COMPANY

Microsensor Labs, LLC

HQ: Chicago, IL source · microsensorlabs.com ↗ · Midwest

Location: Chicago, IL · source · Oct 14, 2026

Profile checked Oct 10, 2026

Keywords: Hand Hygiene CleanHands System

1Trials (company is sponsor)12NIH grants

Funding and NIH signals

NIH award NIH awarded $307K (SBIR Phase I 1R43CK000713-01A1, new, notice Aug 15, 2026). NIH RePORTER 1R43CK000713-01A1 (Aug 15, 2026)
Evidence (1 event)
- Aug 15, 2026 · NIH RePORTER 1R43CK000713-01A1
  Organization: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC; City/State: CHICAGO, IL; Project number: 1R43CK000713-01A1; Activity code: R43; Fiscal year: 2025; Award notice date: 2026-08-15; FY total cost (award amount): 306872; Administering IC: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; Project title: A High-throughput Automated Platform for Rapid Isolation and Testing of Salmonella; Organization type: Domestic For-Profits

Job counts as of Oct 18, 2026. All funding and NIH signals

Timeline

Aug 15, 2026 Grant Government grant — SBIR: $306,872 (annual award, as published), announced Aug 15, 2026. Agency: NIH/NCEZID. Source: government award database. source ↗
Sep 30, 2025 Grant Government grant: $181,500 (total, as published), announced Sep 30, 2025. Agency: Department of Agriculture. Source: government award database. source ↗
Oct 7, 2020 Trial start Not phased (device or behavioral study): CleanHands Sensor Based System to Improve Hand Hygiene and Reduce Infection source ↗

Funding

Last 2 years.

Aug 15, 2026 Government grant — SBIR: $306,872 (annual award, as published), announced Aug 15, 2026. Agency: NIH/NCEZID. Source: government award database. source ↗
Sep 30, 2025 Government grant: $181,500 (total, as published), announced Sep 30, 2025. Agency: Department of Agriculture. Source: government award database. source ↗

Clinical trials (lead sponsor) 1

Record	Title	Phase	Status	Start	Primary completion
NCT03948672	CleanHands Sensor Based System to Improve Hand Hygiene and Reduce Infection	Not phased (device or behavioral study)	Completed	Oct 7, 2020	Aug 29, 2022 (actual)

NIH awards 12

Annual award amounts. Total $4.8M.

Mar 4, 2024 NIH award 3R44GM145183-03S1 FY2024: $50,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. SBIR Fast Track: Development of a High-throu source ↗
Aug 28, 2023 NIH award 5R44GM145183-03 FY2023: $726,410 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. SBIR Fast Track: Development of a High-throug source ↗
Sep 12, 2022 NIH award 4R44GM145183-02 FY2022: $999,681 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. SBIR Fast Track: Development of a High-throug source ↗
Mar 25, 2022 NIH award 1R44GM145183-01 FY2022: $259,599 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. SBIR Fast Track: Development of a High-throug source ↗
Jun 24, 2020 NIH award 5R44AG060848-03 FY2020: $739,365 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. A wearable sensor system for hand hygiene com source ↗
Jul 5, 2019 NIH award 4R44AG060848-02 FY2019: $750,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. A wearable sensor system for hand hygiene com source ↗
Dec 24, 2018 NIH award 1R43GM131465-01 FY2019: $300,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Development of a High-Throughput Magnetic Cyt source ↗
Sep 17, 2018 NIH award 1R44AG060848-01 FY2018: $225,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. A wearable sensor system for hand hygiene com source ↗
Apr 2, 2018 NIH award 1R43CA228917-01 FY2018: $300,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. A Magnetic Bead Assay for Rapid Isolation and source ↗
Feb 15, 2018 NIH award 1R43NR017372-01A1 FY2018: $225,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. A Sensor-based Platform for Hand Hygiene Tr source ↗
Mar 1, 2017 NIH award 3R43HL131207-01A1S1 FY2017: $50,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Development of A Novel Magnetic Exosomal A source ↗
May 6, 2016 NIH award 1R43HL131207-01A1 FY2016: $150,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI LIU, PENG PAUL; recipient as written: MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Development of A Novel Magnetic Exosomal As source ↗