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Grant Award View - GA143574
Bionic Lid Implant for Natural Closure (BLINC)
GA ID:
GA143574
Agency:
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Approval Date:
26-Nov-2020
Publish Date:
21-Dec-2020
Category:
Health and Medical Research
Grant Term:
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2022
Value (AUD):
$378,461.60
(GST inclusive where applicable)
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
NHMRC 19/20 1.1 Health and Medical Research
Grant Program:
Ideas
Grant Activity:
Bionic Lid Implant for Natural Closure (BLINC)
Purpose:
Facial paralysis results in loss of the ability to blink, which is the primary means of protecting and lubricating the eye. The eye becomes dry and ulcerated and eventually vision loss ensues. No therapy exists that can reliably restore blink and hence treatment is mostly palliative today. BLINC is an implantable device that artificially restores eye closure. It is wirelessly powered and readily implantable. BLINC has achieved eye closure similar to natural blinking in human cadaveric models.
GO ID:
GO Title:
2020 Ideas Grants
Internal Reference ID:
GNT2003507
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
Yes
Confidentiality Reason(s) - Contract:
Privacy Act 1988
Intellectual property
Intellectual property
Confidentiality - Outputs:
Yes
Confidentiality Reason(s) - Outputs:
Intellectual property
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
University of Sydney
Recipient ABN:
15 211 513 464
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
Camperdown
Town/City:
Camperdown
Postcode:
2050
State/Territory:
NSW
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
NSW
Postcode:
Country:
AUSTRALIA