Project Grant SLMAQM18GR2203

This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will fund the development of a blockchain ecosystem and artificial intelligence to optimize prior authorization processes in the pharmaceutical industry. Red Oak Strategic LLC will leverage distributed ledger technology to create an encrypted, decentralized patient data sharing network among prescribers, payers, and patients. Smart contracts will automate criteria fulfillment, facilitate machine learning-based...

This $254,091 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) program will support the development of a healthcare data integration platform using blockchain and artificial intelligence. Emtruth, Inc. will receive funding to advance foundational technologies for searching and retrieving heterogeneous data secured in blockchain across a distributed data platform. The company will normalize blockchain data into more granular blocks to simplify integration and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Softhread Inc., a woman-owned technology company, a $984,905 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. This SBIR Phase II project expands upon previous Phase I work to develop a "zero-trust" blockchain-based solution for securing the confidential exchange of precision health data such as advanced directives and life-sustaining treatment plans. The technology combines blockchain,...

This $276,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships grant funds the development of a personalized consumer health guidance platform by Rift Valley Health Co. The platform will analyze an individual's sleep, exercise, nutrition, and mental health data from wearables and smart home devices to generate a baseline health profile and recommendations. Both objective biometric data and subjective user inputs will be integrated to draw meaningful correlations and develop a...

This $255,837 National Science Foundation project grant funds the development of a blockchain-driven, distributed memory computational platform for industrial analytics by Blockalytics LLC. The platform will enable predictive analytics on geographically distributed industrial data without data movement or reliance on cloud-based solutions. Blockalytics will integrate blockchain smart contracts with distributed memory frameworks to design primitives similar to MapReduce for blockchain and develop...

The National Science Foundation awarded Forward Edge Ai Inc. a $997,567 cooperative agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a blockchain system for preserving integrity of communication channels. The two-year project will create and test technical solutions using blockchain to help maintain the security and trustworthiness of digital connections and exchanges of information. Forward Edge Ai will perform the work in San Antonio, Texas...

This Project Grant award of $300,000.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure supports the development of a novel zero-trust and traceable data-sharing infrastructure called WEB3DB. The project aims to address limitations of the current centralized data ecosystem by empowering individuals to control and manage access to their personal health IoT data. Key research outcomes include: (1) novel decentralized identity management and access control...

This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $227,676, was provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under CFDA Program 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research. The award aims to investigate the relationship between emerging work arrangements (EW) and health, well-being, and health disparities among working-aged adults in California. The key products and services to be delivered through this project include: 1) Identifying...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $855,394 cooperative agreement to Leaf Global Fintech Corp under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) for the period February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2024. The award will support the company's SBIR Phase II project to develop blockchain-backed financial transaction technology facilitating access to banking services in low-bandwidth environments. Specifically, the technology aims to digitize international money...

This $997,693 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to develop an interactive health assessment and monitoring platform to improve patient-provider communication and reduce healthcare costs. The project by Literaseed, Inc. integrates electronic health record (EHR) data with natural language processing (NLP) techniques to extract valuable information from medical records, enabling...