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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of nearly $300,000 to Hyperion Analytical LLC of Rancho Cucamonga, Intelligence Optical Systems, Inc of Torrance, and Photon Systems, Inc. of Covina, to develop innovative technologies that help support EPA’s mission of protecting human health and the environment.
The grant funding is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982. The small businesses will receiving awards will have six months to complete “proof of concept” of their proposed technology. If they successfully complete Phase I they can then submit a proposal for a Phase II award of up to $400,000 to further develop and commercialize the technology.
“Small businesses are confronting important environmental challenges head on with creativity and ingenuity,” said EPA Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest, Deborah Jordan. “I congratulate the small businesses from Southern California who are receiving EPA funding today. EPA is proud to support their efforts to develop innovative environmental solutions.”
Hyperion Analytical proposed a lower cost analytical system for measuring hazardous organic compounds (N-nitrosamines) in potable reuse water; Intelligence Optical Systems proposed an integrated sensor system for water treatment performance monitoring; and Photon Systems proposed a sensor for continuous microbial monitoring in water reuse treatment systems.
