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Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Energy efficient Whitehall
This competition is looking for energy efficient solutions for government buildings in Whitehall.
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Closed
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22/02/10
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19/04/10
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Ministry of Defence
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Less Than Lethal Weapons and Effects
This competition aims to stimulate innovative research proposals for technology that can assist the Armed Forces to deliver less than lethal effects in current operational situations.
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Awarded
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29/11/09
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05/01/10
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Ministry of Defence
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Next Generation IED Search and Defeat Capability
Research and development which enhances capability to locate and defeat Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), whilst minimising the burden on military personnel.
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Closed
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13/05/10
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24/06/10
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Ministry of Defence
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Future Sensing of Underwater Threats
Seeking innovative approaches to detect and counter both static and mobile underwater targets.
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Open
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21/07/10
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15/09/10
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NHS South Central
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Reduction in hospital admissions
The NHS South Central Challenge is looking to all sectors to bring new technologies and new practice to bear on the achievement of the ambitious Shaping the Future (QIPP) target of a 20% reduction in admissions to hospital within the next 2 years.
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Open
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29/06/10
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23/08/10
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Food Standards Agency and Defra
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On farm test for Campylobacter
There is a requirement for a rapid, accurate, cheap test that can be deployed on farms to identify Campylobacter infection. This test would be used to inform actions on the farm and would need to be simple and robust enough for farm workers to use.
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Open
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06/07/10
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17/09/10
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NHS South East Coast
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Living well with Dementia
NHS South East Coast is seeking new innovations to enable people with dementia to live more independently.
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Open
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30/06/10
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09/09/10
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Ministry of Defence
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Influence through Cyberspace
Research investigating how behaviour and attitudes are revealed and can be shaped by online activity within cyberspace.
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Closed
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22/04/10
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07/06/10
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Department for Transport – Highways Agency
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Synthetic Environments in managed motorways
Use of synthetic environments applied to transport, in this case, modelling and managing complex traffic situations on motorways
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Awarded
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09/07/09
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11/09/09
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Home Office
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Screening for Drug Drivers
Use of an oral fluid screening device would significantly assist the detection of drug drivers by the police.
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Closed
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03/06/10
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15/07/10
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Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Ultra-efficient lighting for homes
The Technology Strategy Board and Defra are launching a £1.2m SBRI initiative to fund development work on ultra-efficient lighting (UEL) for the domestic environment.
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Closed
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22/02/10
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19/04/10
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Ministry of Defence
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Helicopter Rotor Blade Scintillation
Seeking innovative approaches to physical protection systems that protect against IEDs, mines, rocket attacks and other threats in current and possible future operations.
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Closed
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11/02/10
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25/03/10
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Department for Communities and Local Government
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Retrofit for the Future
This competition aims to retrofit UK social housing stock in order to meet future targets in reduction of CO2 emissions and energy use.
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Awarded
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07/04/09
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24/06/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Personal Robotics Support Vehicle
Ideas for a robotic support vehicle that can follow an Infantry Section (8 soldiers) can carry some of their equipment on, but which will have the same mobility and can go to the same places that the soldiers can.
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Closed
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23/04/09
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05/06/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Future Protected Vehicle – 30 tonne tank
Looking for highly innovative ways of delivering the same capability as our current Main Battle Tanks, but in a significantly lighter package that is more easily transportable, fuel efficient and less reliant on the supporting military infrastructure.
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Closed
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25/06/09
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03/09/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Armour and Protection
Seeking innovative aproaches to physical protection systems that protect against IEDs, mines, rocket attacks and other threats in current and possible future operations.
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Closed
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08/10/09
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12/11/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Battlefield Medical Technology
This CDE call is focuses on quality of survival, battlefield analgesia and medical force protection.
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Closed
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22/10/09
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04/12/09
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Design Council
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Hot Products
Aims to stimulate design led innovation in the security of mobile phone devices, through improving the security of data stored on mobile devices.
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Closed
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20/04/09
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29/05/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Self Sustaining Forward Operating Base
Looking for technologies to power a Forward Operating Base whilst minimising or even removing the need for a fuel supply chain.
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Closed
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21/05/09
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31/07/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Lightweight Soldier Weapon System
Looking for novel technologies and materials that reduce the weight of the small arms (weapons) and ammunition carried by an Infantry Section (8 soldiers).
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Closed
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23/04/09
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05/06/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Energy Efficient Soldier
Specifically looking for the rapid implementation of novel lightweight or high density power technologies to reduce the weight burden carried by infantry soldiers.
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Closed
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24/03/09
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07/05/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Automatic Imagery Extraction
MOD is seeking automatic and semi-autonomous tools / techniques to ease operator workload in the processing & exploitation of imagery data in high-data throughput environments.
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Closed
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27/07/09
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11/09/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Lightweight Personal Protection
Personal protection (including body armour and helmets) is a major contributing factor to the load carried by our troops and this call will seek novel lightweight solutions whilst maintaining a high level of physical protection.
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Closed
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25/06/09
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04/09/09
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East of England SHA
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Patient Safety and improving health outcomes
Technologies that enable better patient monitoring, accurate transfer and interpretation of data to determine the correct treatment, designing best practice and eliminating calculation errors in medication.
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Awarded
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22/04/09
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30/06/09
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East of England SHA
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Managing Long term Conditions
Ideas and technologies that address the remote monitoring of patients combined with decision support to enable better care from home.
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Awarded
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22/04/09
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30/06/09
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East of England SHA
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Keeping Children Active
Looking for technologies which can help and motivate children to take more exercise, to understand and monitor the amount of exercise they are taking and to incentivise them to exercise more.
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Awarded
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22/04/09
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30/06/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Prosthetics
This CDE call focuses on two specific areas of treatment research related to amputation research and similar complex traumas.
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Closed
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16/07/09
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03/09/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Detection of Volatile Compounds
Explosives release small quantities of airborne chemicals, known as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).
MOD is seeking other methods than using dogs to perform this task with minimal intervention by personnel.
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Closed
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06/10/09
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01/12/09
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NHS National Innovation Centre
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Paediatric Transport Chair
Wouldn't it be great if children with profound learning and physical difficulties who have long term conditions could be managed more effectively in the community and have their quality of life increased
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Closed
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12/10/09
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16/11/09
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NHS National Innovation Centre
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Fractured Neck of Femur
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a new, easy to use/re-use mechanism for moving patients with a fractured neck of femur which would self regulate/stabilise whilst the patient was in transit (help protect the patient from further injury to an already painful complaint).
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Closed
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12/10/09
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16/11/09
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NHS National Innovation Centre
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Paediatric improved diagnostics
Wouldn't it be great if there were improved diagnostic and investigative testing for children which included a rapid assessment of ER based vital signs; could demonstrate a differentiation of viral versus bacterial infections and could offer a multiple specific and generic tests that could network visualisation for quick decision making.
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Closed
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12/10/09
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16/11/09
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NHS National Innovation Centre
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Paediatric non-invasive technologies
Wouldn't it be great if there were suitable non invasive technologies (or minimally invasive technologies) to replace the current invasive testing methods and which could be carried out at the bedside and offer multiple testing capability delivered via the same platform.
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Closed
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12/10/09
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16/11/09
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Ministry of Defence
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Countering Difficult Air Targets
MOD is conducting research to ensure that air defence weapons & systems are capable of dealing with the evolving threat from aerial systems.
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Closed
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24/02/09
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22/05/09
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Office for Security & Counter Terrorism
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Intent in Crowded Places
Seeking innovative approaches to understand, characterise, detect and influence intent in crowded places with a view to reducing the risk of terrorist attacks.
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Closed
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03/06/09
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10/07/09
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