Many of the technologies used to treat or manage incontinence have seen little innovation in decades. By striving to attract our wealth of engineering and science expertise in the UK and by working to develop a diverse network of academics, healthcare professionals, patients and industry representatives, IMPRESS offers the opportunity for a significant change in mind-set towards research in the field of incontinence and the real possibility that ground breaking engineering solutions will emerge to overcome some of the long held needs of people who endure daily life with this condition.

As new research partnerships and concepts emerge IMPRESS aims to catalyse early stage work through pilot funding schemes. Whilst a significant amount of further research, clinical trials and commercialisation work is needed before such innovations could become available, IMPRESS’s support acts as a springboard enabling each piece of work to reach a point where obtaining future funding from other bodies becomes significantly more attainable.