{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://himes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=941F4C10-2F3F-4B78-9685-0FF150EC6596", "Himes Announces Millions for Trumbull Med-Tech Companies", "2024-10-03", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "James A. Himes", "H001047", "himes.house.gov", "himes", "https://himes.house.gov/press-releases", "page_html", "Bridgeport, CT \u2013 Today, Congressman Jim Himes announced ZetrOZ Systems and Gynion\u2014two Trumbull-based medical technology companies\u2014were selected to receive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants.\n\nCongressman Himes said, \u201cThe therapeutic research conducted in Southwestern Connecticut is truly amazing. The treatments ZetrOZ Systems and Gynion are developing are poised to help people suffering worldwide. Whether it be reducing pain from everyday tasks or preventing cervical cancer, these companies\u2019 research initiatives stand to tangibly impact, and potentially save, millions of lives. I am glad the federal government has selected them to receive SBIR grants.\u201d\n\nZetrOZ Systems, a leader in the development and manufacturing of wearable, non-invasive ultrasound-based medical devices, will receive more than $2 million in federal funding to refine its pioneering sonophoresis patch, designed to treat knee osteoarthritis.\n\nPresident and CEO of ZetrOZ Systems, George K. Lewis, Ph.D., \u201cWe are working with key stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem to expand broad physician and patient access to our innovative non-invasive and non-opioid sustained acoustic medicine (sam\u00ae) biotechnologies to accelerate soft tissue healing and treat chronic joint pain. As part of this active-aging commercialization program, we are increasing our USA-based manufacturing and service partner network, driving clinical education and adoption at regional and national levels, and expanding our clinical portfolio offerings and soft-tissue indications. By enabling easy access to sam\u00ae care and eliminating barriers for patients we will help 100 million Americans live active and healthy lives pain free.\u201d\n\nA startup founded to address undertreated women\u2019s health conditions, Gynion will receive over $360,000 in federal funding to support development of ablative topical gels meant to treat cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and other life-threatening conditions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).\n\nOleg Shikhman, Founder and CEO of Gynion, said, \u201cGynion is developing several products for Women\u2019s Health, including Clarablex for the prevention of cervical cancer. Clarablex is designed to be as effective as current alternatives, yet a lot easier to use and significantly more affordable, removing all existing access barriers to timely care for women in the US and globally. This SBIR grant from the National Cancer Institute further validates our technology and will accelerate our progress in the development of Clarablex.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://himes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=941F4C10-2F3F-4B78-9685-0FF150EC6596"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5750909224152565, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}