# Technology-Dev-Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $1,184,948

## Abstract

Summary Technology Development (Tech Dev) Core
The Technology Development Core of the Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at
Northwestern University (C-THAN) will support the development of vital POC technology specifically designed
for patient management of people living with HIV in low and middle income countries with emphasis on the
diagnostic needs in sub-Saharan Africa. We will support technology projects specifically designed for low
resource settings with low or limited medical infrastructure such as restricted access to electricity, refrigeration
and/or central water supply. A successful test will be user friendly, requiring only local training in its operation
and maintenance, manufacturable at low cost with low cost consumables, rapid result, durable, contain internal
checks of device/assay performance, self-calibration and error diagnosis. Projects supported by C-THAN will
conform to high priority topics of HIV/AIDS research, be amenable to the conditions of low resource
environments, and have high likelihood of commercialization in developing countries. A unique feature of C-
THAN is our commitment to fostering local technology development in LMICs by providing specific funding
opportunities for home-grown solutions via coordinated efforts to specifically incubate POC technology for HIV
care in LMICs. This goal is supported by our access to a network of emerging African biomedical engineering
programs through our partners in Nigeria and South Africa. We will build a robust pipeline of POC technology
by identifying diagnostic needs, recruiting projects that meet those needs, monitoring progress made in funded
projects, providing services and mentorship to guide projects to maturity, and facilitating the transfer of projects
for clinical evaluation. The output will be a pipeline of products of high clinical impact developed from a well-
balanced research portfolio originating from the Technology Development Core.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10699304
- **Project number:** 3U54EB027049-05S1
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** SALLY Maureen MCFALL
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $1,184,948
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2022-09-30 → 2023-09-14

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10699304

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10699304, Technology-Dev-Core (3U54EB027049-05S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10699304. Licensed CC0.

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