The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded Lumenastra $256,000 under the SBIR PHASE I Project Grant titled "A WEARABLE NON-INVASIVE DEEP TISSUE THERMOMETER." The award period runs from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The funding supports the development of a wearable, non-invasive deep tissue thermometer under the NSF's Engineering grant program (CFDA 47.041). This program seeks to foster innovation in engineering research and education to improve...
This $199,005 National Science Foundation project grant funds research at the University of North Florida to develop machine learning algorithms using noninvasive wearable sensors to forecast seizures and optimize antiseizure medication dosing for women with epilepsy. Funded under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which supports innovation and excellence in engineering research and education, the two-year award will investigate hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle...
Lifespan Digital Health LLC was awarded a $255,409 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop bio-behavioral technology and provide mental health services. Specifically, the company will use predictive algorithms, wearable technology, and peripheral autonomic biofeedback to provide timely data and enable mental health professionals to treat students. This innovative approach aims to address the...
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 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $400,000 in funding to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop a wearable sweat-sensing platform capable of non-invasive, continuous, and laboratory-independent assessment of biological age and resilience. The key objectives of this 4-year award are: 1) Identification and exploration of novel sweat-based molecular biomarkers associated with heat strain and aging, to...
The National Science Foundation awarded a two-year, $199,967 Project Grant to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The grant will support the development of a validation framework and open-source hardware/software sync platform for wearable motion analysis systems. Specifically, the grantee will establish novel data-driven methods and probabilistic/learning-based models to enable accurate time alignment between...
LIV Labs Inc. was awarded a $255,078 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on January 15, 2022 to support research and development efforts concluding December 31, 2022. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and excellence. Specifically, the funds will support LIV Labs' SBIR Phase I project to develop monitoring and treatment technologies for urinary...
This $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant will support Products For Any Lifestyle, Inc. (PAL) in developing a wearable device and machine learning model to predict and prevent meltdowns in children with autism. The NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program aims to advance breakthrough technologies addressing national challenges. PAL will create a prototype wearable that continuously monitors biometrics to predict meltdowns using individualized machine learning models. By...
Lilu Inc. received a $276,000 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 a sensor-based bra that measures breast milk output and monitors changes in breast volume before and after breastfeeding or breast pumping. The NSF grant will support Lilu Inc.'s work from May 2021 through November 2021 to create a wearable technology solution that objectively tracks the impact...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under CFDA Program 47.041 - Engineering, aims to improve the spatial resolution of internal body thermometry. The $385,755 award, which runs from May 2025 to April 2028, is supporting research and development at the University of Colorado to create a non-invasive, wearable core body thermometer capable of accurately measuring internal body temperatures, with a focus on monitoring brain temperature during cardiac surgeries. The...