Award
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 5R01AI179961-03
Nanoreactor beads for POC TB resistance testing
Recipient
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Award Amount
$686,998.00
Ceiling
$686,998.00
Awarded
December 19, 2025
Identifier
5R01AI179961-03
This award funds the development of a rapid, point-of-care diagnostic tool for tuberculosis drug resistance testing using innovative nanoreactor bead technology, aiming to detect multiple drug resistance mutations within 30 minutes.
Description
Development of a novel mutation detection system using nanoreactor bead chemistry and Blink Diagnostic’s platform to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis and mutations associated with resistance to multiple TB drugs rapidly at point of care.