Deadline: 18 April 2018
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £8 million to speed up development of commercial digital health solutions.
Funded through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, the Digital Health Technology Catalyst (DHTC) is a £35 million fund, being run over 4 years. The DHTC is an important element of the government’s plans to implement the Accelerated Access Review (AAR). It aims to address some of the challenges that the review identified around the development of digital health innovations, and to help grow the digital health sector.
Innovate UK is to invest up to £8 million in DHTC round 2 for industrial research and experimental development projects. Projects should develop new commercial digital technology solutions to address significant healthcare challenges.
An SME must lead the project in collaboration with at least one other grant-claiming partner.
Funding Information
Project’s total costs should be between £300,000 and £1 million. Projects should start by August 2018 and last up to a maximum of 30 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding applicant’s consortium must:
- be led by a UK based SME
- include at least one other business (of any size), academic organisation, charity, public sector organisation or research and technology organisation (RTO)
- carry out its project work in the UK
- intend to exploit the results from the UK
- The lead organisation and at least one other organisation in the project must claim funding through this competition.
- Any one business may be involved in up to 3 applications to this competition, but may only be the lead partner in one application.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit Digital Health Technology Catalyst Round 2.