The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,295,800 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The grant funding is to develop a novel non-rotating nano-optic endoscope for 360-degree in vivo imaging capabilities for diagnostic applications in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to M3D, Inc. will develop a novel gamma-ray radiation imager for image-guided tumor diagnostics. The goal is to create a system capable of rapidly and accurately detecting gamma-ray emitting radiotracers used to identify the location of lymph nodes and tumor drainage during cancer surgical procedures. The project will characterize the design parameters of the...
This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research program (CFDA 93.394) will upgrade an existing gantry-based combined X-ray CT and fluorescent tomography (FLT) imaging system to include bioluminescence tomography (BLT) capability. The $399,491 award, spanning September 2024 to February 2025, will enable the awardee, Northridge Tri-Modality Imaging Inc., to integrate an intensified-CCD (ICCD) camera to enhance the sensitivity...
This $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to Clarkson University will develop a novel near-infrared (NIR) mechanochemical biophotonic platform for deep-tissue biomedical imaging. The project aims to create a breakthrough technology that combines ultrasound waves and NIR light to enable high-resolution, 3D imaging of molecular and sub-cellular structures deep within the body. This approach seeks to address limitations of existing imaging...
This 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), aims to develop and validate a novel multimodal deep learning-based approach called DEEPTOBIDX. The $2,090,971 award, commencing on August 8, 2024 and running through May 31, 2028, will enable researchers at The General Hospital Corporation (doing business as Massachusetts...
This 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), aims to develop a high-throughput photoacoustic histology platform for intraoperative pathological diagnosis. The $249,000 award to Case Western Reserve University will fund the following key products and services: Developing an ultrafast reflection-mode UV photoacoustic...
This Project Grant award of $1,302,368 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health (CFDA 93.286) program will establish a National Center for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the University of Michigan. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of miniature scanners, actuators, and sensors for fiber-coupled microendoscopes to improve...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $882,000.00, was provided by 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). The award, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2028, supports research to engineer natural killer cell-derived extracellular vesicular nanoparticles as a targeted drug delivery system for cancer imaging and therapy. Key objectives...
This $536,954 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program supports the development of an ultra-high spatial resolution photon-counting computed tomography (CT) system with multiple focal spots. The key objectives are to: Develop system models and reconstruction approaches for data acquisition using multiple focal...
This $1,336,000 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) aims to develop rapid, motion-robust, and low-gadolinium MRI techniques for improved pediatric brain tumor imaging. The key objectives are to (i) create cutting-edge technologies for fast, motion-corrected, and quantitative MRI scans that can reduce the need for...