FSURF GAP AWARDS FY 2006

July 2006 marks the one year anniversary of the FSU Research Foundation GAP Program. The Program is designed to support enhancements of inventions or other original works that have been disclosed to FSU. It funds projects that FSU researchers and other interested parties agree will quickly improve the odds that current research results will lead to public availability of a new product or service. The FSU Research Foundation has allocated up to $250,000 per year for at least four years to provide grants under this Program. GAP projects should reach completion in a year or less. Funded tasks will be performed under the supervision of the proposing faculty member; but may include third party efforts within or outside of the Florida State University.

Washington Mio Awarded $39,583	Real Time Object Recognition Integrate and package a system now demonstrable at a laboratory level, so that it can be used in a routine manner. The capability that has been demonstrated is face or other object recognition for targets moving within a video scene, in real time.
Michael Blaber Awarded $40,000	Development of Mutant Fibroblast Growth Factor Evaluate the basis of increased angiogenic activity in a new, FSU developed, mutant strain of fibroblast growth factor FGF1, using surface plasmon resonance techniques. Equipment is recently available at the FSU College of medicine. The results are expected to justify a license of this strain to a company that uses FGF1 in cardiovascular therapy.
Yun-Hwa (Peggy) Hsieh Awarded $48,758	Detection for BSE in Animal Feed Production of one or more antibodies, using proprietary methods that will disclose the presence of prohibited cranial tissue in animal food, even after high temperature cooking.
Anjaneyulu Krothapalli Awarded $48,908	Efficient Water Electrolysis Device Design, build and test small high pressure water electrolyzer using new electrode materials that are much cheaper and more efficient than those now in commercial use.
Joseph Schlenoff Awarded $43,068	Conducting Polymers on Microelectrode Devices Produce and field test conductive polymer coated single and multiple electrodes for measuring neural activity. Testing is expected to show lower cost, greater sensitivity, and longer life, compared to platinum black.