Minutes of the Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme Committee B Meeting to discuss applications to Product Development Awards Call 26 Stage 2
Date and Location
Meeting held on Thursday 23 November 2023 at LGC Ltd, Grange House, 15 Church Street, Twickenham TW1 3NL
In attendance
Funding Committee B members
Mr Charles Spicer (Chair)
Professor Liam Grover (Deputy Chair)
Mr Vadim Alexandre
Professor Philip Breedon
Mr Mark Campbell (Virtual)
Ms Jenny Chong
Mrs Katrina Goodhand
Professor Paul Leeson
Dr Stephen Lynn
Professor Luca Marciani
Professor Mike Reed
Ms Joanna Smart
Ms Helen Lewis-White
Secretariat
Professor Mike Lewis (Programme Director)
Dr Ruth Nebauer (Assistant Director, Innovation Programmes)
Dr Andrew Barber
Dr Silvana Cossins
Ms Eva Garritsen
Ms Amy Muggeridge
Dr Maryam Tamaddon
Apologies
Dr Neville Young
Professor Sarah Stapley
Ms Bishara Mohamud
Operations Team
Ms Rachel Wylie
Ms Harkerat Jandu
Ms Tanya McQueen
Ms Jasmine Coulson
Applications assessed at Stage 2
NIHR206429: Automating personalised biomechanical analysis with AI to optimise the management of musculoskeletal conditions
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR206456: Robotics and AI platform for minimally invasive Neurosurgery (RAIN)
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR206459: Development of a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test to assist the treatment of UTI in primary and urgent care settings.
Conflicted Committee Member: Professor Paul Leeson
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR206473: RMD-Health: Machine learning-enabled decision support system to improve early detection and referral of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Conflicted Committee Member: Professor Paul Leeson
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR206478: Conformable Microfluidic Force Sensors for Precision Joint Replacement Surgery
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR206484: Disruptive diagnostic technology for discrimination of bacterial from viral infections at the point of care
Conflicted Committee Member: None
Funding Committee recommendation: Reject
NIHR206488: Support for final product development and regulatory submission of an ultrasensitive point of care troponin test
Conflicted Committee Members: Mr Mark Campbell, Professor Paul Leeson
Funding Committee recommendation: Support
NIHR206500: NeWTS: Advancing Neonatal Care with Wireless Technology: From Prototype to Commercial Product
Conflicted Committee Members: Professor Liam Grover, Professor Paul Leeson
Funding Committee recommendation: Support