Craelius Receives Phase II SBIR Grant

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research awarded a phase II, 2- year, $500,000 SBIR grant to Nian-Crae, a biomedical device company founded by Professor William Craelius from. This project completes development of the Hand Arm Rehabilitation Interface (HARI) developed by Professor Craelius and tests its efficacy with 24 stroke subjects. HARI is a revolutionary training tool that helps therapists and their clients rehabilitate the paralytic arm by facilitating and monitoring prescribed exercises, and simultaneously assessing progress.