Project Grant R43CA150466

This $304,215 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), supports the development and validation of a novel software platform for decentralized clinical trials in substance use disorder (SUD) research. The software will incorporate large language models to address challenges in SUD clinical trials, such as participant diversity, recruitment, and retention. The award recipient, Carina Medical LLC, is a...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), supports the development of Potentia Analytics Inc.'s "MyDocSaid" application. The $284,317 award will fund the creation of a patient-centric digital health recorder that uses advanced natural language processing and artificial intelligence to transcribe, summarize, and provide contextual insights from medical conversations. The goal is to enhance patient...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) provides $306,528 to Addinex Technologies, Inc. to adapt their existing medication management system for use in decentralized clinical trials for substance use disorder (SUD). The primary goal is to develop a system that allows for at-home dispensing of medication, with features such as smartphone app-controlled dispensers using one-time passcodes,...

This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), will evaluate the use of mobile devices to extract vital signs to monitor patients with asthma. The $459,127 award to M5 Enterprise, LLC (doing business as Emedical Sentry) aims to improve the detection and management of asthma attacks through remote patient monitoring. The goal is to enhance telehealth by incorporating video-based vital sign...

This Project Grant award of $400,000 was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to Mountainpass Technology LLC, a for-profit company in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The funding will support the development of "MyTrials", an integrated remote biomarker capture system for decentralized clinical trials focused on substance use disorders. The project aims to address key methodological limitations in remote...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded Hido Technologies, Inc. a $1,240,765 Project Grant (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to develop an internet-connected, self-medicating device with video direct observed therapy (VDOT) capabilities. The goal is to improve medication adherence and cognitive outcomes for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), while also reducing caregiver burden and healthcare costs. The device, called Homecare, integrates with a novel pharmacy...

The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support the development of machine learning-driven user interfaces and contextual displays to help clinicians synthesize information from patient medical records. Researchers will create a novel...

Magic Medical Solutions LLC was awarded a $649,958 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop the Tele Case Assessment & Response Engine ICU (TeleCARE-ICU). TeleCARE-ICU is an intelligent, mobile platform that provides comprehensive automated intensive care unit patient monitoring and assessment using machine learning algorithms. It takes inputs from standard monitoring devices, the...

The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, along with its partners Elimu Informatics, Inc. and Emory Healthcare, were awarded a $999,227 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology program (CFDA 93.345). The project, "Powering Proactive Care: FHIR Subscriptions as the...

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), under the CFDA 93.350 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences program, awarded a $3,097,384 project grant to the University of Michigan. The grant, titled "MHEALTH OUTCOMES IN BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS & LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION (MOBILE) PLATFORM," aims to address challenges in the use of mobile health (mHealth) technologies in clinical settings. Specifically, the project will: 1) Develop the Participant...