{"id":587862,"date":"2026-10-30T04:44:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=1060413"},"modified":"2026-10-30T04:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:44:37","slug":"nih-nasa-qusafe-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=587862","title":{"rendered":"NIH\u2013NASA QuSAFE Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Quantum-Enabled Predictive Preclinical NAMs for Toxicity and Safety (QuSAFE) Challenge, a collaboration between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NASA, advances quantum-enabled sensing for in vitro NAMs, such as organoids and microphysiological systems (MPS), to improve drug safety while reducing animal use.<\/p>\n

In vitro NAMs, such as organoids and microphysiological systems (MPS), can generate human-relevant data for drug development and safety evaluation. However, conventional assays and imaging are often noisy, invasive, and not sensitive enough. As a result, weak, early, and low-abundance biological signals can go undetected, and destructive measurements make it hard to monitor dynamic processes over time. Quantum-enabled sensing approaches can offer ultra-high sensitivity, improved signal-to-noise performance, and nanoscale resolution, overcoming detection and measurement limitations that today\u2019s approaches can\u2019t reach.<\/p>\n

The NIH-NASA QuSAFE Challenge directly supports NASA\u2019s Biological and Physical Sciences<\/a> Division, addressing the need for advanced detection methods that work beyond traditional labs.<\/p>\n

By leveraging recent advances in sensor-development research communities, the challenge enhances NASA\u2019s space exploration capabilities and benefits science both in space and on Earth.<\/p>\n

Award:<\/strong> Up to $7.1 million in prizes<\/p>\n

Submissions Open Date: <\/strong>December 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Submissions Close Date:<\/strong> July 27, 2027<\/p>\n

For more information including registration<\/strong>, rules, and eligibility, visit:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.qusafechallenge.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Quantum-Enabled Predictive Preclinical NAMs for Toxicity and Safety (QuSAFE) Challenge, a collaboration between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NASA, advances quantum-enabled sensing for in vitro NAMs, such as organoids and microphysiological systems (MPS), to improve drug safety while reducing animal use. In vitro NAMs, such as organoids and microphysiological systems (MPS), can [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15705,16320,15606,15787,15988,15966,15788],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-587862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-center-of-excellence-for-collaborative-innovation-coeci","category-coeci-news","category-general","category-get-involved","category-opportunities-to-contribute-to-nasa-missions-get-involved","category-prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-news","category-prizes-challenges-and-crowdsourcing-program"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t