America's DataHub Consortium (ADC) has announced the awardees of two recent projects: the Privacy Preserving Technologies Phase 1 – Environmental Scan project and the Data Protection Toolkit Use Case Analysis project. Research Triangle Institute was selected to lead the Privacy Preserving Technologies Phase 1 – Environmental Scan 6-month project valued at $280,364. NORC at the University of Chicago was selected to lead the Data Protection Toolkit Use Case Analysis Project, which is also a 6-month project, and is valued at $243,172.

The nearly $6 million study is being funded through the U.S. Department of Defense awarded through the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium.

Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals and the University of Kentucky (partnered with Mitochon Pharmaceuticals) are working diligently to advance the development of drug treatments for repeated mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).  Each received $500,000 awards co-funded by the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium and BrightFocus Foundation to support preclinical studies, preparation for clinical studies, and submission of an IND application.

Non-traditional contractors make up about 80 percent of the NSTIC, according to Clifford. The benefit of the consortium is members have full access to technical area managers to ask questions and have dialogue.

Teams of up to four students and one faculty advisor had the opportunity to compete for the chance to win recognition and prizes at FIA’s May 2023 Forge Fair Each team forged two tuning forks to an assigned low and high frequency, with a total of nine teams competing. Of the nine teams, three of the teams are from universities FDMC has active projects with.

Tasked with delivering a life-saving pharmaceutical to combat opioid exposures, the ROCS team not only delivered a therapeutic, but also a prophylaxis. This lifesaving capability limits the risk of military personnel and first responders becoming non-ambulatory due to opioid exposure. Using innovative strategies and partnering with kaléo, the team accomplished their goals ahead of schedule and under budget, satisfying both demanding DoD acquisition criteria and FDA regulatory processes.

The Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards recognize accomplishments in support of the National Defense Strategy. The five annual awards, representing 24 separate categories, recognize individual and team accomplishments that support the Secretary of Defense's priorities through excellence in acquisition.

The executive director of Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium says consistent collaboration between educational institutions and the tech industry is critical

The Senior Healthcare Innovation Consortium grew in membership from 15 to 95 members from August to November 2022. As a proof of concept for a potential Government customer, the Consortium published an RFI about technological opportunities to reduce the number of medications used by the senior population.

The award is part of the Military Prototype Advancement Initiative, funded by the Department of Defense and issued through the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium, a collaboration of industry and academia to facilitate R&D activities with USAMRDC and other government agencies.