Translational Call 2027
Funds UK translational projects developing new technology for people with arthritis.
The outline application must include a short project description, evidence of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) plans, and an explanation of the project's relevance to the charity's own priorities, alongside proof that the applicant has already engaged their institution's Technology Transfer Office and thought through a route to commercialisation. People with lived experience of…
The call funds Proof of Concept projects developing commercially viable technology that benefits people with arthritis, across areas like medical devices, orthotics, implantable therapeutic delivery, diagnostics, imaging, cell and regenerative therapy, and novel small-molecule or biologic therapeutics. Projects should already be far enough along that they need further validation of the technical, market or commercial concept to attract industry investment, not early-stage exploration.
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