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Invention for Innovation - PDA Call 19 Stage 1 Minutes

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Published: 03 March 2020

Version: 1.0 - February 2020

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Minutes of the Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme Sub-Committee Meeting to discuss applications to Product Development Awards Competition 19 Stage 1.

Date and location

Meeting held on Wednesday 5 February 2020 at 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 Hawkes (Deputy Chair)

i4i Secretariat

Mr Martin Hunt (Programme Director)

Dr Ruth Nebauer (Assistant Director)

Dr Andrew Barber

Dr Emma Blamont

Mr Freddy Guenemi

Dr Katherine Horner

Mr Thomas Hutchinson

Dr Caterina Lombardo

Mrs Paula Milton

Dr Sandra Nwokeoha

Dr Raffaella Roncone

Mr Edwin Tucker

Apologies

Mr Martin Hunt (Programme Director)

Mr Ben Patient (Director of Innovations)

Dr Ruth Nebauer (Assistant Director)

Observers

Jacob Holderness

Mrs Samantha Wade

Stage 1 applications to be invited to submit to Stage 2

NIHR201688: ChromaDose: In-vitro diagnostic device development and validation, enabling point-of-care therapeutic drug monitoring for dose optimisation of anthracycline chemotherapy in paediatric cancer settings.
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201655: “CEeDD: “A First-in-Human Clinical Investigation of Cavitation-Enhanced Drug Delivery to Solid Tumours by co-Administration of Sonosensitive Particles and Application of Extracorporeal Ultrasound in Patients with Colorectal Metastases to the Liver”
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 applicatio

NIHR201684: Development and clinical study of a wearable brain imaging device to detect intracranial bleeding at the point of care
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201671: Digital Histopathology Screening Platform
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201646: Implantable Lymph Node Substitute for Prevention of Surgically-Induced Lymphoedema
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201625: Prevent bone fracture during or shortly after hip replacement surgery
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201632: Investigating non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring in gestational diabetes (INDiGo study)
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201642: A new therapy for post-stroke arm spasticity: Sheffield Adaptive Patterned Electrical Stimulation (SHAPES) - a co-designed system improvement followed by a powered multi-arm randomised control trial.
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201629: The development of a chatbot to support successful transition to adult care of young people with Type 1 Diabetes
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201641: A Novel Mitral Valve for Transcatheter Implantation
Outcome: Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201643: SuperResPath-Renal: Quantitative super-resolution technology for a fast, de-centralised clinical diagnosis of renal pathologies
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201645: Rapid, Sensitive Detection of Resistance to Therapeutic Antibodies Product Development
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201651: Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation using P-wave characteristics – Development of a module for integration into commercially available remote monitoring devices
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201654: MorphGI- a self-propelled soft colonoscope
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201677:  Refining breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve diagnostic bottleneck and improve patients’ care.
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

NIHR201680: Remote delivery on an app-based intervention DIALOG+ in community mental health care – development of Remote DIALOG+
Outcome:  Invited to submit stage 2 application

Stage 1 applications not invited to submit to Stage 2

NIHR201660: Development and first in-person clinical application of a quantitative ultrasound imaging system for improved breast cancer diagnosis
Outcome:
Reject

NIHR201672:  Development and validation of a sensitive blood test for diagnosis and monitoring osteoarthritis
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201679: A transformational approach to the early detection of bowel cancer
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201635: Development of device for assessment and treatment of amblyopia and strabismus
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201678: Development and pre-market evaluation of a non-invasive intracranial pressure monitor
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201624: Development of a Clinical Anti-Rheumatic Adherence Test (CARAT)
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201627: A Wearable Conditional Sacral Neuromodulator for Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201631: FITSHAPE
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201630: Reducing risks of poor birth outcomes caused by placental dysfunction in Caucasian, African and Asian ethnicities in UK cities.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201633: Clinical validation of a point of care device to aid wound infection diagnosis
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201636: ADAPT - An innovative system to de-risk and accelerate for complex surgery in the prone position
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201637: Robotic Inserted Cochlear Electrode (RICE)
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201638: An investigation into using whole breast radio wave scanning to guide further targeted investigation of a symptomatic breast using hand-held ultrasound
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201647: The use of MyCognitionPRO to improve functioning of primary care patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201648: Development & prospective study of AI-based diagnostic tool for more accurate, early diagnosis of prostate cancer
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201649: ViewEye: Digital platform technology for low-cost, automated retinal imaging
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201650: Postable Blood Test Device
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201652: CENSEO – clinical evaluation of an online assessment tool for mental health diagnosis in primary care
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201653: Development of a real-time monitoring and diagnostics device for pre-transplantation organ assessment
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201656: K-Monitor: A continuous monitoring solution for lower limb prostheses
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201658: Development of a novel universal point-of-care diagnostic platform for comprehensive metabolic panel testing enabling healthcare efficiencies and improved detection and patient self-management of long-term conditions
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201659: Development of a transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation to treat depression
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201661: "ChronReg: The development and pilot/feasibility trial of a new digital biofeedback intervention for improving emotion self-regulation in young people with long-term chronic health conditions”
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201662: Personal lithium drug monitor
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201663: Use of 3D printing to manufacture personalised pharmaceutical products in NHS hospitals
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201666: Design and Manufacturing of Prosthesis in Additive Manufacturing
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201667: NeWTS: Neonatal Wireless Transmission System
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201668: Development and clinical evaluation of a wearable smart garment for long-term ambulatory heart rhythm monitoring
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201670: Immersive 4D imaging for Planning Surgical and Catheter Intervention in Structural Heart Disease
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201673: GaitThaw - improving the lives of people with Parkinson's
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201675: Development of a bed-side device for rapid profiling of the vaginal microbiome
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201681: Venous leg ulcers: co-design and development of a novel electronically-assisted, user adjusted, 'smart sock' to improve healing time of venous leg ulcers.
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201682: ELectrotherapy, Sensing and data Acquisition for joint pain management (ELSA)
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201685: Risk Assessment to reduce unintended consequences of Giant Cell Arteritis by rigorous, personalised, actuarial risk quantification and uncertainty management
Outcome:
Reject

NIHR201687: LUS in the Cloud: A Portable Solution for B-line Quantification in Lung Ultrasound Imaging
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201689: "Using an individual patient's resting brain activity as a predictor of future postsurgical pain."
Outcome: Reject

NIHR201691: Developing an artificial intelligence based software product that detects the clinical abnormalities in musculoskeletal X-rays as a decision support tool for the front-line clinicians
Outcome: Reject

Stage 1 application that did not fulfil the Programme’s eligibility criteria

NIHR201691: Developing an artificial intelligence based software product that detects the clinical abnormalities in musculoskeletal X-rays as a decision support tool for the front-line clinicians
Outcome: Reject