Phase 2 Winners Announced – Children and Young People Remote Asthma Management SBRI Challenge
We are pleased to announce the successful winners of the Phase 2 selection process for the Children and Young People Remote Asthma Management Challenge.
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by the Chief Scientists Office (CSO) in Scottish Government and hosted by the South East of Scotland Innovation Hub (HISES).
Phase 1 concluded in August 2024, after a dynamic 3-month project period. We are delighted to reveal that Red Star and QIoT, have been selected to move forward into Phase 2 of the competition, who both scored extremely high in their applications. Phase 2 starts on 13th March 2025.
Red Star will continue to collaborate with HISES as their Innovation Hub partner and QIoT will continue to work in partnership with the West of Scotland Innovation Hub, to support the development and refinement of their prototype solutions. Phase 2 will take place over 12 months, during which each participating company will work with their Innovation Hub partner to proactively address the challenge.
This innovation challenge focuses on several aspects of care of children and young people with asthma (5 to 18 years) with the main challenge looking at a new system that integrates with existing clinical systems to collect and process clinical data from the various sources (e.g., hospital, primary care, out of hours) and then enable a response to change the outcome for the at-risk individual.
In the long term we wish to see a reduction in the reliance of people with asthma on emergency care services, as signs of deterioration are met with a specific and focused clinical response. We wish to see clinicians caring for children and young people with asthma spending the right amount of time with them to make a correct diagnosis, understand them and their condition, and to support them towards long-term effective self-management.
The Red Star project working with HISES will be led by Dr Kenneth Macleod, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician based at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in NHS Lothian. The clinicians from the West of Scotland working with QIoT are Dr Ross Langley, Dr Morag Wilson, and Dr Elise Weir.
Red Star have a highly configurable software platform deployed and under development in other clinical areas. It integrates with SCI-Store, Clinical Portal, and GP systems to extract data and send letters back via EDT/DocMan as well as patient/relative-facing functionality.
We also have an established approach to developing ML algorithms to help identify patients at the highest risk.
Working with clinicians and patients, we will create designs for how a system for remote management of childhood asthma would look and what are the requirements for ML risk stratification.
The children and young people remote asthma management challenge aims to create both clinical and patient-facing apps to enhance self-management and enable effective risk stratification for children with asthma.
Our ground-breaking project aims to transform the lives of children, and young people living with asthma through innovative technology. By harnessing the power of technology, we have developed a cutting-edge live remote asthma management solution. This platform empowers young asthma patients to take control of their health while providing healthcare professionals with real-time data for better-informed care decisions. Through personalised care plans, continuous monitoring, and seamless communication, our project seeks to revolutionise asthma care for Scotland’s youth, predicting and preventing serious attacks helping to enhancing their quality of life and overall well-being.
We look forward to keeping you up to date with the progress of this challenge!
