NSF
The EFRI program focuses on transformative ideas that represent an opportunity for a significant shift in fundamental engineering knowledge with strong potential for long-term impact on national needs or a grand challenge. The objective of BEGIN OI is to harness the novel discoveries and advancements in biological sciences, engineering, material sciences, and computer sciences toward designing 3D in vitro biological systems that are capable of information processing and actuation. This solicitation is interested in exploiting the concept of organoid intelligence (OI): the development of organ-like systems that problem-solve, learn, and adapt.