Project Grant 2531225
- This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports the development of a novel non-surgical bioelectronic brain implant technology. The $599,918 award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aims to create intravenously-introduced bioelectronic devices that can autonomously implant in target brain regions without the need for invasive surgery. The proposed technology promises to enable high-resolution brain stimulation...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Georgia TECH Research Corp provides $499,896.00 to develop an artificial nervous system for communication between wearable and implantable biomedical devices. The project aims to optimize emitter and receiver networks to enable coordination of sensors and therapeutic actuators throughout the body, with potential applications in areas like sciatic nerve stimulation and controlled drug...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $319,999 to the University of Notre Dame to develop an implantable neural interface platform with three key innovations: 1) optimized resistive RAM memory for efficient data storage, 2) programmable analog front-end circuits for high-density neural signal acquisition, and 3) specialized processors for energy-efficient computation of neural network operations. The goal is to create an...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Northeastern University for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: AN IMPLANTABLE INTRACRANIAL ULTRASOUND STIMULATION FOR TREATING NEURODISEASES." The three-year award beginning August 15, 2021 supports research under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an implantable intracranial ultrasound device for treating neurodiseases. The NSF...
- This $214,617 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program will support a multi-year research project at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) focused on enhancing the safety and experience of online activities. The project aims to combine rigorous engineering and computer science techniques to devise methods for improving the safety and usability of digital environments, such as addressing challenges...
- This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to establish a closed-loop hybrid intelligence (HI) framework that connects biological and physical computing systems. The research project will co-design high-resolution optoelectronic neuromodulation and neuromorphic hardware to enable closed-loop interfacing with cultured neurons and organoids. The HI system will showcase the power of optogenetic-neuromorphic co-design for...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $503,930.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070), supports the development of a wearable sensor network with distributed computing capabilities for advanced health monitoring and biomechanics analysis. The research aims to address key challenges associated with wearable technologies, such as limited computational power, battery capacity, data...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to Northeastern University under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a smart seizure prediction system using AI-enabled implantable sensor networks. The system will use embedded artificial intelligence algorithms to enable in-situ medical inference for patients with neurological disorders not treatable with antiepilepsy medications. Northeastern University will develop the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides funding of $393,392.00 to Northeastern University to develop a "context-aware framework to enable effective selection and delivery of digital health interventions" using personal computing devices like smartphones and wearables. The project aims to create "smart systems" that can optimize the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $330,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Yale University. The "NeroFlex" project aims to develop an advanced implantable neural interface platform that integrates optimized resistive RAM memory, programmable analog front-end circuits, and specialized processors for efficient brain data acquisition and computational processing. The research plan encompasses device fabrication, mixed-signal circuit design,...
This Project Grant award, titled "FROM TECHNOLOGY TO HUMANS: PROTECTING USERS OF NEURAL AND MEDICAL IMPLANT TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH RESILIENCE AND SAFETY ENGINEERING," is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). The $2,079,969 award to Northeastern University aims to advance community priorities in safety, security, and human health and wellness related to neural implant devices. The multi-disciplinary research team, which includes computer scientists, electrical engineers, MDs, neuroscientists, and community groups, will develop a hardware/software co-design solution to empower the safe adoption of emerging neural implant technologies. The project will also explore techniques to enhance chip security that can be applied to other smart healthcare devices. The award period runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.1m | 7/31/25 |