The Wellcome Trust has announced that applications are now open for biomedical resource grants and multi-user equipment grants as part of its themed Strategic Awards. The announcement is available on the Wellcome Trust website here and a short summary of each programme follows. Wellcome Trust Biomedical Resource Grants and Multi-User Equipment Grants – 2011 was
Read more ...The Technology Strategy Board and the Department of Health have announced £7.5 million in funding for three R&D programmes focusing on diagnosis and management of sepsis, a life-threatening illness caused by the body overreacting to an infection. Part of the Detection and Identification of Infectious Agents (DIIA) Innovation Platform, New Funding for Sepsis Detection and
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The Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT), has received £50,000 from Northern Trust Receives £50,000 for Innovative Patient Lockers was last modified: October 10th, 2011 by hscinnovations
Read more ...Congratulations to Jenarron Therapeutics, which won the inaugural NISP Connect PitchFest Competition on 23rd June. In front of a panel of distinguished entrepreneurs and an audience of 150 professionals Dr Mark Jenkins, Consultant in Emergency Medicine in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, presented a compelling Wound Care Putty Wins PitchFest was last modified: August 23rd,
Read more ...The Health & Social Care Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency (HSC R&D Division) has advertised the Cochrane Fellowship scheme. The Cochrane Collaboration is a not-for-profit independent organisation dedicated to 2011 Health & Social Care R&D Cochrane Fellowships was last modified: August 8th, 2011 by hscinnovations
Read more ...The Health & Social Care Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency (HSC R&D Division) has advertised at least four Doctoral Fellowships to support research training in order to increase the Health and Social Care (HSC) R&D capacity and to build an evaluative evidence-based culture. This scheme is intended 2012 Health & Social
Read more ...The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has announced the first three winners of the innovation challenge prizes, which were launched in December 2010. The winners are: NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes – First Winners was last modified: August 9th, 2011 by hscinnovations
Read more ...The 2011 IET Innovation Awards, including a Healthcare Technologies category, are now open for entries. Administered by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), this is a very high profile awards programme that celebrates the products, technologies and processes that lead the way in engineering innovation. The competition is IET Innovation Awards 2011 – Healthcare
Read more ...The Joint Programming initiative in Neurodegenerative Diseases (JPND) seeks to improve our scientific understanding of neurodegenerative disorders, provide new approaches for their prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and ensure effective provision of health services and social care so that patients can received optimum care at all stages of their illness. A current trans-European call focuses on
Read more ...From time to time companies ask HSC Innovations how to sell into the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care bodies. Although HSC Innovations does occasionally buy relatively low value professional services, we do not generally buy healthcare products and services. The following links may assist companies: Procurement in NI Health and Social Care was last
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