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UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of £1.2 million to support the evaluation of innovative medical devices, diagnostics and regulated digital health products.

SME support to evaluate innovative medical technologies: round 5

Support offered: You can choose from 2 options: Planning and preparation for a study, for which total eligible project costs can be up to £100,000. A study to collect clinical performance and cost-effectiveness data, for which total project costs can be up to £500,000.

Open to: UK based small-to-medium sized businesses

Application deadline: 11/12/2019

The South West Creative Technology Network are looking for people with a connection to the South West to join their lively fellowship. People from academia, industry and in the early stages of their careers (new talent) who are curious about the future of data and creative technology, and about the positive and negative effects of data on our society

South West Creative Technology Network Fellowship

Support offered: This is a part-time, flexible opportunity to spend time away from work investigating an area of interest in data in a supportive and inspiring environment. Fellows get to work with a range of professionals from different disciplines – plus Fellows get studio space, mentoring, upskilling workshops and new contacts.

Application deadline: 09/12/2019

Innovate UK invites you to apply for the Global Business Innovation Programme comprising a programme of support and a fully funded visit to South Korea to explore opportunities for technology transfer and innovation collaboration.

Global Business Innovation Programme

Support offered: • Exclusive access to the South Korean digital healthcare sector • Pre visit briefings and 1-2-1 support to prepare you for doing business in South Korea • Targeted, pre-arranged meetings with healthcare professionals, tech and research partners • Tailored follow up support to help you exploit the opportunity

Open to: Applications are invited from SMEs developing digital health technology associated with using big data and AI, as well as devices and solutions that use digital technology to accelerate and improve healthcare outcomes, who have a strong desire to collaborate with South Korean partners and can demonstrate the capability for international cooperation.

Application deadline: 06/12/2019

This is stage 1 of a 2-stage competition. A total fund of up to £1.5 million is on offer for stage 1 to conduct research and develop a business plan for a healthy ageing ‘trailblazer’. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Healthy Ageing Trailblazers

Support offered: You can apply for a grant of up to £100,000 to conduct research and develop a business plan.

Stage of innovation: Research and Development

Open to: For stage 1 of the competition you can apply as a single applicant. Stage 2 proposals must be collaborative.

Application deadline: 27/11/2019

Innovate UK is offering loans for game-changing innovations with strong commercial potential that will significantly improve the UK economy.

Innovate UK Innovation loans

Support offered: Innovate UK is offering up to £10 million in loans.

Stage of innovation: Loans are for highly innovative late stage projects with the best game changing and/or disruptive ideas or concepts. There should be a clear route to commercialisation and economic impact.

Open to: SMEs

Application deadline: 27/11/2019

Are you considering a career as a clinical academic but want to experience life as a researcher before you decide? Clinical primers are aimed at medical, veterinary and dental graduates. They are designed to give outstanding early career clinicians the chance to experience a world-class research environment for the first time.

Clinical Primer Scheme

Support offered: Applications from suitably qualified clinical graduates are invited for six month biomedical/health research “primer” projects to be undertaken at the University of Bristol. These are supported by a Wellcome Trust ‘Institutional Strategic Support Fund’ award to the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute and the University of Bristol. The funding will cover clinical salary and associated project costs. For information, to date we have funded 17% of applicants to this scheme.

Stage of innovation: Clinical primers are aimed at medical, veterinary and dental graduates.

Open to: This opportunity is aimed at clinically qualified medical, veterinary and dental trainees who are at an early stage of their career.

Application deadline: 14/11/2019

The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) – an NHS England initiative supported by the country’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and hosted at UCLPartners – has launched its 5th call for applicants representing high impact, evidence-based innovations. The call is open to local, national and international health and industry innovators, SMEs, charity/third sector, clinicians and academics.

NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA)

Support offered: The NIA aims to support you to scale your innovation at pace for greater patient and population benefit.

Stage of innovation: Ready for Adoption & Spread

Open to: Any innovator or organisation whose product addresses one or more of the commitments laid out in the NHS Long Term Plan.

Application deadline: 23/10/2019

As part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy, up to £98m will be invested in research and innovation that enables people remain independent, productive, active and socially connected for longer.

Healthy Ageing Campaign #2

Support offered: SETsquared’s Scale-Up Programme will invest up to £35k per project into R&D project proposal development for UKRI’s Healthy Ageing funding challenge plus other opportunities.

Stage of innovation: Research and Development.

Open to: Academics (from the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey), companies and consortia, including companies and academics.

Application deadline: 18/10/2019

Smart is the new name for Innovate UK’s ‘Open grant funding’ programme. This is an opportunity to apply for a share of up to £25 million to deliver ambitious or disruptive R&D innovations that can make a significant impact on the UK economy

Innovate UK Smart Grants

Support offered: Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £25 million in the best game-changing, innovative or disruptive ideas with a view to commercialisation. All proposals must be business focused.

Stage of innovation: Ideas significantly ahead of others in the field, set for rapid commercialisation.

Open to: Applications can come from any area of technology, science or engineering and be applied to any part of the economy. Applications must include at least one micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).

Application deadline: 16/10/2019

We've partnered with Wessex AHSN and Wiltshire Council to bring an Innovation Accelerator Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Health and Life Sciences sector. The programme aims to support businesses through research, development and innovation activities with fully funded resources.

Swindon & Wiltshire Health and Life Science Innovation Hub

Support offered: 1:1 support from a suite of healthcare business experts available through a range of health sector specific professional services.

Stage of innovation: Applicants must have a business or be an individual entrepreneur with a registered business.

Open to: Companies either situated in, operating in or planning to relocate to the Swindon or Wiltshire area.

Application deadline: 01/09/2019

The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) is an NHS England funded initiative led by the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to develop technology solutions for known healthcare challenges.

SBRI Healthcare Cardiovascular Challenge

Support offered: Successful applicants can receive up to £100,000 of funding for phase one (feasibility) and up to £1 million for phase two (development) for solutions that match the needs of the NHS.

Stage of innovation: Ready to launch

Open to: Open to all organisations that can demonstrate a route to market for their solution

Application deadline: 14/08/2019