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Blueprint MedTech 3 – 5 Awardees

NIH’s Blueprint MedTech program has issued 26 Optimizer project awards over five competition cycles. These awards total over $68M. These projects will be administered by the two Blueprint MedTech Incubator Hubs—Cimit’s Center for Innovative NeuroTech Advancement (CINTA) and NeuroTech Harbor (NTH).

Blueprint MedTech Cycle 3 – 5 Optimizer awardees:

For additional details on the Optimizer awards, please see this NIBIB Science Highlight.

Awardee Institution Optimizer Project Title Funding NIH Institute(s)
Neurava A ML-based SUDEP risk stratification algorithm based on seizure and cardiorespiratory activity recorded from a novel wearable system NINDS
Arizona State University* Wireless, injectable neurostimulators (WINS) for treating chronic migraine (CM) HEAL Initiative
Motif Neurotech* Minimally invasive implants for treatment-resistant depression BRAIN Initiative
MicroLeads BRELLA: A Self-Expandable, Injectable Bioelectronic for Chronic Knee Pain HEAL Initiative
CraniUS CraniUS NeuroPASS NINDS
MuscleMetrix* Magnetomicrometry NIHCD/NCMRR, NINDS
Neurologic Solutions EpiScalp – Software application to assist neurologists in diagnosing epilepsy NINDS
AutonomUS* Reducing Opioid Use after Total Knee Replacement through Semi-automated AI-Enabled Ultrasound-Guided Robotic Adductor Canal Nerve Block HEAL Initiative
Craniosense* Development and clinical evaluation of a novel non-invasive intracranial pressure assessment and monitoring device NINDS
HEPIUS Lab* Implantable Ultrasound Transducer for Remote Spinal Cord Injury Monitoring NINDS
CoolSpine* Intrathecal Cooling Catheter to Provide Neuroprotection to Avoid Paraplegia resulting from Open and Endovascular Thoracic Aneurysm Repair NINDS

* is a graduate of the BPMT Seedlings Program (see descriptions from the Neurotech Harbor web page)