Minutes of the Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme Committee meeting to discuss Stage 2 applications to Call 12 of the i4i Challenge Awards.
Date and Location
Meeting held on Thursday 25 November 2021 via Zoom virtual meeting.
In attendance
Professor Nick Lemoine (Chair)
Ms Jo Smart (Deputy Chair)
Mrs Janet Champion
Mr Chris Chaney
Dr Iain Hennessey
Professor Claire Hulme
Mrs Celia Ingham-Clark
Dr David Kryl
Mr Stuart Mealing
Mr Steve Morris
Mr Sebastian Orton
Professor Amar Rangan
Mr Simon Thorn
Professor Wendy Tindale MBE
Ms Stella O'Brien
NIHR CCF i4i Secretariat
Professor Mike Lewis (Programme Director)
Mr Ben Patient (Director of Innovations)
Dr Ruth Nebauer (Assistant Director)
Dr Andrew Barber
Dr Fanny Burrows
Dr Silvana Cossins
Dr Michelle Edye
Dr Aayesha Hassan
Ms Ami Hodges
Dr Caterina Lombardo
Mrs Paula Milton
Dr Ian Newington
Miss Deimante Normantaite
Dr Sandra Nwokeoha
Dr Raffaella Roncone
Miss Rhanda Tajdeen
Dr Francesca Troiani
Mr Edwin Tucker
Dr Xi Ye
Operations Team
Mrs Kathryn Rumney
Ms Grace O’Toole
Miss Cordelia Davey Wright
Observers
Professor Danny McAuley
Ms Alicia Cox
Apologies
Dr Zarnie Khadjesari
Professor Najib Rahman
Applications assessed at Stage 2
NIHR203393: Case finding of obstructive sleep apnoea in primary care using a novel device: a randomised controlled trial: FOUND (Finding OSA Using a Novel Device)
Conflict Committee Member: Professor Amar Rangan
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR203420: Real World Testing and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Subcutaneous EEG (REAL-ASE)
Conflict Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR203421: Artificial Intelligence and computer-assisted technology for staging breast and colorectal carcinoma: real-life validation to resolve the challenges of translating research into a safe and efficient diagnostic service provision.
Conflict Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR203424: Comparison of health outcomes in a remote monitoring programme versus usual care in Interstitial Lung Disease
Conflict Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR203425: A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of surface neuromuscular stimulation using the geko™ device compared with intermittent pneumatic compression to prevent venous thromboembolism in immobile acute stroke patients
Conflict Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR203427: Assessment of PDMonitor®: benefits of wearable devices and telehealth in Parkinson’s Disease in improving patient's quality of life and driving healthcare efficiencies
Conflict Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject