i4i FAST
Offers NHS-focused support for late-stage healthcare technologies to reach community delivery through NIHR i4i FAST.
The NIHR i4i FAST programme — Field Access Support Theme — is a rapid translational funding scheme within the National Institute for Health and Care Research's Invention for Innovation (i4i) family. FAST provides short-duration grants to accelerate late-stage healthcare technologies into NHS primary care and community settings. The April 2026 cycle is a general open call with no specific disease a…
Rapid translation of healthcare technologies. April 2026: general call. Partnership with NIHR HealthTech Research Centre Network.
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All guides →TRL Levels Explained for Deeptech Founders
Learn what TRL levels mean, how to estimate technology readiness, and how TRL affects grants, EIC Accelerator, SBIR/STTR, funding stage, and application evidence.
DocumentsGrant Work Plan Template: Work Packages, Gantt, Milestones, and Risks
Use this grant work plan template to structure work packages, tasks, owners, deliverables, Gantt timing, dependencies, and risk registers.
DocumentsProof-of-Concept Data for Grants: Evidence Examples for Deeptech Applications
See how to present proof-of-concept data in grant applications, with examples for evidence registers, test logs, pilot data, and prior project proof.
Start hereStartup Funding Stages for Deeptech: From Lab to Scale
A deeptech funding roadmap that maps startup funding stages to TRL, grants, SBIR/STTR, EIC Accelerator, pilots, VC, and scale-up evidence.
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