AKITA INNOVATIONS LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: A22B-T021
AKITA INNOVATIONS LLC — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I STTR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $172,930. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Topic code A22B-T021 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $172,930
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- A22B-T021
- Solicitation
- 22.B
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2022-09-28 → 2023-03-27
Description
In this STTR project, Akita Innovations, Adaptive3D and Prof. Ronald Smaldone will team to develop highly loaded, porous MOF elastomer resin systems that can be fabricated into unique architectures via digital light processing (DLP) additive manufacture. The project will leverage Prof. Smaldone’s unique research at the interface of organic framework materials and additive manufacture with Adaptive3D’s expertise in additive manufacture of novel elastomers and Akita’s expertise in chemical synthesis and material design for PPE systems. The ultimate aim of our collaboration will be to deliver materials and manufacturing methods that will enable development of lighter and more effective PPE.