EDGE Policy Board approves 12 of 62
applications for second step in funding process
EDGE Policy Board members Tuesday approved 12 pre-proposal applications from a field of 62, representing the third round in the funding process for the latest of Oklahoma’s economic development programs. This week’s step is part of an annual process from an endowment that backers hope eventually to reach $1 billion.
EDGE, or Economic Development Generating Excellence, has approximately $6.5 million for its third round of funding, according to Paul Risser, Ph.D., Executive Director of the EDGE Policy Board.
The 12 applicants are being asked to submit full proposals which will be due September 1st . Tuesday’s approved proposals include projects in biotechnology, information technology/telecommunications, sensors, weather science and energy with many projects overlapping into multiple categories.
The size of awards will be determined by the EDGE Policy Board which is chaired by Gary W. Derrick and consists of Thomas Kupiec Ph.D., Ken Levit, Gregory McKenzie, Bond Payne, and Stephen Prescott, M.D.
The EDGE Endowment Fund is managed by a legislatively-mandated Board of Investors which certifies the amount of funds available each year to the EDGE Policy Board, which in turn, determines how the money will be allocated.
The following principal investigators have been invited to submit full proposals:
Biotechnology
- Robert Floyd (Otologic Pharmaceutics) - Preclinical investigation of HPN-07 and NAC for the prevention and treatment of acute noise induced hearing loss
- William Hildebrand (Pure Protein, LLC) - Pure Protein, L.L.C.: EDGE-Enabled Expansion of Protein-Based Transplantation Products
- James Long (VADovations, Inc) - Development of a miniature blood pump
- Anne Perira (Biolytx Pharmaceuticals Corporation) - New drugs for Bad Bugs
- Donald Smith (Smith Algae BioFeeds and BioFuels) - Smith Algae BioFeeds and BioFuels: A Commercial Demonstration of CO2 to Algae as Cattle Feed for Heart Healthy Beef
Energy
- C. Drew Tait (Triarii Scientific LLC) - The Electromechanical Batter: A Disruptive Advance Technology that Changes the Energy Paradigm
Information Technology/ Telecommunications
- Max Doleh (Sigma Blood Systems, LLC) - Development of Integrated Blood Processing Solutions for Blood Centers
- D. Noah Roberts (Docvia LLC) - Oklahoma Emergency Health Registry Consortium
Sensors
- Allen Apblett (Oklahoma State University) - Commercialization of Improvised Explosive Sensing Technology
- Nicholas Materer (SensorCor) - Commercialization of Passive Wireless Corrosion Sensors
- Jeff Wilson (Contineo Robotics) - Robotic Sensor Systems
Weather Science
- Allyson Turnbull (Enterprise Electronics Corporation) - Development, Manufacturing, and Support of Low Cost Doppler Weather Radars in Oklahoma
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