).

• Program Benefits: Receive funding, education, mentoring, and networking through the OIE Community of Innovators.

• Application Process: Learn about the written application, pitch presentation, and key RFP dates.

If you are a Pitt innovator with high-commercial-potential IP and significant data supporting translation, this session is essential for charting your next steps.