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Radiant Innovation LLC was awarded a $175,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop rapidly deployable, grid-independent refrigerated containers powered by solar energy and battery storage. The goal of the project is to enable new markets for farmers and food distributors through reliable cold supply chains for storing, distributing, and marketing fresh foods using off-grid...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded the University of Oregon a $190,467 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to develop and evaluate non-cryogenic methods for preserving microbial samples in the field using heat-assisted desiccation. This research aims to enable researchers to survey a broader range of locations with reduced logistical challenges, as dried samples are lighter, safer, and easier to transport...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 STTR Phase I grant to Inaedis, Inc. to develop an innovative method for the thermal stabilization of biopharmaceutical formulations. The project aims to establish a rapid room-temperature aerosol dehydration (RTAD) process that improves the stability of biologics, vaccines, and other pharmaceuticals, circumventing the need for a cold chain supply. This technology seeks to serve international markets by allowing the pharmaceutical industry to...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Energy Concepts Company, LLC $175,000 under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to develop an innovative refrigeration cycle for small-scale refrigeration. Energy Concepts will modify an existing propane-fired diffusion absorption chiller to enable operation using heat from renewable energy sources like solar thermal, geothermal, waste heat,...

Freshkube Inc. received a $255,981 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to develop an adaptable refrigeration system for smart mini-containers. The goal is to reduce food waste, energy use, and carbon emissions from refrigerated transport by creating a highly efficient and customizable system. Freshkube will address technical challenges in developing a volume-adaptable refrigeration unit allowing efficient operation at different cooling capacities. The company will also...

The National Science Foundation awarded $275,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Kazadi Enterprises LTD to develop a Hydrologic Open Cooling System. The project aims to create a renewable, closed container cooling system incorporating rechargeable vacuum insulation and a novel two-stage heat pump. The system is designed to maintain cooling chamber temperatures between 1.5-5 degrees Celsius using 10% or less of the electrical power of...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will fund research by Lyowave, Inc. to address the scale-up challenge for using high-frequency microwave heating in the manufacturing of freeze-dried medicines, diagnostics, and other sensitive materials. The $304,436 award aims to develop new experimental methods, physics-based models, and control strategies to enable the noninvasive retrofitting of...

This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a new sub-kelvin refrigerator using superfluid helium vortex cooling. Funded under the Engineering (47.041) program, Yale University will analyze, design, build a prototype, and benchmark a two-stage cooling system combining a superfluid vortex cooler and Joule-Thomson precooler. The system aims to achieve high-capacity cooling below 1K without using helium-3, addressing stockpile depletion issues. By...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $274,991 to Duravax Inc. to develop thermostable formulations of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. The project aims to overcome the cold-chain limitations of current mRNA products by demonstrating the feasibility of storing mRNA APIs and mRNA-lipid nanoparticles at room temperature for extended periods. If...

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...