Deadline: 15-Nov-20
Health Innovation Manchester is running a new Innovation Programme seeking innovations that have the potential to directly benefit the Greater Manchester and Cheshire East Healthcare system.
This will improve the health of citizens and also promote economic development and wealth creation through the growth of local businesses and jobs.
The Innovation Programmes are specifically designed to provide funding support to help organisations with innovative products or services accelerate progress to significant milestones. These innovations must be either market-ready or close to market-ready.
Priorities
The priority area for the Innovation programme is “evaluating the remote management of post-acute (COVID-19) and/or chronically ill patients at home”.
There are two workstreams associated with the programme:
- Momentum Fund: The Momentum Fund has been established to support the introduction and adoption of needs-led, evidence-based innovations into the healthcare system within the Health Innovation Manchester footprint.
- Health Accelerator programme (in partnership with Danaher Diagnostics): The Healthcare Accelerator programme has been developed in partnership with Danaher Diagnostics (DH Diagnostics LLC, a Danaher Company). The programme will support a small number of clinical value propositions (4-6) working on decentralization of diagnostic testing including multiple modalities and digital enablement.
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for funding between £25,000 and £50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Momentum Fund
- The Health Innovation Manchester is seeking to fund market-ready/close to market innovations for real-world evaluations up to £50,000.
- The call is open to applicants based in the UK and International applicants, with Greater Manchester to be used as the test bed for the solutions across social, primary or secondary care.
- Applications where matched funding has been secured or is in progress will be favoured.
- Projects funded will typically last 6-12 months (with a maximum of 12 months) and will be monitored against agreed milestones and outputs. Any funding awarded will be held on account by Health Innovation Manchester and drawn down as required and on achievement of appropriate progress against the proposed work plan.
- A partner health care organization must be sourced and based within the Health Innovation Manchester footprint.
- Health Accelerator programme
- The Health Innovation Manchester is seeking projects that have solution focussed innovations but require support with engaging with the GM Healthcare.
- The call is open to applicants based in the UK and International applicants, with Greater Manchester to be used as the test bed for the solutions across social, primary or secondary care.
Requirements
- SME (can be based anywhere in the world).
- Partner health care organisation (must be based within Greater Manchester & Eastern Cheshire footprint).
- Project length should be between 6-12 months.
- Innovation/project must be in the area of evaluating the clinical value of remote management of post-acute (COVID-19) and/or chronically ill patients at home.
- Ideally a market-ready product.
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