Indo-US Collaborative Program on Low-Cost Medical Devices (R03)

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Purpose. The purpose of this program is to encourage collaborative research and/or technology development between scientists and engineers in the United States and India. This FOA issued by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) (http://www.nibib.nih.gov) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (http://www.nichd.nih.gov), National Institutes of Health, encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications for its program on the collaborative development of low-cost medical devices; the Republic of India and the United States of America are inviting collaborative research projects involving U.S. and Indian investigators to develop new, low cost, appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic medical technologies for low-resource settings. Appropriate medical technologies are those that are useable, cost effective, sustainable, and effective in meeting a significant clinical need in a low-resource setting. Collaborations should be aimed at the development, translation and use of medical technologies that can significantly impact underserved populations within the United States and/or India. Within this context grantees can apply for grants to: Develop devices and technologies within the mission of National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development that are appropriate for low-resource settings; Reengineer or accelerate the translation of medical devices and technologies for low-resource applications; and Reengineer and expand the potential applications of existing medical devices for low-resource settings.

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