Mark Glover12th January 2011

Biomedical Catalyst and Other Current Funding Calls

24th June 2014 – CardiffNeil Morgan , Medtech Specialist

A national organisation promoting technology-enabled innovation…

for business benefit, economic growth, and quality of life

Investment Criteria• Does the UK have the capability?• Is there a large market opportunity?• Is the idea ready?• Can the Technology Strategy Board make a difference?

The Technology Strategy Board

Health+Care•Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP)

•Biomedical Catalyst

•Regenerative Medicine

•Stratified Medicine Innovation Platform (SMIP)

• TSB and MRC jointly investing £180m over first 3 years to:• Support healthcare R&D carried out in partnership between

clinicians, academics and industry (SMEs)• Drive translation of innovative ideas into marketable products

and servicesmore rapidly and more effectivelyensuring maximum healthcare impact

• Deliver economic growth

Eligibility•SME Businesses & Researchers •NOT large business•Individually•Collaboratively

Scope• innovative ideas addressing a healthcare challenge •Any sector, any discipline•Potential for significant UK economic impact •NOT marketing projects •NOT blue sky research

• Scheme includes 3 categories of grant for business-led applications:– Feasibility: up to 12mths; maximum grant £150k (75% eligible project

costs )– Early Stage and Late Stage: 1 to 3 yrs; maximum grant £2.4m (up to

60% eligible project costs)• Grants are per partner, not per project• Not every round includes all three categories: see

– www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/biomedical-catalyst.ashx

Application Assessment

What do we look for?

•Technical/scientific innovation•Freedom to operate•Strong commercial proposition•Realistic exploitation plan•Strong team•Good project plan with appropriate cost structure

Current Status (business-led projects):

• Rounds 1,2,3&4 combined: out of 563 proposals received (requesting £521m); 122 funded = £96.8m

• Round 5: 80 Early + Late stage proposals and 75 Feasibility proposals requesting over £100m total; 23 Feasibility projects funded = £3.2m. Assessment of Early and Late stage still in progress

• Round 6: 84 Early + Late stage applications received.

Key Dates Round 7: Late Stage only

Time line Dates

Competition Open 5th June 2014Registration Closes Noon 23rd September 2014

Deadline for EOI applications Noon 1st October 2014

Applicants Informed of decision 24th October 2014

Full Stage opens (for invited applications) 27th October 2014

Deadline for submission of the full application Noon 26th November 2014

Full Stage Applicant Interview (TBC) February 2015

Full briefing and MedTech Workshop: 24th June Queens Hotel, Leeds

Other Funding Calls:

•Digital Care in a Connected Hospital•Technology Inspired Innovation •SBRI: Rapid Testing for Drugs and Alcohol•Welsh Health Tech Launchpad•Patient Stratification and Neurodegenerative Diseases

www.innovateuk.org

Digital Health in a Connected Hospital

£6m Collaborative R&D comp

This competition is focused on health informatics – specifically, using data to address healthcare needs within a hospital setting. Covering four areas:

•Accident and Emergency•Planned Care•Health Analysis•Connected Care

Digital Health in a Connected Hospital

£6m Collaborative R&D comp

Expected size of Projects: £600k-£1m, 12-36 months

2 Stage Competition with an Expression of Interest stage:

Registration closes: 25th June at NoonExpression of interest closes: 2nd July at Noon

£2.75m: Technology-Inspired Innovation Collaborative Feasibility Studies

• Single-stage competition process

• Projects summary:– Projects must be collaborative– Must be led by a small or micro company– Partners can be industrial and/or academic

• Projects lasting 6-15 months

• Expected project sizes: £50-150k

SBRI: Rapid Testing for Drugs & Alcohol

• This competition seeks a step-change in their simultaneous detection in the human body through a non-intimate, rapid screening test.

• £325k from Home Office to prove concept of reliable

and accurate tests, e.g.– optical measurement directly through the skin– skin-surface measurements– breath or saliva measurements– NOT immunoassays

Key dates

• The competition opened on Tuesday 6th May 2014 and will close at midday on Wednesday 9 July 2014.

• For further information please visit: https://sbri.innovateuk.org/competition-display-page/-/asset_publisher/E809e7RZ5ZTz/content/rapid-testing-for-drugs-and-alcohol/1524978

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