Healthcare IT

Medical device manufacturer Terumo BCT has received $17.4 million in initial funds from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to conduct a clinical trial on a technology intended to help facilitate platelet treatments in patients. Terumo BCT said Tuesday its Pathogen Reduction Technology system designed to study the clinical effectiveness of standard platelets in plasma compared to Mirasol-treated platelets in plasma for patients […] More

The State Department is requesting information on project management services providers that can help the agency deploy an ambulatory electronic medical records system for the healthcare units of U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. A FedBizOpps notice published Wednesday states that the department’s Office of Medical Services seeks support on EHR project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, training, implementation and go-live and close-out activities. MED […] More

Global safety consulting and certification science organization Underwriters Laboratories and the Department of Veterans Affairs have signed a cooperative research-and-development agreement to help create cybersecurity standards and certification approaches for medical devices. UL said Friday the CRADA project will cover veterans’ patient safety and security work through the organization’s Cybersecurity Assurance Program and modify existing and emerging standards and […] More

NASA and the nonprofit Methuselah Foundation’s New Organ Alliance have jointly launched a $500,000 prize competition that seeks methods to grow human tissue to support deep space missions. Under a controlled laboratory environment, three teams will develop a thick vascularized organ tissue that will function as organ models for studies of deep space environmental effects as part […] More

The Defense Health Agency has awarded FCN a $10.4 million contract to provide maintenance services for Cisco-built infrastructure currently installed at DHA and U.S. military treatment facilities around the world. The Defense Department said Monday the contract has a nine-month base transition-in period and four 12-month options and will include account management, subject matter training, non-standard report preparation and cybersecurity support. DoD noted that existing Cisco hardware […] More

Noblis has received a contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to perform program and project management support services for the agency’s transformation agenda mandated under five laws by Congress. The company said Thursday it will carry out program management and system engineering work in an effort to help CMS comply with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of […] More

CGI has received a task order to test and evaluate the Defense Department’s healthcare management system modernization initiative in an effort to help streamline healthcare delivery. The company said Friday it will work to verify the Joint Interoperability Test Command’s requirement for operational and interoperability testing of the DoD’s electronic health records system. The order contains one base year and two […] More

Helomics has secured a Federal Supply Schedule contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide access to the ChemoFx tumor profiling test for all government healthcare facilities. The Pittsburgh-based personalized healthcare company said Thursday ChemoFx is designed to supply tumor-specific information for clinicians to identify suitable chemotherapies and drugs for patients with tumor. Helomics President and CEO Neil Campbell said the test uses live […] More

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded SolveBio a phase one Small Business Innovation Research Grant to continue development work on a genetic variation analysis and visualization system. SolveBio said Tuesday it built Variant Explorer as a cloud-based data integration and visualization system designed to help medical professionals such as clinical geneticists, molecular pathologists and scientists conduct clinical interpretation of […] More

The Office of Naval Research has awarded Battelle and Halyard Health with a $14.4 million four-year contract to create a conformal cover to help lessen damage and tissue loss on traumatic injuries. Battelle’s Protective Oxygenating Wrap for Enhanced Recovery is a portable device designed to suppress microbe proliferation and deliver oxygen to maintain tissue health and improve recovery time of the […] More

Aviana Molecular Technologies has been selected to build sensors for installation in NASA‘s extra-terrestrial mission vehicles as well as repurpose the devices as biosensors. NASA awarded a grant to the startup diagnostic company in conjunction with the University of Central Florida for the sensor development project as part of the agency’s Small Business Technology Transfer initiative, Aviana said Monday. The […] More

Royal Philips has secured grant funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs to explore location-aware assisted technologies for the VA as part of an effort to aid veterans with mild cognitive impairments. The company said Thursday it will research an ambient assisted living technology that equips traditional homes with sensors, actuators, interfaces and artificial intelligence to help address veterans’ […] More