Provost's Proof of Concept Fund Portfolio
The Tulane University Innovation Institute is pleased to announce the Provost’s Proof of Concept (PPOC) Fund recipients. This grant, up to $50,000, is designed to help advance promising ideas and technologies to become market-ready. As of April 2025, the Tulane Innovation Institute had awarded more than $1.15 million to 23 projects. The next application cycle will open in May 2026.
SPRING 2026 TEAMS
Contact-Free Levitated Droplet ELISA Platform
Sustained-Release Vancomycin Nanospheres
Scalable Tool for Predicting Electron–Phonon Interactions
FALL 2025 TEAMS
Materials Innovation for Coastal Restoration
Long-range drone threat detection
with Gabriel Vald
AI platform for healthcare research
SPRING 2025 TEAMS
The Journey App for reproductive health
SPARC: Shortest Path and Antichain for Reliable Communication
Efficient Conversion of CO₂ to Ethanol
FALL 2024 TEAMS
CRISPR-Cas12a Diagnostic for Cytomegalovirus
Cuvette-Based Spectroscopic Devices for Biologic Medicines
Foams to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms
SPRING 2024 TEAMS
Single Defects in SiC For Qubits
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Derived Outer Membrane Vesicles
Terahertz Pulse Shaper for High-Contrast Biomedical Imaging
FALL 2023 TEAMS
Artificial Intelligence and Medical Wisdom for Precision
Cell-Free Bacteriophage Synthesis Production Platform
Precise Photoacoustic Patch
Spring 2023
Plant-based blood replacement for mosquitoes
Solar Cogeneration Pilot Plant
Biomimetic Artificial Knee Meniscus
A precision diagnostic for antibiotic resistance using machine learning
Skin regeneration, wound healing, scar inhibition, and growth of hair
