SBIR DPA26BZ02-NV006 (DARPA): Nanopore Bioelectronics for Next Generation Proteomics
U.S. Department of Defense — DARPA
Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
DARPA SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.BZ, Release 2) — Accepting submissions 2026-05-27 to 2026-06-24. Objective: To develop a next-generation single-molecule sensing and sequencing platform that delivers robust, high-accuracy, high-throughput, and scalable reading of biomolecules. Description: Proteomics has emerged as a crucial field for understanding diseases, developing diagnostics, and designing effective therapeutics. Rapid, agnostic detection of future unknown protein-based biological threats necessitates the development of single-molecule protein sequencing technology that can differentiate the 20 canonical amino acids and beyond. While DNA sequencing has become widely accessible, protein sequencing has lagged behind due to significant technical complexity, in...