News story: Cancer innovation challenge in Scotland: apply for funding

Up to £325,000 is available to fund the development of innovative technologies that find new ways of integrating data into Scotland-wide healthcare processes. The aim is to improve patient care.

These technologies should record and integrate cancer patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient reported experience measures (PREMs). This will:

• improve experiences of treatment, care, and personal outcomes
• explore the clinical and psychosocial impact of new and established cancer treatment
• make better use of NHS resources by reducing waste and inefficient practices
• speed up the adoption of new technologies into the NHS through efficient evaluation mechanisms
• create high value research infrastructure with global reach

This competition has 2 phases. Up to £125,000 (including VAT) is available for phase 1, and up to £200,000 (including VAT) for Phase 2:

• Phase 1: technical feasibility. Projects should last up to 3 months and range in size up to a total cost of £25,000
• Phase 2: development and evaluation. Projects should last up to 6 months and range in size up to a total cost of £100,000

• this competition opens on 31 March 2017
• you must register before 15 May 2017
• you must apply by 29 May 2017
• there will be an information session for potential applicants on 19 April 2017 in Edinburgh (register by 10 April)
• organisations can carry out the project on their own or work with others

This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition. The Data Lab – funded by the Scottish Funding Council – DHI Scotland and Stratified Medicine Scotland will fund this competition.