Project Grant S15OD039820
- The University of South Carolina was awarded a $749,362 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to acquire a ZEISS LSM 980 with Airyscan2 confocal microscope system. This cutting-edge microscope will enhance the university's biological research capabilities across various NIH-funded projects in cancer and neuroscience. The award will support the replacement of an aging confocal microscope that has become increasingly...
- This $305,548 National Science Foundation Engineering grant will support the acquisition of a multi-modal, high-resolution 4D bioprinting platform at North Carolina State University. The platform features laser induced forward transfer, micro-valve drop-on-demand, and micro-extrusion printing capabilities for fundamental research and workforce training in additive manufacturing, tissue engineering, plant and animal cell biology, functional materials engineering, and bioelectronics. With...
- The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $424,500 Cooperative Agreement to North Carolina Central University (NCCU) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286). The funding will enable NCCU to expand its Biomedical Engineering, Imaging, and Technology Acceleration (BEITA) program, establishing a Biotechnology Makerspace with advanced bioprinting and imaging resources. This will...
- This Project Grant award of $385,671 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), supports research to develop new 3D printing techniques for creating biomimetic cell culture matrices. The key objectives are to: 1) Investigate the impacts of using visible and near-infrared light versus UV light in digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing on cell viability and metabolism; 2) Determine optimal...
- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $173,474 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to acquire a Stratasys J5 Digital Anatomy 3D printer to modernize the university's Translating Engineering Advances to Medicine (TEAM) lab biomedical research facility. The J5 printer will enable UC Davis to produce more realistic anatomical models that replicate the biomechanical properties and radiopacity of human...
- This federal Project Grant award of $460,500 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) is aimed at developing novel bioprinting methodologies for the production of human stem cell-based organoids. The key objectives are to: 1) Create a customized bioink formulation using proteins, polysaccharides, and functionalized nanoparticles to foster the...
- The University of Arizona was awarded a $560,770 Project Grant 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) to develop a novel 3D-printed glass micro-optical system for biomedical and clinical applications. The project aims to create a fully integrated micro-optical system that can be fabricated as a single unit, improving upon the limitations of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) under CFDA 93.351 is providing $354,290 to Duke University to acquire a high-precision "Hummink Nazca" capillary flow printer. This novel printer offers sub-micron resolution and compatibility with a broad range of ink viscosities, enabling breakthroughs in biomedical device manufacturing and analytical techniques. The Nazca printer has already supported several...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, awarded to Tissueform, Inc., a for-profit woman-owned small business in Boulder, Colorado, aims to develop a library of human-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting applications. The $274,822 award, with a performance period from September 2024 to August 2025, will focus on creating granulated bioinks for tissues such as cartilage, bone, skin, liver,...
- This $911,200 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the acquisition of a 3D printer capable of fabricating structures at the nanometer to centimeter scale. The advanced 3D printer will be used by researchers at The Washington University in University City, Missouri to accelerate progress in biology, medicine, physics, materials science, and engineering. Key objectives of the award include enabling the manufacturing of...
The University of South Carolina (USC) was awarded a $256,929 Project Grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to establish a state-of-the-art 3D bioprinting shared facility. The facility will be equipped with advanced CELLINK bioprinting systems, including the Bio X6 extrusion-based bioprinter, the BioNova X digital light processing (DLP) bioprinter, and the Lumen X light-based bioprinter. This integrated system will enable USC researchers to create physiologically relevant, multi-cellular tissue constructs for applications in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, personalized therapeutics, and disease modeling. The project is expected to be completed by August 14, 2026, and will directly benefit multiple NIH-funded projects on cardiac tissue engineering, muscle regeneration, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $256.9k | 7/30/25 |