Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00513, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Golnaraghi, Farid (Simon Fraser University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Idea to Innovation, program name french : De l'idée à l'innovation, program purpose english : The technology developers have produced a handheld diffuse optical breast scanning probe to measure optical_x000D_
properties of breast tissue and create functional and compositional cross-sectional images of the breast. To_x000D_
evaluate performance and usability of the device, the developers, first tested the probe on breast tissue_x000D_
mimicking materials which have similar optical properties to breast tissue. They then tested the device on_x000D_
human subjects._x000D_
The key questions on the commercial viability of this technology relate to validation of the potential market_x000D_
size for the technology, validation of the end-user need and willingness/ability to purchase._x000D_
The planned market study will help identify key market segments and key demographics together with potential_x000D_
addressable market size. There has been investment interest from various sources in North America and Asia._x000D_
The study will help set an initial range for potential valuation in any investment discussions., program purpose french : The technology developers have produced a handheld diffuse optical breast scanning probe to measure optical_x000D_
properties of breast tissue and create functional and compositional cross-sectional images of the breast. To_x000D_
evaluate performance and usability of the device, the developers, first tested the probe on breast tissue_x000D_
mimicking materials which have similar optical properties to breast tissue. They then tested the device on_x000D_
human subjects._x000D_
The key questions on the commercial viability of this technology relate to validation of the potential market_x000D_
size for the technology, validation of the end-user need and willingness/ability to purchase._x000D_
The planned market study will help identify key market segments and key demographics together with potential_x000D_
addressable market size. There has been investment interest from various sources in North America and Asia._x000D_
The study will help set an initial range for potential valuation in any investment discussions., agreement title english : Handheld diffuse optical breast scanner probe (DOB-scan), agreement title french : Handheld diffuse optical breast scanner probe (DOB-scan), agreement number : I2IPJ, agreement value : 14972.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada