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FORAY bioscience Inc. Phase I USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009301 Topic 8.1 2023PI: Dr. ASHLEY BECKWITHCEO FORAY bioscience IncE-mail: ash@foraybio.comAdvancing tissue culture in tree species for use in climate adaptation breedingproduction of cultured tree products1 Project SummaryDemand for forest products is growing but global forests are shrinking by ~15 billion trees per year.Sourcing inefficiencies exacer ...

EmergingDx Inc. in collaboration with Michigan State University will leverage on-goingprograms and their collective expertise to develop a rapid low-cost multiplexed colorimetricquantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification (qLAMP) microfluidic based diagnostic devicewith high sensitivity and selectivity for screening reproductive fluids/gametes to be used forbreaking the vertical transmissi ...

PROJECT SUMMARYTitle:Field-Deployable Crispr-Based Diagnostics For Improved Biosecurity In AquaculturePD:Fiore Elizabeth Institution:Sherlock Biosciences Inc.Rapid and accurate health assessment of farmed animals is critical to US aquaculture andagriculture. It is hindered by the cost time and technical expertise required for standard diagnosticmethods resulting in reduced capacity for disease con ...

The overall goal of this Phase I SBIR program is to evaluate optimize and economically scalenovel technology to convert a lignocellulose waste stream into a value-added intermediatechemical specifically 25-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at high selectivity and without pre- purification of the biomass compounds.FDCA is targeted to replace petroleum-based acids usedextensively in the textiles polyest ...

The overall goals of the proposed project is to synergistically address three keyopportunities/challenges in the agricultural sector: 1) reduce CO2 emissions from biomassprocessing and reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations 2) transform existing biomass-derivedwaste streams into value-added products and 3) increase soil carbon and improve soil healthThe supporting objectives are to 1) demonstrate t ...

PROJECT SUMMARYTitle: Remote Autonomous Detection System for Protection Against the Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)Principal Elman Noel Institution GearJump Technologies LLCInvestigatorCo-Principal Vander Meer Institution USDAInvestigator RobertThe Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) infest over 140 million hectares in the USA and costAmericans an estimated 7 billion dollars annually for control and to rep ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) will develop a Recycling Fast-Response Atom Interferometer for Navigation (ReFRAIN) as an atom interferometer (AI) accelerometer specially designed to improve inertial navigation systems (INS) on moving platforms.  The ReFRAIN provides sensitivity, dynamic range, bandwidth, and bias stability that matches or exceeds state of the art mechanical accelerometers.  PSI in ...

The purpose of this proposal is to develop an environmentally friendly novel additive technologyto replace emerging pollutant contaminants benzoyl triazoles and tolyl triazoles across multiplemarket sectors including lubricants but also extending to airplane deicer fluids in numerous othercommercial industries without compromising on their performance.These additives are added to consumer products ...

Dr. Kevin M. SpencerEIC Laboratories Inc.Creating SERS Sandwich Assays for Disease Diagnosis in Rural AreasThere is a rural health care gap that along with other factors is caused by a lack of easily accessibledoctors clinics specialists and diagnostic testing facilities.As a result the rural population is lesslikely to see a specialist and to schedule follow up appointments.One way to close the r ...

Project SummaryUnderstanding and controlling the transformations of nitrogen in soil is a fundamental toolof modern agriculture.The nitrogen cycle is an important set of microbial processes that canincrease plant-available nutrients but can also lead to losses in the form of greenhouse gasemissions and leaching.Identifying and using these processes to sustainably improve soil healthincrease crop y ...