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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three-year, $449,999 Project Grant under their Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Cincinnati to develop an implantable biosensor platform that can continuously monitor various biomarkers in the body for over a year. The project aims to create a new class of long-lasting aptamer-based sensors protected by robust porous oxide coatings, which would enable the first practical implantable monitoring system for managing chronic...

This $254,369 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a wearable device capable of continuously sensing physiological signals for biometric authentication and health monitoring. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: The project will explore the use of multispectral photoplethysmography (PPG) signals collected through custom-designed wearable devices for continuous biometric...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $400,000 in funding to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop a wearable sweat-sensing platform capable of non-invasive, continuous, and laboratory-independent assessment of biological age and resilience. The key objectives of this 4-year award are: 1) Identification and exploration of novel sweat-based molecular biomarkers associated with heat strain and aging, to...

This $2,623,234 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports the development of a wearable multiplex biosensor system to monitor exacerbation risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is the prime awardee, collaborating with researchers at the California Institute of Technology...

The Defense Health Agency awarded a $2,463,953 Project Grant to Biosensics LLC for the development of a "Wearable Sensor Platform for Remote Monitoring of Individuals on the Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum." The award, made under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), will fund the creation of innovative wearable sensor technologies and cloud-based software solutions to enable remote monitoring and management of frontotemporal dementia and related...

This $245,631 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a wearable device capable of continuously sensing a wide range of physiological signals for biometric authentication and health monitoring. The project, led by Louisiana State University, aims to explore the use of multispectral photoplethysmography (PPG) signals to enable a continuous, time-efficient authentication method that can facilitate secure and...

Biomesense Inc. received a $883,212 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to develop a novel biosensor to accelerate investigations of the gut microbiome. The grant will support validating the microbial lysis and DNA isolation functions of a prototype biosensor over a 6-month period ending December 31, 2021. The biosensor is intended to enable dense, time-longitudinal sampling of participants' gut microbiomes in their...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $305,000 STTR Phase I project grant to Sensvita Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The project aims to develop a non-invasive radio frequency sensing technology for home-based monitoring of heart and lung function. The proposed system uses advanced sensing methods to measure critical physiological parameters without the need for skin contact or maintenance, improving the convenience, scalability,...

The National Science Foundation awarded Integrated Medical Sensors Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a novel multi-analyte microsensor platform for continuous wireless monitoring applications. The grant aims to create a unique monolithic semiconductor platform capable of wirelessly monitoring multiple biochemical and physiological markers simultaneously in a sub-cubic millimeter footprint. This miniature,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Biosensics LLC received a $2.13M Project Grant award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS, CFDA 93.350) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, to develop and validate HDwear, a wearable sensor platform for remote monitoring of motor impairment in Huntington's Disease (HD) and prodromal HD. The company conducted one of the longest wearable sensor monitoring studies to date, enrolling 41 participants at the...