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NIBIB, a unique joint initiative has awarded Kitware funding for the first phase of the research on robot assisted prostate surgery. NIBIB is a joint venture between The National Institutes of Health, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation.