{"id":296236,"date":"2026-09-29T15:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/296236\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:52:08","slug":"university-of-pittsburgh-launches-health-sciences-startup-incubator-in-oakland-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/296236\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Pittsburgh launches health sciences startup incubator in Oakland \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH  \u2014 The University of Pittsburgh announced it is launching a new health sciences startup incubator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pitt\u2019s Board of Trustees approved the creation of the new incubator on Sept. 25, which will provide support for young life sciences startups. According to a university statement, the incubator will be located in Oakland at 3343 Forbes Ave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cFor early-stage life sciences startups, the cost of specialized equipment and access to quality lab space can be the difference between a promising idea moving forward and never getting off the ground,\u201d said Pitt\u2019s Senior Vice Chancellor for Research Rob Rutenbar. \u201cThis new incubator will remove that barrier for some companies and give them more of a reason to build their future here in Pittsburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pitt trustees approved the incubator on the same day the university announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/pitt-launches-fundraising-campaign.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$3 billion fundraising campaign<\/a> to support university initiatives further. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2026\/09\/28\/pitt-health-sciences-startup-development.html?ana=wpxi\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2026\/09\/28\/pitt-health-sciences-startup-development.html?ana=wpxi\">Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 The University of Pittsburgh announced it is launching a new health sciences startup incubator. 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