Award Recipients
CRCF awardee organizations and principal investigators (PIs) are identified in reverse chronological order. An asterisk (*) denotes declined awards. A plus sign (+) denotes companies that are also part of the CIT GAP Fund portfolio.
FY2020
The following organizations and principal investigators (PIs) were awarded CRCF funding in FY2020:
The following organizations and principal investigators (PIs) were awarded CRCF funding in FY2020:
Commercialization Program
Incentivizes commercialization of high-potential technologies or services by Virginia’s private sector.
Commonwealth Trading Partners, Inc. (CTP) | Mr. Tom Fergus
Cloud Search Tool for Export Commodity Classification, $74,705, Data Analytics, Alexandria
www.ctp-inc.com
Cowden Technologies, LLC | Mr. Mickey Cowden
A Smart Docking Station for Drones, $75,000, Unmanned Systems, Blacksburg
https://cowden.tech/
Eksdyne Inc. | Mr. Joshua Eckstein
A Magnetohydrodynamic Actuator System for Robotics, $74,915, Unmanned Systems, Blacksburg
www.eksdyne.com
GATACA LLC | Dr. Johanna Craig
GAT for NGS: A Bioinformatics Tool for Hepatitis B Virus Quasispecies – Incorporating Machine Learning, $75,000, Data Analytics, Newport
www.gatacallc.com
+ Lumin | Mr. Michael Hibshman
Promoting Residential Solar PV Development Through Curtailment of Excess Production Off-Grid, $64,917, Clean Energy, Charlottesville
www.luminsmart.com
Meru Biotechnologies, LLC | Mr. Daniel Rodenhaver
Development of the Minimum Viable Product for a Free Solution Biomolecular Characterization Device, $75,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.merubio.com
Onclave Networks, Inc | Mr. James Taylor
Secure IoT: A Zero-Trust Platform for Elimination of OT Attack Surface, $75,000, Cybersecurity, McLean
https://onclave.net/
Organizing4Innovation | Dr. Floor Blindenbach
Using Team-Learning and Teamwork-Quality Indicators as Objective Performance Assessments to Vet Early-Stage Innovation Teams, $50,450, Data Analytics, Vienna
www.organizing4innovation.com
+ SCOUT Inc. | Mr. Sergio Gallucci
Demonstrating Small Satellite Technology to Enable Satellite Health Inspections in Geostationary Orbit, $74,816, Unmanned Systems, Alexandria
https://scout.space
Sentinel Robotic Solutions, LLC | Mr. John Robinson
Sentinel Aerium: American-Made Class I UAS with Disruptive Flight Endurance Technology, $75,000, Unmanned Systems, Wallops Island
www.srsgrp.com
Service Robotics & Technologies | Dr. Gregory Scott
A Software Command Center for Scheduling and Optimizing Robots and Humans in Smart Buildings, $75,000, Unmanned Systems, Springfield
www.srtlabs.com
Techulon Inc | Dr. Joe Salamoun
PPNA-Based Antimicrobial Therapeutics Against Multi-Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter, $75,000, Life Sciences, Blacksburg
www.techulon.com
Matching Funds Program
Supports the commercialization of high-potential research and technology by public and private higher education institutions, federal labs and other nonprofit research institutions in Virginia, and university research consortia that include Virginia college and university member institutions.
Old Dominion University Research Foundation | Dr. Sachin Shetty
Blockchain-Empowered Cyber-Resilient IoT Security Solution, $150,000, Cybersecurity, Norfolk
www.researchfoundation.odu.edu | ww2.odu.edu/~sshetty
University of Virginia | Dr. Leon Farhi
Machine Learning Technology for Prediction of Future Glucose Fluctuations to Enable a New Generation of Adaptive Glucose Control in Diabetes, $137,453, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.virginia.edu | https://med.virginia.edu/faculty/faculty-listing/lsf8n/
University of Virginia | Dr. Xi Yang
Novel Automated System to Measure Plant Health, $150,000, Unmanned Systems, Charlottesville
www.virginia.edu | https://facultydirectory.virginia.edu/faculty/xy4f
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Frank Gupton
Development of Novel Heterogeneous Cross-Coupling Catalysts for Pharmaceutical Applications, $150,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu | https://egr.vcu.edu/directory/bfrankgupton/
SBIR Matching Funds Program
Advances high-potential technology commercialization and development efforts by Virginia-based technology businesses that have recently won a Phase I and/or Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award.
+ AquaSys LLC | Mr. Tyler Locke
Commercializing a Precision Agricultural System for Irrigation, Fertilizer, and Spray Scheduling, $75,000, Data Analytics, Alexandria
https://agrology.ag/
Azimuth1 | Mr. Jason Dalton
EnviMetric: Geospatial Statistical Tools for Environmental Screening of Commercial Real Estate Sales, $75,000, Data Analytics, McLean
www.azimuth1.com
+ Babylon Micro-Farms Inc. | Mr. Graham Smith
Designing a Disruptive Platform for Hydroponic Vertical Farming: Addressing Challenges in Effective Urban Farming and the Elimination of Food Deserts, $75,000, Data Analytics, Charlottesville
www.babylonmicrofarms.com
BEM Controls, LLC | Mr. Rasheq Rahman
WiseMrkt: A Platform for Transactive Energy and Demand Response Applications, $75,000, Clean Energy, McLean
www.bemcontrols.com
Burnshire Hydroelectric LLC | Dr. R. Lee Harvey, Jr.
Inverter Controlled Multigenerator, $74,981, Clean Energy, Star Tannery
www.burnshirehydro.com
Federal Foundry LLC | Mr. Geoffrey Orazem
Structured and Unstructured HR Analytics to Support Hiring, Staffing, and Partnership Decision Making, $73,140, Data Analytics, Arlington
www.eastern-foundry.com
ICBiome | Dr. Srini Iyer
A WGS-Based Genomics Platform for Early Identification of MRSA Transmission in ICU Settings, $75,000, Life Sciences, Sterling
www.icbiome.com
KeViRx, Inc | Dr. John Lazo
Development of Novel Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Oncogenic Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase PTP4A3 for the Treatment of Human Cancers, $75,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.kevirx.com
Micro Harmonics Corporation | Ms. Diane Kees
Cryogenic Isolators for High-Frequency Ship Radar and Drone Inspection Systems, $75,000, Unmanned Systems, Fincastle
www.microharmonics.com
ReAlta Life Sciences | Dr. Neel Krishna
Peptide Inhibitor of Complement C1 (PIC1) as a Treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), $59,446, Life Sciences, Norfolk
www.realtalifesciences.com
+ Tympanogen, Inc. | Dr. Elaine Horn-Ranney
Preparation of a 510(k) Application for FDA Clearance of a Gel Patch for Nonsurgical Eardrum Repair, $75,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.tympanogen.com
WynnVision LLC | Dr. Kenneth Wynne
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Infections, $75,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
https://wynnvision.com/
STTR Matching Funds Program
Advances high-potential technology commercialization and development efforts by Virginia-based technology businesses that have recently won a Phase I and/or Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award.
AgroSpheres | Mr. Ameer Shakeel
AgroSpheres Enabled RNAi Delivery for Agriculture, $75,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.agrospheres.com
Li Industries, Inc. | Mr. Nolan Schmidt
Effective Materials Separation for Low-Cost Lithium Ion Battery Direct Recyling, $75,000, Clean Energy, Blacksburg
Incentivizes commercialization of high-potential technologies or services by Virginia’s private sector.
Commonwealth Trading Partners, Inc. (CTP) | Mr. Tom Fergus
Cloud Search Tool for Export Commodity Classification, $74,705, Data Analytics, Alexandria
www.ctp-inc.com
Cowden Technologies, LLC | Mr. Mickey Cowden
A Smart Docking Station for Drones, $75,000, Unmanned Systems, Blacksburg
https://cowden.tech/
Eksdyne Inc. | Mr. Joshua Eckstein
A Magnetohydrodynamic Actuator System for Robotics, $74,915, Unmanned Systems, Blacksburg
www.eksdyne.com
GATACA LLC | Dr. Johanna Craig
GAT for NGS: A Bioinformatics Tool for Hepatitis B Virus Quasispecies – Incorporating Machine Learning, $75,000, Data Analytics, Newport
www.gatacallc.com
+ Lumin | Mr. Michael Hibshman
Promoting Residential Solar PV Development Through Curtailment of Excess Production Off-Grid, $64,917, Clean Energy, Charlottesville
www.luminsmart.com
Meru Biotechnologies, LLC | Mr. Daniel Rodenhaver
Development of the Minimum Viable Product for a Free Solution Biomolecular Characterization Device, $75,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.merubio.com
Onclave Networks, Inc | Mr. James Taylor
Secure IoT: A Zero-Trust Platform for Elimination of OT Attack Surface, $75,000, Cybersecurity, McLean
https://onclave.net/
Organizing4Innovation | Dr. Floor Blindenbach
Using Team-Learning and Teamwork-Quality Indicators as Objective Performance Assessments to Vet Early-Stage Innovation Teams, $50,450, Data Analytics, Vienna
www.organizing4innovation.com
+ SCOUT Inc. | Mr. Sergio Gallucci
Demonstrating Small Satellite Technology to Enable Satellite Health Inspections in Geostationary Orbit, $74,816, Unmanned Systems, Alexandria
https://scout.space
Sentinel Robotic Solutions, LLC | Mr. John Robinson
Sentinel Aerium: American-Made Class I UAS with Disruptive Flight Endurance Technology, $75,000, Unmanned Systems, Wallops Island
www.srsgrp.com
Service Robotics & Technologies | Dr. Gregory Scott
A Software Command Center for Scheduling and Optimizing Robots and Humans in Smart Buildings, $75,000, Unmanned Systems, Springfield
www.srtlabs.com
Techulon Inc | Dr. Joe Salamoun
PPNA-Based Antimicrobial Therapeutics Against Multi-Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter, $75,000, Life Sciences, Blacksburg
www.techulon.com
Matching Funds Program
Supports the commercialization of high-potential research and technology by public and private higher education institutions, federal labs and other nonprofit research institutions in Virginia, and university research consortia that include Virginia college and university member institutions.
Old Dominion University Research Foundation | Dr. Sachin Shetty
Blockchain-Empowered Cyber-Resilient IoT Security Solution, $150,000, Cybersecurity, Norfolk
www.researchfoundation.odu.edu | ww2.odu.edu/~sshetty
University of Virginia | Dr. Leon Farhi
Machine Learning Technology for Prediction of Future Glucose Fluctuations to Enable a New Generation of Adaptive Glucose Control in Diabetes, $137,453, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.virginia.edu | https://med.virginia.edu/faculty/faculty-listing/lsf8n/
University of Virginia | Dr. Xi Yang
Novel Automated System to Measure Plant Health, $150,000, Unmanned Systems, Charlottesville
www.virginia.edu | https://facultydirectory.virginia.edu/faculty/xy4f
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Frank Gupton
Development of Novel Heterogeneous Cross-Coupling Catalysts for Pharmaceutical Applications, $150,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu | https://egr.vcu.edu/directory/bfrankgupton/
SBIR Matching Funds Program
Advances high-potential technology commercialization and development efforts by Virginia-based technology businesses that have recently won a Phase I and/or Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award.
+ AquaSys LLC | Mr. Tyler Locke
Commercializing a Precision Agricultural System for Irrigation, Fertilizer, and Spray Scheduling, $75,000, Data Analytics, Alexandria
https://agrology.ag/
Azimuth1 | Mr. Jason Dalton
EnviMetric: Geospatial Statistical Tools for Environmental Screening of Commercial Real Estate Sales, $75,000, Data Analytics, McLean
www.azimuth1.com
+ Babylon Micro-Farms Inc. | Mr. Graham Smith
Designing a Disruptive Platform for Hydroponic Vertical Farming: Addressing Challenges in Effective Urban Farming and the Elimination of Food Deserts, $75,000, Data Analytics, Charlottesville
www.babylonmicrofarms.com
BEM Controls, LLC | Mr. Rasheq Rahman
WiseMrkt: A Platform for Transactive Energy and Demand Response Applications, $75,000, Clean Energy, McLean
www.bemcontrols.com
Burnshire Hydroelectric LLC | Dr. R. Lee Harvey, Jr.
Inverter Controlled Multigenerator, $74,981, Clean Energy, Star Tannery
www.burnshirehydro.com
Federal Foundry LLC | Mr. Geoffrey Orazem
Structured and Unstructured HR Analytics to Support Hiring, Staffing, and Partnership Decision Making, $73,140, Data Analytics, Arlington
www.eastern-foundry.com
ICBiome | Dr. Srini Iyer
A WGS-Based Genomics Platform for Early Identification of MRSA Transmission in ICU Settings, $75,000, Life Sciences, Sterling
www.icbiome.com
KeViRx, Inc | Dr. John Lazo
Development of Novel Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Oncogenic Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase PTP4A3 for the Treatment of Human Cancers, $75,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.kevirx.com
Micro Harmonics Corporation | Ms. Diane Kees
Cryogenic Isolators for High-Frequency Ship Radar and Drone Inspection Systems, $75,000, Unmanned Systems, Fincastle
www.microharmonics.com
ReAlta Life Sciences | Dr. Neel Krishna
Peptide Inhibitor of Complement C1 (PIC1) as a Treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), $59,446, Life Sciences, Norfolk
www.realtalifesciences.com
+ Tympanogen, Inc. | Dr. Elaine Horn-Ranney
Preparation of a 510(k) Application for FDA Clearance of a Gel Patch for Nonsurgical Eardrum Repair, $75,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.tympanogen.com
WynnVision LLC | Dr. Kenneth Wynne
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Infections, $75,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
https://wynnvision.com/
STTR Matching Funds Program
Advances high-potential technology commercialization and development efforts by Virginia-based technology businesses that have recently won a Phase I and/or Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award.
AgroSpheres | Mr. Ameer Shakeel
AgroSpheres Enabled RNAi Delivery for Agriculture, $75,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.agrospheres.com
Li Industries, Inc. | Mr. Nolan Schmidt
Effective Materials Separation for Low-Cost Lithium Ion Battery Direct Recyling, $75,000, Clean Energy, Blacksburg
FY2019
The following organizations and principal investigators (PIs) were awarded CRCF funding in FY2019:
The following organizations and principal investigators (PIs) were awarded CRCF funding in FY2019:
Commercialization Program
AgroSpheres | Dr. Mark Kester
AgroSpheres Enhanced Delivery of Active Ingredients, $50,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.agrospheres.com
Amruta Inc | Dr. Beju Rao
Self-Learning System for e-Discovery, Among Large Text Corpus Data Sets to Improve Compliance, Forensics, and Customer Service, Using Machine Learning, $50,000, Data Analytics, Fredericksburg
www.amrutainc.com
* AVEC, Inc. | Mr. Kyle Schwartz
Advancement of Software-Based Noise Prediction Tools for Multirotor Aircraft, $49,997, Unmanned Systems, Blacksburg
www.avec-engineering.com
BEAM Diagnostics, Inc | Dr. Sarah Snider
Using Behavioral Economics to Identify Best-Fit Personality Profiles Among Employment-Seeking Individuals, $29,750, Data Analytics, Roanoke
www.beamdiagnosticsinc.com
* Casper Drones | Dr. Max DePiro
An Unmanned Aerial System to Peacefully Fly People Around, $48,400, Unmanned Systems, Hampton
Eksdyne Inc. | Mr. Joshua Eckstein
Integrated System for Evolving Developing Devices, $49,936, Unmanned Systems, Blacksburg
www.eksdyne.com
+ Embody LLC | Dr. Michael Francis
Additive Manufacturing of Collagen Microfibers as an Internal Brace for Regenerating Ligaments of the Knee, $50,000, Life Sciences, Norfolk
www.embodyparts.com
G2 Ops Global, Inc. | Ms. Corren McCoy
A Model-Based Framework for Quantifying Information Risk, $42,984, Cybersecurity, Virginia Beach
www.g2-ops.com
MOVA Technologies, Inc. | Mr. James Compton
Panel-Bed Filter Proof-of-Concept Testing, $50,000, Clean Energy, Pulaski
www.movatechnologies.com
NIRSleep Inc | Dr. Ryan Casey Boutwell
Home Sleep Monitoring with a Compact and Inexpensive Wearable Neuro-Imaging Device, $50,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.bionicalabs.com
Overa, Inc. | Dr. David Kroeger
Development of a Non-Hormonal Female Contraceptive Using an Egg-Specific Antibody-Drug Conjugate, $50,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
ReAlta Life Sciences | Dr. Neel Krishna
Peptide Inhibitor of Complement C1 (PIC1) as a Treatment for Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, $50,000, Life Sciences, Norfolk
Responsible Robotics Corporation | Mr. Christian Manasseh
A Robotics Monitoring and Control Platform, $49,625, Unmanned Systems, Tysons
www.responsiblerobotics.com
Ryzing Technologies | Mr. Ryan Gundling
Braided Inflatable Robotic Technology (BIRT) for Dexterous Maritime Manipulation System (D2MS), $49,953, Unmanned Systems, Staunton
www.ryzingtech.com
Sentinel Robotic Solutions, LLC | Mr. John Robinson
Mobile Sentinel – Mobile Unmanned Automated Traffic Control Sensor and Gate System, $25,000, Unmanned Systems, Wallops Island
www.srsgrp.com
Status Identity, Inc. | Mr. Nakul Munjal
Continuous Authentication and Identification by Distinctive Characteristics, $25,000, Cybersecurity, Burke
www.statusidentity.com
Virongy LLC | Mr. Yuntao Wu
Commercialization of Infectin, $48,791, Life Sciences, Manassas
www.virongy.com
Matching Funds Program
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing | Dr. Barbara Boyan
Additive Manufacturing of Metal Alloys for 3D Medical Devices, $99,988, Life Sciences, Disputanta
www.CCAM-VA.com
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing | Dr. Huda Al-Ghaib
Advanced Analytics Framework for Deploying Automated Defect Detection in Manufacturing, $98,166, Data Analytics, Disputanta
www.CCAM-VA.com
George Mason University | Dr. Siddhartha Sikdar
Wearable Ultrasound System for Robust Sensing of Muscle Activation, $98,456, Life Sciences, Fairfax
www.gmu.edu
Southeastern Universities Research Association | Dr. Cynthia Keppel
Development of High-Resolution Radiotherapy Beam Characterization Technology Using Micropattern Gas Detection, $100,000, Life Sciences, Newport News
www.sura.org
University of Virginia | Dr. Bryan Berger
Designer Enzymes as Green Alternatives to Protect High-Value Agricultural Products Pre- and Post-Harvest from Microbial Infection, $100,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.virginia.edu
University of Virginia | Dr. Mark Roeser
VADstent to Prevent Cavity Collapse and Adverse Cardiac Remodeling, $54,578, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.virginia.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Weining Wang
Development of a Highly Efficient Air Filter for Inactivation of Airborne Germs, $100,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Jason Reed
A Nanotechnology Approach for Streamlining Detection of Prognostic Translocation in Multiple Myeloma (MM), $100,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Christopher Ehrhardt
Rapid Cell Typing Technology for Forensic DNA Casework, $100,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Nicholas Farrell
Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans as Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets for Precision Medicine in Cancer, $100,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu
Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Dr. Jon Derek Loftis
Leveraging Deep Lens Technology to Form a Video Inundation Monitoring System for StormSense, $49,612, Data Analytics, Gloucester Point
www.vims.edu
Virginia Tech | Dr. Nazila Roofigari-Esfahan
Development of a Connected Smart Vest for Improved Roadside Work Zone Safety, $91,069, Data Analytics, Blacksburg
www.vt.edu
Virginia Tech | Dr. Robert Gourdie
Precision Medicine Exosomal Drug Delivery Medtech for Heart Attack, $100,000, Life Sciences, Blacksburg
www.vt.edu
SBIR Matching Funds Program
Alexander BioDiscoveries, LLC | Dr. Cyrille Gineste
Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Influenza Virus Nucleoprotein for Drug Development, $50,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
Covenant Therapeutics, LLC | Dr. Mikell Paige
Drug Discovery for Gram-Negative Rod Bacterial Infection, $49,995, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
+ Fend Incorporated | Mr. Colin Dunn
Low-Cost Data Diodes for Physical Protection of Connected Infrastructure, $50,000, Cybersecurity, Arlington
www.fend.tech
Gradient Consulting | Dr. Justin Selfridge
Achieving Eternal Flight with a Tethered Uni-Rotor Network (TURN) System, $50,000, Unmanned Systems, Newport News
www.turnuav.com
ICBiome | Dr. Srini Iyer
A Cloud-Based WGS Platform for Routine Surveillance of Hospital Pathogens, $50,000, Life Sciences, Dulles
www.icbiome.com
JKM Technologies, LLC | Dr. D. Casey Kerrigan
Local Footwear Manufacturing Using a Novel Cost-Effective Pellet-Based 3D Printing Process, $50,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.oeshshoes.com
Micro Harmonics Corporation | Ms. Diane Kees
Commercialization of Cryogenic Millimeter-Wave Isolators, $50,000, Unmanned Systems, Fincastle
www.microharmonics.com
+ NOVI LLC | Dr. Amit Mehra
Next-Generation, Intelligent, and Autonomous Satellites for an Emerging New Space Industry, $48,700, Unmanned Systems, Arlington
www.novillc.com
SeeHear LLC | Dr. Silvio Eberhardt
Commercialization of an NIH- and NSF-Supported Web-Based Speech Perception Training System for Adults with Hearing Loss, $50,000, Life Sciences, Arlington
VoltMed Inc. | Dr. Christopher Arena
Testing of an MRI-Compatible Electrode for Treating Brain Tumors with Non-Thermal Ablation, $50,000, Life Sciences, Blacksburg
www.voltmedevices.com
WynnVision LLC | Dr. Kenneth Wynne
Antimicrobial and Biocompatible Endotracheal Tubes, $50,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
AgroSpheres | Dr. Mark Kester
AgroSpheres Enhanced Delivery of Active Ingredients, $50,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.agrospheres.com
Amruta Inc | Dr. Beju Rao
Self-Learning System for e-Discovery, Among Large Text Corpus Data Sets to Improve Compliance, Forensics, and Customer Service, Using Machine Learning, $50,000, Data Analytics, Fredericksburg
www.amrutainc.com
* AVEC, Inc. | Mr. Kyle Schwartz
Advancement of Software-Based Noise Prediction Tools for Multirotor Aircraft, $49,997, Unmanned Systems, Blacksburg
www.avec-engineering.com
BEAM Diagnostics, Inc | Dr. Sarah Snider
Using Behavioral Economics to Identify Best-Fit Personality Profiles Among Employment-Seeking Individuals, $29,750, Data Analytics, Roanoke
www.beamdiagnosticsinc.com
* Casper Drones | Dr. Max DePiro
An Unmanned Aerial System to Peacefully Fly People Around, $48,400, Unmanned Systems, Hampton
Eksdyne Inc. | Mr. Joshua Eckstein
Integrated System for Evolving Developing Devices, $49,936, Unmanned Systems, Blacksburg
www.eksdyne.com
+ Embody LLC | Dr. Michael Francis
Additive Manufacturing of Collagen Microfibers as an Internal Brace for Regenerating Ligaments of the Knee, $50,000, Life Sciences, Norfolk
www.embodyparts.com
G2 Ops Global, Inc. | Ms. Corren McCoy
A Model-Based Framework for Quantifying Information Risk, $42,984, Cybersecurity, Virginia Beach
www.g2-ops.com
MOVA Technologies, Inc. | Mr. James Compton
Panel-Bed Filter Proof-of-Concept Testing, $50,000, Clean Energy, Pulaski
www.movatechnologies.com
NIRSleep Inc | Dr. Ryan Casey Boutwell
Home Sleep Monitoring with a Compact and Inexpensive Wearable Neuro-Imaging Device, $50,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.bionicalabs.com
Overa, Inc. | Dr. David Kroeger
Development of a Non-Hormonal Female Contraceptive Using an Egg-Specific Antibody-Drug Conjugate, $50,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
ReAlta Life Sciences | Dr. Neel Krishna
Peptide Inhibitor of Complement C1 (PIC1) as a Treatment for Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, $50,000, Life Sciences, Norfolk
Responsible Robotics Corporation | Mr. Christian Manasseh
A Robotics Monitoring and Control Platform, $49,625, Unmanned Systems, Tysons
www.responsiblerobotics.com
Ryzing Technologies | Mr. Ryan Gundling
Braided Inflatable Robotic Technology (BIRT) for Dexterous Maritime Manipulation System (D2MS), $49,953, Unmanned Systems, Staunton
www.ryzingtech.com
Sentinel Robotic Solutions, LLC | Mr. John Robinson
Mobile Sentinel – Mobile Unmanned Automated Traffic Control Sensor and Gate System, $25,000, Unmanned Systems, Wallops Island
www.srsgrp.com
Status Identity, Inc. | Mr. Nakul Munjal
Continuous Authentication and Identification by Distinctive Characteristics, $25,000, Cybersecurity, Burke
www.statusidentity.com
Virongy LLC | Mr. Yuntao Wu
Commercialization of Infectin, $48,791, Life Sciences, Manassas
www.virongy.com
Matching Funds Program
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing | Dr. Barbara Boyan
Additive Manufacturing of Metal Alloys for 3D Medical Devices, $99,988, Life Sciences, Disputanta
www.CCAM-VA.com
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing | Dr. Huda Al-Ghaib
Advanced Analytics Framework for Deploying Automated Defect Detection in Manufacturing, $98,166, Data Analytics, Disputanta
www.CCAM-VA.com
George Mason University | Dr. Siddhartha Sikdar
Wearable Ultrasound System for Robust Sensing of Muscle Activation, $98,456, Life Sciences, Fairfax
www.gmu.edu
Southeastern Universities Research Association | Dr. Cynthia Keppel
Development of High-Resolution Radiotherapy Beam Characterization Technology Using Micropattern Gas Detection, $100,000, Life Sciences, Newport News
www.sura.org
University of Virginia | Dr. Bryan Berger
Designer Enzymes as Green Alternatives to Protect High-Value Agricultural Products Pre- and Post-Harvest from Microbial Infection, $100,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.virginia.edu
University of Virginia | Dr. Mark Roeser
VADstent to Prevent Cavity Collapse and Adverse Cardiac Remodeling, $54,578, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.virginia.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Weining Wang
Development of a Highly Efficient Air Filter for Inactivation of Airborne Germs, $100,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Jason Reed
A Nanotechnology Approach for Streamlining Detection of Prognostic Translocation in Multiple Myeloma (MM), $100,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Christopher Ehrhardt
Rapid Cell Typing Technology for Forensic DNA Casework, $100,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University | Dr. Nicholas Farrell
Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans as Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets for Precision Medicine in Cancer, $100,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
www.vcu.edu
Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Dr. Jon Derek Loftis
Leveraging Deep Lens Technology to Form a Video Inundation Monitoring System for StormSense, $49,612, Data Analytics, Gloucester Point
www.vims.edu
Virginia Tech | Dr. Nazila Roofigari-Esfahan
Development of a Connected Smart Vest for Improved Roadside Work Zone Safety, $91,069, Data Analytics, Blacksburg
www.vt.edu
Virginia Tech | Dr. Robert Gourdie
Precision Medicine Exosomal Drug Delivery Medtech for Heart Attack, $100,000, Life Sciences, Blacksburg
www.vt.edu
SBIR Matching Funds Program
Alexander BioDiscoveries, LLC | Dr. Cyrille Gineste
Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Influenza Virus Nucleoprotein for Drug Development, $50,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
Covenant Therapeutics, LLC | Dr. Mikell Paige
Drug Discovery for Gram-Negative Rod Bacterial Infection, $49,995, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
+ Fend Incorporated | Mr. Colin Dunn
Low-Cost Data Diodes for Physical Protection of Connected Infrastructure, $50,000, Cybersecurity, Arlington
www.fend.tech
Gradient Consulting | Dr. Justin Selfridge
Achieving Eternal Flight with a Tethered Uni-Rotor Network (TURN) System, $50,000, Unmanned Systems, Newport News
www.turnuav.com
ICBiome | Dr. Srini Iyer
A Cloud-Based WGS Platform for Routine Surveillance of Hospital Pathogens, $50,000, Life Sciences, Dulles
www.icbiome.com
JKM Technologies, LLC | Dr. D. Casey Kerrigan
Local Footwear Manufacturing Using a Novel Cost-Effective Pellet-Based 3D Printing Process, $50,000, Life Sciences, Charlottesville
www.oeshshoes.com
Micro Harmonics Corporation | Ms. Diane Kees
Commercialization of Cryogenic Millimeter-Wave Isolators, $50,000, Unmanned Systems, Fincastle
www.microharmonics.com
+ NOVI LLC | Dr. Amit Mehra
Next-Generation, Intelligent, and Autonomous Satellites for an Emerging New Space Industry, $48,700, Unmanned Systems, Arlington
www.novillc.com
SeeHear LLC | Dr. Silvio Eberhardt
Commercialization of an NIH- and NSF-Supported Web-Based Speech Perception Training System for Adults with Hearing Loss, $50,000, Life Sciences, Arlington
VoltMed Inc. | Dr. Christopher Arena
Testing of an MRI-Compatible Electrode for Treating Brain Tumors with Non-Thermal Ablation, $50,000, Life Sciences, Blacksburg
www.voltmedevices.com
WynnVision LLC | Dr. Kenneth Wynne
Antimicrobial and Biocompatible Endotracheal Tubes, $50,000, Life Sciences, Richmond
