Project Grant R44TR000873

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award, under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), provides $999,988 in funding to Dasion Corporation to develop a healthcare technology platform that utilizes geometric unified learning. The platform aims to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of healthcare diagnostics and monitoring, particularly for diseases that can be diagnosed and monitored using data sources like voice and EEG. The project...

OT App Design LLC received a $275,993 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2022 to develop a mobile device-based screening tool for assessing cognitive and motor skills in K-6 students via machine learning analysis of handwriting samples. The tool aims to improve early identification of deficiencies through objective and rapid analysis of a single handwritten sentence photographed on a smart device application. Algorithms will be created to predict handwriting...

Grant Award Summary Analytical Diagnostic Solutions Inc. received a $305,352 Project Grant award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS, CFDA 93.350) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The company is developing HCY NOW, a quantitative point-of-care device for home-based monitoring of total blood homocysteine (THCy) levels to improve management of homocystinurias (HCUs)—inherited metabolic disorders characterized by plasma homocysteine accumulation. The...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $304,966 to Kompass Diagnostics Inc. aims to develop a portable, cost-effective diagnostic device that can rapidly detect multiple blood-based biomarkers. The key focus is on enabling rapid, quantitative measurement of reproductive hormones to support time-sensitive clinical decisions in fertility treatments. The research objectives include developing an integrated...

This Project Grant award, provided under the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), seeks to co-design an AI-based solution for collecting and analyzing behavior data to support coordinated care for children with autism spectrum disorder (CWA). The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), the prime awardee, will partner with community stakeholders in a pilot study in San Antonio, TX to develop an AI-augmented platform for CWA...

This $550,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a remote monitoring system to reduce infections among patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). The project aims to enable real-time, continuous, and quantitative monitoring of biomarkers in dialysate to facilitate early detection and diagnosis of PD-associated infections. To achieve this, the project team will:...

This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $270,428 to TEO Therapeutics Incorporated, a small disadvantaged business, to develop a biomimetic platform for more efficient pharmaceutical drug development in oncology. The key products and services to be delivered include: Refining and testing a proof-of-concept hardware product line for a Shell-Free Quail Xenograft Assay, optimizing throughput and assessing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to RT Microdx Inc. provides $274,362 to develop a novel molecular diagnostic platform for detecting respiratory diseases like strep throat. The platform aims to provide laboratory-quality accuracy for at-home use by non-healthcare professionals. Key technical objectives include optimizing the sensitivity of the platform's pH-sensitive polymer detection mechanism and ensuring robust performance at...

Opos.ai, Inc. received a $267,557 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on December 1, 2021 to develop an opioid taper clinical decision support tool for use in primary care outpatient settings. The tool will assist primary care providers in safely tapering patients off opioid medications and is intended to address the ongoing public health crisis of opioid addiction and overdose. This award falls under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA...

This $255,991 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an automated system for rapid analysis of biopsy samples by Amcyt, Inc. The system aims to increase the efficiency and accessibility of fine needle aspiration biopsy procedures through three automated processes: sample smearing, staining, and image capture. This addresses a critical need to improve biopsy analytics and potentially eliminate up to 20% of failed procedures due to sampling errors. By automating...