Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate Quickfire Challenge in Perioperative Care
Up to $100,000 in grant funding + Mentoring
Winners
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This challenge is now closed. However, the third Challenge in the Nurses Innovate series - the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in Maternal & Newborn Health is accepting applications through October 10, 2019.Click here to learn more.
在世界各地,护士创新来保证the best possible care for patients. To “nurse someone back to health” is an iconic saying grounded in nurses’ charge to change the trajectory of patient outcomes by compassionately caring for the sick, identifying smarter and better ways to heal, and developing new potentially life-saving methods.
For over 120 years, Johnson & Johnson has supported the nursing profession because we believe nurses are uniquely positioned to change the global trajectory of health for humanity. Nurses are our critical partners on the front lines of care and are the backbone of healthcare systems globally. Nurses are leaders, innovators, and compassionate caregivers, requiring resiliency and resourcefulness to navigate the intricacies of health.
We are proud to support and elevate the visibility and impact of nursing by championing nurse-led innovation, supporting skills development, developing nurse leaders and strengthening nurse resiliency. We are committed to advocating for, and empowering nurses globally as critical drivers of better health outcomes.
As a part of our advocacy for the nursing profession, we recognize that partnering with nurses is critical to help bring these ideas to life.
That’s whywe areexcited to continue the Johnson & Johnson护士创新QuickFire挑战系列new challenge focused on Perioperative Care together with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Nurses around the world are invited to submit innovative ideas with the goal to improve perioperative care and change human health, including solutions that aim to address the physical and psychological impact of patients throughout pre, intra, and post-operative care. The nurse innovators with the best idea(s) will receive up to $100,000 in grant funding and access to mentoring and coaching from experts across the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies to help bring their ideas to life.
As innovators on the frontlines of healthcare, nurses have the power to profoundly change lives. Johnson & Johnson has the scale, resources and know-how to help move them forward. Put these two together, and that changes everything.
Learn more about nurses who innovate and Johnson & Johnson’s 120 years of commitment to nursing atnursing.jnj.com.
What we’re looking for
We are looking for ideas from nurses around the world to potentially improve human health through the pre, intra, and post-operative care.
Solutions will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers and judges on their ability to meet the following criteria:
- Uniqueness of the idea
- Potential impact on human health
- Feasibility of the idea
- Thoroughness of approach
- Identification of key resources and plan to further idea
Areas of Interest
- New Treatment Protocols
- New Health Technologies
- New medical device
- New preventive approach
- New consumer product
- New community health approach
- New screening tools
Why this challenge matters to us
For more than 120 years, Johnson & Johnson has supported nurses, through employment, platforms, partnerships, training and millions in scholarships, helping to educate, empower and inspire those in the field.
We also recognize that nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system, and through extensive patient experience have ideas that may profoundly improve human health. Johnson & Johnson firmly believes that nurses are our critical partners on the frontlines of health care.
We believe that by working together, we can spark the next great idea that can potentially change the trajectory of human health.
Rewards and Benefits
- Mentoring from experts across the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
- Access to the Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JLABS ecosystem
Timeline
About Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC focuses on accelerating all stages of innovation worldwide and forming collaborations between entrepreneurs and Johnson & Johnson’s global healthcare businesses. Johnson & Johnson Innovation provides scientists, entrepreneurs and emerging companies with one-stop access to science and technology experts who can facilitate collaborations across the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer companies of Johnson & Johnson. Under the Johnson & Johnson Innovation umbrella of businesses, we connect with innovators through our regional Innovation Centers; Johnson & Johnson Innovation-JLABS; Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc.; and our business development teams to create customized deals and novel collaborations that speed development of innovations to solve unmet needs in patients. JLABS provides the laboratories, expertise, education, tools and resources needed to help life science startups thrive, all with no strings attached. A Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center for Device Innovation at the Texas Medical Center (CDI @ TMC) has been established to accelerate the development of medical devices. For more information about Johnson & Johnson Innovation, please visit:www.jnjinnovation.com.
About Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JLABS
Johnson & Johnson Innovation -JLABS (JLABS) is a global network of open innovation ecosystems, enabling and empowering innovators across a broad healthcare spectrum including pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer and health tech sectors to create and accelerate the delivery of life-saving, life-enhancing health and wellness solutions to patients around the world. JLABS achieves this by providing the optimal environment for emerging companies to catalyze growth and optimize their research and development by opening them to vital industry connections, delivering entrepreneurial programs and providing a capital-efficient, flexible platform where they can transform the scientific discoveries of today into the breakthrough healthcare solutions of tomorrow. At JLABS, we value great ideas and are passionate about removing obstacles to success to help innovators unleash the potential of their early scientific discoveries. JLABS is a no-strings-attached model, which means entrepreneurs are free to develop their science while holding on to their intellectual property. JLABS also produces campaigns to seek out the best science called QuickFire Challenges. For more information, visitwww.www.2574design.comor follow @JLABS.
About Johnson & Johnson Nursing
Johnson & Johnson has supported the nursing profession for over 120 years because we believe nurses are uniquely positioned to change the global trajectory of health for humanity. Nurses, over 29 million strong[1], are our critical partners on the front lines of care and are the backbone of healthcare systems around the world. As we work to change the trajectory of health for humanity, Johnson & Johnson is proud to support and elevate the visibility and impact of nursing by championing nurse-led innovation, supporting skills development, developing nurse leaders and strengthening nurse resiliency. We are committed to advocating for, and empowering nurses globally as critical drivers of better health outcomes. Together with our partners, Johnson & Johnson is proud to shine a spotlight on nurses and their impact, and directly empower their work, because we believe they are, and have always been, catalysts to changing the trajectory of health for humanity. Nurses change lives. And that changes everything.
About AORN
Founded in 1949, AORN unites and empowers leading surgical nurses, health care organizations and industry in working together to define standardized practice in the operating room. As the world’s largest professional association for perioperative nurses, the association’s evidence-based guidelines, continuing education and clinical practice resources lead to optimal outcomes in patient care. AORN makes surgery safe for every patient, every time.
FAQ
What if I’m having trouble accessing the portal/website?
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Can I submit supporting documents (for example a video) as part of my application?
You will have the opportunity and are encouraged to upload supporting materials such as non-confidential slide decks, research papers, and videos as part of your application. You may submit a video along with your typed responses. Maximum length is 2 minutes. Make sure that you do not submit any information that is non-proprietary or owned by a third party.
Is it ok if some of the information I submit is confidential?
Do not submit confidential information. Only non-confidential information should be submitted and anything you submit will be treated as non-confidential.
What happens with IP (Intellectual Property)?
As this is a no strings attached arrangement, JLABS does not acquire any IP. Any IP creation and/or protection remains the sole responsibility of the inventors.
Is a patent required to apply?
No, a patent is not required to apply. However, you should not submit any information that you wish to keep confidential or that may negatively impact upon the future patentability of your invention, or that isnot proprietary considered a trade secret or privileged.
What kind of science / technology is appropriate for the Challenges?
We encourage all to apply. Find out more about what areas we desire to explore here:https://www.jnjinnovation.com/partnering
Who is eligible to apply?
Each Challenge has its own terms & conditions that we require you to accept and that can be found prior to filling out the application.
What are the specific criteria for application?
Solutions will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers and judges on their ability to meet the following criteria:
- Uniqueness of the idea
- Potential impact on human health
- Feasibility of the idea
- Thoroughness of approach
- Identification of key resources and plan to further idea
Who can I contact if I have questions about the Challenge or the application process?
Please contact[email protected]with any questions.
Where do I apply? And do I have to complete the application in one sitting?
You can setup an account at https://jnj-quickfire.smapply.io. You are able to save your work and log back in to finish at a later time if needed.
Go tonursing.jnj.comto learn more and access a direct link to the QuickFire Challenge