We are excited to announce the launch of the NIH RADx® Tech ACT ENDO Challenge.This initiative aims to accelerate the development of innovative technologies for diagnosing endometriosis, a chronic condition that urgently requires better diagnostic tools.   The ACT ENDO Challenge is calling on innovators to develop cutting-edge solutions that will:   Shorten diagnosis time   Eliminate the invasiveness of current diagnostic techniques   Improve accessibility, safety, convenience, and costs   Potential technologies include advanced imaging, in vitro diagnostic devices, smartphone-enabled tools, wearable devices, integrated sensing technologies, and digital health platforms.  This two-year challenge will consist of three phases. Submissions to Phase I are due October 11, 2024, and final winners are expected to be announced in March 2026. The first-place winner can earn up to $950,000, the second-place winner can earn $850,000, the third-place winner can earn $750,000, and the runner-up can earn $450,000.  An informational webinar is scheduled for August 28, 2024, from 11AM to 12PM ET. You can register here.   Learn more about how you can participate in the RADx® Tech ACT ENDO Challenge and make a difference in women's health: https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=radx-tech-act-endo. 

Hybrid workshop held on FDA campus 9/19-9/20; webcast available The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) are announcing a public workshop to engage with stakeholders in the implanted brain-computer interface device ecosystem. The purpose of this public workshop is to discuss implanted brain-computer interface devices and to hear from stakeholders about the development of clinical outcome assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of implanted brain-computer interfaces. Workshop Date: Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20, 2024 Location: Hybrid: The FDA’s White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD and webcast Registration Deadline: September 12, 2024 See the preliminary agenda and register for the meeting here. If you have questions about this public workshop, please contact: CDRH_BCI_Workshop2024@fda.hhs.gov.

This October, an exciting event will take place on the NIH campus, which aims to introduce extramural investigators to intramural researchers and showcase NIH resources. The event, Building Bridges Across NIH and the Broader Engineering Community, will take place on Tuesday, October 22, the day before the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting begins, held this year in Baltimore, Maryland. This event will feature invited and abstract-driven talks, poster sessions, lab tours, panel discussions, a chance to meet program directors, and networking opportunities. More information will be provided in the coming weeks. Registration and abstract submission for this event are now open. Professors, postdocs, and graduate and undergraduate students are all encouraged to join us. We look forward to seeing you on October 22 in Bethesda!