Project Grant 2014713

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,...

Echowear LLC received a $255,719 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on December 1, 2021 to support its project titled "The Integration of Smart Wearables in the Telehealth Management Workflow." Under this award, Echowear LLC will develop and integrate smart wearable technologies into telehealth management workflows to advance the NSF's Engineering program goals of improving quality of life and economic strength. The Engineering program (CFDA #47.041)...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to RT Microdx Inc. provides $274,362 to develop a novel molecular diagnostic platform for detecting respiratory diseases like strep throat. The platform aims to provide laboratory-quality accuracy for at-home use by non-healthcare professionals. Key technical objectives include optimizing the sensitivity of the platform's pH-sensitive polymer detection mechanism and ensuring robust performance at...

RCE Technologies, Inc. was awarded a $255,892 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a proof-of-concept machine learning-based diagnostic system for detecting myocardial infarction and ischemia in real-time. The system aims to provide point-of-care clinical classification for heart attack cases using a novel, portable device integrating the awardee's proprietary external...

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...

This federal 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), provides $374,378 to Michigan State University to develop a computational modeling framework for a miniaturized, noninvasive, wireless, luminescence-based carbon dioxide sensing wearable device. The goal is to accurately translate transcutaneous partial pressure of CO2...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Airalux Medical, Inc. received a $306,872 Project Grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), awarded September 5, 2025, with completion targeted for January 4, 2027. The company is developing a digitally-enabled incentive spirometry device designed to improve patient adherence to post-surgical respiratory therapy and streamline clinical workflows. The device automatically...

This Project Grant award, valued at $503,930.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070), supports the development of a wearable sensor network with distributed computing capabilities for advanced health monitoring and biomechanics analysis. The research aims to address key challenges associated with wearable technologies, such as limited computational power, battery capacity, data...

The National Science Foundation awarded Aural Analytics, Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant funded the company's "STTR PHASE I: REMOTE ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY FUNCTION IN HOSPITAL PATIENTS BASED ON SPEECH ACOUSTICS (COVID-19)" project from June 15, 2021 to February 28, 2022. The project aimed to develop technology using speech acoustics to remotely assess respiratory function in hospital patients, which has applications for...

This $255,870 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships grant to Strivision LLC supports the development of an airborne contagion mapping platform through visual exhale monitoring. The goal is to create a method for monitoring and evaluating exposure risks from airborne viral contaminants such as COVID-19 to reduce public health risks from respiratory disease transmission. Strivision will advance understanding of how airborne contagions spread within indoor spaces by...