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Award Data
The Award database is continually updated throughout the year. As a result, data for FY20 is not expected to be complete until September, 2021.
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STTR Phase I: Applying real-time data streams to predict operating room resource allocation with neural networks
SBC: MENTE, INC. Topic: DHThe broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to reduce the cost of surgical operations. Instrument tracking enables hospitals to optimize the supply chain, with a potential annual benefit to the US healthcare system of $8.5 B. Predictive scheduling can save $500k per operating room (OR) by closing gap times between procedures. Similar ...
STTR Phase I 2020 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: Cellulose Based Material Innovations for Ocean Compostable Fish Friendly Plastic Packaging Replacement Platform Technology
SBC: Paramount Planet Product, LLC Topic: CTThe broader impact/commercial potential of this STTR project is advancing the development of environmentally safe packaging. The global packaging market has been estimated to grow to $980 B in 2022, with lids estimated at $1.4 B in 2020. As 40% of plastic is created for one-time-use, a need exists for innovative packaging. The current petroleum plastic lids are not sustainable nor recycled and the ...
STTR Phase I 2020 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: Optimization of a device for peripheral nerve recordings to diagnose neuropathy
SBC: Neuright Topic: BMThe broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase I project is to optimize and validate a novel medical device for early detection and diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy (PN). PN is damage of nerve fibers, typically starting in the skin and distal limbs and migrating to deeper tissue layers as the disease progresses, and affecting an estimated ...
STTR Phase I 2020 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: Multiuse Rural Photovoltaic Module
SBC: Sunesta Solar, Inc. Topic: ETThe broader impact/commercial impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to enable simultaneous use of farmland for farming and solar energy production. This project will advance a technology to appropriately direct sunlig
STTR Phase I 2020 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: SondeFlux, a novel, low-cost, noninvasive device to detect and characterize the presence or absence of a bolus in the upper esophagus.
SBC: REFLODX, LLC Topic: BMThe broader impacts/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to investigate novel noninvasive methods for detecting and quantifying material in the upper esophagus. Reflux occurs when a bolus of gastric contents flows in reverse from the stomach into the esophagus. Symptoms of reflux can include chronic cough, choking, difficulty breathing or swallo ...
STTR Phase I 2020 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: SynchronyGamma – A Music-Based Intervention for Alzheimer’s and MCI
SBC: OSCILLOSCAPE, LLC Topic: DHThe broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to address age-related cognitive impairments. Neurodegenerative disorders are a rapidly growing public-health concern, with Alzheimer’s disease alone projected to affect 13.8 million Americans by 2050. Alzheimer’s disease patients undergo gradual cognitive decline and during this progression, pat ...
STTR Phase I 2020 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: Asymmetric Propulsion for Enhancing Marine Maneuverability
SBC: ARMADA Marine Robotics, Inc. Topic: RThe broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will enhance technological understanding of Asymmetric Propulsion, which will in turn enhance scientific understanding of the oceans. Asymmetric Propulsion uses a single-bladed propeller to both move and steer an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). In addition to eliminating the need for cont ...
STTR Phase I 2020 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: Increased Scalability for Blockchains applied to Healthcare
SBC: Simplyvital Health, Inc. Topic: OTThe broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to drive down healthcare costs by enabling access to data through blockchain technology. The healthcare system is plagued by inefficiencies, many of which boil down to the inability to access the right data at the right time because of technological and business barriers. Leveraging blockchain for data access can drive ...
STTR Phase I 2019 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: Direct 3D Fabrication Platform for Single-Crystal Silicon and Silicon Carbide
SBC: Nielson Scientific LLC Topic: SThe broader impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is the development of a 3D fabrication technology that provides the benefits of 3D printing (i.e., rapid prototyping, the creation of complex 3D structures, etc.) for high-quality, single-crystal silicon and silicon carbide. The technique will compete with traditional photolithography-based semiconductor manufactu ...
STTR Phase I 2019 National Science Foundation -
STTR Phase I: Glycolipids as Inexpensive Solid Supported Ligands for Uranium Remediation
SBC: GlycoSurf, LLC Topic: ETThe broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) project is to develop a green approach to the clean-up and mitigation of uranium-contaminated solutions. Mining in the Southwest United States has left thousands of legacy sites with uranium-contaminated soils. These soils are polluting adjacent water resources that, in turn, pose serious threats to human and ...
STTR Phase I 2019 National Science Foundation