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Impact Center The IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh is developing tools and approaches to mobilize par

01/13/2026

Applications are now open for the Remarkable 2026 Launcher program! 🚀

Are you exploring an early-stage idea or building an inclusive solution in disability, ageing, or health tech?

Launcher is a 12-week, part-time pre-accelerator that supports early-stage founders to test, refine, and validate their ideas with guidance, coaching, and community.

What the program includes:
- Workshops and masterclasses focused on testing and validation
- One-to-one coaching and practical guidance
- Connection with a supportive cohort and the wider Disability Tech ecosystem
- An opportunity to present your work at the Launcher Showcase

Explore the program and apply online at: https://bit.ly/4qtKFI3
Applications close Sunday 15 February 2026.

Want to learn more before applying?
Join our live Launcher Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Tuesday 3 February 2026, 12:00–1:00pm AEDT.

This AMA session is open to founders and anyone supporting early-stage Disability Tech innovation.

Register for the 2026 Launcher AMA here: https://events.humanitix.com/remarkable-2026-launcher-ask-me-anything-session-sg2rk6n2

Not applying right now? You may know someone in your network who would benefit. Feel free to share it with them.

Launcher is proudly supported by TPG Telecom - Business Foundation and LaunchVic.

Image description: A purple and pink promotional graphic for the 2026 Remarkable Launcher Pre-Accelerator, featuring a green “Apply Now” button and text noting applications close on 15 February 2026.


HAVE YOU APPLIED YET??BootCamp Applications are now OPEN! This free, interactive, online, 11-week course, also known as ...
11/24/2025

HAVE YOU APPLIED YET??
BootCamp Applications are now OPEN!

This free, interactive, online, 11-week course, also known as IMPACT BootCamp, guides grantees developing an innovative and entrepreneurial idea in assistive or rehabilitation technology, biomedical technology, and other types of technologies. The course benefits both new and experienced grantees who are interested in translating research into practical applications to get their products, standards, training, or ideas to their intended audiences. Sixty teams have participated to date!

We have limited spots—apply today! ❤️💙💛 https://conta.cc/4nIejbc

🐕‍🦺✨ Designing DignityMeet TREAT-MATE, winner of the 2025 RESNA Student Design Challenge Impact Award!What started as a ...
11/21/2025

🐕‍🦺✨ Designing Dignity
Meet TREAT-MATE, winner of the 2025 RESNA Student Design Challenge Impact Award!

What started as a class project trying to fill an end-user's needs, turned into a mission of innovation, inclusive design, and connection. In this episode of ImpacTech, we're meeting the student innovators behind TREAT-MATE, the 2025 RESNA Student Design Challenge winners of the Impact Award. Their clever solution helps wheelchair users independently treat and bond with their service animals and pets.

🎧 Listen now and be inspired by a story of creativity, accessibility, and impact.
🔗 https://loom.ly/8YvI_Ak

BootCamp Applications are now OPEN! This free, interactive, online, 11-week course, also known as IMPACT BootCamp, guide...
10/17/2025

BootCamp Applications are now OPEN!

This free, interactive, online, 11-week course, also known as IMPACT BootCamp, guides grantees developing an innovative and entrepreneurial idea in assistive or rehabilitation technology, biomedical technology, and other types of technologies. The course benefits both new and experienced grantees who are interested in translating research into practical applications to get their products, standards, training, or ideas to their intended audiences. Sixty teams have participated to date!

We have limited spots—apply today! ❤️💙💛 https://conta.cc/4nIejbc

09/15/2025

Check out the The Big Idea Center's new Start Smart Legal Series, interactive seminars that will introduce you to the fundamentals of starting a business!

Session topics include...
💡Introduction to Startup Law, September 15th from 5:00-6:15 pm EST
💡Starting a Business with an F-1 Student Visa, October 7th from 5:00-6:15 pm EST
💡How to Form your Startup Company, October 28th and November 18th from 5:00-6:15 pm EST
💡How to Handle Your and Others' Intellectual Property, December 2nd from 5:00-6:15 pm EST

Register now: https://loom.ly/MgahBXI

🚪✨ Opening Doors to IndependenceMeet DOOR-E, Open Door Robotics, winner of the 2025 RESNA Developers Showcase Impact Awa...
09/10/2025

🚪✨ Opening Doors to Independence
Meet DOOR-E, Open Door Robotics, winner of the 2025 RESNA Developers Showcase Impact Award!

What started as a personal project to help a friend with mobility challenges has become a portable, affordable, and installation-free solution for interior door automation. In this episode of ImpacTech, creators Mike Soniat and Wayne Newitts share DOOR-E’s journey from a simple idea to a game-changing innovation, plus lessons on how community feedback is shaping their next steps.

🎧 Listen now and be inspired by a story of creativity, accessibility, and impact.
🔗 https://loom.ly/mTOAwVU

09/08/2025

Congratulations to IMPACT BootCamp and StartUp participant Chung-Yi Chiu, PhD! For her world-class rehabilitation research for the NIDILRR-funded project Developing Multiple Types of Phase-Specific Self-Efficacy eIntervention (TOP-SEE) to Enhance Self-Management for People with Multiple Sclerosis, she is receiving the 2025 Women in Rehabilitation Science Award!

Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office virtually from 1-3:30pm EST on September 9-10th for Innovation-Con 20...
09/05/2025

Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office virtually from 1-3:30pm EST on September 9-10th for Innovation-Con 2025: Empowering American Ingenuity and Innovation!

Highlights include...
💡From Pitch to Powerhouse: Turning big ideas into bold brands
💡Ask the Experts: Advancing your ideas into protected assets
💡A Spark of Creativity: Key strategies for the innovation journey

Register Now: https://loom.ly/Vgf2JuU

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
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