21.10.13
SBRI Healthcare awards funding for healthcare innovation
Eight companies have been awarded funding to develop mental health and end of life innovations, SBRI Healthcare has announced.
The competition provides £5m over two phases to demonstrate technical feasibility of companies’ proposed concepts. Those with the best value solutions will progress to the second phase.
Companies selected to receive phase 1 funding are: Big White Wall (London), Dynamic Health Systems (Bradford), University of Bristol (Bristol), Dorset Mental Health Forum (Dorchester), St Joseph’s Hospice (London), Advanced Digital Institute (Shipley), GreyMatters (Newcastle)and Docobo (Bookham).
The competition is funded by NHS England and directed by the Eastern Academic Health Science Network (EAHSN) through SBRI Healthcare.
Karen Livingstone, director of SBRI Healthcare said: “The importance of new technologies in these key health areas cannot be underestimated. The successful companies will be developing products to support patients to manage pain, share family moments and prepare for their final days as part of the end of life competition.
“In the area of mental health, we had some highly innovative games for young people experiencing mental health challenges and bespoke usable apps that will support people in the breadth of their lives to feel able to manage their conditions for themselves. SBRI is a great means to accelerate the development of these products and we look forward to working with the successful companies.”
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