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NIH funding notice PA-18-871

BRAIN Initiative: Development Optimization, and Validation of Novel Tools and Technologies for Neuroscience Research (SBIR) (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed on May 6, 2021.

Posted
July 24, 2018
Close date
May 6, 2021
Activity codes
Not stated on the notice page
Institutes taking part
Not stated on the notice page

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

Its page was not saved, so the notices it replaced are not known.

Who won it before

23 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $15,186,857 in first-year total cost, median $453,205.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 ETTN-C (10)]19
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 ETTN-P (16)]2
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 ETTN-A (13)]1
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 ETTN-G (12)]1

Most frequent institutions

  1. LIFECANVAS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.3
  2. ADVANCED IMAGING RESEARCH, INC.2
  3. FIELDLINE, INC.2
  4. MICROBRIGHTFIELD, LLC2
  5. TRANSLUCENCE BIOSYSTEMS, INC.2
Competing awards under PA-18-871 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2021A wearable high-density MEG system with uOPMs2R44MH118154-02ALEM, ORANGFIELDLINE, INC., CO$1,818,609ZRG1
2021Rapid Evaluation of Neuronal Activity in the Intact Whole Brain at Single Cell Resolution2R44MH119989-02WHEELER, DAMIAN G.TRANSLUCENCE BIOSYSTEMS, INC., CA$1,373,193ZRG1
2021Designing low-cost, customizable high-density probes for acute and chronic neural recordings in rodents2R44MH118155-02A1VAN WELIE, INGRIDNEURAL DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGIES INC., MA$922,294ZRG1
2021NeuroExM1R42MH124566-01A1GLASER, JACOB RMICROBRIGHTFIELD, LLC, VT$760,219ZRG1
2021Low Cost, Fully Implantable Wireless Neural Recording Device2R44NS107142-02A1GHAFFARI, ROOZBEHNEUROLUX, INC., IL$748,082ZRG1
20213D molecular phenotyping of intact brain tissue via high-throughput active immunohistochemistry2R44MH121158-03AMES, KATHERINE CORAHALL, ADAM CNGUYEN, BRIANLIFECANVAS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., MA$642,500ZRG1
2021AI based system for longitudinal, repeated measure analyses of freely moving C. elegans worms1R43MH126834-01GLASER, JACOB RMICROBRIGHTFIELD, LLC, VT$449,987ZRG1
2021The first adaptable, 3D-formfitting microelectrode array for organoid-based models of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases1R43NS124469-01GRAUDEJUS, OLIVERBMSEED, LLC, AZ$419,641ZRG1
2021AI-driven biomarker analysis of intact whole brains imaged at micron and sub-micron resolution1R43MH125512-01AMES, KATHERINE CORAMANGIARDI, DOMINICLIFECANVAS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., MA$226,754ZRG1
2020Microelectrode Array Insertion System using Ultrasonic Vibration to Improve Insertion Mechanics, Reduce Tissue Dimpling and Trauma, and Improve Placement Precision in the Neocortex2R44NS105500-02MULVIHILL, MAUREEN L.ACTUATED MEDICAL, INC., PA$1,495,977ZRG1
2020Streamlining Volumetric Imaging, Analysis and Publication Using Immersive Virtual Reality1R44MH125238-01DORETTO, GIANFRANCOMOREHEAD, MICHAEL DAVIDSPIROU, GEORGE AISTOVISR, WV$1,159,612ZRG1
2020"Grid-Tape": A High-Throughput Platform for Brain Connectomics and Nanoscale Structural Analysis2R44MH112349-03SMITH, RYAN MLUXEL CORPORATION, WA$540,200ZRG1
2020Developing a novel therapeutic for treating tinnitus1R43DC018487-01SCOTT, LUISA LCOGNOSETTA, INC., FL$263,178ZRG1
2020Advanced three-dimensional microscale electrode array for high-density volumetric neural interfacing1R43NS120753-01FREWIN, CHRISTOPHER LEROYNEURONEXUS TECHNOLOGIES, MI$249,465ZRG1
2019A SAFE AND COMPACT NEONATE TO ADULT NEUROIMAGING MRI SYSTEM1R44MH122273-01SRINIVASAN, RAVIADVANCED IMAGING RESEARCH, INC., OH$999,077ZRG1
2019ADVANCED NEXT GEENRATION RADIO FREQUENCY COILS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING1R44MH119843-01A1SRINIVASAN, RAVIADVANCED IMAGING RESEARCH, INC., OH$597,421ZRG1
2019Head-mounted miniature microscopes for combined calcium imaging and electrophysiological measurement of neural circuit function in deep brain regions of behaving macaques1R44MH122084-01NASSI, JONATHAN JINSCOPIX, INC., CA$453,205ZRG1
2019A wearable high-density MEG system with uOPMs1R43MH118154-01A1ALEM, ORANGFIELDLINE, INC., CO$443,350ZRG1
2019Implantable Recording and Integrated Stimulation (IRIS) device for cortical experiments1R44NS112072-01WILDER, ANDREWRIPPLE, LLC, UT$437,231ZRG1
2019A compact, modular two-photon fiber-coupled microscope for in vivo all-optical electrophysiology1R43MH119879-01GIBSON, EMILYKILBORN, KARL3 I, CO$394,260ZRG1
2019An optogenetic brain implant with EEG monitoring and response for mice1R43MH119880-01A1HASHEMI, KEVAN SAYEDOPEN SOURCE INSTRUMENTS, INC., MA$302,603ZRG1
2019Rapid, single-cell level molecular phenotyping of intact brains via active immunohistochemistry1R43MH121158-01HALL, ADAM CHE, FRANKSTIRMAN, JEFFREYLIFECANVAS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., MA$265,001ZRG1
2019Rapid Evaluation of Neuronal Activity in the Intact Whole-Brain at Single Cell Resolution1R43MH119989-01WHEELER, DAMIAN G.TRANSLUCENCE BIOSYSTEMS, INC., CA$224,998ZRG1

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