Project Grant R43DK085741

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Aplos Medical Inc. received a $570,706 Project Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) awarded on September 2, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The grant supports commercialization activities for the Omega PF device, a novel treatment designed for drug-failed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)...

Teliatry Inc. received a $768,138 project grant award from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to develop a minimally invasive, single incision, rechargeable spinal cord stimulation system for chronic pain management. The grant was awarded under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program. Through this award, Teliatry will engineer the world's smallest (0.75cc), most cost-effective...

Federal Grant Award Summary Safeguard Surgical, Inc. received a $1.22 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Cancer Institute under the Cancer Treatment Research program (CFDA 93.395), awarded September 18, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The company is developing LeakGuard, a biodegradable barrier device designed to prevent anastomotic leakage—a serious post-surgical complication affecting up to 22% of esophageal cancer patients...

This $1 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation will support Reflodx, Inc. in developing a novel, noninvasive device to detect and characterize the presence or absence of a bolus in the upper esophagus. Under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, Reflodx will continue work on a patented pulse-echo ultrasound technology using proprietary algorithms to create an acoustic signature that can differentiate a bolus in the esophagus. Over the two-year...

Federal Grant Award Summary Intailor Bariatrics, LLC received a $325,408 Project Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), awarded September 8, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2026. The award funds development and commercialization of an innovative endoscopic automatic gastroplasty device designed to replicate the weight-loss effects of gastric...

Project Summary: Stent-Based Sensor System for Continuous Monitoring of Mechanical Biomarkers Louisiana State University received a $143,201 Project Grant award, effective April 14, 2026, through March 31, 2028, 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). The project deliverable is an implantable, vascular stent-based sensing platform designed...

Federal Grant Award Summary Link Medical LLC received a $596,736 Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), effective July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. The company is developing a novel catheter-based device technology to treat mitral valve regurgitation, a condition expected to affect approximately four million Americans by 2030. The device employs a constraining band mechanism designed...

Federal Grant Award Summary Drive Medical, Inc. received a $631,494 Project Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), awarded September 8, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2026. The company is developing the Pollywog, a disposable soft robotic enteroscope designed to provide safe and effective access to the small bowel for diagnostic and...

This $136,924 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a smart stent for post-endovascular aneurysm repair surveillance at the University of South Florida. The key product to be delivered is a flexible, battery-less bioelectronic stent system that combines piezoelectric porous membrane sensors and microcoils for near-field magnetic induction communication. The smart stent will be woven with sensors inside and outside of a conventional stent graft to enable wireless...

This $274,547 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to develop a novel Aneurysm Sealing Device (ASD) for endovascular treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA). The project seeks to create a device that can completely seal the aneurysm sac, reducing the risk of post-procedure complications and the need for repeat interventions. Key objectives include validating the device's adaptability...