Innovation for Innovation (i4i)

11/06/2008

The Innovation for Innovation (i4i) programme of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is a direct response to the need to speed up the innovation process - turning inventions into new products to meet the demands of a 21st century health service.

i4i builds on two existing and successful NIHR programmes - New and Emerging Applications of Technology (NEAT) and Health Technology Devices (HTD) - combining them and integrating them more closely into the innovation process.

In addition to providing funding for product development, i4i will focus on creating strong links with idea generators - such as Healthcare Technology Co-operatives - and will work with organisations that fund commercialisation and exploitation. The i4i Programme will be launched at a full day conference on Wednesday, 16th July 2008 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster, London

Further information on the i4i programme and the launch event can be found at http://www.nihr-ccf.org.uk/site/programmes/invforinov/