The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), through its Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), awarded a $399,589 Project Grant to Resilient Lifescience, Inc. The purpose of this grant, awarded on Sep 15, 2024, is to develop a wearable medical device to detect opioid overdose. The project is expected to be completed by Aug 31, 2025. The Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs support a wide range of research activities related to substance use disorders, addiction, and related...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a $800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to Biosensics LLC for the development and clinical validation of ODALERT, a wearable device designed to detect and alert users and first responders of potential opioid overdoses. The key products and services to be delivered under this 1-year grant include: 1) Completing the development of the ODALERT sensor, optimizing the battery, and deploying...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $649,585 to Auburn University to develop an integrated and miniaturized opioid sensor system. The project aims to address the opioid crisis through innovative, cost-efficient, and portable opioid biosensors that can enable real-time, accurate detection and monitoring. The interdisciplinary team is working to deliver solutions for law...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded Labsys LLC a $643,948 Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to develop a wearable continuous drug monitoring device for opioid use disorders (CDM-MOUD). The goal is to create a low-cost, painless patch that can monitor medication levels in the interstitial fluid, providing real-time insights into the effectiveness of treatment protocols. In Phase I, the project will focus on engineering an alpha...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $399,541 Project Grant to the Trustees of Dartmouth College to develop a high-throughput, label-free, and portable sensor that can quantitatively detect multiple illicit drugs including opioids, cocaine, psychostimulants, and methadone in liquid samples such as biofluids. The project aims to create a silver or gold nanoparticle-decorated zinc oxide nanorod coated silica nanofiber matrix...
Opos.ai, Inc. received a $267,557 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on December 1, 2021 to develop an opioid taper clinical decision support tool for use in primary care outpatient settings. The tool will assist primary care providers in safely tapering patients off opioid medications and is intended to address the ongoing public health crisis of opioid addiction and overdose. This award falls under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA...
This federal Project Grant award of $318,875.00 was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279). The grant supports the development of a machine learning algorithm to detect opioid withdrawal symptoms and cravings, which will be integrated with a closed-loop transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation (TAN) system developed by Spark Biomedical Inc. The goal is to create a wearable device that can monitor physiological...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded Tenvos Inc., a minority-owned and woman-owned small business, a $800,000 Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to develop a software-based medical device for remotely detecting opioid use through voice analysis. The proposed solution will integrate into a smartphone app, enabling patients to test for opioid use from home and securely transmit results to clinicians without requiring in-person visits. This...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $162,827 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin - Madison, through the University of Wisconsin System, to develop an "Intelligent Pervasive Augmented Reality Therapy (IPAL)" system for managing opioid use disorder (OUD) and addiction. The 1-year project will integrate complementary psychotherapies like cognitive behavioral therapy and heart rate variability biofeedback with immersive...
This $478,962 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Clemson University aims to mitigate the harm caused by illicit opioid use, particularly fentanyl, through a convergent research approach. The project will investigate methods to disrupt the supply chain of illicit opioids and shift user pathways towards recovery, while optimizing the allocation of resources between demand- and supply-side interventions. Key research...