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Invention for Innovation - Connect Call 7 Stage 1 Minutes

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Published: 24 February 2023

Version: 1.0 - February 2023

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Date and location 

Meeting held on 31 January 2023 via Zoom Virtual Meeting

In attendance

Sub-Committee

Professor Paul Sibbons (Chair)

i4i Secretariat

Professor Mike Lewis (Programme Director)
Dr Ruth Nebauer (Assistant Director)
Mr Alex Zabala Findlay
Ms Eva Garritsen
Dr Caterina Lombardo
Mrs Paula Milton
Mr Fergus Morris
Dr Ian Newington
Dr Antonio Ruiz
Mr Luis Tojo
Dr Maryam Tamaddon
Dr Francesca Troiani
Mr Edwin Tucker
Dr Xi Ye
Ms Kasia Zmarzly

Apologies

Dr Rebecca Stevens
Ms Rhanda Tajdeen

Stage 1 applications invited to submit stage 2 

NIHR204437: Tamer: AI-powered pain management app for adolescents with chronic pain
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204441: Development of a Rapid Point of Care CYP2C19 Genotyping test Test to Inform Antiplatelet Prescribing in Emergency Care settings
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204443: Product development, clinical testing, and expansion of AI-powered Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring system.
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204446: Occuity Indigo - a non-contacting, handheld meter for managing diabetes
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204451: Tutti Toot Trumpet
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204452: Streamlining the diagnosis of blood cancers through development of an AI triaging tool for lymphoma
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204456: The Rebel hand: a modular, myoelectric upper-limb prosthesis designed with children for children.
Outcome: Invite to Stage 

NIHR204459: ReCare - A smart point-of-care analyser
Outcome: Invite to Stage

NIHR205792: Microfluidic tools to improve sperm selection for Intrauterine Insemination
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205788: SmartCare: HbA1c Self-Monitoring Technology
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205784: Engineering of a multiplexed in-vitro diagnostic device for chest pain patients
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205772: Development of a wearable device to help lower limb amputees feel the ground and manage phantom limb pain
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205778: Development and Commercialization of OncoSignatur Breast: A Decentralized and Cost-Effective Gene Expression Test for Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205777: Deep Brain Stimulation for Resistant and Refractory Hypertension
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205774: Light-Hearted AI: a novel medical device that can diagnose cardiovascular diseases years before symptoms appear.
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205762: Melo - accelerated product development of a new digital health technology using AI and predictive analytics to help proactively prevent violent behaviours in neuro rehab patient groups.
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205755: Personalised vagus nerve & sound stimulation for the treatment of tinnitus
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205750: EazyIV - A Long-dwelling, Peripherally-inserted, Semi-Automatic Intravenous Catheter
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205744: Development of a digital speech and language therapy platform to help stroke survivors improve communication ability
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205741: Co-designing ROMI, a conversational agent to deliver structured education to people with type 2 diabetes
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205740: Seren: A Digital Therapeutic for Menopause Symptoms. From Beta Testing to Launch.
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205739: Compact TriteQ (CTTQ) pre-clinical human factors studies: A novel stereoscopic-3D technology to improve training, access to specialist healthcare, and patient outcomes in slit-lamp examinations, ophthalmic and robotic surgery.
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205738: Using novel AI tools to improve the diagnostic accuracy of qMIDS- oral cancer early diagnostic tool
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205729: EyeFocus - spatial neglect rehabilitation app - redevelopment, validation, usability study and route to market
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205725: EyeFocus - spatial neglect rehabilitation app - redevelopment, validation, usability study and route to market
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205723: EyeFocus - spatial neglect rehabilitation app - redevelopment, validation, usability study and route to market
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205722: EyeFocus - spatial neglect rehabilitation app - redevelopment, validation, usability study and route to market
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205719: Prototype development of a 360-degree throat imaging device to overcome the limitations of existing technology.
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205713: FaciliFlow Augmentation to Drive Prevention of Surgically-Induced
Lymphoedema
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205707: Accelerating non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis with quantitative multi-parametric MRI
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205701: Performance of SepsisPlusTM Point of Care Test for the Rapid Detection of Sepsis in a Clinical Setting
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR205699: Lungy: Development of a Smartphone-Based Breathing Management Platform with Real-time Breath Detection
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

Stage 1 applications that did not score highly enough to be considered for Stage 2

NIHR205802: Evaluation of the Safety of the ShiVent - a Novel, Non-electric Ventilator - a Phase 1 Clinical Trial
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205801: Evaluate the feasibility of applying remote photoplethysmography to facial regions to screen for atrial fibrillation in a diverse population
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205800: Non-invasive Rapid Detection of Paracetamol
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205799: Automated Identification of Orthopaedic and Cardiac Implants on a Global Scale.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205798: Scale-up and in vitro proof of concept of technology for the specific depletion of AAV neutralising antibodies from the bloodstream of patients.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205797: Investigating and proving real word benefits to the NHS of the ASPECT antimicrobial protective film.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205796: Smart vaginal drug delivery capsule for the management of pelvic pain
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205795: NT-Detect - a novel point-of-care oral fluid heart failure test.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205794: A revolutionary approach to custom-made medical footwear for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205793: A wearable back motion tracker for back pain recovery and prevention.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205791: Robotic platform for minimally invasive brain-surgery
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205790: Viscgo Food Consistency Test Fork to improve the management of dysphagia (swallowing difficulty)
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205789: Using VR to treat anxiety as an individualized component during group therapy
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205781: How can a digital platform enhance the engagement between patients and clinicians within weight management and obesity services to deliver improved patient outcomes and benefits for the NHS and economy?
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205787: Developing an AI-based system for profiling rare post-transcriptional events in platelets to detect cancers early
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205786: Preventing Type-2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases: Cultural Adaptation of Digital Health Intervention for South Asian and Black Ethnic Groups
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205785: Sensora Health - Is there a clinical benefit to caregivers in using remote monitoring solutions that provide pattern of behaviour and fall detection alerts?
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205782: Addressing the Radiology backlog - An automated tool for the analysis of medical imaging: A case study in aortic disease.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205780: DocHQ Physio
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205776: Development of a functional prototype of a disinfection adaptor intended to prevent Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI)
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205773: Measuring movement function in musculoskeletal conditions
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205771: Augmented reality software and platform for inter-operative guidance during Mechanical Thrombectomy (MT) procedures - Giving Stroke victims a better chance.
Geometric representation of vessel occlusions for automated instrument orientation.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205770: Gamification to achieve Smart Screening, Monitoring and Management of Stroke, MCI and Parkinson's Patients, where this study evaluates the usability across 6 months
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205769: Consider Heart Failure.
A clinical utility study to streamline a timely diagnosis of Heart Failure and valve disease, without Echocardiography.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205767: Lateral Flow Plus; a method and kit for increasing the sensitivity of all gold particle based lateral flow assays.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205764: NeuroVive- AI-powered, home-based stroke recovery system
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205761: SD1 - A innovative new Smart Health product that enables remote remission programmes for preventable diseases such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension & depression.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205760: Training & Validating a New Diagnostic for Pancreatic Cancer
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205759: Development of a new portable eye movement measurement device for use in primary and secondary care.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205757: Payor and price point analysis - de-risking the product pathway
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205754: Real-time acoustic vibration monitoring of Total Hip Arthroplasty surgery for correct insert sizing (HIP-VIBE)
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205753: Development of a Novel Digital System to Pioneer Remote Visual Assessment: Improving Access to Eye Care
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205752: Evaluating safety and therapeutic efficacy of an electrostimulation device: wound healing
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205751: Development of an RPA-Based Clinical Solution for Safe and Effective Automated Prescription Management in Primary Care.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205748: Preparing for the pivotal trial of a new mass-manufacturable medical device to reduce Heart Failure readmissions
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205747: eyepower-red to slow short-sightedness in children: acceptability/usability study and open-label clinical evaluation
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205745: Protecting patients from healthcare acquired respiratory infections: an innovative mask that reduces infectious aerosol from breath and cough
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205737: Head Circumference Mobile App Development (HCMA).
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205736: Sun4Heart - Feasibility study for a satellite-based digital medical device aimed to support the treatment of patients with hypertension by personalised real-time recommendations on sun exposure
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205731: Next generation non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205730: Garland: Developing a revolutionary hip implant for life
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205728: First in human study to assess the accuracy of a Novel, non-invasive breast cancer diagnostic tool
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205727: To run a real-world evaluation of Data Led Prioritisation (DLP) in Diabetes outpatients, particularly focused on embedding the solution across two sites and including an industry technology partner
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205720: The Tripoint System -An assessment of scaled up system of pre-consultation clinical data triangulation
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205718: GvHD immuno-predict: Using AI to predict the development of graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplant patients.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205716: Care coordination for children with additional needs and their families: a project with Oxfordshire County Council to test and iteratively optimise the usability and impact of a new digital platform.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205712: The Development of Smart Scope - the second generation undulating robotic colonoscopy.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205705: A system for controlled antimicrobial delivery into burn wounds
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205698: Use of electromyography and ultrasound scanning in conjunction with stretch-sensor fusion leggings and machine learning, to develop a system of muscle function and morphology analysis in sarcopenia.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205696: Product development, clinical testing, and expansion of AI-powered Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring system
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205688: A Virtual Reality physiotherapy platform for the recovery of stroke patients upper limbs and provide more accessible and motivating physiotherapy at home.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205684: Trialling the Aspedan Bioanalytics Engine: an innovative digital health twin providing medically validated and personalised information and guidance to end users to promote healthy living
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205682: Hedia - Healthy Diabetes
Helping to improve patient self management and nurse education in Diabetes
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205680: An effectiveness and health economics study of a novel sleep apnoea screener, Apne-Scan, compared to market-leading sleep apnoea diagnostics, to accelerate adoption of Apne-Scan in NHS sleep clinics (OSA-SCREEN).
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205663: Wearable closed loop scent intervention for mid-moderate anxiety
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205660: Reproduction of the human head in the medical industry
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205643: Hedia - Healthy Diabetes
Helping to improve patient self management and nurse education in Diabetes
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205640: METALIFE - AN INNOVATIVE AI PLATFORM THAT DETECTS METABOLIC DISEASES
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205635: RADARR- Rapid Access to Diagnostics, Reports and Referrals
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205633: The Digital Advance Care Plan: Changing the way we plan for our future selves
Outcome: Reject

NIHR205806: The Tookie IV Protector Range
Outcome: Reject

Stage 1 applications that did not fulfil the Programme's eligibility criteria:

NIHR205779: PROmorph: Thermo-Forming Composite Material

NIHR205775: MedPredict Emergency Surgery Forecasting

NIHR205763: Can post-consultation feedback using Clinitalk support General Practitioners in training develop their consultation skills?