The Innovator Awards support researchers who are transforming great ideas into digital healthcare innovations that could have a significant impact on human health. Individuals and teams from not-for-profit and commercial organisations can apply. Organisations can be of any size, based anywhere in the world.
Researchers working in any discipline and on any type of digital technology can apply. Examples of digital technologies include:
- intelligent: artificial intelligence and machine learning
- data driven: data analytics and informatics
- immersive: virtual and augmented reality
- connected: internet of things (IoT), networks and sensors.
Projects must be innovative, disruptive and address an unmet healthcare need or challenge.
Summary :
Call opens : 1 October 2018
Call closes : 3 December 2018
Available funding : between £500,000 and £1million
Project duration : up to 2 years
Please see this link for more information about this call.
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