Project Grant SZI15022GR0051

Micropure Genomics Inc. received a $274,199 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to advance methods for rapid, end-to-end sample preparation for sequencing applications. Under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the company will develop an automated process relying on electro-hydrodynamic trapping to isolate genomic material like DNA or RNA from cells in a flow cartridge. The process aims to significantly reduce preparation time while...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), provides $1,250,000 to Micropure Genomics Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop an innovative automated platform for preparing high-quality DNA samples for long-read sequencing applications. The project aims to address critical barriers in genomic sequencing by advancing a novel technology for DNA sample preparation. Key...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $550,000 to Northeastern University is for the development of compact, coherent hydrophone array systems for real-time, wide-area ocean acoustic monitoring. The project aims to translate the Passive Ocean Acoustic Waveguide Remote Sensing (POAWRS) technology, which uses advanced hydrophone arrays to provide continental-scale ocean sensing capabilities, into...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859), provides $275,765 to Opera Bioscience, Inc. to develop a platform based on the Type III Secretion System of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium. This platform aims to produce cost-effective growth factors and recombinant proteins for therapeutic use, addressing the increasing demand for these products in biomedical research and...

Omega P R&D, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant will support development of a highly-efficient 20-MW L-band multi-beam klystron to be performed in Hamden, Connecticut from June 2022 through March 2023. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S....

The Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research has awarded a $8,160,000 Project Grant to the University of Oklahoma to conduct research on "MAXIMIZING OUTPUT POWER OF ALL-DIGITAL, SOLID-STATE ARRAYS FOR LONG-DISTANCE APPLICATIONS". This grant, funded under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), will support research and technology development at the university with potential to improve naval operations. The project has a period of performance from...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) provides $306,860 to develop and evaluate a prototype ultra-low flow (ULF) liquid chromatography (LC) platform based on porous layer open-tubular (PLOT) and monolithic nanolc columns. The goal is to enable deep proteomic profiling of limited biological and clinical samples, such as small-volume liquid biopsies, microneedle tissue...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to conduct research on integrating wide-bandgap cesium lead halide perovskites into cost-effective photonic platforms. The project's two primary objectives are: Developing a methodology to directly pattern sub-micrometer features of solution-synthesized inorganic wide-bandgap perovskites. Employing non-classical device...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $739,346 to the University of Michigan for research titled "A Scalable Configurable Acoustic Processor for Emerging Audio Applications." The research aims to address challenges around scale, time accuracy, latency, and synchronization for very large acoustic transducer arrays. This will enable applications like high-resolution acoustic holography, non-invasive surgery, augmented...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) provides $2,297,901 to GMJ Technologies, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop a high-resolution native capillary zone electrophoresis system with inline UV and native mass spectrometry capabilities for characterizing charge variants in biologics. The project aims to create an innovative analytical tool that can...