NIHR i4i Connect funding call

The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme is accepting outline applications to their latest researcher-led Connect funding opportunity. Connect is a researcher-led funding opportunity and supports small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in need of a funding boost to reach the next stage in the technology development pathway. This is a two-stage funding...

Study brief: The effects of a recovery gel on endurance cycling performance in the heat

The popularity of endurance sports like cycling and running has grown significantly over the past two decades. Muscle contractions during exercise increases body temperature. The thermoregulatory response to lower body temperature is to sweat, which over a prolonged period, results in dehydration due to loss of water and electrolytes and...

UKRI unveils new £9 million proof-of-concept fund

The UKRI Proof of Concept funding opportunity aims to support and accelerate the development of new or improved technologies, products, processes, and services arising from research activities at eligible UK research organisations, for example, universities, research institutes, facilities and centres. This opportunity provides grant funding to eligible UKRI research organisations,...

AI Airlock pilot call for applications

Funding competition information Following the launch webinar on 23 July 2024, candidates can now apply to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to join the AI Airlock pilot. This application process is designed to gather information about AI Medical Devices (AIaMD) and prototypes and evaluate their suitability for...

Pioneer Group launches Golden Ticket Programme for cardiometabolic health innovations

Pioneer Group, a specialist in life science infrastructure and venture building, has teamed up with global healthcare company Novo Nordisk to launch a Golden Ticket designed to help accelerate innovations in cardiometabolic diseases, rare blood and rare endocrine disorders. The Golden Ticket programme is aimed at early-stage biotech companies focused...

New SBRI Healthcare funding competition: Work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health

Funding competition information SBRI Healthcare Competition 27: 'Work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health’ invites innovations that focus on three areas: Digital interventions targeting work-related risk factors facing working age population (aged 16 to 64) with mental health problems in employment, that provide rapid support to individuals to...