Receives SBIR Phase 1 NSF Grant
Summary
Pittsburgh, PA, IntelliSafe Analytics, LLC, is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct further research on IntelliSafe Analytics highly innovative technology that utilizes the human bodys built-in abilities to sense and respond to workplace safety hazards. IntelliSafe Analytics collects behavioral and physiological information from workers using advanced wearable technology. The funding will allow the company to conduct research and development activities and to develop safety systems that address the human factor side of safety, which accounts for more than 80% of all workplace accidents.With the help of Americas Seed Fund powered by the National Science Foundation, IntelliSafe Analytics is working to fully protect the worlds workforce by addressing aspects of workplace safety that have not improved in several decades, said IntelliSafe Analytics Founder and CEO Daniel Timco. Were developing a safety system that reads and interprets the human bodys God-given abilities to protect itself from danger. 80% or more of all safety accidents are human-factor relatedI think its time we start listening to what the human worker tells us, added Timco.This innovative technology will change how companies protect their workers, helping to ensure people go home safely at the end of each workday.About the U.S. NSFs Small Business ProgramsAmericas Seed Fund, powered by NSF, awards over $200 million annually to startups and small businesses, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact.