Scout | PAR-24-098: NINDS SBIR U44: Validate Biomarker Tests for Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders

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grant PAR-24-098

NINDS SBIR U44: Validate Biomarker Tests for Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders

Summary

NIH NINDS will fund small businesses to rigorously validate detection methods for promising biomarkers for neurological and neuromuscular disorders; clinical trials are optional. Applicants need preliminary clinical evidence and an initially evaluated assay, and must propose plans to optimize and standardize methods, test analytic/pre-analytic variables, use multi-site designs, and meet FDA-re…

A biomarker is a defined characteristic that is measured as an indicator of a normal biological process, pathogenic process, or responses to an exposure or intervention, including therapeutic interventions. Biomarker modalities are diverse, and can include ‘omics, imaging, behavioral, digital an…

Funding Source

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Sub-agency: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Phase: Phase II

Phase: Phase I

Awards & funding

Award Ceiling: $1.5M

Eligibility

Joint ventures that qualify as SBCs and have less than 50% participation by foreign business entities

SBCs more than 50% directly owned and controlled by U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens, qualifying SBCs, or by Indian tribes, Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs), or Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) (or wholly owned entities thereof)

SBCs more than 50% owned by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, or private equity firms (SBIR only; subject to SBA rules—see restrictions)

United States Small Business Concerns (SBCs) [for-profit]

Only United States Small Business Concerns (SBCs) are eligible to apply. Key SBA/NIH SBC criteria include: (1) organized for profit with a place of business in the U.S. that operates primarily in the U.S. or makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy; (2) legal form may be proprietorsh…

Dates

Opportunity Released: January 22, 2024

Open for Submission: January 22, 2024

Submission Deadline: June 25, 2026

Application Window Closes: June 25, 2026

Supporting links

National Institutes of Health

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