The aim of this competition is to develop innovative healthcare technologies and processes that will help provide:

• disease prevention and proactive management of health and chronic conditions
• earlier and better detection and diagnosis of disease, leading to better patient outcomes
• tailored treatments that either change the underlying disease or offer potential cures

This competition has 2 awards:

• feasibility studies award: to explore and evaluate the commercial potential of innovative scientific ideas
• primer award: to conduct a technical evaluation of your idea through to proof of concept in a model system

Feasibility studies award
We expect total project costs of up to £200,000. Projects should last between 3 months and 1 year. Projects must start by 1 August 2017 and end by 1 August 2018.

Primer award
We expect projects to range in size from total project costs of £200,000 to £1.5 million. Projects should last up to 2 years. Projects must start by 1 August 2017 and end by 1 August 2019.

The competition opens on 23 January 2017.

You must register before midday on 22 March 2017.

You must apply before midday on 29 March 2017.

Find out more information here.