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R Colin Johnson
12/16/2010 12:56 AM EST
TIP Awardees
Volume Production of Nanocomposite Alloy Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Organization: ActaCell, Inc. (Austin, Texas)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $3 million
Project total (est.): $6.2 million
Project Goal: To develop technology necessary to scale up production of the company's novel nanocomposite material for high-performance lithium batteries by a factor of a thousand, potentially enabling safe, powerful and economical batteries for electric vehicles and other demanding applications.
Process Innovation for High Technology Manufacturing of Flexible Liquid Crystal Displays
Organization: Kent Displays, Inc. (Kent, Ohio)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $3 million
Project total (est.): $6 million
Project Goal: To develop a suite of integrated processes for efficient, "roll-to-roll" manufacturing of flexible, reflective displays for high-volume product markets.
Low-Cost, Scalable Manufacturing of Surface-Engineered Super-Hard Substrates for Next-Generation Electronics and Photonic Devices
Organization: Sinmat Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $2.4 million
Project total (est.): $4.8 million
Project Goal: To develop the means to fabricate high-quality, super-hard substrates in a rapid, reliable, scalable and cost-effective manner.
Synthesis of High-Efficiency Organic Photovoltaics for Scalable, Cost-Effective Manufacturing
Organization: Polyera Corporation (Skokie, Ill.)
Project length: 2 years
Requested TIP funding: $2 million
Project total (est.): $5 million
Project Goal: To develop novel processes for manufacturing organic photovoltaic materials to enable large-scale manufacturing of high-performance, flexible solar-energy modules.
Manufacturing of Fully Deleted Helper-Virus Independent Adenoviral Vectors
Organization: Isogenis, Inc. (Aurora, Colo.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $2.7 million
Project total (est.): $5.5 million
Project Goal: To develop and optimize standardized manufacturing systems for a novel type of pharmaceutical-grade gene transfer vehicle for vaccination, gene therapy and tissue transplantation applications.
Atmospheric Spray Freeze-Dried Powder Process Advancement and Scale-Up
Organization: Engineered BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Manchester, Conn.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $3 million
Project total (est.): $6 million
Project Goal: To scale up and demonstrate a commercially viable production line employing a novel freeze-drying process to prepare complex biomolecules in powder forms that simplifies the storage and delivery of emerging, protein-based pharmaceuticals.
High-Throughput Manufacturing of Electrospun Core-Sheath Fibers
Organization: Arsenal Medical, Inc. (Watertown, Mass.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $2.3 million
Project total (est.): $4.7 million
Project Goal: To develop processes to increase production of drug-filled, hollow fibers to rates necessary to enable commercially viable use of these fibers in devices and products for drug delivery, tissue engineering, nanoscale sensors and other applications.
Reprogram a Mammalian Cell Line to Optimize Production of Biopharmaceuticals
Organization: Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, N.C.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $2.7 million
Project total (est.): $5.4 million
Project Goal: To create new tools for modifying the chemical structure of proteins that are produced by current biomanufacturing technologies to improve the therapeutic action of the manufactured protein.
Volatile Reporters for Monitoring Biomanufacturing of Therapeutic Proteins
Organization: Ginkgo BioWorks (Boston, Mass.)
Project length: 2 years
Requested TIP funding: $1 million
Project total (est.): $2.3 million
Project Goal: To develop genetically engineered measurement technologies for real-time monitoring of cellular health and production capacity during the manufacturing of therapeutic proteins.
Volume Production of Nanocomposite Alloy Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Organization: ActaCell, Inc. (Austin, Texas)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $3 million
Project total (est.): $6.2 million
Project Goal: To develop technology necessary to scale up production of the company's novel nanocomposite material for high-performance lithium batteries by a factor of a thousand, potentially enabling safe, powerful and economical batteries for electric vehicles and other demanding applications.
Process Innovation for High Technology Manufacturing of Flexible Liquid Crystal Displays
Organization: Kent Displays, Inc. (Kent, Ohio)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $3 million
Project total (est.): $6 million
Project Goal: To develop a suite of integrated processes for efficient, "roll-to-roll" manufacturing of flexible, reflective displays for high-volume product markets.
Low-Cost, Scalable Manufacturing of Surface-Engineered Super-Hard Substrates for Next-Generation Electronics and Photonic Devices
Organization: Sinmat Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $2.4 million
Project total (est.): $4.8 million
Project Goal: To develop the means to fabricate high-quality, super-hard substrates in a rapid, reliable, scalable and cost-effective manner.
Synthesis of High-Efficiency Organic Photovoltaics for Scalable, Cost-Effective Manufacturing
Organization: Polyera Corporation (Skokie, Ill.)
Project length: 2 years
Requested TIP funding: $2 million
Project total (est.): $5 million
Project Goal: To develop novel processes for manufacturing organic photovoltaic materials to enable large-scale manufacturing of high-performance, flexible solar-energy modules.
Manufacturing of Fully Deleted Helper-Virus Independent Adenoviral Vectors
Organization: Isogenis, Inc. (Aurora, Colo.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $2.7 million
Project total (est.): $5.5 million
Project Goal: To develop and optimize standardized manufacturing systems for a novel type of pharmaceutical-grade gene transfer vehicle for vaccination, gene therapy and tissue transplantation applications.
Atmospheric Spray Freeze-Dried Powder Process Advancement and Scale-Up
Organization: Engineered BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Manchester, Conn.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $3 million
Project total (est.): $6 million
Project Goal: To scale up and demonstrate a commercially viable production line employing a novel freeze-drying process to prepare complex biomolecules in powder forms that simplifies the storage and delivery of emerging, protein-based pharmaceuticals.
High-Throughput Manufacturing of Electrospun Core-Sheath Fibers
Organization: Arsenal Medical, Inc. (Watertown, Mass.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $2.3 million
Project total (est.): $4.7 million
Project Goal: To develop processes to increase production of drug-filled, hollow fibers to rates necessary to enable commercially viable use of these fibers in devices and products for drug delivery, tissue engineering, nanoscale sensors and other applications.
Reprogram a Mammalian Cell Line to Optimize Production of Biopharmaceuticals
Organization: Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, N.C.)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $2.7 million
Project total (est.): $5.4 million
Project Goal: To create new tools for modifying the chemical structure of proteins that are produced by current biomanufacturing technologies to improve the therapeutic action of the manufactured protein.
Volatile Reporters for Monitoring Biomanufacturing of Therapeutic Proteins
Organization: Ginkgo BioWorks (Boston, Mass.)
Project length: 2 years
Requested TIP funding: $1 million
Project total (est.): $2.3 million
Project Goal: To develop genetically engineered measurement technologies for real-time monitoring of cellular health and production capacity during the manufacturing of therapeutic proteins.
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selinz
12/16/2010 1:44 PM EST
The awards seem split between biopharmacology and display/battery/solar technologies. I'm curious to know how much of the work will be released to the "public," if any...
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pixies
12/17/2010 4:53 PM EST
Is this really news? Our company has been working on a TIP award for more than a year!
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Dave.Dykstra
12/18/2010 6:02 PM EST
Some very interesting projects here with great potential for advancements that could benefit us all.
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chanj
12/20/2010 3:32 AM EST
Our future is relying on alternative energy. Should solar research be granted more funding? Is the research of manufacturing graphene part of the research topic?
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