Health Innovation Manchester's Momentum Fund open for applications
Companies can apply for a share of £150,000 as Health Innovation Manchester’s Momentum Fund opens for innovations which can benefit Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire’s healthcare system.
The call focusses on a search for solutions to address the demand for imaging services, tracking and transporting for diagnostic and sample management services, and looking for innovative ways to utilise transferable skills across the NHS workforce.
Companies can apply for up to £50,000 of funding, with the call open to UK and International applicants. Greater Manchester and Cheshire East is to be used as the test bed for the solutions across social, primary, or secondary care.
Richard Deed, associate director – industry at Health Innovation Manchester, said: “The Momentum Innovation Fund has proven to be a successful programme of support for companies developing innovative solutions to clinical priorities.
“For this call we are focussing on solutions to reduce demand on imaging, to innovate ways to track and transport pathology samples between point of collection and laboratory testing sites, and enable system wide collection of “skills and training updates” for staff from different organisations. Informed by key stakeholders from the Greater Manchester system, we believe these represent true problem areas for the region.
“Through the Momentum Fund companies can access vital capital and support to help accelerate the delivery of their innovation, which means for our health and care system, solutions are brought forward to improve the delivery of care to our communities.”
Health Innovation Manchester established the Momentum fund to support the introduction and adoption of needs-led, evidence-based innovations into the healthcare system within Greater Manchester and East Cheshire.
The deadline for applications is Monday 10 January 2021. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to deliver a pitch presentation to the Momentum Fund panel before final funding decisions are made. Applications must be made through Health Innovation Manchester’s Innovation Fund grant platform.