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LOI due 12 Sept | Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence (BEGIN OI)

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The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program (EFRI) seeks proposals with potentially 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 EFRI Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence (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.