Project Grant 2013877

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,295,800 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to The General Hospital Corporation (Massachusetts General Hospital) to develop a novel non-rotating nano-optic endoscope for 360-degree in vivo imaging. The key objectives are to design and fabricate a metasurface that can passively modulate the transmitted beam direction,...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), supports the development of a novel sprayable hydrogel sealant for managing gastrointestinal (GI) lesions and bleeding. The $1,250,000 award to Biodevek Inc., a small business located in Boston, MA, aims to advance a minimally invasive, bio-adhesive hydrogel technology that can improve...

This $506,500 Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), aims to develop an Optical Sensor-Enabled Endotracheal Tube (OS-ETT) to reduce the risks and costs associated with improper endotracheal tube placement and unintended extubation. The OS-ETT will incorporate optical sensors and signal processing algorithms to provide real-time anatomical imaging and positional monitoring, enabling proper...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,990 to Scorpido Photonics aims to develop a prototype endoscope-based diagnostic system for rapid, non-invasive detection of microscopic tumors. The project integrates plasmonic nanobubble sensors into a medical device platform to enable instant, optical-based cancer diagnosis through standard endoscopic procedures, without the need for physical tissue extraction. The key...

This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), under the Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research program (CFDA 93.394), is funding the development of an automated rapid colonoscope insertion device. The $399,789 award to Ergami Endoscopy, Inc. aims to create a low-cost robotic flexible overtube capable of blind automated insertion and fixation in the colon. This device is intended to facilitate straightforward scope insertion, reduce patient pain and the need for sedation,...

This 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), will fund the development and validation of a novel optical scanning probe microscope (SPM) system for high-resolution, high-sensitivity chemical imaging in biomedical applications. The $295,308 award will support Actoprobe LLC in Albuquerque, NM to create a SPM probe...

The National Science Foundation awarded Pensievision, Inc. $255,947 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an endoscopic 3D imaging system for evaluating cancers and disorders of the esophagus and pharynx. The Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will combine liquid lens technology, artificial intelligence software, and astronomical imaging techniques to generate three-dimensional images of early-stage esophageal and throat tumors....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant awarded $274,440 to Vine Medical Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company, to develop a proof-of-concept for a self-deploying endotracheal intubation device. The proposed soft robotics system aims to achieve over a 90% first-pass intubation success rate, which would improve patient outcomes and reduce complications during emergency airway management procedures. The device is designed to...

Modendo Inc. received a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an ultrathin endomicroscope. The grant was awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies. Specifically, the funding will support Modendo's development of a new class of minimally invasive endoscope probes with diameters as small as 100...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $994,138 to Modendo Inc., a for-profit company located in Boulder, CO, to develop and validate a prototype ultrathin endomicroscope instrument for high-resolution, minimally invasive optical imaging of the brain in animal neuroscience research. The key innovation is achieving a cross-sectional area more than 10 times smaller than...