The University of Florida was awarded a $1,267,914 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310). The grant, awarded on September 9, 2024, aims to develop a novel generation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) in the form of wireless, battery-free microchips that can be precisely injected anywhere in the body. The key innovations include compact, reconfigurable integrated circuits; enhanced power...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has awarded a $460,500 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" program (CFDA 93.286) to the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The grant, effective from September 18, 2024 through September 16, 2027, aims to develop novel bioprinting methodologies for producing human stem cell-based organoids. Key objectives include: Formulating a customized...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $560,217 Project Grant (CFDA# 93.286 - Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to The Ohio State University to develop an "Optoelectronic Micro-Gadget (OMG): A Photoelectrochemistry-Enabled Multi-Utility Lab-on-a-Chip System for Precise and Localized Sensing and Actuation". The goal is to create a flexible, reconfigurable photoelectrochemical platform that can...
This $566,015 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the 21st Century Cures Act - Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative (CFDA 93.372), supports the University of Utah's development of a configurable and thermo-responsive intracortical electrode array platform using 3D printing and gallium-based liquid metal electrode materials. The goal is to create a next-generation implantable neural...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) project grant award of $526,211 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania aims to develop an innovative multimodal bioelectronic interface for simultaneous electrophysiology, neurochemistry, and optical mapping of neuronal circuits in vivo and at multiple scales. The project will design, fabricate, and characterize this multimodal neural interface based on nanoscale soft conductors and custom fabrication...
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), aims to develop advanced bioelectronic devices to enhance the survival of transplanted encapsulated cell therapies in subcutaneous implants. The $248,645 award, which runs from May 2025 to April 2028, will fund research by The Leland Stanford Junior...
This three-year, $782,602 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a 3D bionic network interface to enable bidirectional communication with cells and tissues at the biotic-abiotic interface. Funded under NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will design and test a multi-modality platform integrating biosensing and stimulation at the microscale to form a closed-loop network facilitating holistic integration and...
This $173,700 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 specifications for wearable haptic sensory prosthetic devices. The key products and services to be delivered include: Identifying the appropriate pressure intensity range and resolution for multi-point contact pressure stimuli to communicate various...
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), is providing $1,337,953.41 to develop and disseminate an advanced 2-photon Bessel beam light sheet (2PBLS) microscopy instrument. The goal is to enable high-speed, sub-micron-resolution volumetric imaging in deep tissue, while also allowing simultaneous lifetime...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $187,831 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to the University of California, Davis to develop a simultaneous two-photon imaging and two-photon optogenetic device for studying neural activity in freely behaving mice. The project aims to integrate advanced optics and scanning technologies into a compact miniscope platform,...