In the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) new Top 100 U.S. list for patents, Pitt ranked 16th for having 105 utility patents in calendar year 2022. The NAI has published the Top 100 Worldwide list for patents annually since 2013 and has introduced this new list to provide a more focused view of the innovation landscape within the U.S. and to celebrate the contribution of U.S. academic institutions that power commerce.
“This new ranking reaffirms Pitt’s standing in the world and the U.S. as a major player in innovation,” says Evan Facher, vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship. “Pitt innovators can now disclose inventions with a streamlined webform process designed to make invention disclosures easier, and ultimately, bringing more Pitt innovations to market.”