Funder
Department of Health and Social Care including NIHR, GB and other funders: Invention for innovation (i4i) challenge awards
Added date
28/01/2021
Closing date
10/06/2021
Call summary
The National Institute for Health Research, in collboration with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, invites stage 1 applications for its invention for innovation (i4i) challenge awards. These support the assessment of medical device and in vitro diagnostic innovations in healthcare settings. The aim is to shorten the evidence gap between the safety and preliminary efficacy typical of a newly CE marked technology and what is required for decisions by commissioners and regulators. Applications should focus on CE marked products. Digital health technologies that are not regulated as medical devices but are going to be integrated into the NHS can also be included, as long as reasonable proof of safety and efficacy is provided. Products should address one of the priorities defined by NHS England, focusing on a clinical need specific to the context where the technology will be tested. There is no upper limit to funding, but costs must be fully justified. Projects may last up to five years.
Scientific scope
Medical Devices; Biomedical Engineering; Assistive Technology; Asthma. In this competition round, projects focused on the development and adoption of asthma health technologies are encouraged.
PI eligibility
Applications are invited from SMEs, NHS trusts, NHS service providers or HEIs. A minimum of two organisations must be involved and the proposal must include at least one collaborator from an NHS Trust or NHS service provider. Lead applicants must be based in England.