SBIR/STTR Research Award
Malaria Diagnostic Methods to Replace Microscopy in Clinical Trials
Award amount
$120,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- QUANTASPEC, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2008-11-01
- Contract end date
- 2009-05-31
- UEI
- LS3VTJBH7B14
- Solicitation number
- 2008.2
- Topic code
- A08-118
Research abstract
This project will adapt QuantaSpec's FDA funded research to develop a highly specific and sensitive test to detect malaria parasitemia using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Furthermore, this test will be rapid, automated, inexpensive, reagent-less and highly accurate. Malaria incapacitates a significant number of soldiers in endemic regions and can cause casualties. Better methods for malaria diagnosis are needed for clinical diagnostics, drug screening, and field use. QuantaSpec's technology offers numerous significant advantages over traditional approaches. These advantages can provide more accurate diagnosis sooner and at lower cost improving patient outcomes, reducing costs and accelerating drug screening.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Multi-Color Long-wave Infrared (LWIR) Imagers for Infantry Applications
- High Brightness Long Wave Quantum Cascade Laser Development
- Compact Infrared Polarimeter for Target Tracking in Clutter
- Free Space Optical (FSO) Communications in a Radio Frequency (RF) Denied Environment
- Compact Infrared Polarimeter for Target Tracking in Clutter
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Malaria Diagnostic Methods to Replace Microscopy in Clinical Trials
- Malaria Diagnostic Methods to Replace Microscopy in Clinical Trials
- Branched DNA Diagnostic for Malaria Parasites
Research funding history
15 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2006–2019). Reported award amounts total $5,185,980. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security