Bci Inc

AFFORDABLE, FDA-CLEARED BIOAMPLIFIER: REMOVING BARRIERS TO SCALABLE EEG AND MULTIMODAL PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING - BIOAMPLIFIERS HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED HEALTHCARE OVER THE PAST CENTURY BY ENABLING TRANSFORMATIVE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TOOLS. AMONG THESE, EEG HAS EMERGED AS THE MOST WIDELY UTILIZED NEUROIMAGING MODALITY, CRITICAL FOR RESEARCHING, DIAGNOSING, AND TREATING A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN WEARABLE ELECTRONICS HAVE EXPANDED THE POTENTIAL OF EEG DEVICES, SHIFTING FROM CUMBERSOME DESKTOP MACHINES AND WET ELECTRODES TO USER-FRIENDLY, WEARABLE DEVICES WITH COMFORTABLE DRY ELECTRODES SUITABLE FOR LONG-TERM, AMBULATORY USE. DESPITE THESE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, THE WIDESPREAD DEPLOYMENT OF CLINICAL-GRADE EEG SYSTEMS REMAINS LIMITED BY HIGH COSTS, PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES, AND NON-ADAPTABLE HARDWARE. SIMILARLY, MED-TECH AND NEURO-TECH STARTUPS OFTEN STRUGGLE TO ACCESS AFFORDABLE, REGULATORY-COMPLIANT TOOLS FOR PRODUCT VALIDATION AND MARKET ENTRY, FREQUENTLY FAILING DURING THE “VALLEY OF DEATH” - THE CRITICAL STAGE IN DEVELOPMENT WHERE FUNDING IS REQUIRED TO MEET BOTH REGULATORY AND MARKET DEMANDS. OPENBCI AIMS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES WITH CYTON V2, THE FIRST AFFORDABLE, FDA-CLEARED BIOAMPLIFIER FEATURING OPEN-SOURCE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. BUILDING ON OPENBCI’S LEGACY OF PIONEERING OPEN-SOURCE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING, CYTON V2 WILL BE A MEDICAL-GRADE, ADAPTABLE, AND REPAIRABLE BIOAMPLIFIER SYSTEM. IT IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COST-CONSCIOUS RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING REGULATORY-COMPLIANT TOOLS TO SUPPORT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS DEVELOPING NEW HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS THROUGH PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING. THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE A FINISHED BIOAMPLIFIER SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN TESTED AND CLEARED BY THE FDA FOR INITIAL INDICATION. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THIS DIRECT TO PHASE II (D2P2) PROJECT ARE: 1. REFINE BIOAMPLIFIER DESIGN AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS; 2. DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY (DFM) AND SCALE-UP MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; 3. VALIDATE BIOAMPLIFIER SYSTEM QUALITY, SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE TO STANDARDS; AND 4. PREPARE AND SUBMIT THE FINAL BIOAMPLIFIER PRODUCT FOR REGULATORY APPROVAL. BY ACHIEVING THESE AIMS, THIS PROJECT WILL MAXIMIZE THE PRACTICAL AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL-GRADE EEG AND OTHER BIOSENSING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE OUTCOMES WILL ADDRESS CRITICAL GAPS IN NEUROLOGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS.

THE GOAL OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE HOMELESS POPULATIONS OF BELGRADE, SERBIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THREE OBJECTIVES. OBJECTIVE 1: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AND REDUCE THE RISK OF COVID-19 INFECTION FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HYGIENE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 2: TO IMPROVE THE ACCESS OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN TARGETED AREAS OBJECTIVE 3: TO IMPROVE THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL HEALTH AND LEVEL OF SOCIAL INCLUSION OF HOMELESS PEOPLE OBJECTIVE 4: TO IMPROVE AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF HOMELESS POPULATIONS IN BELGRADE, SERBIA.

NON-FORMAL WAYS TO EFFECTIVE CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SLOVAKIA.

TO BRING THE TECHNIQUE OF HOLOCAUST STORYTELLING TO SLOVAK SCHOOLS IN A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC WAY, WITH THE HELP OF US AND SLOVAK EDUCATORS.

SUPPORT CIVIC EDUCATION REFORMS THROUGH CREATING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL ONLINE PLATFORM FOR CIVIC EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES TEACHERS.

PROJECT FORUM-CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0008

TO ADDRESS COVID NEGATIVE IMPACT ON BUSINESSES OF WOMEN, STRENGTHEN CAPACITY OF SLOVAK BUSINESSWOMEN TO SUSTAIN AND STABILIZE THEIR BUSINESSES BY DEVELOPING THEIR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS SKILLS, TRANSFER OF U.S. AND SLOVAK KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE SHARING.

BRING TOGETHER SLOVAK. US AND EUROPEAN INTELLECTUALS AND ACTIVE CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE VELVET REVOLUTION.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO FOSTER INCREASED TOLERANCE THE JEWISH MINORITY COMMUNITY IN SLOVAKIA AND COUNTER ANTISEMITISM BY SHOWCASING JEWISH TRADITIONS AND CULTURE TO BROAD PUBLIC.

A CYBER SECURITY COMPETITION FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM WILL RAISE AWARENESS OF CYBERSECURITY ISSUES.

PANEL DISCUSSION AND LECTURE BY US EXPERT ON REMEMBRANCE, RECONCILIATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT HOLOCAUST.

TO PROMOTE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSIC AT A JAZZ FESTIVAL WITH AMERICAN MUSICIANS.

THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE PRESENTATION OF A FILM CLASSIC NOTORIOUS, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK AT THE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SUMMER FILM FESTIVALS IN SLOVENIA.

THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE PRESENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE FILMS NOIR: THE KILLERS, DOUBLE INDEMNITY, MILDRED PIERCE, CRISS CROSS AND DETOUR. THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BRING FILM CLASSICS CLOSER TO THE SLOVENIAN AUDIENCES.

THIS PROJECT IS PART OF A LARGER TOUR THROUGH THE BALKANS OF NO BORDERS ORCHESTRA, AN ENSEMBLE COMPRISED OF THE BEST YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM THE WESTERN BALKANS, WHO WILL PRESENT A COMPOSITION BY THE AMERICAN COMPOSER JOHN ADAMS SHAKER LOOPS.

PROMOTING THE U.S. CULTURE THROUGH A SCREENING OF SIX FILMS FEATURING VIGGO MORTENSEN, ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXHIBITION IN HONOR OF THIS GREAT ARTIST.

TO SUPPORT THE PHOTO EXHIBITION CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS OF SLOVENIAN MEMBERSHIP IN NATO, AND ALLIANCE'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY. GIVEN THE POOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANING AND ROLE OF NATO AMONG SLOVENIAN CITIZENS AND THE OFTEN-NEGATIVE PORTRAYAL OF THE ALLIANCE

THE AWARD WILL PARTIALLY COVER RENTAL AND PRINTING COSTS RELATED TO PUBLIC DEBATES AND SUMMER SCHOOL IN THE PROJECT ENTITLED LET?S DEBATE AMERICA. TH

THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE SCREENING OF THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY ENTITLED MISSION TO MT. MANGART - AN UNTOLD 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION STORY OF WORLD WAR II IN LJUBLJANA, ON JUNE 6.