2. Simon Butler Centre Manager Funding

3. Track record £7.8M

4. Research into the evaluation of interventions or services for the prevention and treatment of obesity in adults and children Deadline 6 April 2016 http://www.themedcalls.nihr.ac.uk/ Prevention and treatment of obesity

5. Programme ClosingApply Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME)6 April 2016Apply now Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR)6 April 2016Apply now Health Technology Assessment (HTA)6 April 2016Apply now Invention for Innovation (i4i)6 April 2016Apply now Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR)6 April 2016Apply now Public Health Research (PHR)6 April 2016Apply now Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) (Competition 29) 23 March 2016 Apply now

6. Translational, collaborative funding scheme Projects that have demonstrated proof-of-principle and have a clear pathway towards adoption and commercialisation. Output = advanced or clinically validated prototype medical device, technology or intervention. Eg STAR, £560KSTAR Invention for Innovation (i4i)

7. Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme (EME) ‘Science driven' studies Expectation of substantial health gain Support excellent clinical science Improving health or patient care Bridges the gap between preclinical studies and evidence of clinical efficacy (HTA)

8. Clinical trials Pilot and feasibility studies In collaboration with ScHARR experts in designing and running trials (CTRU) Eg Big CACTUS, £1.4MBig CACTUS Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA)

9. APPLY NOW! Contact Simon Butler for support simon.butler@sheffield.ac.uk 22974

10. catch.org.uk catch@sheffield.ac.uk +44 (0) 114 222 6123 The Innovation Centre 217 Portobello Sheffield, S1 4DP