Minutes of the Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme Sub-Committee meeting to discuss applications to Product Development Awards (PDA) Competition 18 Stage 1.
Date and location
Meeting held Monday 15 July 2019 LGC Ltd, Grange House, 15 Church Street, Twickenham TW1 3NL.
In attendance
Funding Committee
Mr Mark Kirby (Chair)
Professor Paul Sibbons (Deputy Chair)
Mr Charles Spicer (Chair)
Professor David Williams (Deputy Chair)
NIHR CCF i4i Secretariat
Mr Martin Hunt (Programme Director)
Mr Ben Patient (Director of Innovations)
Dr Ruth Nebauer (Assistant Director)
Dr Andrew Barber
Dr Emma Blamont
Mr Freddy Guenemi
Dr Chris Hill
Dr Katherine Horner
Mr Thomas Hutchinson
Dr Caterina Lombardo
Mrs Paula Milton
Dr Ian Newington
Dr Raffaella Roncone
Apologies
None.
Stage 1 applications to be invited to submit to Stage 2
NIHR200945: RanDx an affordable highly sensitive predictive test for breast cancer recurrence and metastasis
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200953: High Sensitivity Troponin Point of Care Test using Chemiluminescent Detection
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200954: Selective brain cooling in acute encephalopathy
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200958: A Service for Opportunistic Detection of Vertebral Fractures (STOpFrac2)
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200965: Development of a 'Case-Finding' Database to identify individuals at risk of liver and metabolic disease within the Somerset Liver Improvement Programme
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200968: Bacterial impedance cytometry for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200972: Detection of metastatic axillary sentinel lymph nodes using ultrafast, super-resolution, dual-contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging in patients with breast cancer
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200674: A smart electrode housing to improve the control of upper limb myoelectric prostheses
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200679: Developing commercialisation potential of our patented point-of-care neuropathy assessment device
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200980: An air cooling system for the prevention of both chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200983: Development of RxSelex: A microbiome-based predictive diagnostic of IBD biologics treatment outcome
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200885: LOad Monitoring and Alert System (LOMAS) to prevent diabetic foot ulceration.
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200986: COMMIT - Continuous Online Metabolite Monitoring.
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
NIHR200989: Improving Patient Experience and Outcomes in Bowel Cancer Screening
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application
Stage 1 applications not invited to submit to Stage 2
NIHR200944: Advancing application of an artificial intelligence interactive digital platform ‘WYSA’ as an early intervention tool for common mental health conditions in the UK University student population.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200946: Design of next generation EVAR device: Fenestrated stent graft
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200947: Clinical validation of OrganScan for non-invasive monitoring of kidney transplants
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200948: Development of a coherent Raman microscope for virtual histopathology (HISTORAM)
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200950: Technical development and clinical evaluation of a night-time falls prevention technology - B4Falls
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200951: Gait analysis product for long-term health monitoring in Parkinson’s Disease.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200952: Development & prospective trial of AI-based diagnostic tool for more accurate, early diagnosis of prostate cancer
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200955: Advancement of a patient-maintained propofol sedation system to reduce patient anxiety during medical and surgical procedures
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200956: A device for simultaneous high-resolution and large-field of view cross-sectional imaging of the eye
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200957: K-Monitor: A continuous monitoring solution for lower limb prostheses
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200959: EMOTI - Emotion Mobile Observation Tracking Intervention
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200960: Development and Evaluation of ‘STOP’ (Successful Treatment Of Paranoia); a Digital Therapeutic to Reduce Paranoia
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200961: Developing and Delivering an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Aid for the United Kingdom National Health Service
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200962: ParaVR - Virtual Reality Training Tools for Paramedics
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200963: Novel Implants for Patients with Severe Corneal Irregularity
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200964: DBS-KELVIN; a decision support tool to guide intervention in neurological conditions using Deep Brain Stimulation; initially in guiding the selection of Parkinson’s Disease patients for DBS intervention.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200966: Computer Surveillance Program in Neck Injury Evaluation: The CSPINE Study. Exploring clinical applications and product development.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200967: Personalised digital therapy and self-care support for the management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: ZEMEDY-AI
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200969: Development of a new finger prick point-of-care blood test to improve the early detection of bowel cancer in symptomatic patients in primary care
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200970: MegaQuant - Intelligent Histopathology to Improve the Management and Surveillance for Patients with Blood Cancers
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200971: First-in-man efficacy study of a novel renal transplant function monitoring device
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200973: Pre-clinical development and clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the AuriGen Smart-Occluder Heart Failure System in complex (New York Heart Association) NYHA Class III Heart Failure Patients.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200974: MEMENTO: Episodic memory augmentation with neuroscience-based digital solutions
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200975: Decision support software for prosthetic fitting
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200976: Development and testing a next generation multi-axis assistive upper limb rehabilitation device for neuro-rehabilitation
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200977: Development of a Lateral Flow Device (LFD) to monitor Serum Ferritin (SF) levels in Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) and Anaemia sufferers
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200978: Low cost In-Vivo needle-probe for optical cellular imaging
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200979: Development of a peer review system for the application of Artificial Intelligence to the treatment and management of Type 2 Diabetes.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200981: Using an individual patient's resting brain activity to assess vulnerability to chronic post-surgical pain.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200982: SAFIRA: Safer Injection For Regional Anaesthesia: Is it possible to create a user-friendly device that makes the administration of regional anaesthesia safer, more controlled and cost effective?
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200984: Development of a novel Flow Assist Device to prevent Cardiac Death
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200985: AI4RA: AI-powered visual technology to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis activity
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200987: The Design, Development, and Testing Of a Web-Based Asthma Management And Performance Monitoring System: the Care Quality Evaluation For Asthma (CQEa)
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200988: A chemical stick test for babies with prolonged jaundice, designed to distinguish normal stools from acholic stools. The Bilibaby Project
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200990: Development of an implantable hepatic patch to provide ectopic liver support
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200991: Clinical Evaluation of a Sensing Microcatheter for Comprehensive Coronary Physiology
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200993: “Take me home”: Facilitation of “at-home” patient-controlled anaesthesia via a disposable Digital-Controlled Micro-Infusion Pump (CS-3 system)
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200994: Production of artificially intelligent predictive algorithms for serious arrhythmias
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200995: A wearable Conditional Sacral Neuromodulator for Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract
Outcome: Rejected