The National Science Foundation awarded American Nanotechnologies Inc. a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a platform for printable chemical sensors. The one-year project ending November 30th, 2022 will support the creation of technology enabling the printing of chemical sensors for applications such as environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics. The NSF Engineering program aims to strengthen engineering...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant to Current Surgical Inc. from May 15, 2021 to November 30, 2021 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds the development of a smart needle for precise tumor ablation. The NSF Engineering program supports innovation, creativity, and excellence in engineering research and education to improve quality of life and economic strength. This award advances those goals by...
The National Science Foundation awarded Cytorecovery Inc. a $255,986 Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on March 15, 2021. The grant funded the development of on-chip integration of sample preparation and monitoring capabilities with dielectrophoretic cell isolation techniques. 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 Tufts University a $100,114 project grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2022. The grant funds the development of fluorescent sensors to measure temperature and iron ion concentrations around magnetic particles exposed to an oscillating magnetic field. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovative engineering...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded $255,478 under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program to Crossmhv, L.l.c. (doing business as Nascence) for the project "STTR PHASE I: RAPID-RELEASE CELL CULTURE PLATFORM FOR FLOW CYTOMETRY." The one-year project period runs from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. Under this Project Grant, Nascence will develop a rapid-release cell culture platform to enable high-throughput flow cytometry analysis....
Zymosense Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation on December 1, 2021 to develop a platform for rapid assessment of hydrolytic enzyme activity to optimize their design and use. The award is being carried out under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) of the NSF Directorate for Engineering, which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and innovation. Under this one-year...
Infinifluidics Inc. received a $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant supports development of on-demand continuous and sterile manufacturing of injectable drug delivery systems at industrial scale on a portable microfluidic chip from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovative engineering research and education. This award will allow...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded Lumina Instruments Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant funded Lumina Instruments' SBIR PHASE I project to develop full surface angstrom-level contamination and defect detection on thin glass samples from August 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. As part of its mission to improve the quality of life and economic strength of the nation through engineering innovation, the...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $249,532 supports the development of an inline particle monitoring system for sterile liquid filtration in food and beverage manufacturing via holographic imaging. Funded through the NSF Engineering Directorate's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the project advances digital holographic sensing and machine learning image processing to detect and characterize contaminants in real-time with single particle sensitivity. This rapid, label-free...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded North Carolina State University a $250,000 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from June 15, 2021 to May 31, 2023. The grant funds the development of a network of electronic noses to sense stress-induced chemical fingerprints emitted by plants. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research....