The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.121), has awarded a $306,633 Project Grant to Ther-Ai LLC to develop CRANIAMAP, a software suite for automated segmentation and landmarking of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans. The goal of this SBIR Phase I project is to create a robust, comprehensive solution that can dramatically enhance the speed and accuracy of critical diagnostic...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), aims to develop a novel platform for rapid and personalized creation of advanced dental restoration materials. The $1,297,941 award, made on September 18, 2024, supports a multi-faceted research effort by the ADA Forsyth Institute, Inc. to create self-improving dental adhesives, bioactive composites with self-healing and...
This $294,632 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) aims to develop an intraoral camera system that can detect and monitor dental caries (tooth decay) using fluorescent nanoparticle technology and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The award will fund the development of a minimally viable product (MVP) intraoral camera system that can capture clinical white-light and...
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) awarded a $1,465,026 Project Grant under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The grant funds the "HARVARD MD ANDERSON COLLABORATIVE TO REDUCE LYMPHATIC MORBIDITY IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (HARMONIC-AI)" project. The project aims to leverage computational imaging and artificial intelligence to: 1) tailor...
This Project Grant award of $1,654,218.00 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under CFDA Program 93.121 Oral Diseases and Disorders Research supports the development of an Artificial Intelligence-Driven System for Online Adaptive and Personalized Proton Therapy (AID-ON-APPT) at Emory University. The project aims to create patient-specific deep learning models for automatic contouring of tumors and organs at risk, as well as a virtual replanning network using...
This Project Grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, will fund research into the genetic basis of human skeletal facial morphology through July 2025. Provided under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), the $936,510 in funding will support two key aims. First, the awardee will enhance current mesh landmarking procedures for craniofacial bone by developing a dense quasi-landmark...
This $606,296 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), aims to develop new growth standards for the craniofacial complex using state-of-the-art 3D imaging technology. The 5-year project will collect and analyze over 40,000 3D craniofacial images of children and young adults to create comprehensive growth models incorporating age, sex, race, ethnicity, facial type, and...
This Project Grant award, identified as R03OD038393, was provided by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121). The $1 award will fund the development of a machine learning tool using Visible Neural Networks (VNN) to enhance the explanatory power of knowledge graphs derived from data in the Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) for translating genome-wide association study (GWAS) results into actionable...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) provides $1,178,476 to Oraliva, Inc. to develop a tool for AI-linked cytomics-on-a-chip to enable early identification and management of oral lichenoid lesions in primary care settings. The project aims to: 1) design and produce alpha instrumentation units for analyzing lesion samples, 2) define optimal cytosignatures to...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.121), provides $320,053 to the University of Southern California (USC) to conduct research aimed at understanding the mechanisms regulating the development and maintenance of the craniofacial skeleton. The comprehensive, multi-year research study will leverage cutting-edge techniques in spatial transcriptomics and...
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), through the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to Deep Reasoning AI Inc. to develop the Deep Reasoning AI Virtual Anatomical Technology & Augmented Reasoning (DR-AIVATAR) platform. This multi-agent AI system aims to provide accurate, rapid, and low-cost personalized 3D anatomical modeling, surgical planning, and decision-making capabilities for craniomaxillofacial reconstructions and oncologic resections. The Phase I project will focus on demonstrating DR-AIVATAR's ability to perform AI-driven 3D modeling for craniomaxillofacial CT scans and lower extremity CT angiogram runoff, as well as develop age, gender, height, and racially specific normative skull models and AI-assisted virtual surgical planning tools. The award period is from May 8, 2025, to May 7, 2026.