NEI STTR Phase I — Feasibility
Funds small business and research-partner teams on feasibility vision tools for future commercialization.
The NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) STTR Phase I program (R41) funds cooperative feasibility research conducted jointly by a U.S. small business and a nonprofit research institution — a university, federal laboratory, or other qualifying research organization. NEI's STTR track covers the same vision-related program areas as its SBIR program: Retina/Glaucoma/Low Vision, Anterior Segment (Cornea, L…
Vision-related R&D in partnership with a nonprofit research institution: retina, glaucoma, cornea, lens, low vision, amblyopia/strabismus, or related ocular/visual technologies.
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