Congratulations to University of Pittsburgh's Trauma and Transfusion Medical Research Center's co-Directors Drs. Philip Spinella and Matthew Neal on receiving the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) award under the Fieldable Solutions for Hemorrhage with bio-Artificial Resuscitation Products (FSHARP) program! This $46.4 million award will focus on the development of synthetic whole blood development which is a critical need for our military members and civilians alike.
Check out this great Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article detailing the need and the program.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2023/02/01/synthetic-blood-darpa-pitt/stories/202302010098
Below is the announcement from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)