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Project Summary Galactic Core LLC aims to develop a robust, scalable, and managed service for performing enterprise-grade biomedical data analysis. The service will be based on the popular open-source Galaxy application (​https://galaxyproject.org/​), offering unlimited data storage and compute capabilities with an extremely powerful, flexible, and collaborative environment for analyzing data. ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The mission of Bioniks is to develop and commercialize accurate low cost movement analysis systems for clinicians ergonomists athletic trainers and other professionals interested in quantifying human movement Our initial focus is on developing computer enhancements for inexpensive D cameras like the Microsoft Kinect These enhancements surpass the accura ...

ABSTRACT This Phase I STTR is designed to evaluate the feasibility of using the OsteoFabtechnology platform for joint arthroplastyArthroFabdevicesspecifically targeting replacement of the small carpal bones in the wrist and hemiarthroplastyOsteoFabtechnology is the combination of Oxford Performance Materialsandaposproprietary formulation of polyetherketoneketoneOXPEKKpolymerand additive manufactur ...

ABSTRACT Pancreatic cancer is a disease with no effective treatmentIt s low five year survival rateestimated at betweenandranks it the fourth highest of cancer related of death in the U Sdespite being the twelfth most common type of cancerEach year in the U Sthere are nearlynew cases and more thandeaths caused by the diseaseBypancreatic cancer is expected to be the second most common cancer relate ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Falls are a leading cause of injuries and deaths among older adults OAs and will be an increasing public health concern given projections of future increases in the number of OAs in the US Fall detection and or surveillance systems are needed to enhance an OAandapos s confidence and independence and to facilitate rapid post fall responses This project wil ...

Project Summary Today s clinical learning environments do not provide the level of deliberate practicedirect supervisionand rigorous assessment and feedback needed to develop diagnostic reasoning expertiseClinical performance assessment emphasizes learner evaluation over learner developmentlacks rigor and utility for developmental purposesand clinical teachers have expressed particular difficulty ...

Project Summary This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project proposes the development and optimization of a commercially viable novel polymer based radiation dosimeter for wide spread deployment The radiation dosimeter proposed herein is a disruptive technology with a significant market Although many commercial radiation dosimeters measure individual radiation load dose quantificatio ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Anasys Instruments and Prof Lynne Taylor of Purdue propose to develop nanoscale chemical characterization capabilities for drug formulation research This project will build on successful Phase I research demonstrating feasibility of atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopy AFM IR in pharmaceutical applications This Phase II research will advance ...

Project Summary Natural products (NPs) and derivatives thereof provide a rich source of chemical matter for drug discovery and development. Over the past 30 years, NP-derived drugs have accounted for more than 35% of FDA approvals. Despite their demonstrated importance, development of new NPs has slowed over the past 15 years due to the lack of efficient methods for discovery, production, and opti ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The broad objective of this project is to develop an integrated wet lab dry lab kit for high throughput detection of RNA modifications The final product will provide all required molecular biology reagents a set of simple and robust experimental manipulations for facile analysis of modifications and researcher friendly analytic cloud based software requi ...