BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sonde Health announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1,215,606 focused on Sonde Mental Fitness to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.

波士顿--（商业新闻短讯）--探空仪健康公司宣布，它已被AFWERX公司选定为SBIR第二阶段合同，合同金额为1215606美元，重点关注探空仪的心理健康，以应对空军部（DAF）最紧迫的挑战。美国空军研究实验室（Air Force Research Laboratory）和阿富克斯（AFWERX）合作简化了小企业创新研究（SBIR）和小企业技术转让（STTR）流程，通过加快提议授予时间表来加速小企业体验，通过扩大小企业机会来改变潜在申请人库，并通过在合同执行中不断实施流程改进来消除官僚管理费用。

The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now on Aug. 16, 2024, Sonde Health will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America..

DAF于2018年开始提供开放主题SBIR/STTR计划，该计划扩大了DAF资助的创新范围，现在，Sonde Health将于2024年8月16日开始其创建和提供创新能力的旅程，以加强美国的国防。。

“Our Phase I SBIR identified multiple DAF use cases for employing Sonde Mental Fitness vocal biomarker tracking to promote mental health engagement and resource utilization and to enhance operational decision-making,” said Jim Harper, founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Sonde Health. “The customization and integration work planned for this SBIR Phase II effort will enable use and validation of this next-generation mental fitness tracking technology in selected DAF settings.

“我们的第一阶段SBIR确定了多个DAF用例，用于使用探空仪心理健康声音生物标志物跟踪，以促进心理健康参与和资源利用，并增强运营决策，”探空仪健康创始人兼首席战略官吉姆·哈珀（JimHarper）说。“为SBIR第二阶段工作计划的定制和集成工作将能够在选定的DAF设置中使用和验证这种下一代心理健康跟踪技术。

This will add a new and important mental dimension to remote physical fitness tracking capabilities that are being integrated and deployed to enhance training programs and operational command data interfaces. We are honored to support the DAF in their work to enhance mental health and resilience and ensure holistic readiness and well-being of the people who serve our nation.”.

这将为远程体能跟踪功能增加一个新的重要心理层面，这些功能正在整合和部署，以增强训练计划和作战指挥数据接口。我们很荣幸能够支持DAF的工作，以提高心理健康和恢复能力，并确保为我们国家服务的人民的整体准备和福祉。”。

“The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.”

About Sonde Health

关于探空仪健康

Sonde Health is the global leader in voice-based health tracking and data insights. Sonde’s vocal biomarker API/SDK serves enterprise apps and devices spanning consumer wellness to population health. Leveraging a best-in-class, health-labeled voice data set and clinical research with over 1.2 million samples from 85,000+ individuals on four continents, Sonde uses advanced audio signal processing, speech science, and AI/machine learning to sense and analyze subtle vocal changes due to changes in a person’s physiology to provide key insights into health and well-being.

Sonde Health是基于语音的健康跟踪和数据洞察领域的全球领导者。Sonde的vocal biomarker API/SDK服务于从消费者健康到人群健康的企业应用程序和设备。利用同类最佳的健康标签语音数据集和临床研究，来自四大洲85000多名个人的120多万个样本，Sonde使用先进的音频信号处理，语音科学和人工智能/机器学习来感知和分析由于人体生理变化引起的细微声音变化，以提供对健康和福祉的关键见解。

www.sondehealth.com.

www.sondehealth.com.

About AFRL

关于AFRL

The Air Force Research Laboratory is the primary scientific research and development center for the Department of the Air Force. AFRL plays an integral role in leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace force. With a workforce of more than 12,500 across nine technology areas and 40 other operations across the globe, AFRL provides a diverse portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to advanced research and technology development.

空军研究实验室是空军部的主要科学研究和发展中心。AFRL在为我们的空军、航天和网络空间部队发现、开发和集成负担得起的作战技术方面发挥着不可或缺的作用。AFRL在9个技术领域拥有超过12500名员工，在全球拥有40个其他业务部门，提供从基础研究到先进研究和技术开发的多样化科学技术组合。

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有关更多信息，请访问afresearchlab.com。。

About AFWERX

关于AFWERX

As the innovation arm of the DAF and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF. AFWERX employs approximately 370 military, civilian and contractor personnel at five hubs and sites executing an annual $1.4 billion budget.

作为DAF的创新部门和空军研究实验室的董事会，AFWERX从小型企业和初创企业中带来了美国最前沿的创造力，以应对DAF最紧迫的挑战。AFWERX在五个中心和地点雇用了大约370名军事、文职和承包商人员，每年执行14亿美元的预算。

Since 2019, AFWERX has executed over 6,100 new contracts worth more than $4 billion to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. For more information, visit: www.afwerx.com..

自2019年以来，AFWERX已经签署了6100多份新合同，价值超过40亿美元，以加强美国国防工业基础，并加快技术向作战能力的转变。有关更多信息，请访问：www.afwerx.com。。