Project Grant HT94252510522

This $384,558 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) supports the development and evaluation of the "SenseWand" - a wireless pelvic floor diagnostic system (device and app) to assess pelvic floor muscle health using Electrical Impedance Myography (EIM). The recipient, Bold Type LLC, is a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business developing innovative medical devices and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three-year, $449,999 Project Grant under their Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Cincinnati to develop an implantable biosensor platform that can continuously monitor various biomarkers in the body for over a year. The project aims to create a new class of long-lasting aptamer-based sensors protected by robust porous oxide coatings, which would enable the first practical implantable monitoring system for managing chronic...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $374,378 to Michigan State University to develop a computational modeling framework for a miniaturized, noninvasive, wireless, luminescence-based carbon dioxide sensing wearable device. The goal is to accurately translate transcutaneous partial pressure of CO2...

This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) provides $150,000 to the University of Texas at Austin to develop a biomechanics-guided wireless ultrasonic e-tattoo sensor system for continuous, cuffless ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The key objectives are to: 1) Design an ultra-low-power, millimeter-scale application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) capable of duplex mode ultrasound...

The National Science Foundation awarded Integrated Medical Sensors Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a novel multi-analyte microsensor platform for continuous wireless monitoring applications. The grant aims to create a unique monolithic semiconductor platform capable of wirelessly monitoring multiple biochemical and physiological markers simultaneously in a sub-cubic millimeter footprint. This miniature,...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the CFDA program "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (93.286), provides $206,132 to the University of Houston System to develop a wireless, battery-free bioelectronic implant that enables continuous monitoring and autonomous electrical stimulation through a closed-loop artificial intelligence (AI) system. The goal is...

This federal Project Grant award of $131,085 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) supports the development of an ultrasound-interrogated, implantable sensor for non-invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. The award will fund research to optimize the sensor design, evaluate its performance with ultrasound, and test the integrated...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under CFDA Program 47.041 - Engineering, aims to improve the spatial resolution of internal body thermometry. The $385,755 award, which runs from May 2025 to April 2028, is supporting research and development at the University of Colorado to create a non-invasive, wearable core body thermometer capable of accurately measuring internal body temperatures, with a focus on monitoring brain temperature during cardiac surgeries. The...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will support Rhaeos, Inc. in the development of wearable sensors for continuous, noninvasive monitoring of wounds in older adults. The $613,044 award will enable Rhaeos to develop a conformal thermal sensor (CTS) capable of tracking key biomarkers of wound healing, including temperature and moisture balance, in real-time. The project aims to create a biomedical device suitable for out-patient...

This Project Grant award of $305,000.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) federal grant program. The award will fund the development of a non-invasive radiofrequency sensing technology for home-based monitoring of heart and lung function. The research objectives include designing improved antennas for ambulatory use, improving signal processing techniques to mitigate interference, and validating the system's...