This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provided $255,943 to Athem LLC from February 15, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The grant funded the development of a medical device to isolate and purify therapeutic antibodies from recovered COVID-19 donors. The NSF Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This award aimed to advance those goals by...
This $247,457 National Science Foundation project grant funded research on coupling COVID-19 respiratory droplet adsorption and photocatalysis through metal organic frameworks. The grant was awarded to Framergy Inc. on June 15, 2021 under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The objective was to develop materials and techniques to capture and deactivate SARS-CoV-2 virus particles through the end date of November 30, 2021. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and...
Airity Technologies, Inc. received a $254k National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The grant aims to support development of viral inactivation technologies across large areas using non-thermal, non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. Specifically, the Phase I Small Business Innovation Research award will fund Airity Technologies' work to advance its platform for safely disinfecting air...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded a $256,000 Project Grant to Avior Inc., doing business as Avior Bio, to develop a safe and effective copper nanoparticle suspension formulation for face mask applications against SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses. The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. Through this funding, Avior Bio will work to produce a nanoparticle formulation that can be...
The National Science Foundation awarded Purafide, LLC a $256,000 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The grant funds research to scale and tailor the destruction of emerging contaminants using plasma water reactor technology. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This award supports Purafide's work developing innovative...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded $255,700 to Creative Biotherapeutics LLC through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on January 15, 2021 to fund the project "SBIR PHASE I: STRESS PATHWAY INHIBITION PREVENTS COVID-19 INFECTION (COVID-19)." This Project Grant will support Creative Biotherapeutics' research efforts through December 31, 2021 to develop inhibitors of stress response pathways to prevent COVID-19 infection. The NSF Engineering...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded a $254,278 Project Grant to Silivhere Technologies Inc. under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant supports the development of a tablet to destroy viruses, bacteria, and protozoa in stored household water from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This award...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $255,981 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant to Frezent Biological Solutions Inc. of Valhalla, NY under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The grant funds the development of a novel peptide inhibitor of the coronavirus papain-like protease as a prophylactic and antiviral therapeutic for COVID-19, to be administered via inhalation. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength...
Skyhaven Systems, LLC received a $255,998 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation on August 15, 2021 to complete work by January 31, 2022. The grant funds the development of desktop plug-and-play vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizers for personal protective equipment as part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The Engineering program supports innovation, creativity, and excellence in engineering research and education to improve...
The National Science Foundation awarded Medchem Partners LLC a $256,000 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The grant funds the development of novel inhaled nitric oxide therapy for pulmonary treatments related to COVID-19. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and innovation. This award supports Medchem Partners' work advancing new...