The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $587,600 Project Grant under the Environmental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.113) to Nanoaffix Science LLC to develop a proof-of-concept technology for the rapid, low-cost detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. The project aims to create a graphene-based sensor chip and portable handheld detector capable of measuring PFAS concentrations down to 1 ng/L (parts per trillion) within 50% of...
This $586,190 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) Federal Grant Program will support Ondavia, Inc. in developing a prototype in-line, autonomous monitoring system for detecting and measuring hexavalent chromium in drinking and ground water. The proposed Phase II SBIR project will convert Ondavia's successful feasibility study into a commercial-ready platform utilizing Surface-Enhanced Raman...
This $668,744 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program supports the development of an innovative, portable, and scalable point-of-use water purification system. The project aims to create an electric-powered device that can directly remove live bacteria and toxic metal ions, such as lead and mercury, from natural water sources to make them drinkable. The device will leverage the enhanced...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $297,815 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program to Nona Technologies, Inc. The funding supports the development of a cutting-edge, portable and standalone universal water purifier utilizing novel ion concentration polarization (ICP) technology. The project aims to deliver a scalable prototype of the cation exchange resin (CER)-incorporated ICP cell, a key component enabling...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $305,260 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to Access Sensor Technologies LLC, a small business in Fort Collins, Colorado. The purpose of this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to commercialize the AIRPEN, a wearable device for rapidly and accurately characterizing exposures to particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during and after...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program provides $306,872 to Xcellassay, Inc., a biotechnology firm in San Francisco, to develop a handheld, in-the-field test strip for detecting endocrine-disrupting chemicals in drinking water. The key product to be delivered is a 1x1.5 cm test strip printed with 20 sensor proteins that can be captured by a smartphone to rapidly assess water samples for...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $294,253 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit R&D company in Andover, MA. The goal of this 1-year project is to develop and demonstrate an advanced, real-time benzene detector capable of measuring parts-per-billion concentrations to better understand and mitigate the health impacts of benzene exposure. The key technical objectives are to...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances Basic Research and Education program (CFDA 93.143) supports the development of an innovative, field-deployable analyzer for the rapid, accurate detection and quantification of uranium in drinking water. The $173,075 award to Ondavia, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced chemical analysis technologies, aims to create a Surface-Enhanced Raman...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program, provides $295,923 to Skyway Biosciences, LLC to optimize and validate a minimally-invasive, low-cost blood collection device for lead testing. The device is designed to accurately quantify low blood lead levels using a single drop of capillary blood collected on filter paper, overcoming the challenges of venipuncture with infants and young children....
This $1,847,940 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program supports research to accelerate the development, adoption, and refinement of data and metadata standards for studying emerging water contaminants and their impacts on human health. The key objectives are to: 1) create rich machine-readable metadata and minimum information standards for environmental exposure assessment, 2) annotate,...