The fifth theme of the Health Innovation Challenge Fund is Infection Response Systems: Development and application of technology for prevention, diagnosis, intervention and control of infection. The Challenge Infectious diseases account for over a fifth of human deaths globally and Health Innovation Challenge Fund – Infection Response Systems was last modified: June 28th, 2011 by
Read more ...The 2011 Bupa Foundation Awards are now open to entries. £15,000 will be allocated for completed research and/or development that has been conducted over the past three years into each of the four research themes. Bupa Foundation Awards for Completed R&D was last modified: June 2nd, 2011 by hscinnovations
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HSC Innovations has published the April 2011 issue of its newsletter, which is aimed at members of staff in the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts. Newsletter Published – April 2011 was last modified: May 23rd, 2011 by hscinnovations
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The Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre (C-TRIC), based at Altnagelvin Hospital, Western HSC Trust, has announced its 3rd Annual Translational Medical Conference, which will take place over 5th-6th May 2011 at the City Hotel, Derry/Londonderry. 3rd Annual Translational Medicine Conference (C-TRIC) was last modified: April 5th, 2011 by hscinnovations
Read more ...The (England) Department of Health’s Challenge Prizes were launched in December 2010 and offer rewards for ideas that tackle some of the most challenging areas of healthcare. Seven challenges has now been posted: NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes was last modified: April 4th, 2011 by hscinnovations
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The Pharmacy and Medicines Management Centre at Antrim Area Hospital was the venue (on 21st January) for a conference on improving the health service via new technology development and adoption. There were 33 attendees from healthcare companies, government procurement, clinical and academia who participated at the event designed to help small and medium enterprises (SME)
Read more ...On Wednesday 19th January, the Southern Trust’s Research & Development Department at Craigavon Area Hospital hosted a HSC Innovations workshop entitled ‘Innovation to Improve Patient Care’ for trust staff. The aim of the workshop was to introduce the value of technological innovation in health and social care, including intellectual property and patents. Innovation to Improve
Read more ...A summary of a range of model agreements available to support research activities in the HSC trusts is now available in the Library section the HSC Innovations website. The brief includes: mICRA, mCTA, CRO mCTA, mCIA, CRO mCIA, mNCA, Lambert and Brunswick templates. Links are provided to further information from the publishers of each model.
Read more ...HSC Innovations recommends the excellent Research Contracts course offered by PraxisUnico. The programme will next run over 9-12 May 2011 in Cambridge. Training on Research Contracts was last modified: March 28th, 2011 by hscinnovations
Read more ...The successful BBC Dragons’ Den TV programme is currently seeking pitches for the 2011 series. Dragons’ Den gives entrepreneurs the chance to pitch to a panel of the UK’s most successful business people who have pledged to invest their own money in the best ideas. Could You Succeed in the Dragons’ Den? was last modified: March
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