Cooperative Agreement 2126531

This SBIR Phase I project awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $275,000 in funding to Ecotune, Inc. to develop a sustainable, high-performance alternative to natural leather fabric. The project aims to create a 100% bio-based, environmentally friendly leather material that meets industry requirements for mechanical, physical, and aesthetic properties. The proposed technology leverages biomimicry to...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop novel, sustainable textile fibers and fabrics derived from seaweed biopolymers and nanomaterials. The project seeks to create a plastic-free, multifunctional textile material with enhanced properties such as fire resistance, UV protection, and heat shielding, which can serve as an alternative to fossil fuel-based textiles....

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $100,000 supports research into polyelectrolyte multilayered surfaces for use in human mesenchymal stem/stromal cell manufacturing. The goal is to develop a scalable and controllable polymeric coating composed of natural polymers to improve the cell expansion process used in producing therapeutic human mesenchymal stromal cells. The coating is constructed via layer-by-layer assembly of collagen and heparin and has been shown to increase cell...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) to Finiks Forge, Inc. will develop chemical processes and material fabrication platforms to enable the upcycling of keratin protein waste, derived from animal hair, into sustainable textile fibers. The $275,000 award will fund research to: 1) extract keratin from hair waste through a non-denaturing process, 2) engineer the extracted keratin into textile fibers...

This SBIR Phase II Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is funding the development of manufacturing standards and processes for producing textile-derived recycled polyester (RPET) feedstock. The $994,863 award, which runs from March 2025 to February 2027, aims to enable the commercial-scale production of this highly desired but currently unavailable material for the textile industry....

Karios Technologies LLC, a for-profit organization, received a $274,954 SBIR Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a novel, ready-to-use, large volume delivery system for in situ forming biomaterials. The biomaterials are intended to serve as tissue sealants, scar tissue reducers, and vehicles for drug or cell delivery during surgical procedures. The project aims to transfer a proprietary biomaterial...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is focused on the development of a novel mammalian cell-based nano-biological coating for implantable medical devices. The goal is to address the critical health and economic burden associated with implant-related infections by reducing or eliminating them through the use of this biocompatible and antimicrobial nano-biological coating. The $305,000...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, awarded to Tissueform, Inc., a for-profit woman-owned small business in Boulder, Colorado, aims to develop a library of human-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting applications. The $274,822 award, with a performance period from September 2024 to August 2025, will focus on creating granulated bioinks for tissues such as cartilage, bone, skin, liver,...

This $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a label-free, high-resolution, high-throughput protein screening platform called Vibrational Spectroscopy with Metasurface Optics (VISMO). The technology aims to enable simultaneous, minute-scale measurement of millions of protein samples, which would dramatically improve the lengthy and costly cycles...

This $256,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of additive manufacturing techniques for soft tissue repair. Asante Bio LLC will receive funding to design and engineer a novel 3D microfiber printer capable of assembling synthetic biopolymer filaments into fibrous, flexible implants that promote soft tissue healing. Through this six-month award ending November 2022, Asante Bio will optimize...