This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $959,066 to Jelikalite Corp. to develop a non-invasive therapeutic brain stimulation medical device to improve communication, responsiveness, and social integration for autistic children. The project aims to finalize a prototype into a manufacturing-ready product and implement a platform for personalizing transcranial...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Project Grant, awarded to Ai-Neotech LLC in the amount of $275,000 on October 1, 2023, supports the development of a novel consumer product that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models applied to electroencephalogram (EEG) data to predict and mitigate the risk of epileptic seizures for patients and their caregivers. The goal is...
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...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $255,851 awarded on September 15, 2022 will support the development of a neuromodulation device to promote healthy sleep cycles through the completion of prototype engineering. The awardee, Neurolight Inc. of Suffern, New York, will utilize controlled light and sound stimuli delivered via an externally worn system to transpose normal brain wave patterns associated with desired sleep states into recipients suffering from sleep disorders. This aims...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $266,000 Project Grant to Columbia University under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a wearable noninvasive brain imaging device using near-infrared light-based time-domain diffuse optical tomography. The device aims to improve clinical outcomes in neurology by enabling measurement of deep brain blood flow, which is difficult to measure with current technologies. The grant will support...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,970 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Censyn, Inc. on November 15, 2023 under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The award is for the development of a portable, handheld electroencephalogram (EEG) device designed to provide a rapid, quantifiable assessment of concussions and facilitate faster access to proper patient care. The project aims to overcome limitations of current...
This $630,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a new technology called the Monolithic Adjustable Photostimulation (MAP) platform to improve the way neurons are stimulated during neuroscience experiments. The project aims to design and extensively test the MAP devices, which use advanced silicon heterojunctions to enable minimally-invasive, non-genetic modulation of neural circuits with high...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant to Lumostech, Inc. under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a smart sleep mask and mobile application to improve sleep for adolescents. The one-year project will apply light flash technology delivered through a sleep mask to advance teenagers' circadian phases without disrupting daytime activities. Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered via mobile...
This $175,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program, supports the development of a hybrid EEG-fNIRS neuroimaging headband for neurofeedback applications. The University of Memphis is the primary awardee and will develop the headband device, which will simultaneously monitor critical neural biomarkers by combining EEG's temporal precision and fNIRS' spatial accuracy. The project aims to...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1 million to Itherapy, LLC of Martinez, California to develop an evaluative artificial speech intelligence and autism screener system called EASI-AS. The system aims to improve treatment for children with communication impairments by providing specialists and parents with accurate, efficient reports on speech and language evaluations along with...