National University Health System (NUHS)
National University Health System (NUHS) – National Health Innovation Centre Singapore (NHIC) Joint Medical Technology (MedTech) Grant
NUHS and NHIC set up the NUHS-NHIC Joint MedTech Grant to support investigators in their efforts for early-stage development of a clinically significant and commercially-viable healthcare innovation which show potential for obtaining next stage National MedTech grants. The end deliverable should be in-vitro diagnostics or health services solution.
Application Eligibility
Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- The lead Principal Investigator (PI) must hold a primary appointment in NUHS (i.e. NUH/NUSMed/FoD/SPH), and salaried by NUH/NUSMed/FoD/SPH throughout the effective grant period.
- Only one lead PI is allowed per application.
- Only one application per lead PI can be submitted per grant call.
- Co-Investigator (Co-I) need to hold at least an adjunct position in a local public institution.
- Researchers from overseas institutions or private companies can only participate as Collaborators.
Funding Information
The funding quantum and duration for each project is:
| Capped Amount | Maximum Duration |
| S$100,000 (Co-funded by NUHS and NHIC; No IRC provided) | 12 months |
Note: Indirect research costs, travel and conference costs are not allowable. Extension is capped at 6 months.
Funded Projects
| Principal Investigator (PI) | Project Title |
| 2016 | |
| Dr Vitaly Sorokin | Development of medical technology to use plasma biomarker assay platform for non-invasive diagnose of early stage coronary artery disease. |
| Dr Kamarjit Singh Mangat | Minimally Invasive Device for Safer Liver Biopsy |
| Dr Victor Koh | A smarter, user friendly, portable and reliable automated (SUPRA) perimetry device for the future |
| 2017 | |
| Theodoros Kofidis | Facilitating easier, safer, better Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery |
| Paul Anantharajah Tambyah | Antimicrobial urease inhibitor-containing coating for urinary catheter |
| Lim Chwee Ming | Trans-oral robotic assisted needle direct tracheostomy puncture in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation |
| Matthew Edward Cove | Using dialysis to remove carbon dioxide and support lung protective ventilation in critically ill patients |
| 2018 | |
| Kuan Win Sen | Point-of-collection microbiological characterisation in community-acquired pneumonia using cough condensates |
| Raymond Seet | SMOoVE®: A cuff-less blood pressure device |
| Victor Koh | EyeDEA – Eye Drop Electronic Alarm (Glaucoma Medication Management System) |
| Tan Kai Soo | Rapid chair-side detection of root canal bacteria for personalized endodontic treatment |
| 2019 | |
| Lim Yinghao | Non-invasive right atrial pressure measurement |
| Su Xinyi | A Novel Oxygen Delivery Device for Corneal Hypoxia |
| Federico Tesi Torta | A fast lipid-based assay to diagnose sepsis and measure its severity |
| 2020 | |
| Yang Peiling, Samantha | Adding highly-sensitive micro-RNA to DNA-RNA classifier to improve thyroid cancer prediction in indeterminate cytology |
| Thian Yee Liang | Object detection networks for automated fracture detection of emergency radiographs |
| 2021 | |
| Alexander Ng Jet Yue | Development of an advanced modular airway suction catheter for use in emergency airway management |
| Deng Lih Wen | A multi-miRNA panel for the early detection of recurrence and radio(chemo) therapy response in cancers of the cervix and head and neck |
| Leonard Yeo | Near Infrared Imaging for acute stroke diagnosis and monitoring with feedback for non-invasive augmentation of ischemic collaterals. (NIRS-Compress) |
For more information about this grant, please contact your Host Institution’s Research Office:
Alfred CHIA (PhD)
Email: alfred_CHIA@nuhs.edu.sg
Partnership
Email: partnership@nuhs.edu.sg