Project Grant 0637808

Federal Grant Award Summary Interlink Electronics, Inc. received a $200,000 Phase I Project Grant from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103), awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026. The company is developing innovative amperometric gas sensor nodes designed to monitor post-harvest food quality and safety throughout the food supply chain. The project focuses on creating low-cost, advanced...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $249,532 supports the development of an inline particle monitoring system for sterile liquid filtration in food and beverage manufacturing via holographic imaging. Funded through the NSF Engineering Directorate's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the project advances digital holographic sensing and machine learning image processing to detect and characterize contaminants in real-time with single particle sensitivity. This rapid, label-free...

RYP Labs, Inc. received a $169,099 Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2025, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The grant supports the development and testing of advanced packaging technology designed to extend fruit shelf life and prevent mold growth during storage and shipping. The project involves four major stages: establishing testing and...

Pathotrak LLC received a $884,848 cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation on December 15, 2021 to complete work by November 30, 2023. The award is part of NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to advance science, engineering, and technology solutions. Specifically, the funding supports Pathotrak's SBIR Phase II project to develop rapid detection methods for pathogens in manufacturing trimmings. The company will work to deliver technology...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Interlink Electronics, Inc. received a $175,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), with an award date of September 15, 2025 and completion target of May 14, 2026. The company is developing an artificial intelligence-based post-harvest food quality and safety monitoring platform that integrates next-generation printed toxic gas sensors with data fusion and...

Microsensor Labs, LLC received a $181,500 Phase I Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), awarded on September 30, 2025. The company will develop and validate MagiCyte MB, a fully automated, high-speed, and cost-effective system designed to rapidly detect, isolate, and enumerate Salmonella from poultry products. The research leverages novel biological...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop a novel platform for accelerating the strain development process for precision fermentation. The $275,000 grant, awarded on January 15, 2025, will fund the recipient, Terraferma Foods, Inc., to leverage machine learning and experimental biology to enhance the industrial-scale production of animal proteins in yeast. The project...

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...

RYP Labs, Inc. received a $255,044 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop delivery systems for the controlled release of bioactive compounds to extend the shelf life of perishable agricultural products. The one-year grant period, awarded on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2022, will support RYP Labs' efforts to design and test encapsulation...

Federal Grant Award Summary Mirtech, Inc. received a $175,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), effective September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for May 14, 2026. The award funds development of Sustainable and Active Packaging (SAP) technology that integrates eco-friendly, biobased materials with active compounds to extend the shelf life of produce while reducing food...