NEI STTR Phase II — R&D
Funds collaborative small-business partnerships to mature vision innovation into market-ready healthcare technologies.
The NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) STTR Phase II program (R42) funds full research and development projects conducted cooperatively by a U.S. small business and a nonprofit research institution, building directly on results from a completed NEI STTR Phase I award. NEI covers vision research across its three extramural divisions: Retina/Glaucoma/Low Vision, Anterior Segment (Cornea, Lens, Dry Eye…
Vision-related R&D in partnership with a nonprofit research institution — full development through commercialization readiness.
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