Kidney Research UK opens submissions for Kidney MedTech Competition

Kidney Research UK is accepting research submissions to its Kidney MedTech Competition from academic researchers based in the UK. 

Each prize will consist of £25,000 funding and attendance for two representatives, per project, as part of their ‘bespoke academy programme’. The competition runs from Monday 1st November 2021 until Friday 7th January 2022.

Kidney Research UK is working in partnership with IN-PART’s Discover platform to find and fund new academic partners. The purpose is to advance original research that will address the crucial challenges of kidney disease.

Marc Stowell, executive director at Kidney Research UK, said: “We are delighted to launch the Kidney MedTech Competition as a new programme to accelerate research into kidney disease, so it makes a difference to kidney patients’ lives faster. By working with IN-PART on this exciting and innovative competition we will raise awareness and seek applicants from outside our traditional routes. At Kidney Research UK, we are committed to being ambitious and collaborating with others to ensure kidney research continues to grow.”

The Kidney MedTech Competition aims to accelerate the development and availability of transformational technologies. It also aims to promote approaches to improve the prevention, protection, and treatment of kidney disease. Kidney Research UK is seeking novel research that clearly outlines the positive impact on the lives of kidney patients, or how the project can support the prevention of kidney disease.

Applications from researchers should include preliminary pilot underpinning data, a short CV including publications and how the award would take the research to the next level be submitted through IN-PART’s Discover platform (https://discover.in-part.com/discovercalls/8DKgl9avorbG1vzA), a bespoke industry scouting tools in use at more than 1,400 institutes worldwide that is free for academics and university research commercialisation teams to engage with the latest industrial requirements and challenges.

Robin Knight, co-founder of IN-PART, said: “We’re really excited to be working with Kidney Research UK on their MedTech competition to accelerate their patient-focused research strategy and to have our academic network engage with their campaign.”