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The Synthetik team is pleased to provide this Phase I SBIR proposal to develop a distributed, interoperable, ISO 18013-5-compliant and mdoc-based digital software badge (DSB). The DSB will provide the capability to prove a first responder personnel’s identity and qualifications onsite securely and efficiently in a disaster response operating environment.During Phase I we will demonstrate th ...

Security at transportation checkpoints is a key strategic aspect of the DHS mission of preventing future attacks against the U.S. and its allies. The ability to freely move assets within, into, and out of the nation is paramount to national security. While DHS currently employs highly-effective explosive alarm resolution sensors (AR), these sensors require special training to operate and produce a ...

Energy-Efficient Extreme Winter Solar Greenhouse for Urban Farms in Rapid City SDProject SummaryThis collaborative proposal from Shende LLC in partnership with the researchers from theSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) Rapid City SD seeks to develop anEnergy Efficient Extreme Winter Solar Greenhouse product.Rapid City (RC) was declared as one of the cities with the most unpredicta ...

Thermal management and energy harvesting of a solar geothermal greenhouse forimproved plant productionThis project studies a proposed greenhouse that utilizes building integrated photovoltaic-thermal(BIPVT) panels coupled with geothermal energy for the dual synergetic benefits of: 1) improvedenergy harvesting and management toward zero-net-energy agriculture 2) controlledenvironmental agriculture ...

At Atolla Tech we are proposing a new method for assessing the pollination efficiency of differentbee species in real-time thereby aiding growers in optimizing pollination of their crop whether theyrely on wild pollinators or use honey bee services or both. Our technology includes a lidar andmachine learning (ML) algorithm that detects identifies and tracks pollinator species in real-time.Their fl ...

Inso Biosciences is developing hardware systems and instruments to streamline biological samplehandling and preparation for next-generation sequencing and genomic analysis. Inso's microfluidic- based platform enables extraction and purification of high-molecular-weight (HMW) DNA fordownstream genomic applications such as long-read sequencing. DNA sample prep is currently acritical bottleneck for p ...

QUORUM BioPhase I USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009301Topic 8.4PROJECT SUMMARYDR. SUDHARSAN DWARAKNATH (Principal Investigator)Chief Executive OfficerQuorum Bio335 Madison Ave New York NY 10017E-mail: sudharsan.dwaraknath@gmail.comEngineering Precision Biologics for Sustainable AgriculturePhosphorus fertilizer is an essential nutrient to meet global agricultural demand but itsexcessive domestic production and us ...

Thegoalofthisproposalistodevelopabiopreservativeingredientthatextendstheshelflifefood productsstartingwithsoftcheesessuchascottagecheese.Dairyproductsarepartofahealthydietfor ~80% of Americans providing essential protein calcium and vitamins. Dairy foods are highly susceptible to microbialspoilagebutchemicalpreservativesusedindairyfoodsareincreasingly restricted due to safety concerns. Thus dairy ...

Kultevat Inc. aims to produce natural rubber from Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TKS) at scale toachieve high quality product at a price point that is attractive to customers in particular to US basedcompanies. To date the economics of growing TKS and extracting rubber from its roots at a pricepoint that is competitive with Hevea rubber has not been demonstrated. During Phase I research anRNAi gene silenci ...

Project Summary / Abstract Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a major side effect of oxaliplatin, a key drug in 1st line regimens for treating colorectal cancer. Dose-limiting CIPN prevents rt25% of patients from receiving full, maximally effective dose of oxaliplatin. In addition, 10-40% of patients receiving oxaliplatin-based therapy for colorectal cancer with develop chronic C ...