This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract award to Leiden Measurement Technology, LLC to develop a portable microfluidic analysis instrument for measuring inorganic ions in potable water, thermal control system cooling water, and human wastewater. The goal is to advance NASA's current state-of-the-art microfluidic analytical instrument technology into a user-friendly, compact, and automated platform for use on the International Space Station. The contract, valued at...
This is a SBIR Phase I contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Lynntech Inc., a small business technology development company based in College Station, Texas. The contract, valued at $125,000.00, is for the development of a "reagent-regenerative, microgravity-compatible, compact-sized ion analyzer" capable of measuring inorganic contaminants in potable water, thermal control system cooling water, and human wastewater on spacecraft. The contract...
This award is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The prime contractor, Leiden Measurement Technology LLC, is a small R&D firm that specializes in developing prototype scientific instruments for researchers. Through this $124,825 fixed-price contract, Leiden will design the "In-Situ Solid Phase Extraction of Chemical Targets (INSPECT)" instrument, a versatile and...
This is a $1,036,929.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Innovaprep LLC, a small business located in Drexel, Missouri. The contract is focused on developing a rapid microbial concentration system for monitoring potable water quality aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The goal is to address challenges with detecting low levels of microbial contamination in recycled water systems used for...
This is a $70,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Lynntech Inc., a small business technology development company based in College Station, Texas. The contract is for the development of a "Reagentless Carbon Analyzer for Water Quality Monitoring", which aligns with NASA's interest in advanced sensor technologies. As an SBIR Phase I award, this contract represents early-stage research and...
This federal contract award to Leiden Measurement Technology LLC, a small R&D firm, provides $124,700.00 in funding for the development of two novel microfluidic innovations. The first is a long-path, folded, on-chip absorption cell with lock-in amplified detection to enable high colorimetric sensitivity. The second is an on-board system for mixing reagents and standards from dry chemical constituents to enable in-situ preparation, supporting long-duration deployments. These innovations will...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to HJ Science & Technology Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit small business. The contract, valued at $749,983, is for the development of a highly integrated, programmable, and miniaturized microfluidic automation platform capable of running rapid and complex synthetic biology and bioengineering processes. The goal is to engineer life-supporting microbes...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Environmental & Life Support Technology, LLC (ELST), a small business located in Parker, Colorado. The contract is for the development of an electroanalytical device to enable rapid, accurate measurement and process control of silver ion biocide concentrations in water systems for future space missions. The device will automatically monitor and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Orb Xyz, Inc., a for-profit organization. The contract is for the development of a real-time, non-destructive microbial water monitoring system for spacecraft cabins. The contract has a firm fixed price of $124,877.00 and a completion date of March 28, 2021. As this is an SBIR Phase I contract, the research and development work is...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Leiden Measurement Technology LLC, a small research and development (R&D) firm, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for the development of a hyperspectral microscope for the detection of life, with a potential value of $124,978.00. Leiden Measurement Technology has previously supported NASA's space exploration and...