The HSC R&D Division has announced that its Knowledge Transfer Scheme is open to applications, with a deadline of 1st March 2013. Here are the details from HSC R&D:
Read more ...Dec 042012
Funding
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Invest Northern Ireland’s Proof of Concept programme is now open for applications. The programme aims to help researchers export their ideas and inventions from the laboratory to the global marketplace. HSC trusts are eligible. Up to £106,000 is available.
Read more ...Aug 292012
The Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have announced the Innovative Engineering for Health partnership, a joint £30 million initiative to find biomedical engineering solutions to challenging healthcare problems.
Read more ...Jul 272012
Northern Ireland is to contribute funds to the National Institute for Health Research so that Northern Ireland researchers may compete in a number of NIHR programmes: Health Technology Assessment, Health Services and Delivery Research Programme, Public Health Research Programme, Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme.
Read more ...Jul 192012
On 9th July the European Commission announced the final calls in the health theme of Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Over €800 is available in this round. As usual proposals should be by international consortia. The following topics are included.
Read more ...Jun 192012
The HSC R&D Division has announced that applications may be submitted for Doctoral Fellowships beginning in 2013. The Doctoral Fellowships support research training in order to increase the HSC R&D capacity and to build an evaluative evidence-based culture. This scheme is intended to enable the individual to develop a research career in the HSC by undertaking research training leading to a PhD.
Read more ...Jun 182012
Following the previous announcement of a Biomedical Catalyst Fund, the Medical Research Council and the Technology Strategy Board have launched the scheme. The programme acknowledges that healthcare models are facing great challenges and that companies and academics must work together to develop innovative solutions. Support is available for projects arising from any sector or discipline that are aimed at addressing healthcare challenges.
Read more ...Apr 022012
An event by Invest NI and Enterprise Europe NI will focus on funding opportunities from the Technology Strategy Board and Framework Programme 7. For stratified medicine up to £7.5m will be invested in the development of novel and innovative diagnostic tests and assessments. Forthcoming FP7 themes will be considered.
Read more ...Feb 222012
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In the Belfast Trust entries are now being invited for The Chairman’s Awards 2011 to recognise the achievements of health and social care teams throughout the Trust.
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