- UKDI has launched a brand new Themed Competition: Rapid transfusion diagnostics: optimising security on deployed operations
- Funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
- Up to £3 million (excluding VAT) funding obtainable
- Competition closes noon 2 June 2026 (BST)
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) is happy to launch a brand new Themed Competition known as Rapid transfusion diagnostics: optimising safety on deployed operations. Run on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Defence Medical Services (DMS), this competitors seeks proposals that may remedy the challenges related to gathering, testing and administering blood in a deployed setting.
Personnel injured in battle rely on the well timed provision of blood as a matter of life or loss of life. Early transfusion with appropriate blood, screened for blood borne viruses to make sure security, is significant for survival.
The availability of logistically mild, correct checks ready for use in the deployed setting would allow emergency blood testing in the field, thus maximising obtainable inventory on operations. This would help preparedness and enhance the availability of protected blood to the deployed drive, finally serving to to avoid wasting extra lives.
Therefore, this competitors seeks revolutionary options for sensible blood testing units which are appropriate for level of care use by non-specialists in operational environments.
Read the full competition document and submit your solutions.
We have an interest in…
We need novel concepts to profit end-users working in UK defence and safety. Your proposal ought to embody proof of:
- the potential for your innovation to be translated right into a sensible demonstration, whether or not or not it’s theoretical growth, methodology / technical development or proof of idea analysis
- innovation or a inventive method
- how the proposed work applies to any defence and/or safety context
Learn more in the full competition document.
Key dates and funding
Up to £3 million (excluding VAT) funding is on the market. We anticipate to fund 4 to six proposals, in the area of £500,000 to £700,000 every, however we reserve the proper to fund proposals at increased and decrease values than these quantities.
The deadline to submit a proposal is noon 2 June 2026 (BST).
Do you have a solution? Read the full competition document and submit a proposal.
Supporting occasion
Launch webinar
On 19 March 2026 we’re internet hosting a launch webinar to supply additional element on this competitors and invite contributors to ask their questions in an open discussion board. Register your attendance on the Eventbrite page.
Submit a proposal
If you could have an answer that might assist save the lives of personnel by offering protected testing, gathering and administering of blood, submit your proposal.