Spire device nano R&D
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Bedford, Mass. firm is awarded a $400,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop "nano-structured porous silicon coatings" for neural electrodes, the firm announces Sept. 8. Aimed at creating a biocompatible scaffold and facilitating biological control of prosthetic devices, the grant is part of the National Institutes of Health Bioengineering Nanotechnology Initiative...
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