Modendo Inc. received a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an ultrathin endomicroscope. The grant was awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies.
Specifically, the funding will support Modendo's development of a new class of minimally invasive endoscope probes with diameters as small as 100 microns, approximately 10 times smaller than existing endoscopes. The ultrathin endomicroscope aims to enable in-vivo imaging of neurons in the brain with subcellular resolution and minimal tissue damage. If successful, the novel imaging approach using wavefront shaping and machine learning in multimode fibers could establish routine high-resolution optical imaging of hard-to-reach brain regions. The grant period runs from August 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.
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