
Development and Commercialization of a Sample Preparation System for Time Resolved Cryo-Electron MicroscopyAward last edited on: 5/20/2023
Sponsored Program
STTRAwarding Agency
NIH : NIGMSTotal Award Amount
$1,928,217Award Phase
2Solicitation Topic Code
859Principal Investigator
Norman J SalmonCompany Information
Hummingbird Precision Machine (AKA: Hummingbird Scientific)
2610 Willamette Drive NE
Lacey, WA 98516
Lacey, WA 98516
(360) 252-2737 |
info@hummingbirdscientific.com |
www.hummingbirdpm.com |
Research Institution
Columbia University
Phase I
Contract Number: 1R42GM139495-01Start Date: 9/1/2020 Completed: 5/31/2021
Phase I year
2020Phase I Amount
$252,105Public Health Relevance Statement:
Project Narrative Project Title: Development and Commercialization of a Sample Preparation System for Time Resolved Cryo-Electron Microscopy Company Name: Hummingbird Precision Machine Co., dba Hummingbird Scientific Principal Investigator: Norman Salmon Narrative: Particle structure and relative population determination are key components in biological research, informing predictions of reaction mechanisms in biological processes, whereas reaction mechanisms, give a greater understanding of different biological pathways that direct organismal functions. The proposal develops a time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy method and hardware that brings new possibilities to structural biological research by allowing researchers to study the evolution of population distributions as reactions progresses. It also enables studies into the structure of any intermediate states that are too fast-lived to be captured by traditional pipetting-blotting cryo-electron microcopy sample preparation techniques, all in the native, hydrated state of the molecule.
Project Terms:
Biological; Biological Process; biological research; biological systems; commercialization; Cone; Consumption; cost; Cost efficiency; Cryoelectron Microscopy; Data; design; Development; Dimensions; Documentation; Electron Beam; Electrons; Environmental Monitoring; Ethane; Evaluation; Evolution; experimental study; Freezing; Gases; Government; Humidity; Hydration status; Image; Imaging Techniques; improved; Kinetics; Liquid substance; Measures; Methods; Microfluidics; millisecond; Molecular Structure; Names; operation; particle; Pathway interactions; Persons; Phase; Population; Population Distributions; Positioning Attribute; Preparation; preservation; pressure; Principal Investigator; Process; Production; prototype; Reaction; Reaction Time; Recipe; Reproducibility; Research; Research Personnel; Resolution; Running; Salmon; Sampling; Small Business Technology Transfer Research; software development; Speed; Standardization; Structure; System; Techniques; Temperature; temporal measurement; Testing; Time; touchscreen; Universities; user-friendly; Work; X-Ray Crystallography
Phase II
Contract Number: 4R42GM139495-02Start Date: 9/1/2020 Completed: 7/31/2023
Phase II year
2021(last award dollars: 2022)
Phase II Amount
$1,676,112Public Health Relevance Statement:
Particle structure and relative population determination are key components in biological research, informing predictions of reaction mechanisms in biological processes, whereas reaction mechanisms, give a greater understanding of different biological pathways that direct organismal functions. The proposal develops a time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy method and hardware that brings new possibilities to structural biological research by allowing researchers to study the evolution of population distributions as reactions progresses. It also enables studies into the structure of any intermediate states that are too fast-lived to be captured by traditional pipetting-blotting cryo-electron microcopy sample preparation techniques, all in the native, hydrated state of the molecule.
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