Therapy areas
At the moment we are actively looking for new commercially viable ideas in the specialist areas listed below. However if you have any other healthcare ideas please do let us know!
All you need to do is complete a disclosure form and reply to us at poc@nhsinnovationslondon.com. We will then contact you to discuss your solution further (we are already covered by a confidentiality agreement with your Trust if your Trust is a member of NHSIL).
To speak directly to a member of the team call 0207 025 0900.
Healthcare IT
- IT based wellness tools
- Healthcare analytics software
Urology
- Biomarkers in Prostate cancer
- Differential diagnosis of BPH/PCa
- Improvements in biopsies
- Improved management of stones
Ophthalmology
- Ocular nutrition
- Drug delivery
- Corneal neovascularisation
- Early/late stage AMD
- Glaucoma
Obs&Gynae
Better ways of monitoring foetal:
- Heart rate
- Oxygen levels
- pH
- Lactate levels
Better ways of identifying/managing undetected bleeding
Accident & Emergency
- Trauma management
- Difficult airway management
Anesthesia
- Airway management
- Epidurals and nerve blocks
- Central lines
- Ventilation support
- Patient moving
Respiratory medicine
- Sleep disorders
- Advances in COPD management/markers
- Drug delivery devices
- Advances in severe asthma
Cardiology
- Extraction of old pacing leads that have malfunctioned
- A new solution to overcome problems with leads
- Interventional devices
Orthopaedics
- Minimally invasive external fracture fixation
- Prevention and management of orthopaedic diseases including osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis and degenerative disc disease (DDDs)
- Cartilage repair
Microbiology
- Prevention & control measures for nosocomial infections
- Management of fungal infections
- Detecting resistance
- New diagnostic methodologies
Neurology
- New neurosurgical products
- Neurostimulation devices
- CSF management
Chemical Pathology
- New diagnostic markers
- Early and accurate diagnostic methodologies and technologies
- Novel and low cost arrays
Dermatology
- Wound management
- Skin examination
- Psoriasis
Diabetes
- Novel genetic variants/mutations for diagnosis
- Diagnostic tools for detecting type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Novel non-invasive technologies to monitor blood glucose levels
- New continuous blood glucose monitoring devices which bypass calibration to reference
ENT/otolaryngology
- Improvements in Endoscopic catheter based technologies
- Developments in balloon catheters
- New devices
Genitourinary medicine
- New diagnostic methods
- Improvements in surgery/devices
Nephrology
- Improvements in surgery/devices
- Biomarkers for earlier detection of CKD
- Management of hyperphosphataemia
Rheumatology
- Advances in management of gout
- Advances in management of lupus
Elderly medicine
- Improvements in patient independence
- Advances in management of Dementia, Parkinson's, nutrition
Gastroenterology
- New surgical devices
- Advances in management of IBD, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis
