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D4D secures £600k funding to support technology creation and adoption

D4D has been awarded a further £600k of funding from the Department of Heath, to support delivery of its programme of work in stimulating inventive and innovative solutions in areas of healthcare underserved by technology.

Focusing on core D4D themes (Assistive Technology, Renal Technology and Urinary Continence Management), the funding will enable D4D to continue its commitment to developing successful innovations.

Further details of this exciting project will appear soon on the D4D website.

D4D and University of Leeds link up for new device

D4D and the University of Leeds have been awarded £356,000 by the NIHR Invention for Innovation early stage scheme to develop new flushable sustainable devices for active continence management. The project is funded for two years and will build on previous research undertaken by the Leeds Centre for Technical Textiles research group to develop systems to actively manage the liquid contents of continence devices to prevent spillages and aid disposal. The Bladder and Bowel Foundation, the UKs largest bladder and bowl charity will be supporting and advising on the project to ensure that any new products meet user needs.

D4D project to offer new support

People with neck weaknesses as a result of neurological diseases are set to benefit from improved designs of neck supports thanks to a new collaborative D4D project.

D4D, SITraN and Sheffield Hallam University have received an NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) grant for the development of a novel neck-collar.

The need for this project was initially proposed by the DeNDRoN Clinical Studies Group for motor neurone disease, with support from carers and patients, who approached D4D with the view that current neck collars are inadequate in terms of function, comfort and cosmesis.

The project originated as one of three case studies used in the D4D/KT EQUAL funded design workshop in July 2010. The new project will start in April 2012.

D4D funding for the future of healthcare

£30,000 of funding has been awarded to two teams of innovative healthcare professionals in a proof of concept competition designed to drive the development of life changing products.

Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme

This new video from the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme explains the mission and the main goals of the European programme for active and healthy ageing.

http://www.youtube.com/user/AALJP?feature=mhsn

New Research Into Robotic Companions For Older People

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are developing a robotic system which will be a suitable companion for older people.Dr Farshid Amirabdollahian, a senior lecturer in Adaptive Systems and expert in Rehabilitation Robotics and Assistive Technologies at the University is coordinating a new FP7 European project called ACCOMPANY Acceptable Robotics Companions for Ageing Years which will develop a robot to assist with everyday tasks in the home.

http://mnt.to/a/43pL

New online marketplace to create Assistive Technologies

REALISE is a new website that aims to radically change the lives of people struggling to use the internet, computers and mobile technology. Providing an online collaborative workspace, REALISE is a website where anybody can positively impact lives.

D4D Clinical Director Professor Wendy Tindale wins prestigious Medilink award

Professor Wendy Tindale has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Beacon Award for Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare, at the Medilink Healthcare Business Awards 2011, which celebrate healthcare excellence in the region.

D4D shows design for life

Devices for Dignity (D4D), recently joined health professionals, inventors and academics with a design for life, at a new conference and exhibition called Design 4 Health (D4H).

Among the delegates at D4H, which was based at Sheffield Hallam University, were Andrew Slorance, a man who has designed his own 'Carbon Black' wheelchair.

D4D is supporting Mr Slorance in getting the extremely lightweight carbon chair to market, and took part in a series of interviews with the BBC, who have been filming the development of Carbon black.

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