This is a National Science Foundation program funding fundamental engineering research on biological and physiological systems: biosensing, tissue engineering, rehabilitation engineering, and biomanufacturing. It is for research-driven organizations, not companies trying to bring a product to market, since commercialization work is pointed elsewhere and clinical trials and drug development are explicitly excluded. If your business is not doing basic biomedical engineering R&D, do not bother.
| Industry | Estimated fit |
|---|---|
| Healthcare & BiotechMatches your industry (health, medical, biomedical) | 82 |
| Technology & SoftwareMatches your industry (technology, tech) | 74 |
| Education & TrainingMatches your industry (stem) | 60 |
| Energy & Clean TechLimit: Nothing in this notice points to energy & clean tech | 54 |
| Environment & ConservationLimit: Nothing in this notice points to environment & conservation | 54 |
| ManufacturingMatches your industry (manufacturing) | 54 |
| Industry | Estimated fit |
|---|---|
| Arts & CultureLimit: Nothing in this notice points to arts & culture | 50 |
| Food & BeverageLimit: Nothing in this notice points to food & beverage | 50 |
| Housing & Real EstateLimit: Nothing in this notice points to housing & real estate | 50 |
| Social Services & NonprofitLimit: Nothing in this notice points to social services & nonprofit | 49 |
| Retail & E-CommerceLimit: Nothing in this notice points to retail & e-commerce | 48 |
| Agriculture & FarmingLimit: Nothing in this notice points to agriculture & farming | 47 |
| Finance & BankingLimit: Nothing in this notice points to finance & banking | 47 |
| Construction & InfrastructureLimit: Nothing in this notice points to construction & infrastructure | 46 |
| Transportation & LogisticsLimit: Nothing in this notice points to transportation & logistics | 45 |
These are our matcher’s estimates for a typical business in each industry. A real match depends on your size, your state and what you need the money for — check your own fit.
NSF Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems program funds fundamental engineering research on biological and physiological systems—biosensing, tissue engineering, rehabilitation engineering, biomanufacturing. Open to any entity type including universities, small businesses, nonprofits, and individuals; no clinical trials or drug development.
The Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS) program expands our understanding of biological and physiological systems, and it helps improve human health. For U.S. leadership in biotechnology, the engineering of biology is required at every scale. Engineering is needed for sensing biomarkers to making proteins to restoring functions of the body. In EBBS, fundamental mechanistic insights are combined with experimental and computational techniques. This approach helps develop platforms, devices, organisms, tissues, and processes that bring new understanding and control of biological functions.
EBBS supports studies of mechanisms that drive the behavior of microbial populations and cells, and of therapeutic cells and tissues. This includes discovering the underlying engineering principles that are needed to capture the responses of biological systems and bioreactors. It also includes the creation of novel biosensing platforms and new optical imaging and modulation strategies. Research that enables the design of biological systems to sense and respond to novel stimuli is welcome. Similarly, projects leading to insight into tissue changes or injury, and to systems that imitate or restore the functions of tissues or organs are encouraged.
Projects that advance rehabilitation engineering through new theories and approaches are supported by the EBBS program. Fundamental engineering research driven by the needs of persons with disabilities is encouraged.
The EBBS program expands what is possible in biomanufacturing; research may advance biotechnology and/or health. EBBS research must enable improved biological processes, create novel biomedical technologies, or achieve new understanding of physiological or pathological processes.
EBBS does not support proposals with a main goal of drug design, drug delivery, or the development of animal models of disease. Using existing models for experimental testing and validation is acceptable. Projects that focus on testing and validating therapies are not supported. Clinical trials are not supported. Limited studies involving human volunteers may be supported if appropriate to the project objectives. Projects focused on commercialization are more appropriate for the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP).
Partnerships: To speed discovery and innovation, NSF partners with federal agencies, industry, international groups, and others. Current opportunities are at NSF ENG Partnerships.
The listing does not include detailed eligibility text. Check the official listing before you apply.
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