OSBR Showcase Categories

Diagnostics

The NIA Small Business Programs support small businesses who aim to develop diagnostic technologies that address factors that impact the aging population, as well as related conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

The small business awardees below were selected by NIH in 2019-2020 to present their groundbreaking technologies and interventions to potential partners and third-party investors at industry showcases.

Activas Diagnostics, LLC
Read about Activas Diagnostics, LLC, a small business using NIA funding to develop an early diagnostic home monitoring test that evaluates, monitors, and predicts neurological disease status in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc.
Read about Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc., a small business using NIA funding to develop a proven EEG acquisition and analysis platform for early detection of dementia.
DiamiR
Read about DiamiR, a small business using NIA funding to develop blood-based tests for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
Obatala Sciences
Read about Obatala Sciences, a small business using NIA funding to further the development of cell therapies for pressure ulcers and related skin injury.
Vasoptic Medical, Inc.
Read about Vasoptic Medical, a small business using NIA funding to develop retinal imaging methods to screen and diagnose glaucoma and other diseases.
WellSIM Biomedical Technologies, Inc.
Read about WellSIM Biomedical Technologies, Inc., a small business that has developed ExoDot, a platform that could be used in conjunction with other diagnostic tools to help detect Alzheimer’s disease and establish a clinical diagnosis.