Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Nonprofit organization that supports research, evidence development, and clinical adoption of focused ultrasound therapies. Activities include funding peer-reviewed research, developing open-access technical resources and simulation tools, maintaining clinical and research site directories and registries, convening experts and workshops, and supporting regulatory/reimbursement and industry engagement to accelerate translation of focused ultrasound into clinical practice.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Focused Ultrasound Foundation
1230 Cedars Court Suite 206 Charlottesville, VA 22903
Products
Transcranial focused ultrasound simulation software
Research-focused simulation software for transcranial focused ultrasound planning and modeling distributed for research use.
Interactive research site map and treatment-site directory
Online mapping tools that list active research sites and clinical treatment centers to support referrals and collaboration.
Transcranial focused ultrasound simulation software
Research-focused simulation software for transcranial focused ultrasound planning and modeling distributed for research use.
Interactive research site map and treatment-site directory
Online mapping tools that list active research sites and clinical treatment centers to support referrals and collaboration.
Services
Peer-reviewed investigator-initiated funding for technical, preclinical, and clinical focused ultrasound research.
Provision of open technical tools, interactive maps, simulation code and a preprint archive to accelerate reproducible research and data sharing.
Support for launching registries and trials, and collecting comparative outcomes across non-surgical focused ultrasound treatments.
Organizes in-person and virtual workshops, roundtables and summits to align stakeholders on technical, clinical and policy issues and publishes meeting reports.
Programs and materials to support regulatory strategy, reimbursement pathways, and payer engagement for focused ultrasound technologies.
Facilitates collaborations between academic, clinical and industry partners and profiles industry capabilities to support commercialization and translational projects.
Peer-reviewed investigator-initiated funding for technical, preclinical, and clinical focused ultrasound research.
Provision of open technical tools, interactive maps, simulation code and a preprint archive to accelerate reproducible research and data sharing.
Support for launching registries and trials, and collecting comparative outcomes across non-surgical focused ultrasound treatments.
Organizes in-person and virtual workshops, roundtables and summits to align stakeholders on technical, clinical and policy issues and publishes meeting reports.
Programs and materials to support regulatory strategy, reimbursement pathways, and payer engagement for focused ultrasound technologies.
Facilitates collaborations between academic, clinical and industry partners and profiles industry capabilities to support commercialization and translational projects.
Expertise Areas
- Clinical trial design and registry implementation
- Translational focused ultrasound research
- Neuromodulation and brain-targeting applications
- Blood-brain barrier opening and ultrasound-mediated drug delivery
Key Technologies
- Focused ultrasound therapy
- MR-guided focused ultrasound
- Transcranial focused ultrasound
- MR thermometry
News & Updates
Annual summit convening stakeholders in the focused ultrasound field.
Announcement that a focused ultrasound clinical trial for liver tumors received approval to begin in Europe.
Report documenting the first noninvasive opening of the blood-brain barrier using focused ultrasound.
Coverage of focused ultrasound presentations and participation at a major gene therapy conference.
Summary of recently funded preclinical research projects supported by the foundation.
Public announcement that focused ultrasound has been used to treat one million patients globally across indications.
Annual summit convening stakeholders in the focused ultrasound field.
Announcement that a focused ultrasound clinical trial for liver tumors received approval to begin in Europe.
Report documenting the first noninvasive opening of the blood-brain barrier using focused ultrasound.
Coverage of focused ultrasound presentations and participation at a major gene therapy conference.
Summary of recently funded preclinical research projects supported by the foundation.
Public announcement that focused ultrasound has been used to treat one million patients globally across indications.