This National Institutes of Health (NIH) R21/R33 grant award in the amount of $734,360 aims to develop and validate an innovative, inexpensive multi-modal digital stethoscope capable of automated lung sound and respiratory rate analysis, with mobile phone interoperability to an electronic health (eHealth) platform for real-time lower respiratory infection (LRI) and antibiotic surveillance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The grant, awarded under the NIH's Child Health and Human...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research, will support the development and evaluation of IMAAP, an interactive mobile asthma action plan. The $441,375 award, effective July 17, 2024 through May 31, 2026, aims to create an innovative technology that leverages objective lung function assessment, symptom reporting, and personalized treatment recommendations to empower adolescents, particularly those from...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $124,714 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Empo Health, Inc. The purpose of this Phase I project is to improve Empo Health's novel in-home imaging bathroom scale for remote monitoring of diabetic foot conditions, particularly in rural areas with limited internet connectivity. The project aims to enhance the device's ability to function...
This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), will evaluate the use of mobile devices to extract vital signs to monitor patients with asthma. The $459,127 award to M5 Enterprise, LLC (doing business as Emedical Sentry) aims to improve the detection and management of asthma attacks through remote patient monitoring. The goal is to enhance telehealth by incorporating video-based vital sign...
This $298,640 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) aims to develop and pilot a mobile health application called ADEPT (Accessible Diarrhea Etiology Prediction Tool) to support rural healthcare providers in Bangladesh in the management of pediatric diarrhea. The ADEPT app will provide clinical decision support and promote antimicrobial stewardship among these frontline...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $1,602,357 Project Grant under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to KDH Research & Communication, Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Atlanta, GA. The grant funds the development and evaluation of the "Personalized Approach to Habits-Sleep" (PATH-S) mobile app, which aims to improve sleep duration and asthma symptoms for Black teenagers aged 14-17 with asthma. The PATH-S app will...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $585,794 project grant under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research (CFDA 93.837) program to Tele-Stethoscope Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to develop a novel mobile phone technology for detecting preeclampsia and hypertension. The project aims to demonstrate proof-of-concept that ordinary mobile phones can reproduce physicians' diagnoses of preeclampsia and accurately measure blood pressure to detect hypertension. The...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), supports the development of Potentia Analytics Inc.'s "MyDocSaid" application. The $284,317 award will fund the creation of a patient-centric digital health recorder that uses advanced natural language processing and artificial intelligence to transcribe, summarize, and provide contextual insights from medical conversations. The goal is to enhance patient...
Bloomalo LLC was awarded a $256,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Small Business Innovation Research program. The grant will support development of an artificial intelligence-driven pediatric care platform to enable personalized and coordinated developmental and behavioral care for children. The platform aims to address critical gaps and needs in children's behavioral health by providing evidence-based content, personalized assessments using data-driven...
Magic Medical Solutions LLC was awarded a $649,958 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop the Tele Case Assessment & Response Engine ICU (TeleCARE-ICU). TeleCARE-ICU is an intelligent, mobile platform that provides comprehensive automated intensive care unit patient monitoring and assessment using machine learning algorithms. It takes inputs from standard monitoring devices, the...