On September 17, 2015, NIH posted a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “BRAIN Initiative: Next Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System” http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-16-009.html. NIH anticipates providing $13.5 million per year to fund an estimated four to seven awards. The application due date is April 27, 2016. (more…)
HealthSpot Station 1st in NE Florida
Crowley Maritime Corp. www.crowley.com in partnership with UnitedHealthcare www.uhc.com and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital www.nicklauschildrens.org recently unveiled a new HealthSpot® www.healthspot.net walk-in telemedicine station to provide employees with convenient access to healthcare. The station is the first of its kind in Northeast Florida. (more…)
Building Connected & Smart Systems
Speaking at the recent FCC-Mayo Clinic Broadband Health Summit held in Florida, FCC www.fcc.gov Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn talked about how the future of infrastructure and the development of broadband networks will enable integrated, collaborative, and comprehensive smart health systems. As he said, “In other words, we will have “smart care”. (more…)
TEDCO Invests in Maryland Startups
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) http://tedco.md provides entrepreneurial support and guidance to start-ups and early stage companies in the state that are striving to bring innovative ideas to market. TEDCO recently announced that 16 companies received $1.6 million from TEDCO’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). (more…)
GE Healthcare Commits $300 Million
GE Healthcare, has created a new business organization called “Sustainable Healthcare Solutions” (SHS) that will invest $300 million to develop high-value low-cost technologies and healthcare delivery solutions across multiple care settings in the world. (more…)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing
On October 1, 2015, Karen B. DeSalvo, MD HHS National Coordinator for HIT www.healthit.gov appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee www.help.senate.gov on the progress health IT is accomplishing today and plans for the future. (more…)
NIDDK Releases Funding Announcement
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) www.niddk.nih.gov within NIH released the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Impact of the Use of Glucose Monitoring and Control Technologies on Health Outcomes and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Type 1 Diabetes” to study the use of current and emerging technologies for monitoring blood glucose and insulin administration in older adults with T1D. (more…)