The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded a $388,960 Project Grant (CFDA 93.846 - Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research) to the Medstar Health Research Institute Inc. to evaluate the use of machine learning algorithms to analyze accelerometry data and gain insights into functional recovery of the upper extremity following distal radius fracture repair. The project aims to train algorithms to differentiate functional versus...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), is developing the X-Visual, a sensor to track fracture healing in cannulated screws used for hip fracture fixation. The $299,999 award to Aravis Biotech LLC will cover the design, computational modeling, and initial testing of this innovative device that can non-invasively measure screw bending...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), will fund the development of a machine learning software tool for automatic segmentation and analysis of T1rho MR images of knee cartilage. The goal is to enable patient stratification and monitoring of treatment response in osteoarthritis (OA) clinical trials to support the development of...
The federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), will fund the development and validation of a novel "Smart Cavity Creator Drill" technology for safer and more efficient lumbar interbody fusion surgery. The total funding amount is $830,712, awarded from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027. The key products or services to be...
This Project Grant award, valued at $169,344.00 and funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), supports research to investigate the role of inflammation and immunomodulation in fracture healing in a polytrauma model. The award recipient, the University of California, Davis, will leverage the principal investigator's expertise as an orthopaedic surgeon and...
This Project Grant award of $616,256 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), aims to develop and validate a pre-clinical "intelligent biorobot" for the regenerative rehabilitation of volumetric muscle loss (VML) defects. The primary objectives are to (1) develop and optimize a cell-laden biorobot that mimics skeletal muscle and can generate electrical...
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), awarded a $299,428 Project Grant to WNT Scientific LLC to develop an innovative medical device to treat nonunion fractures in older adults. The device is a biodegradable, controlled-release material designed to promote fracture healing by stimulating angiogenesis (blood vessel formation), which is impaired in elderly patients due to chronic inflammation. The awarded project aims to commercialize this...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), will provide $196,460 to the University of Pittsburgh to test a novel microphysiological system as a tool to study neuroimmune interactions in osteoarthritis pain. The goal is to use this system, which includes cartilage, synovial-like, and innervated tissue, to investigate the influence...
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded a $220,224 Project Grant (CFDA 93.846 - Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research) to The Regents of the University of Colorado, operating as the University of Colorado, with a period of performance from July 4, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The funding will support the development of granular hydrogels for the controlled delivery of immunomodulatory and angiogenic extracellular vesicles to enhance...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), aims to develop computational tools to accurately predict and interpret different patterns of knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis. The $348,680 award, with a period of performance from Sep 26, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026, will enable researchers at the University of Arizona to: 1) Adapt a...