The NIHR Brain Injury MedTech Co-operative works with patients, carers, NHS, charities, academia, inventors, SME’s and business angels to support the development of new medical devices and healthcare technologies improving the effectiveness and quality of healthcare services.
We support academics and clinicians by providing access to a multi-disciplinary team and the opportunity to forge partnerships with industry experts. We have also established a Register for Healthcare Involvement and Technology Evaluation (RHITE) to support study recruitment in brain injury research.
We engage annually in seedcorn funding competitions and mentoring of innovators and provide industry partners with access to front-line clinical and academic expertise. We can help you to build a multi-disciplinary team that will work collaboratively with you to ensure you generate the evidence you need to support the adoption of your medical device or digital technology in the NHS.
We have initiated the implementation of the ‘Public Empowerment through Patient Inspired Innovation’ vision and are committed to engaging patients and carers throughout our work programme. We believe strongly that research should focus on questions that are important to people with brain injuries, and those who care for them.
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New funding opportunity: Invention for Innovation – Product Development Awards Call 25
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme invites proposals to Call 25 of its researcher-led Product Development Awards (PDA). PDAs fund the development of disruptive early-stage medical technologies that address existing or emerging healthcare needs. They support translational projects developing medical devices, in vitro diagnostics [...]
**POSTPONED** Brain Injury Technologies Think (BITT) tank: Paediatric & Sports Concussion
This event has now been postponed and will be rescheduled later in the year. Accelerating Innovations in Brain Health Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue:TBC The aim of the event is to build multi-disciplinary collaborations to support the [...]
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Seedcorn Competition 2022!
The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Brain Injury MedTech Co-operative is delighted to launch the Seedcorn Competition 2022. Applications are invited for funding of up to £10,000 to support the early development of novel technology-based solutions applicable [...]