The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $359,995 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to Clemson University. The funding supports the development and validation of a novel X-ray visualized immunosensor (X-VIS) that can be attached to implanted medical devices to detect and monitor local infection biomarkers. The project aims to fabricate a...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,758,475 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to develop next-generation in-vivo diffusion MRI (DMRI) technologies. The project aims to overcome key challenges with current DMRI methods, including lack of sensitivity to detect...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $111,119 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to New York University School of Medicine. The funding will support the development of a novel "Zero-Shell Imaging" (ZSI) technique to significantly accelerate the acquisition of high-resolution diffusion MRI data while maintaining image quality and microstructural...
The federal Project Grant award R56EB033347, in the amount of $499,291.00, was provided by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program. The award will support the development of breakthrough technology to enable future compact, mid-field (0.7 Tesla) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, with the goal of improving accessibility and...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the CFDA 93.286 "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" program, provides $641,063 to develop a dynamic, customizable, vendor-neutral patient projection data library and virtual imaging trial (VIT) software platform (DICOM-CTPD-VIT). This platform will enable the generation of a diverse range of imaging conditions, including...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, supports the development of ACCUGYD, an advanced guidance system for MRI-guided neurosurgical procedures. The $886,703 award, effective from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, is being provided to Imggyd LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to advance this innovative...
This $384,863 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" (CFDA 93.286) program supports research to develop a novel radiotracer imaging agent for detecting Gram-positive bacterial infections associated with implanted medical devices. The key products and services to be delivered include: In vitro testing of a bivalent radiotracer agent...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,816,884 Project Grant (CFDA 93.286 - Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to the Children's Research Institute to develop a new image-guided robotic system to improve the precision and reduce X-ray dose in orthopedic surgery for pediatric slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). The project aims to integrate a low-profile guidance robot with 2D and 3D imaging...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to M3D, Inc. will develop a novel gamma-ray radiation imager for image-guided tumor diagnostics. The goal is to create a system capable of rapidly and accurately detecting gamma-ray emitting radiotracers used to identify the location of lymph nodes and tumor drainage during cancer surgical procedures. The project will characterize the design parameters of the...
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), provides $555,039 to the University of Wisconsin - Madison to design and develop technologies that improve the value and efficiency of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) a portfolio of spiral-based, SNR-optimal...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded Imggyd LLC a $349,545 Project Grant (CFDA 93.286: Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to develop the SAF-T-DRAPE, a sterile drapery shielding solution for radiological scanners. The SAF-T-DRAPE is designed to minimize hospital-acquired infections and improve efficiency in diagnostic radiology by providing a semi-rigid, easily installed and disposable liner for MRI, CT, and PET scanners. This innovation aims to address the shortcomings of current drapery solutions, which can be inconvenient, prone to failure, and interfere with image-guided procedures. The award period runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025.