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Five next-generation point-of-care technologies have been selected for funding by PORTENT, a Center for Point-of-Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer at Cornell, focusing on developing enhanced diagnostics, and aimed at reducing delays and improving access for crucial healthcare across the...
Do you need funding for your Point-of-Care (POC) health solution? Meet with Professor David Erickson and Professor Saurabh Mehta to learn about the PORTENT Center’s 2026 Innovation Award Opportunity to support breakthrough POC technologies focused on nutrition, infection, and cancer. Please register for the webinar through the following link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GHituhXGRAGVnRRlItAkyA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Register here for the webinar Award Details: Total funds available: Approximately $500,000 Project budgets: $50,000–$100,000 Project duration: 12 months Application deadline: June 6, 2025 2025 Award Priorities: Nutrition – Technologies...
The Point of Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN) has launched six new funding opportunities to accelerate the development of promising point-of-care technologies. Each POCTRN center offers distinct award programs, with funding opportunities of up to $150,000. Selected teams may also receive up to 12 months of in-kind support services designed to help de-risk technologies, strengthen clinical alignment, and move projects closer to real-world implementation. Explore all opportunities including Cornell University’s PORTENT Center Innovation Award opportunity, and apply by May 1, 2026...
A project led by Cornell’s Center for Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection and Cancer (PORTENT) to develop a low-cost, battery-powered device for sample preparation in tuberculosis (TB) testing in areas with limited lab access and infrastructure, has received a $250,000 grant from the Gates...
Do you need funding for your Point-of-Care (POC) health solution? Meet with Professor David Erickson and Professor Saurabh Mehta to learn about the PORTENT Center’s 2025-26 Innovation Award Opportunity to support breakthrough POC technologies focused on nutrition, infection, and cancer. Register here for the webinar Award Details: Total funds available: Approximately $500,000 Project budgets: $50,000–$100,000 Project duration: 12 months Application deadline: June 6, 2025 2025 Award Priorities: Nutrition – Technologies that support screening, diagnosis, and prevention of nutritional problems Infection – Multiplexed diagnostic tools for HIV, co-infections, acute febrile illnesses, neglected tropical diseases, mosquito-borne illnesses, and...
The American Society for Nutrition Foundation (ASNF) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) has awarded Julia Finkelstein, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, with the inaugural ASN-NNF Henrik Dam Award for Scientific Discovery in Nutrition. The award, named in honor of Henrik Dam, a Nobel Prize winner and trailblazing Danish researcher, includes over $300,000 for research and a symposium at Cornell University, and aims to spark innovation and support the next generation of leaders in nutrition. It honors a mid-career professional who has made outstanding research contributions to our understanding of micronutrients, nutritional status or...
Are you ready to make a difference? We’re on the hunt for groundbreaking innovations in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of anemia at the last mile. Pitch your innovation to help prevent, diagnose, or treat anaemia among girls and women in South Asia. Selected applicants will receive a cash award and have the opportunity to present their idea/product/technology in Colombo. Selected participants will also be invited to participate in the PORTENT Global Health Point-of-Care Diagnostics Accelerator. We’re seeking digital and AI-based solutions that improve last-mile access in a cost-effective way. Application deadline: May 30th,...
Julia Finkelstein, ScD, MPH, a globally recognized expert in vitamin B12 and one-carbon metabolism, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Henrik Dam Award for Scientific Discovery in Nutrition, which honors mid-career professionals for outstanding research contributions to the understanding of micronutrients, nutritional status, and/or metabolism. She is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Division of Nutritional Sciences, and Director of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Program at Cornell...
AnemiaPhone will enable access to rapid screening and diagnosis of iron deficiency at the point of need, Cornell University, which developed the technology, said. photo credit: ANIRUDH on...
AnemiaPhone, a technology developed by Cornell University researchers to accurately, quickly and cheaply assess iron deficiency, has been transferred to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for integration into its programs. AnemiaPhone will enable access to rapid screening and diagnosis of iron deficiency at the point of...
AnemiaPhone, a technology developed by a multidisciplinary team of Cornell researchers to accurately, quickly and cheaply assess iron deficiency, has been transferred to the Indian Council of Medical Research of the government of India for integration into its programs for anemia, women’s health, and maternal and child health throughout the...
