Minutes of the Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme Committee meeting to discuss Stage 2 applications to Call 7 of the i4i Connect programme.
Date and location
Meeting held on Tuesday 14 March 2023 via Zoom Virtual Meeting
In attendance
Professor Paul Sibbons (Chair)
Dr Anna Barnes
Miss Rosie Forder
Professor Philip Quirke
Mr Danny Roberts
Dr Gary Thorpe
NIHR i4i Secretariat
Professor Mike Lewis (Programme Director)
Dr Ruth Nebauer (Assistant Director, Innovations Programme)
Dr Andrew Barber
Dr Silvana Cossins
Mr Alex Zabala-Findlay
Ms Eva Garritsen
Ms Ami Hodges
Mrs Paula Milton
Mr Fergus Morris
Dr Maryam Tamaddon
Mr Luis Tojo
Mr Bryan Dar
Mr Sam Howes
Apologies
Dr Ayokunmi (AJ) Ajetunmobi
Dr Peter Bannister
Dr David Brownlee
Professor Sanjukta Deb
Dr Nasir Hannan
Professor Nick Lemoine
Mr Michael King
Mr Tim Robinson
Professor Jacky Smith
Applications assessed at Stage 2
NIHR205707: Accelerating non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis with quantitative multi-parametric MRI
Conflicted Committee Member: Professor Peter Bannister
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205713:FaciliFlow Augmentation to Drive Prevention of Surgically-Induced Lymphoedema
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR205792: Microfluidic tools to improve sperm selection for Intrauterine Insemination
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR205778:Development and Commercialization of OncoSignatur Breast: A Decentralized and Cost-Effective Gene Expression Test for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR205777: Deep Brain Stimulation for Resistant and Refractory Hypertension
Conflicted Committee Member: Dr Anna Barnes
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205774: Light-Hearted AI: a novel medical device that can diagnose cardiovascular diseases years before symptoms appear.
Conflicted Committee Member: Dr Anna Barnes
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR205772: Development of a wearable device to help lower limb amputees feel the ground and manage phantom limb pain
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
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.
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR205755: Personalised vagus nerve & sound stimulation for the treatment of tinnitus
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205744: Development of a digital speech and language therapy platform to help stroke survivors improve communication ability
Conflicted Committee Member: Professor Jacky Smith
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205741: Co-designing ROMI, a conversational agent to deliver structured education to people with type 2 diabetes
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
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.
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205738: Using novel AI tools to improve the diagnostic accuracy of qMIDS- oral cancer early diagnostic tool
Conflicted Committee Member: Dr Anna Barnes, Professor Nick Lemoine
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205725: Short efficacy study of a rapid point-of-care blood test to detect metastatic breast cancer
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205723: Rectus Sheath Lift Device for Crescent Health Solutions Ltd.
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR205722: A study to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the HrC Test in patients referred to a fast track lung cancer clinic.
Conflicted Committee Member: Professor Jacky Smith
Funding Committee recommendation: Conditional Support
NIHR205784: Engineering of a multiplexed in-vitro diagnostic device for chest pain patients
Conflicted Committee Member: Dr Anna Barnes, Professor Sanjukta Deb
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205740: Seren: A Digital Therapeutic for Menopause Symptoms. From Beta Testing to Launch.
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205699: Lungy: Development of a Smartphone-Based Breathing Management Platform with Real-time Breath Detection
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205729: EyeFocus - spatial neglect rehabilitation app - redevelopment, validation, usability study and route to market
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205788: SmartCare: HbA1c Self-Monitoring Technology
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR205701: Performance of SepsisPlusTM Point of Care Test for the Rapid Detection of Sepsis in a Clinical Setting
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Conditional Support