Successes

NSF awarded a $225K Phase I SBIR grant for a vascular access device for hemodialysis;

NSF awarded a $225K Phase I SBIR grant for a fast, high yield proteome sample preparation and cleanup kit;

Navy awarded a $225K Phase I SBIR grant for development of an improved antifouling system for submarine heat exchangers;

Army awarded a $1 million Phase II STTR grant to continue research of a soft and elastomeric intramuscular electrode with therapeutic delivery capability (commercialization plan);

Army awarded a $2.4 million RIF contract to advance the application of a client’s oculomotor tracking technology for battlefield testing of combat brain injuries;

NIH awarded a $1.1 million dollar SBIR Phase II grant to pursue validation and commercialization of a diagnostic solution for diabetic retinopathy; and

Delivered strategic advisory consulting services to nine medical device companies through arrangement with the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG) as an Executive Associate. These companies received approximately $1.4 million in PLSG funding.