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The money was granted in collaboration withthe U.S. Army Medicalo Research and Materiel Command and the throughthe Ft. Detrick Technology Transfere Initiative. The purpose of the technology transfer programj is to raise awareness of new and developin technologies and funding them to transitiomn as viable projectsfor follow-on funding in the market place. Each company that receivedc funding was awardedapproximately $50,000 between March 2008 and May making up the initiative’s secons round of financial awards since its $750,000 programn extension. The funds for the program’s secondf phase were secured by Sen. Barbara D-Md., and Rep. Roscor G. Bartlett, R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detrico Technology Transfer Initiative] program is enabling area businessed to harness the technologies being developed at Fort Detrickm and apply them to thecommerciapl sector,” said Mikulski. “This will lead to new producta that have the power to create jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announcerd the first phase of the tech transfee program in March 2005 when 11 companies received funding. in Rockville: The company is developingt a health care technology called miTag which is a scalable wireless sensor solution for improvinfgpatient flow. in The company is developing a technology callesd the GeNova Screento identify, and produce antibody-like molecules.
in The company is developing an on-demand biotecu products including a combination vaccind against plague and BioAssay Works LLCin Ijamsville: The compangy is developing a lateral-flow visual diagnostic test to detecy and differentiate single sample multiple pathogenic including variola, vaccinia, and in Catonsville: The company is safety-testingf a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a intracavitary hemostatic agent. CynerGene IDMP in Frederick: The companhy is developing, validating and implementing a supplemental diagnosisof HIV, and Dengue using its Infectiousz Disease Multiplex Panel approach, which could allow for creatioh of biosensors.
LLC in Baltimore: The companyu is developing required components and systejm framework to enable conversational interfaces for telemedicine Such tools would allow professional medics touse gesture, and other human-- computer interactions to accesx and document information in electronic medicak records. in Rockville: The company is developingh technology to preserve mammalian cells in dried format that can easilybe re-hydrated for a variety of LLC in Frederick: The company is evaluatinf the effect of Imagilim patented probiotics as a food supplement to enhance the immune responsivenesd of guinea pigs upon immunization or challenger with virulent pathogens.
The evaluation will suggest the ability of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhance the immunization ofa vaccine. in The company is developing micropatterned substrates for viralinfectivityt assays. Juxtopia in Baltimore: The compangy is customizing its Wearable Assistance and SituationaAwareness (WASA) goggles and service to alloqw U.S. Army combat medics to accesds and document information to electricao medical recordsvia hands-free voice-requestsz and voice-responses. in Baltimore: The companyh is developing cell therapies to treat brain and spinaplcord injuries.