SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH INITIATIVE (SBRI) - Healthcare Associated Infections

20/10/2008

The Technology Strategy Board and the Department of Health's NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programmes are pleased to announce that the pilot SBRI competition in Healthcare Associated Infections is now open.

The new SBRI is a phased procurement programme intended to deliver demonstrated leading-edge technologies and products to meet future needs of Government and its agencies ahead of commercial procurement, and also to support technology developments through the critical stages of demonstration and trial. SBRI competitions are open to all suppliers based in the EU.

The specific topics for this Healthcare Associated Infections competition are:

1  Hand Hygiene - we are looking for technologies for inproving hand hygiene effectiveness in hospital wards

2 Pathogen detection in the hospital environment - We are looking for a test for product residue that gives rapid results to facilitate immediate corrective action, yet is simple enough to be performed on the ward without the need for recourse to a laboratory.

This competition closes at noon on 24th November 2008

For more details of how the SBRI programme works, please refer to the SBRI page on the Technology Stratgegy Board website

http://www.innovateuk.org/deliveringinnovation/smallbusinessresearchinitiative.ashx.

For more details on the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme see http://www.nihr-ccf.org.uk/site/programmes/i4i

The invitation to Tender, Technical Specification, Application form and Guidance Notes can be downloaded from here.

General enquiries about the SBRI programmes can be directed to email sbri@tsb.gov.uk