This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $943,819 to Neocare Innovations, Inc. to develop an integrated biomedical platform and custom algorithm to optimize feeding protocols for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
The project aims to create a device that uses big data on breathing patterns to quantify the synchronization of breathing and swallowing in preterm infants, providing clinicians with objective metrics to better inform feeding advancement decisions. This technology is expected to decrease length of NICU stays by an estimated 2 days, potentially saving the U.S. healthcare system $8.9 billion annually in neonatal care costs and reducing the need for future medical interventions by helping infants be discharged with stronger early-stage health. The project is scheduled to be completed by February 28, 2026.
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