Project Grant R41MH123253

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,596,935 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Petcoil, Inc., a for-profit company based in Sunnyvale, California. The grant, awarded on March 11, 2025, with a planned completion date of February 29, 2028, supports the commercialization of a portable, brain-dedicated Positron Emission Tomography (PET) insert system that can be integrated with existing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant award of $275,000 to Adialante L.L.C. focuses on the development of techniques to facilitate the design and fabrication of affordable, compact, and patient-friendly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, particularly for pediatric applications. The project aims to innovate novel B1 imaging approaches, such as Frequency-Encoded and Phase-Encoded Frequency-Modulated Rabi-Encoded Echoes (FREE), that...

This $1,336,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the CFDA 93.286 "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" program supports the development of a rapid, motion-robust, and low-gadolinium MRI technology for pediatric brain tumors. The key objectives are to (1) develop cutting-edge technologies for rapid, motion-robust, and quantitative MRI scans to reduce sedation needs...

Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $514,357 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286). The award, dated June 1, 2025, with completion expected by May 31, 2029, supports the development and prototype demonstration of a portable, liquid-helium-free 1-Tesla/560-millimeter room-temperature...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded Massachusetts General Hospital a Cooperative Agreement totaling $808,070 (Award Date: August 1, 2025; Completion Date: July 31, 2030) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286). The award supports the design and development of a comprehensive head-neck radiofrequency (RF) coil system optimized for...

HYQ Research Solutions, LLC was awarded a $998,104 Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop high dielectric constant materials for accelerating 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging. The two-year award will support the company's efforts to increase MRI signal-to-noise ratio by over 50% and cut scan times in half through incorporating high dielectric constant materials into clinical imaging coils. This novel...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) received a $578,070 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 1, 2026. The award funds the acquisition and installation of the OmniTom Elite Photon Counting Mobile Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner from NeuroLogica. This compact, self-shielded research instrument will be...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), under the Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research program (CFDA 93.394), provides $399,491 to Northridge Tri-Modality Imaging Inc. to upgrade their gantry-based imaging system to incorporate bioluminescence tomography (BLT) capabilities. The upgraded system will enable 3D whole-body fluorescent, bioluminescent, and anatomical X-ray imaging of small animal cancer models, providing a comprehensive multimodal imaging...

Federal Grant Award Summary Yale University received a $1.4 million Project Grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286). The award, effective July 1, 2025, through March 31, 2029, supports the development and optimization of a modular time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) scanner prototype designated FastSight. The project aims to...

Federal Grant Award Summary Dogpatch Medical LLC received a $306,463 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award supports development of PassiveCAth, an innovative microcatheter device designed to enhance intra-arterial (IA) drug delivery to the central nervous...