This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The contract, valued at $752,758, is for the development of a novel ophthalmic imaging platform to characterize and monitor visual impairment observed in long-duration space flights. The platform will combine non-invasive measurements of the retina/choroid structure and ocular...
This federal contract award to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a small business, is for the development of an advanced optical imaging platform to comprehensively examine the eye's posterior segment (retina/choroid) using non-invasive techniques. The $124,991 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract is funded by the Shared Services Center (SSC), a civilian agency. The platform will leverage Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and PSI's proprietary Confocal Line-Scanning...
This is a $149,966 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The contract is for the development of a Photonic Integrated Raman Spectrometer (PIRS). The award has a firm fixed price and is set to be completed by August 25, 2023. PSI has extensive experience supporting various federal agencies through both contract and grant awards,...
This is a $711,654 Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Beyond Photonics, LLC. The contract is for the development of "Autonomous Alignment Advancements for Eye-Safe Coherent LIDAR", which involves research, development, testing, and production of specialized electro-optical equipment and components to support atmospheric monitoring and analysis applications. As a small business,...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a small business, for the development of a Doppler-compensated integrated photonic time-bin entanglement transceiver under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The contract has a total ceiling value of $124,981.00 and a completion date of September 30, 2021. PSI is a for-profit research and development company that specializes in advanced...
The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded a $4.0 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Lambdavision Incorporated, a woman-owned small business headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. Under this total small business set-aside contract, Lambdavision will develop advanced manufacturing processes for in-space production of protein-based artificial retinas. The work is scheduled for completion by March 23, 2028, and represents a progression from the...
Physical Sciences Inc. was awarded a $150,000 purchase order as the prime contractor to deliver a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research project for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The contract calls for Physical Sciences Inc. to develop a deep ultraviolet Raman spatial heterodyne spectrometer for depth resolved core analysis. This Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I award from NASA will support initial research and development of the proposed technology...
Photon Systems, Inc. was awarded a firm fixed price definitive contract valued at $1,118,379 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to address the need for spacecraft microbial monitoring for long duration human missions. This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract builds upon a previous Phase I proposal and will result in the development of a near-real-time, in-situ, reagentless sensor for use on the International Space Station and future spacecraft...
Physical Sciences Inc., a small business research and development firm headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, has been awarded a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at approximately $150K by NASA to investigate the feasibility of electrodynamic tethers for very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite missions. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, extends through March 10, 2026, and represents the final commercialization phase of the SBIR...
Vista Photonics, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced laser sensing and optical gas monitoring technologies, received a $2.50 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from NASA's Shared Services Center, awarded November 12, 2024, with completion targeted for September 10, 2025. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside and structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract, calls for the manufacture and delivery of compact,...
This is a $100,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The contract builds upon PSI's previous SBIR Phase II work on a novel ophthalmic imaging platform to characterize and monitor potential visual impairment observed in long-duration spaceflight. The Phase II-X program has two main objectives: 1) Demonstrate quantitative blood flow measurement over large areas using an advanced line-scanning Doppler flowmetry technique, and 2) Develop a method for accurately evaluating globe flattening, a key geometrical change of the eye related to refractive errors and reduced visual acuity in microgravity. This contract represents an extension of PSI's prior SBIR research efforts focused on addressing significant medical challenges faced by astronauts during long-duration space missions.