The aim of this competition is to support the development of innovative healthcare technologies and processes. These may include:

• 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

The biomedical catalyst has 4 types of funding award designed to support small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that are developing a product or process. It helps them progress from initial concept through to late-stagedevelopment.

Each type of award has a different scope. You should apply only if your project fits a specific competition scope.

You may only submit the same application to Innovate UK twice, so it is important that you do not submit an application with an incorrect scope.

This is a feasibility competition. We are looking to fund projects that explore and evaluate the commercial potential of innovative scientific ideas by:

• reviewing research evidence and identifying possible applications
• assessing business opportunities
• investigating the intellectual property position
• validating initial concepts or existing pre-clinical work through experimental studies
• identifying areas for further development

We expect projects to range in size up to £200,000. Projects should last no longer than 12 months.

Competition opens: Monday 31 July 2017
Competition closes: Wednesday 11 October 2017 12:00pm

For more information click here.