The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) http://tedco.md awarded four Maryland companies a total of $800,000 in funding through the Life Science Investment Fund (LSIF) http://tedco.md/program/the-life-science-investment-fund-lisf. LSIF serves as a bridge fund to move companies up to the next stage of development more quickly and efficiently. (more…)
BIG Signs Contract with GMD
The Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics (BIG) www.buffalo.edu/genomics.html a University of Buffalo program is a key component of the Governor of New York’s $100 million initiative to transform the State into a national research center for genomic medicine. (more…)
Developing Tools for Caregivers
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) www.cancer.gov SBIR Development Center, recently released their SBIR Solicitation (PHS 2017-1) due October 21, 2016 that includes 15 contract topics of interest to the SBIR community related to cancer projects. (more…)
Monitoring COPD in the Yukon
A new agreement between the Government of Yukon www.gov.yk.ca and TELUS Health www.telushealth.co will extend home health monitoring to support chronic conditions for Yukon patients. The project is due to launch in early September 2016 for up to 50 patients. The trial phase is scheduled to end on March 31, 2017. (more…)
Army Announces New FOA
The FY 17 DOD Joint Program Committee (JPC) through their Translational Simulation Research (TRANSfeR) funding announcement seeks research to study whether the medical skills that are learned based on a simulation-based system has a beneficial effect on patients and/or to the Military Health System (MHS) in the real clinical world. (more…)
PCORI to Award Grant
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) www.pcori.org has approved an award for $1.5 million to go to Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research www.northwell.edu. (more…)
Boosting Wireless Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) www.nsf.gov will invest more than $400 million over the next seven years to support fundamental wireless research and develop platforms for advanced research. This investment in wireless research will test novel technologies, applications, and services capable of making wireless communication faster, smarter, more responsive, and more robust. (more…)