Six Northeast Ohio companies have won more than $1 million in Ohio Third Frontier grants to support the research and licensing of new technologies.
In all, the Ohio Third Frontier Commission approved $2.65 million in technology validation and startup award grants on Tuesday. The awards were focused on technology and tech-enabled products in advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, biomedical and life sciences, energy, sensors, and software and information technology.
Here are the Northeast Ohio institutions that received the grants:
- University of Akron Research Foundation, Akron: $100,000 to support multiple projects with grants from the University of Akron Research Foundation Spark Fund.
- Afference Inc., Cleveland: $200,000 to commercialize a haptic glove that provides realistic feedback and sensations, for licensee Case Western Reserve University.
- Auxilium Health Inc., Alliance: $200,000, to commercialize a multilayer aerogel wound dressing that helps patients suffering from chronic wounds, for licensee University of Akron.
- Engineered Products of Ohio LLC, Cortland: $200,000 to commercialize a radio frequency identification tag used to detect and avoid cybersecurity attacks for licensee NASA Glenn Research Center.
- NeoIndicate LLC, Wellington: $150,000, to commercialize a technology for diagnosing, imaging and selectively treating cancers for licensee Case Western Reserve University.
- Reglia Therapeutics Inc., Cleveland: $200,000, to commercialize a therapeutic that stops neurodegeneration and patient disability in diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkison’s, multiple sclerosis, Huntington’s and ALS for licensee Case Western Reserve University.
In addition, the University of Akron has licensed a wet wipe that changes color when it comes into contact with opioids through a $200,000 commercialization grant to Visual Detection Systems LLC in Minerva.
