RIPPLE LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SB172-001
RIPPLE LLC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- At $3,000,000, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Topic code SB172-001 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $3,000,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- SB172-001
- Solicitation
- 17.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- UT
- Period
- 2019-09-12 → 2022-09-12
Description
We propose to develop an implantable Athena device to enable translation of neuroscience research from the lab to real-world environments. Ripple's Athena will include multichannel stimulation and recording, far-field telemetry, intraoperative connectors, and an implantable battery. We will complete development of Athena is this Phase II SBIR with final pre-clinical qualification testing to support FDA-regulatory submissions.