Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Polypharmacology to Discover Pharmacotherapeutics for substance use disorders.

Researchers and entrepreneurs, check out this National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Opportunity: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Polypharmacology to Discover Pharmacotherapeutics for substance use disorders. This funding opportunity encourages proposals that use artificial intelligence, including machine learning, tools and polypharmacology to identify pharmacotherapeutics with lower toxicity and higher efficacy to...

NIH launches $2 million prize competition to spur innovation in fetal diagnostic and monitoring technologies

Challenge seeks point-of-care or home-based approaches to improve fetal health outcomes   The National Institutes of Health will award up to $2 million in cash prizes to accelerate development of diagnostic and monitoring technologies that improve fetal health outcomes in low-resource settings. The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx® Tech)...

New Horizon Europe open calls released

Below you may find a list of calls recently opened by the European Commission under Horizon Europe, the research and innovation program of the EU for the period 2021-2027, with a budget of €95.5 billion. Note that USA based researchers who wish to participate in Cluster 1 “Health” or to benefit from a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions...

TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo

For over 20 years the TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo has connected top applied research and early-stage innovations from universities, labs, and startups with industry end-users and prospectors. The 2023 TechConnect World Innovation event includes the annual SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference, AI TechConnect, and the TechConnect Technical Program – more...

Smart Cities Connect events

After a couple challenging years, Smart Cities Connect events remain the leading smart city IoT trade shows for the state and local (S&L) government leaders in North America. TechConnect organizes SCC programs with a “cities first” agenda including cities leaders in all aspects of the event programming. Check out the...

First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge (UAS 4.0)

Use your UAS expertise to support first responders’ indoor operations. UAS 4.0 will support the public safety community and its stakeholders to improve situational awareness and to save lives while operating in potentially dangerous indoor environments. Submission period: Phase 2 open until 10/08/22 02:59 AM CEST Challenge type: Technology demonstration and...

Deep Space Food Challenge

Help Feed the Next Generation of Space Explorers! Submission period: Phase 2 open until 12/17/22 01:00 AM CET Challenge type: Technology demonstration and hardwareScientific; ; Total cash prizes: $1,000,000   Apply now

xTechManufacture

Opportunity to pitch novel advanced manufacturing solutions to the DOD A forum for eligible U.S. based small businesses, sole proprietors and institutions, to engage with the DOD, earn prize money and participate in the 2022 Defense Manufacturing Conference. Submission period: Phase 1 open until 10/14/22 11:00 PM CEST Challenge types: Technology...

Accelerate and Sustain American Solar Innovation

The American-Made Solar Prize Round 6 is a $4.1 million prize competition designed to energize U.S. solar innovation through a series of contests that accelerate the entrepreneurial process from years to months. Competitors leverage the American-Made Network an innovation engine of more than 250 organizations, including world-class experts at the...

RADx Tech for Maternal Health Informational Webinar

The NIH has launched the RADx Tech for Maternal Health Challenge to accelerate the development of maternal health diagnostics or other remote sensing technologies to improve postpartum outcomes. Submission period: Phase 1 open until 11/02/22 04:59 AM CET Challenge type: Technology demonstration and hardwareScientific; ; Total cash prizes: $8,000,000 Apply now