{"id":13584,"date":"2022-04-14T15:13:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/?p=13584"},"modified":"2022-04-14T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:21:10","slug":"launch-of-nihr-i4i-fast-funding-at-the-speed-of-translation-awards-pilot-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/2022\/04\/14\/launch-of-nihr-i4i-fast-funding-at-the-speed-of-translation-awards-pilot-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of NIHR i4i FAST (Funding At the Speed of Translation) Awards Pilot Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Invention 4 Innovation (i4i) Programme supports research and development of digital health technologies, medical devices, active implantable devices and in vitro diagnostic devices to a point where they are de-risked for follow-on investment.<\/p>\n<p>NIHR&#8217;s i4i FAST (Funding At the Speed of Translation) Awards Pilot Scheme is aimed at innovators in need of a small amount of funding to answer a specific question or to fund a single piece of activity. The grants are designed to address an evidence need\/gap across many technology readiness levels. Research themes can be in any area of existing or emerging clinical need.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of questions that can be addressed through FAST are the following (this list is not exhaustive):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a code, algorithm or programme, hiring relevant staff where needed.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct user acceptance testing on a proof of concept diagnostic device.<\/li>\n<li>Seek patient feedback on whether an innovative approach would be acceptable.<\/li>\n<li>Develop a regulatory plan to seek approval for a technology in a health area.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the routes for reimbursement and procurement of a health technology in a bespoke setting.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct market research and develop a pricing strategy, and determine whether a proposed innovation could be cost-effective.<\/li>\n<li>Validate a sterilisation method or protocol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Successfully answering a single question could prove pivotal. This may include consolidating the innovation&#8217;s foundation, and developing or de-risking it to an extent to justify further research and investment by public and\/or private funders.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme will fund:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research and development of medical devices and in vitro diagnostics as defined by the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fregulating-medical-devices-in-the-uk&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnubsdirectorofresearch%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C552ec2ca20164892781008da17c0321f%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C637848411640218361%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=Kc5Ox7e4jncpAIGZburGIbWfHKUicO0GTUEquXCUFl4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">EU Medical Device Directive MDD<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Digital health technologies that fall under Tier C of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nice.org.uk%2Fcorporate%2Fecd7%2Fresources%2Fevidence-standards-framework-for-digital-health-technologies-pdf-1124017457605&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnubsdirectorofresearch%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C552ec2ca20164892781008da17c0321f%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C637848411640218361%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=X4QDCBa8tmi4G1E96Odf%2B1zJIpCQGDaup8g84tWvsuU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">NICE Evidence Framework for Digital Health Technologies<\/a> and that are focused on patient outcomes and intended for ultimate NHS use.<\/li>\n<li>Generation of evidence across all areas of existing or emerging healthcare needs at any stage of the translational research pathway, to support project progression and\/or evidence generation in support of an application to other funding streams (eg product design and development, intellectual property strategy, health economic model development or analyses, CE\/UKCA marking and other regulatory requirements, and activities associated with the adoption of new technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The lead organisation must be registered in England and must be one of the eligible organisations listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SMEs with a staff headcount no greater than 250 and annual turnover no greater than \u20ac50 million (including start-up or spin-out companies). Companies must have Companies House registration prior to application.<\/li>\n<li>NHS organisations (including NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts), and equivalent UK authorities.<\/li>\n<li>Higher education institutions (including universities and research institutes).<\/li>\n<li>Not-for-profit organisations (including charities and Community Interest Companies).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All activities must be carried out in England.<\/p>\n<p>Funding of \u00a315,000 to \u00a350,000 is available for projects lasting from three to six months. All costs must be fully justified and be appropriate to answer the proposed question\/activity. Project start dates must start within four weeks of receipt of the award letter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications are always open for submission on a rolling basis, however, the call may close at any time subject to budget and evaluation requirements.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Invention 4 Innovation (i4i) Programme supports research and development of digital health technologies, medical devices, active implantable devices&#8230; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/2022\/04\/14\/launch-of-nihr-i4i-fast-funding-at-the-speed-of-translation-awards-pilot-scheme\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4425,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13585,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13584\/revisions\/13585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}