UMass Chan and UMass Lowell’s point-of-care technology initiative awarded $8.9 million renewal - POCTRN
The Point-of-Care Technology Research Network develops technologies with clinical applications using a network model that enhances complementary strengths and builds multidisciplinary partnerships.
POCTRN 2024 Solicitation: Now Accepting Applications
New Funding Opportunity for Point-of-Care Technology Innovators
Do you have a groundbreaking point-of-care technology in need of development? The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’s (NIBIB) Point-of-Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN) is pleased to announce six new funding opportunities from its centers.
Embark on a journey to advance the development of transformative point-of-care technologies through collaborative efforts that seamlessly blend scientific and technological expertise with clinical needs.
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Learn More and Apply >Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies
Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases
Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases at Northwestern
Center for Advancing Point of Care in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases
Center for Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer in Global Health at Cornell University
The Center for Innovation and Translation of Point of Care Technologies for Equitable Cancer Care
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UMass Chan and UMass Lowell’s point-of-care technology initiative awarded $8.9 million renewal
The program aims to jumpstart new tools to address heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders, especially in underserved populations.
The Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies (CAPCaT) in Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders, created as an offshoot of a successful medical product incubator, the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) at UMass Lowell and UMass Chan, is one of seven centers nationwide receiving new five-year awards as part of NIH’s Point of Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN).
POCTRN and COVID-19
In response to COVID-19 pandemic, POCTRN has helped to launch the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative to accelerate the development, validation, and commercialization of innovative point-of-care and home-based tests, as well as improvements to clinical laboratory tests, that can directly detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. We have also curated a number resources and additional funding opportunities on our resources page.
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