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Expanding Our Mission: Alerje Tackles Opioid Crisis in Military and Veteran Communities, Leveraging Proven AI Tech for Rapid Naloxone Distribution

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Technology, Mental Health, Other Defense, Military, Software, Other Health, Health, Data Management, Defense, Transfer, STTR, Policy, Small business, Small Business Innovation Research, Government, SBIR, Atmosphere of Earth, Emergency medicine, Air force, Air Force Research Laboratory, RNDS, AFWERX, Radar, DAF, Renewable energy

Alerje, Inc. announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I focused on focusing on a Rapid Naloxone Deployment System (RNDS) to address some of the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and beyond in our country.

Key Points: 
  • Alerje, Inc. announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I focused on focusing on a Rapid Naloxone Deployment System (RNDS) to address some of the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and beyond in our country.
  • “We’re deeply committed to leveraging our team’s technical ‘super powers’ and industry experience to address the escalating opioid crisis.
  • Our journey in health tech, especially in emergency medicine, has always had the opioid epidemic on our radar,” said Javier Evelyn, Founder & CEO of Alerje.
  • “We're excited to bring our fresh perspective and partnerships to providing much needed aid in this growing crisis.

NUTS Technologies selected by AFWERX for Insider Threat Defense

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
Transfer, STTR, Policy, Federal, Small business, Small Business Innovation Research, Government, SBIR, Air force, Air Force Research Laboratory, NUTS, AFWERX, ITD, Privacy, DAF, Department of Defence, Design

GLENCOE. Ill., Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NUTS Technologies announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award for phase I in the amount of $74,277 focused on Insider Threat Defense (ITD) to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now on December 11th, 2023, NUTS Tech will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

Key Points: 
  • NUTS Technologies innovative Zero Trust Data solution for Insider Threat Defense will revolutionize Department of Defense (DoD) data security capabilities.
  • Ill., Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NUTS Technologies announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award for phase I in the amount of $74,277 focused on Insider Threat Defense (ITD) to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
  • "We are honored and humbled the selection by AFWERX recognizing our innovative technical controls to combat insider threats.
  • DoD priorities such as Insider Threat Defense, JADC2, and data meshes that require accessible, resilient data across domains can benefit from the capabilities provided by NUTS."

AFWERX Selects IntelliTwin™ as the Realizable Digital Thread for HPC-scale CFD

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Software, Defense, Military, Contracts, Data Management, Engineering, Technology, Manufacturing, Transfer, Small Business Innovation Research, Air force, Air Force Research Laboratory, Policy, Intelligent lighting, AFWERX, PLM, DAF, Small business, SBIR, HPC, Direct, STTR, Environment

Intelligent Light announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.15 Million Dollars focused on IntelliTwin™ and Kombyne™ to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

Key Points: 
  • Intelligent Light announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.15 Million Dollars focused on IntelliTwin™ and Kombyne™ to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
  • “We have supported the work of DAF groups for many years and are proud to have been selected for this award.
  • Engineering simulation is in a fantastic expansion period, enabled by High Performance Computing (HPC) and driven by requirements to make the process more transparent, resilient, and flexible.
  • (Mandatory disclaimer) “The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.”

Space Force selects GURU and Princeton to Build the Future of Immersive Collaborative Training for Space Flight Operations

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Monday, December 18, 2023
Transfer, Online, Research, Air force, GMAT, COA, Princeton University, SDA, Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum, Government, Unreal Engine, Spaceflight, United States Army, Meta, Ray-Ban Wayfarer, Army, United States Space Force, Space Development Agency, United States Space Command, AFRL, Apple, Mechanical engineering, Slave & Otis, DRAGON, HPCMP, STTR, Small Business Innovation Research, Mechanical, Video game, Management, Risk management, Software, Caesium

GURU will bring autonomy to simulation and visualization workloads to meet demand coming from the worldwide radical increase in space missions.

Key Points: 
  • GURU will bring autonomy to simulation and visualization workloads to meet demand coming from the worldwide radical increase in space missions.
  • The volume of both commercial and government space missions is growing exponentially, and teaching trainers with varying amounts of experience to create effective space flight mission operations training scenarios is a challenging task that requires careful planning and adaptation.
  • This effort requires the integration of a variety of simulation software packages critical to space flight, including open source and commercial software like GMAT and Cesium.
  • The commercialization opportunity from just the Unreal Engine component of this work addresses several million worldwide users, and commercial space demands this level of autonomy as space flight operations become as routine as commercial airline traffic.

ZE Government Solutions Announces Air Force SBIR Phase I Contract to Provide New Object Classification for Coastline Threats

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Transfer, Small Business Innovation Research, Classification, Air force, Air Force Research Laboratory, Policy, AFWERX, Government, DAF, Small business, SBIR, The, AI, STTR, Renewable energy

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ZE Government Solutions (ZEGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of AI-based gun detection leader ZeroEyes, today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I contract focused on new object classification to investigate its potential to fill capability gaps in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ZE Government Solutions (ZEGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of AI-based gun detection leader ZeroEyes, today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I contract focused on new object classification to investigate its potential to fill capability gaps in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
  • For this project, ZEGS will use its cutting-edge green screen lab to create a portfolio of models enabling the Air Force to proactively secure waterside installations against potential coastline threats.
  • These might include small watercraft or fishing vessels conducting reconnaissance on U.S. operations at home and abroad.
  • We look forward to extending ZEGS use cases within the Air Force to ensure we remain vigilant and protect our citizens from potential coastline threats."

Multiagency Investment In AI-Driven Data Harmonization

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Transfer, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, National academy, DARPA, Risk, Collection, Data, DTRA, Artificial intelligence, Defense, Small business, ARPA, Bacteria, Human services, Friend or Foe, Netria, PathEngine, Soil, STTR, Twenty questions, Vaccine

Initially developed through a DARPA Small Business Technology Transfer award (STTR), PathEngine will leverage data generated by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to increase pathogenicity prediction accuracy of unknown threats using revolutionary advances in automated data curation and multi-omics data integration.

Key Points: 
  • Initially developed through a DARPA Small Business Technology Transfer award (STTR), PathEngine will leverage data generated by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to increase pathogenicity prediction accuracy of unknown threats using revolutionary advances in automated data curation and multi-omics data integration.
  • While incorporating multi-modal data can be advantageous, providing multiple perspectives, it is seldom used as collection, curation, and harmonization of multi-modal metadata and data remains a significant challenge for downstream analysis.
  • Netrias' AI Driven Data Harmonization capabilities streamline this process so that researchers can focus on the experiments and PathEngine will automatically curate the data.
  • With a curated dataset, a multi-stage AI model then analyzes the data to predict the pathogenic potential of the threat.

REI Systems Wins DOD Contract to Innovate Insider Threat Detection with Advanced Case Management Solution

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Transfer, REI, Insider threat, Salesforce, Workplace violence, NASA, Data analysis, SBIR, Intelligence, Workflow, Federal, Case management, DOD, Suicide, STTR, Small Business Innovation Research, Risk management

STERLING, Va., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- REI Systems has been awarded a contract from the Department of Defense (DOD)'s Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center (DITMAC) to build a case management service solution on the Salesforce.com platform.

Key Points: 
  • STERLING, Va., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- REI Systems has been awarded a contract from the Department of Defense (DOD)'s Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center (DITMAC) to build a case management service solution on the Salesforce.com platform.
  • "I am tremendously excited about our team supporting DITMAC with this mission-critical endeavor," said REI Systems Chief Growth Officer Wagish Bhartiya .
  • "This contract win reinforces REI's growing footprint in the defense market and bolsters our portfolio of low-code and case management capabilities.
  • By incorporating a commercial-like digital experience into DITMAC's existing framework, the DOD is poised to make a substantial improvement in its technological approach to insider threat management.

Qylur Awarded US Air Force AFWERX Phase II SBIR Contract for Mission Adaptive AI for Networks of Autonomous Systems

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Monday, November 6, 2023
Software, Research, Other Defense, Contracts, Hardware, Data Management, Technology, Defense, Artificial Intelligence, Science, Government Technology, Other Science, Transfer, Social network, Direct, Policy, Small business, Small Business Innovation Research, AFWERX, Government, Air Force Research Laboratory, DAF, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, SBIR, Department of the Air Force Police, Georgia Institute of Technology Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, STTR, Air force, Unmanned aerial vehicle

Qylur announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.2 million focused on the SNIM® (Social Network of Intelligent Machines) AI platform to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

Key Points: 
  • Qylur announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.2 million focused on the SNIM® (Social Network of Intelligent Machines) AI platform to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
  • The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.
  • “Qylur’s patented approach to managing networks of intelligent machines at scale addresses a core challenge to deploying and maintaining critical AI models in devices like drones, UAVs and ground systems,” said Dr. Lisa Dolev, CEO, Qylur.
  • “We’re eager to apply our more than 15 years’ experience in deploying operational AI quickly and safely under changing mission conditions to applications that support our nation’s defense.

Snorkel AI Awarded Air Force Contract to Automate Data Labeling

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Technology, Contracts, Venture Capital, Air, Transport, Professional Services, Software, Data Management, Defense, Artificial Intelligence, Transfer, Intelligence, Policy, Small business, Small Business Innovation Research, AFWERX, Government, Air Force Research Laboratory, DAF, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, SBIR, Department of the Air Force Police, STTR, ISR, Atmosphere of Earth, Air force, State, AI, Medical device

Snorkel AI today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.24 million focused on automated data labeling of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensor data to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

Key Points: 
  • Snorkel AI today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.24 million focused on automated data labeling of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensor data to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
  • The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.
  • The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now on September 20, 2023, Snorkel AI will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.
  • “Snorkel AI’s data-centric AI approach with programmatic labeling is well suited to build mission AI applications to identify events of interest in real-time,” said Alex Ratner, CEO and co-founder, Snorkel AI, “Our Phase II award supports the United States Air Force’s quest to rapidly capitalize on emerging AI technology.”
    The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

Redactable awarded $1.25 million dollar U.S. Air Force contract

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Transfer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Small Business Innovation Research, DAF, STTR, Direct, Redaction, Air force, SBIR, Department of the Air Force Police, Small business, AFWERX, Medical device, Cryptocurrency, Sales

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Redactable announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25 million focused on AI-driven redaction software to protect sensitive documents and automate business processes to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018, which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded, and now Redactable will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

Key Points: 
  • AFWERX selects Redactable for a $1.25M SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract focused on AI-driven redaction software to protect sensitive documents.
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Redactable announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25 million focused on AI-driven redaction software to protect sensitive documents and automate business processes to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
  • The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.
  • The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018, which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded, and now Redactable will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.