The Sustainable Innovation Fund: Round 1 (Temporary Framework)
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Results of Competition: The Sustainable Innovation Fund: Round 1 (Temporary Framework) Competition Code: 2006_COVID19_RECOVERY_INNOV_FUND_WAVE1 Total available funding is £75 million Note: These proposals have succeeded in the assessment stage of this competition. All are subject to grant offer and conditions being met. Participant organisation names Project title Proposed project costs Proposed project grant SENSORY DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY LTD eScent mask for personal protective £100,695 £80,556 assurance: a human-centred approach to PPE in the post COVID-19 world ANCHORED IN LTD. £17,235 £13,788 THE IMAGINATION FACTORY LIMITED £100,748 £80,598 Note: you can see all Innovate UK-funded projects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects Use the Competition Code given above to search for this competition’s results Funders Panel Date: 26/08/2020 1 Project description - provided by applicants The panic around coronavirus has resulted in global demand for masks. The trauma associated with COVID-19 has led to the deaths of many healthcare staff. Recent research published in Cell \[1\] suggests that SARs-CoV-2 infects cells of the respiratory tract with the nose being the dominant site from which lung infections begin. This opens new directions for future intranasal wearable therapeutic strategies that could reduce transmission of COVID-19 and other coronaviruses in the nose. The challenge of the pandemic requires imaginative collaborations between disciplines and could benefit from an innovation that enhances the emotional and mental wellbeing of the population. eScent is engineering a new movement in wearable, sustainable voice-activated scent dispensing. In partnership with IF/Anchored-IN, we are commercializing a product that seeks to calm people with a soothing aromatic atmosphere to boost the immune system, whilst improving on current protection provided by FPP3 masks. The aim of this project is to take the current eScent dispenser (TR3) to an enhanced- mask demonstrator in relevant environments (TR6) so that it emits a safe and effective aroma whilst blocking SAR receptors as a novel answer to PPE for frontline workers. eScent is a wearable pico-litre dosed delivery device that dispenses any liquid via sensors/app/voice-recognition software. It builds on 20 years of sensor- induced scent-release technology and textile research (Central Saint Martins/Cambridge University), projects with Philips, North Face, and support from Google, TransTech Labs. Protected by 5 patents, eScent unites sensing human emotion and dispensing counter-active wellbeing aromas to improve quality of life. The psychological effect of our intervention should radically reduce the trauma of healthcare, transport, and emergency workers. Our route to market is via GENTEX Europe (NHS/Military PPE supplier), with interest expressed by the NIHR Brain MIC, and University of Cambridge Clinical School as a novel way to mitigate the psychological impact of the crisis. Although our idea is not an immediate solution, it is highly relevant for future coronavirus outbreaks. If an effective vaccine takes longer than expected, it is also valid for the current pandemic. The dispenser would deliver a cosmetically approved liquid (with safety data for skin/eyes) from inside a facemask/visor that nurses/receptionists/bus drivers or military wear as a deterrent/prevention "cloud" to curb the spread of viruses and reduce trauma. Our technology establishes and maintains a localized "sphere" of detectible levels of scent (and other sprays) dependent upon user-context and/or the environment dispensed from a voice-sensitive wearable liquid dispenser. Future iterations will use mask data, ML technology to personalize treatment and care such that evidenced-based antivirals/aromas can be delivered once an AI system has detected an increase in stress (using voice analytics) or environmental changes. Scent delivery is triggered by vital signs from worn biometric sensors in a smartwatch (e.g. temperature, HRV, speech characteristics/commands, location, contextual data in hospitals/shops, public transport) and contained in "consumables" consisting of bio- compostable/refillable capsules (circular economy). Note: you can see all Innovate UK-funded projects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects Use the Competition Code given above to search for this competition’s results Funders Panel Date: 26/08/2020 2 There is no mask that dispenses compounds in real-time to prevent COVID-19\. \[1\].Hou et al.,_SARS-CoV-2 Reverse Genetics Reveals a Variable Infection Gradient in the Respiratory Tract_,Cell 182,1--18,July,2020 Note: you can see all Innovate UK-funded projects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects Use the Competition Code given above to search for this competition’s results Funders Panel Date: 26/08/2020 3 Results of Competition: The Sustainable Innovation Fund: Round 1 (Temporary Framework) Competition Code: 2006_COVID19_RECOVERY_INNOV_FUND_WAVE1 Total available funding is £75 million Note: These proposals have succeeded in the assessment stage of this competition. All are subject to grant offer and conditions being met. Participant organisation names Project title Proposed project costs Proposed project grant Cynomi Ltd WFH Cyber Risk Monitor £217,500 £174,000 Note: you can see all Innovate UK-funded projects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects Use the Competition Code given above to search for this competition’s results Funders Panel Date: 26/08/2020 4 Project description - provided by applicants WFH Risk Monitor Note: you can see all Innovate UK-funded projects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects Use the Competition Code given above to search for this competition’s results Funders Panel Date: 26/08/2020 5 Results of Competition: The Sustainable Innovation Fund: Round 1 (Temporary Framework) Competition Code: 2006_COVID19_RECOVERY_INNOV_FUND_WAVE1 Total available funding is £75 million Note: These proposals have succeeded in the assessment stage of this competition. All are subject to grant offer and conditions being met. Participant organisation names Project title Proposed project costs Proposed project grant Visualist Technologies Ltd Digital Not Digitised: The Creative's Virtual £218,743 £174,994 Show Note: you can see all Innovate UK-funded projects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects Use the Competition Code given above to search for this competition’s results Funders Panel Date: 26/08/2020 6 Project description - provided by applicants We will research, design and develop a new communication system that helps creatives to showcase and transmit ideas more effectively and engagingly. Creatives are using the digital medium today to do fashion shows, makeup tutorials, cooking demonstrations, poetry readings and stand-up comedies. However, the videoconferencing experience has not been modernised to take into account how humans connect and communicate. We will explore improvements to the video interface, and how video and voice communication _can_ and _should look like, feel like, and sound like._ Specifically, we will look at the creative worker, and their need to engage and interact with their audiences, as well as audiences' desire to interact with one another. Note: you can see all Innovate UK-funded projects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects Use the Competition Code given above to search for this competition’s results Funders Panel Date: 26/08/2020 7 Results of Competition: The Sustainable Innovation Fund: Round 1 (Temporary Framework) Competition Code: 2006_COVID19_RECOVERY_INNOV_FUND_WAVE1 Total available funding is £75 million Note: These proposals have succeeded in the assessment stage of this competition. All are subject to grant offer and conditions being met. Participant organisation names Project title Proposed project costs Proposed project grant PARANIMO LIMITED Supporting the Mental wellbeing of key £107,094 £85,675 vulnerable groups whilst promoting sustainable economic recovery during Covid-19. CARER SUPPORT WILTSHIRE £0 £0 NATIONAL COUNSELLING SOCIETY LTD. £0 £0 THE DISABILITY UNION CIC £0 £0 Note: you can see all Innovate UK-funded projects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects Use the Competition Code given above to search for this competition’s results Funders Panel Date: 26/08/2020 8 Project description - provided by applicants Paranimo is a Mental Health technology company on a mission to: * Reduce the complexity of finding an appropriate UK Therapist using innovative matching technology. * Increase the accessibility to, and facilitate the delivery of, private online talking Therapy to vulnerable people with existing and emerging Mental Health issues. * Support the availability and employment of private Mental Health talking Therapists across the UK. Covid-19 has had a detrimental impact on two key vulnerable groups: Disabled and their unpaid carers. Many disabled have been required to "shield" due to "clinically extremely vulnerable" (CEV) classification. 46% CEV adults have not left their homes since shielding began with 37% reporting a worsening of their mental health, rising to 68% if they have already been receiving Mental Health support. 40% of young unpaid carers and 59% of young adult unpaid carers say their Mental Health is worse since