KITWARE INC — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase II: FY24 ARPA-H SBIR TOPIC H05 DIRECT-TO-PHASE II, "AI-ENHANCED COMPACT ULTRASOUND FOR AUTONOM
KITWARE INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Health and Human Services.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Health and Human Services 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 $3,499,998, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Artificial Intelligence/ML, Human Performance & Medical, Sensors & Sensor Fusion. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Kitware received nearly $3.5 million in SBIR Phase II funding to build an AI-enhanced portable ultrasound device that can automatically scan and monitor newborn hearts to spot congenital defects. The goal is a compact system that works without a trained specialist present.
- Amount
- $3,499,998
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NC
- Period
- 2024-09-16 → 2028-03-31
Technology domains
Artificial Intelligence/ML Human Performance & Medical Sensors & Sensor Fusion
Description
FY24 ARPA-H SBIR TOPIC H05 DIRECT-TO-PHASE II, "AI-ENHANCED COMPACT ULTRASOUND FOR AUTONOMOUS NEWBORN HEART MONITORING AND CONGENITAL DISEASE DETECTION"