SMEs (small – medium sized enterprises) developing health or life sciences innovations can join a free online workshop hosted by the NIHR Research Support Services (RSS) and NIHR Community Healthcare (HRC). The session is designed to help teams prepare applications.
The workshop will cover:
- The Context of Innovation Funding, New Developments & the Funding Process
- Building a Team Who Can Deliver
- Evidence to Support Your Product’s Development – Competing Technologies, Proof of Concept, Prior Work and Previous Applications
- Defining Your Aims and Objectives
- Research Plan – Typical Work packages
- Project Planning: Milestones, Deliverables, Gantt Charts and Flow Diagrams
- The Importance of Public Involvement and Research Inclusion
- Demonstrating the Potential for Impact
- How to Write and Pitch an application
- Funding Success Stories
- The Industry Ecosystem and Who Can Help
- Q&A Panel
When: 10th February 2026, 9:00am GMT
To find out more and register, click here