The Department of Health and Genomics England Limited are collaborating to launch a new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition to find enabling technologies for genomics sequence data analysis and interpretation. The focus of this competition will be on innovative technologies that address the…
TSB: Digital innovation contest – Games
£125k* for digital innovation in the games sector IC tomorrow has launched the ‘Digital Innovation Contest – Games’ contest to encourage digital innovation in the games sector. They are offering five businesses up to £25k each to develop innovative commercial prototypes…
EPSRC: Healthcare impact partnerships
EPSRC are inviting outline proposals for Healthcare Impact Partnerships in the area of advanced materials and nanotechnology for healthcare. A budget of £5 million is available to support projects that will progress previous EPSRC funded research in advanced materials and…
Robots could lend a helping hand
With a rapidly ageing population, the number of people with dementia and other age-related disabilities is expected to soar by 2050. Coupled with warnings about future shortages of health workers and doctors, it’s clear other options need to be found.…
Garden grown by social media is all a Twitter at Chelsea
Twitter will be in control of a unique digital garden at the 100th RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year. Fresh garden ‘Digital Capabilities’ will respond to live Twitter activity, enabling the public to directly influence how the garden appears at…
Computer game could improve sight of visually impaired children
Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers. Academics from the University of Lincoln, UK, are working with WESC, one of the UK’s most respected specialist schools…