SBRI Wales have just launched three exciting new challenges worth a total of £500k in Phase 1, plus a briefing event that will cover all three. The deadline for all these competitions is December 14th 2022.

SBRIs are fully funded competitions which are open to all businesses (sole traders, partnerships or limited companies) either on their own or with another business, charity or academic institution.

Challenge 1: Patient Communications

Total Fund Available: Up to £150k

Funding is available for businesses and academia to work with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and other Health Boards across Wales to develop innovative solutions to help improve access to information for relatives of patients whilst their loved ones are in hospital and reduce the demand on staff time.

Read the Challenge Brief and apply here: Simply Do – Patient Comms

Challenge 2: Reducing Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders for ENT Surgeons

Total Fund Available: Up to £100k

For this challenge, funding is available for businesses and academia to work with ENT Surgeons from Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and other Health Boards across Wales to develop innovative solutions that can improve the ergonomics for Ear Nose and Throat Surgeons while performing Endoscopic Ear Surgery.

Read the Challenge Brief and apply here: Simply Do – ENT MSK Challenge

Challenge 3: Safe and Ethical Disposal of Nitrous Oxide and Entonox Medical Gases

Total Fund Available: Up to £250k

Here, funding is available for businesses and academia to work with colleagues from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and other Health Boards across Wales to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions that for the safe disposal of these gases, specifically around the following two themes:

  • Theme 1: Safe disposal of gas within partly filled nitrous oxide cylinders prior to return to the supplier; and
  • Theme 2: A solution to the problem of the high levels of Entonox being released into the atmosphere following consumption on our wards.

Read the Challenge Brief and apply here: Simply Do – Safe Disposal of Medical Gases

If you have any questions or would like to know more about any of these challenges, please contact the SBRI Centre at SBRI.COE@wales.nhs.uk or sign up for the Briefing Event on 30 November 2022 at 1pm.