The IMST (12) panel reviews small business applications in the general area of instrumentation and systems development, and related engineering principles. Specific areas covered by IMST (12) include:
- Detectors and signal capture systems for use in instrumentation, molecular screens, and immunoassays
- Technologies for detecting or measuring analytes in biological fluids
- Technologies for point-of-care use, first response, or field monitoring
- Technologies for molecular separations and screens, immunoassays, chemical reactions, and molecular detection
- Micro- and nano-fabrication devices and technologies
- Electrochemical devices, microfluidic, nanofluidic, and robotic systems
Small business panels with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:
Biomaterials, Delivery Systems, and Nanotechnology Small Business Panel [IMST (13)]
Environmental Monitoring Small Business Panel [IMST (16)]
Biological Chemistry, Biophysics, and Cell Biology Small Business Panel [IMST (10)]
Drug Discovery and Development Small Business Panel [IMST (11)]