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Summary VisionQuest Biomedical LLCVisionQuesthas developed a diabetic retinopathyDRscreening systemEyeStarenabled by automated screening softwareDR RACSthat was developed under the EYPhase II SBIR projectOur product provides immediate feedback to the physician on the state of diabetic eye disease without burdening an eye care specialist to review those cases without retinal diseaseDiabetes affects ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantThe goal of this project is to develop a commercial software package for rapid Monte Carlo based dose computation in imaging and radiation therapyThe product takes advantage of a desktop parallel computer equipped with emerging hardware originally developed gaming and high performance computingThe project is motivated by the fact that the market is ripe for a produc ...

The objective of this research project is to update a web application Overcoming Addictions OA and enable it to be efficiently used by treatment providers in addition to its current use by the general public OA is an abstinence focused cognitive behavioral intervention based on the four point program for SMART Recovery www smartrecovery org We have already demonstrated the effectiveness of ...

Summary The objective of this project is to validate the i RxTherm VisionQuest s patented functional thermal imaging system that produces biomarkers for early detection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy DPN This device is based on the principle that changes in microvascular function are correlated to quantifiable changes in nerve function as expressed in measureable microvascular changes Dia ...

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThis SBIR Phase II proposal is intended to further develop human ghrelinhGhrand human growth hormonehGHas a combination therapy for elderly patients with sepsis and septic shockIn the USmore than one million people develop sepsis every yearand nearlyof septic deaths occur in patients older thanyears of ageCurrentlyno effective pharmacotherapy exists for the treatment of sepsisOn ...

Project Summary The purpose of the proposed work is the development of a human grade system for the prevention of recurrent syncope through neurostimulation of the thoracic nerves controlling the splanchnic venous reservoir Recurrent syncope specifically neurally mediated syncope NMS is major public health problem affecting as many as million people in the United States alone Syncope resu ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant A description of the problem In many cases of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer EOC the standard treatment of cytoreductive surgery is not technically possible and though of ovarian cancer patients initially respond to platinum based chemotherapy the majority experience recurrence and of patients die within years New therapeutic approaches ...

Abstract Metastatic melanoma remains incurable for the majority of patients Of the patients diagnosed with Stage IIB IV melanoma annually do not respond to existing treatments and for those that do resistance is a major concern Furthermore survival rates for patients with stage IIA IIIB primary tumors steadily decrease with increasing stage Prevention of metastasis itself woul ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Traverse Biosciences Inc is a pre clinical stage drug development company working to commercialize new chemical entities which act to resolve inflammatory conditions through pleiotropic host modulation of pathologically unrestrained matrix metalloproteinases MMPs and pro inflammatory cytokines The companyandapos s lead drug candidate TRB N is a proprietary chemic ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This SBIR FAST TRACK application is designed to address the urgent problem of prescription drug abuse PDA among adolescents in the U S There is a dearth of primary prevention programs for PDA that have demonstrated changes in behavior as part of a rigorously designed evaluation Research shows that a substantial number of youth who misuse prescription drugs ...