Digital tech to tackle healthcare challenges

Competition closes: 31 October 2018 12:00pm

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £9 million to develop more effective and efficient treatments through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, and may include academic organisations in the project team.

Specific technologies include (but are not limited to):

• immersive: virtual and augmented reality
• intelligent: artificial intelligence and machine learning
• connected: use of sensors, internet of things (IoT), networks
• data driven: informatics, data analytics and process

The types of digital health projects we will fund include (but are not limited to):

• clinical decision-making support
• technologies that improve access to healthcare or help treatment compliance or provide patient led management
• digital technologies and products which help overcome privacy challenges of managing, sharing and exploiting data
• projects addressing the patient-led experience from prevention, through diagnosis, treatment and recovery, to long-term care
• applications of technology to health challenges where digital solutions offer and can demonstrate significant improvements in quality, speed, cost, outcomes and learning

Competition information