Cooperative Agreement 2037859

Impact Photonics LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatible single photon avalanche diode. The SBIR program is intended to support scientific research and development that has the potential for commercialization. Under this Phase I award made on November 1, 2021 for a one-year period ending December 31, 2022, Impact Photonics...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports 2PI Inc. to develop a novel 3D sensor utilizing metasurface flat optics technology. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research award aims to demonstrate an ultra-compact 3D sensor prototype with enhanced performance over existing solutions. Specifically, 2PI will validate a design featuring panoramic vision, improved spatial resolution, and...

This $274,904 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an integrated computer vision capability to construct detailed 3D models from 2D photographs. The project aims to integrate geometric and semantic methods to accurately extract critical infrastructure asset features, such as utility pole height, inclination, wire gauges, deterioration, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant award of $304,987 to Clearview Optics LLC aims to develop highly sensitive optical detectors capable of sensing single photons at room temperature. Unlike existing technologies that require extreme cooling, these detectors offer greater accessibility and efficiency for applications spanning satellite communication, cybersecurity, defense, and...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 in funding to Ai Pow LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business located in College Station, TX. The project aims to develop a hardware-aware AutoML platform to enable efficient deployment of AI models on resource-constrained edge devices for real-time defect detection in...

This STTR Phase I grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a compact, multi-wavelength interferometric system for real-time, in-situ metrology in high-precision optical manufacturing. The $274,524 project aims to deliver a market-ready, on-machine metrology system that can improve efficiency and accuracy in diamond tool alignment, surface metrology, and overall manufacturing throughput by...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $994,138 to Modendo Inc., a for-profit company located in Boulder, CO, to develop and validate a prototype ultrathin endomicroscope instrument for high-resolution, minimally invasive optical imaging of the brain in animal neuroscience research. The key innovation is achieving a cross-sectional area more than 10 times smaller than...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award of $305,000 to Nanores LLC provides funding to develop a compact, multi-color super-resolution imaging system capable of visualizing thick biological tissues at nanoscale resolution. The project aims to overcome limitations of existing imaging technologies by incorporating advanced features like adaptive optics and spinning disk technology to...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $264,016 to Surgical Vision Systems, Inc. to design and develop a novel robotic surgery system for improving microvascular anastomotic procedures. The key objectives are to: 1) develop an optical coherence tomography imaging system integrated with a robotic microvascular suturing tool, 2) test the accuracy of the imaging...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (NEI) under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) provides $881,796 to Siloam Vision, Inc. to develop two advanced, laser-based, AI-enabled retinal imaging systems. The key innovations are: A wider field-of-view camera design that can be paired with either a scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) or optical coherence tomography (OCT) system, offering 2D or 3D imaging, respectively. This aims to address an unmet need in retinopathy...