Environmental Sensors for Personal Exposure Assessment (SBIR [R43/R44])

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Environmental Sensors for Personal Exposure Assessment (SBIR [R43/R44]): -This solicitation is part of an overall effort by NIH in establishing an Exposure Biology Program as part of a larger Gene and Environment Initiative, publicly announced in February, 2006. -This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) for the development of field-deployable or wearable personal sensors for monitoring point-of-contact exposures to a broad range of airborne chemical and biological agents; for monitoring exposure in available biosamples (buccal cells, finger prick, exhaled breath, urine or saliva) to assess real time and continuous readout of internal exposures; and/or for developing and refining panels of biomarkers of biological response to environmental stressors. A central element is that the personal sensors produce quantitative, near real-time measurement of multiple analytes at the point of contact with the body (e.g., nose, mouth, skin) or in available biosamples, and that the biomarkers of response reflect components of key physiologic and pathophysiologic pathways relevant to human disease. It is anticipated that any devices developed through this FOA will be available for application to population studies at the end of the funding period. -This FOA will utilize the SBIR (R43/R44) grant mechanisms for Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track applications.