Project Grant 2344460
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $449,996.00 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, to develop a highly sensitive, low-cost sensor platform to detect circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), a biomarker for early cancer diagnosis. This project, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Cambridge, aims to combine microwave photonics (MWP) with polymer-based micro-ring resonator...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $300,000 EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project grant to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (RF SUNY) to establish near-ultraviolet (NUV) coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy for highly sensitive imaging of native biomolecules. This technology will be applied to develop label-free digital pathology for brain...
- This $274,594 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports research and development of an innovative technology for cancer diagnosis and treatment. The project aims to improve molecular profiling and clinical laboratory testing of cancer samples by optimizing microdissection techniques. The research will focus on modeling and optimizing the opto-thermal-mechanical interactions involved in microdissection to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 project grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of Nevada, Reno to establish a point-of-care (POC) platform technology using smartphone-based time-resolved luminescence imaging and detection (STRIDE) enabled by manganese-doped semiconductor nanocrystals and artificial intelligence. This 1-year project will: (1) further develop the photophysics and optical properties of the...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $320,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLEXIBLE BIOSENSOR ENABLING LABEL-FREE SPATIAL MAPPING OF INTRA-ORGANOID FUNCTIONS." The grant period runs from February 15, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The funding supports the NSF Directorate for Engineering's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $305,000 in funding to Nanores LLC for the development of a compact, multi-color super-resolution imaging system capable of visualizing molecular structures in thick biological tissues at nanoscale resolution and depths up to 250 micrometers. The project aims to advance fluorescence imaging capabilities to enable breakthroughs in drug discovery, disease...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Oraliva, Inc. under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a portable, programmable single cell cytology platform for the early detection of epithelial cancers. The platform will combine microfluidics and artificial intelligence to classify potentially cancerous tissue in near real-time through multiparameter single-cell analysis and automated evaluation. The objectives are to link different clinical...
- Cision Vision, Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a novel, label-free imaging device for real-time detection of lymph nodes during laparoscopic cancer surgeries. The one-year project period runs from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022 and is focused on delivering a new imaging technology to improve cancer surgery outcomes. The NSF Engineering...
- This $450,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to increase the detection sensitivity of a silicon-based camera for mid-infrared (MIR) radiation. The project will modify the detector surface using metasurface technology to dramatically enhance the non-degenerate two-photon absorption process, enabling faster and higher-definition MIR imaging compared to existing solutions. This innovation promises to support cutting-edge...
- This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program supports the development of an innovative, intelligent surgical probe for prostate cancer treatment. The project aims to create an edge artificial intelligence (AI) system-on-chip for bioimpedance analysis that can accurately distinguish cancerous from healthy tissue during prostate removal surgery. The novel technology being developed includes an adaptive filter to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Illinois for the development of a bioinspired multispectral imaging sensor to support real-time intraoperative detection of cancer. The award aims to create a novel sensor that integrates perovskite nanocrystals and optical metasurfaces to simultaneously detect endogenous cancer biomarkers in the UV spectrum and exogenous markers in the near-infrared spectrum. This technology is intended to improve identification and staging of lymph nodes during cancer surgery, potentially reducing the need for additional procedures and complications. The University of Illinois is collaborating with the University of Pennsylvania and University of Maryland Baltimore County as sub-awardees on validation testing and public engagement initiatives.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 1/9/24 |