Project Grant 2413512
- This $255,982 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of sustainable, cost-effective viral clearance membranes by Filtravate, Inc. to enable efficient monoclonal antibody processing. The NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program seeks technologies leading to breakthrough solutions for national challenges. Specifically, Filtravate will develop a virus filtration membrane using a synthesis process that is more sustainable and affordable than conventional...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will develop a novel membrane separation technology to address the energy-efficient separation of small molecules from industrial process streams for a range of industries. The $275,000 award to Avanpore LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Woburn, MA, will run from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The project aims to create functionalized...
- Award Summary Membranex, LLC, received a Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) in the amount of $1.25 million, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The project focuses on developing and demonstrating electrospray-based 3D printed membranes designed to enable the reuse of cooling tower blowdown water (CTBW) in industrial applications. The primary deliverable is the design, manufacture, and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $275,000 to Carrtech Corp, a woman-owned small business manufacturer, to develop an integrated, single-needle filter system to remove glass shards from injectable fluids. The project aims to create a novel, disposable, inline mechanical filter that addresses the current multi-step process healthcare providers must use to filter glass ampoules prior to injection,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary NCO Technologies LLC received a $305,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The project focuses on developing scalable manufacturing processes for advanced membranes composed of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)—a class of porous materials engineered for high selectivity and...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Osmopure Technologies, Inc. received a $1.53M Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award funds the development and scaling of a novel pressure-driven distillation membrane technology designed to produce ultrapure water for semiconductor manufacturing and industrial applications. The core...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,994 supports the development of an innovative, membrane-free, and chemical-free desalination technology based on ion concentration polarization. The goal is to create a scalable system that can effectively transition from a bench-scale production capacity of 10 liters per hour to a larger-scale capacity of 1,000 liters per hour. This advancement aims to make desalination more...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a bioprocessing system to isolate and purify therapeutic antibodies directly from cell culture. The $999,998 award to Athem LLC, a minority-owned small business, will enable scaling up a novel nanoparticle-based purification media and an automated prototype system. The goal is to simplify the manufacturing of biologics, reduce...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $477,562 provides funding from August 15, 2022 through July 31, 2025 to develop new predictive mathematical models for membrane filtration. The award is made under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to further the goals of strengthening the Nation's scientific enterprise and increasing scientific knowledge. The awardee, New Jersey Institute of Technology, will work with industrial collaborators and students to derive...
- Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) awarded Mespilus Inc. a Cooperative Agreement of $1.21 million effective July 15, 2025, through June 30, 2027, to develop third-generation capacitive deionization (CDI) technology for water purification. The project, performed in Worcester, Massachusetts, focuses on advancing a nano-functionalized CDI device designed to remove salts and total dissolved solids from water with...
SBIR PHASE I: HIGH-CAPACITY REUSABLE FILTER TECHNOLOGIES FOR LARGE SCALE PERFUSION APPLICATIONS -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT WILL DRIVE ADVANCEMENTS IN TUBULAR MEMBRANE FILTER DESIGN, EFFECTIVELY TACKLING THE CRITICAL BOTTLENECK ASSOCIATED WITH CAPACITY LIMITATIONS. BY DOING SO, IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING OPERATIONAL COSTS AND MINIMIZING PLASTIC WASTE ASSOCIATED WITH POLYMER FILTERS USED IN BIOPRODUCTION, PARTICULARLY IN CELL SEPARATIONS. THIS SBIR PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO VALIDATE AN INNOVATIVE FILTER FLOW CHANNEL DESIGN, ENHANCING RESOURCE EFFICIENCY, EXPEDITING CLEANING AND REGENERATION PROCESSES, AND SIGNIFICANTLY BOOSTING FILTRATION SYSTEM CAPACITIES BY ONE OR TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. TUBULAR MEMBRANES WITH RIGID WALLS, SUCH AS CERAMIC MEMBRANES, OFFER HIGHER FLUX RATES AND PROVEN REUSABILITY BUT REQUIRE HIGH RECIRCULATION PUMP RATES IN TANGENTIAL FLOW FILTRATION SYSTEMS, LEADING TO BULKINESS AND SUBSTANTIAL CONSUMPTION OF CLEANING REAGENTS. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND LAB TESTING, THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND VALIDATE INNOVATIVE FLOW CHANNEL DESIGNS FOR TUBULAR MEMBRANE FILTERS. UPON COMPLETION, THE PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE THE CROSS-FLOW RATE OF TUBULAR MEMBRANE FILTERS, IMPROVE TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE ACROSS ALL MEMBRANE SURFACES, AND MITIGATE MEMBRANE FOULING WHILE ENHANCING FLUX RATES. THESE ADVANCEMENTS IN FLOW CHANNEL DESIGN ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND PROCESSING TIME AND CAPACITY BETWEEN REGENERATIONS, THUS OPTIMIZING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 2/9/26 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 11/20/25 | ||
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| Not listed | $20.0k | 3/24/25 | ||
| Not listed | $275.0k | 6/17/24 |