The new National Institute for Health Research Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme was launched on 25th October 2010 and now consists of two funding streams – for early and late stage product development – to simplify the application process. The new i4i programme aspires to advance the translation of healthcare technologies for increased patient benefit through guided
Read more ...The Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS) is a new, rigorously-assessed, funding scheme set up by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to help strengthen the translation of fundamental research towards patient benefit. It does not fund discoveries of new causes or risk factors of disease, biomarkers, drug targets, biomaterials or research tools, but takes these as starting
Read more ...HSC Innovations encourages members of staff in the HSC trusts to consider applying for the Wellcome Trust Translation Awards. Translation Awards are response-mode funding designed to bridge the funding gap in the commercialisation of new technologies in the biomedical area. Wellcome Trust Translation Awards was last modified: March 28th, 2011 by hscinnovations
Read more ...POSTPONED – see below. New date here. On Wednesday 8th December 2010 HSC Innovations will deliver a workshop on ‘Innovation to Improve Patient Care’ for members of staff in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, supported by the Northern Trust Research Office. Northern Trust Workshop – Innovation to Improve Patient Care was last modified:
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HSC Innovations has published the September 2010 issue of its Newsletter, which is aimed at members of staff in the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts. Newsletter Published – September 2010 was last modified: April 7th, 2011 by hscinnovations
Read more ...The Health Innovation Challenge Fund is a five-year parallel funding partnership between the Wellcome Trust and the Department of Health to stimulate the creation of innovative healthcare products, technologies and interventions, and facilitate their development for the benefit of patients in the NHS and beyond. Priorities of the programme are: Health Innovation Challenge Fund –
Read more ...The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £5 million in innovative research and development projects using genomics-based technologies. This initiative seeks to highlight the opportunities created by the decrease in cost, and increase in speed, in high-throughput sequencing technology. £5m Funding for Genomics Technologies was last modified: March 28th, 2011 by hscinnovations
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HSC Innovations has published a booklet showcasing winners of the Elevation Awards 2010. A PDF version is available here. A limited number of paper copies are being circulated to senior personnel in the HSC trusts. Contact us to get you hands on some paper copies. Booklet Showcases Elevation Awards 2010 Winners was last modified: March 28th, 2011
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Innovation in cardiac imaging receives technology development funding HSC Innovations has awarded funding through its Technology Development Fund for technology development and prototype production of an endovascular imaging device, a new way of imaging blood vessels and the heart. Technology Development Funding for Cardiac Imaging was last modified: May 23rd, 2011 by hscinnovations
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Technology to provide improved and safer quality of care developed at NHSCT The Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) and Yarra Software have recently signed a revenue sharing agreement in relation to a new ‘clinical intervention’ software, EPICS, (Electronic Pharmacist Intervention Clinical System) which was developed in conjunction with the School of Pharmacy at
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