Proof of Usefulness Report

Research for the Future

Analysis completed on 2/13/2026

+42

Proof of Usefulness Score

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The submission presents a legitimate, award-winning NHS initiative ('Research for the Future') suffering from a highly erratic submission form. While the underlying project has verifiable utility in clinical research recruitment (14k volunteers, 250 studies), the submission metadata contains nonsensical claims (e.g., 'marketcap: 75,000,000', 'most people have used my product', and the name 'SwiftStorm'). The score reflects the project's genuine but regional/small-scale utility (<50k users), heavily penalized for the incoherent and likely erroneous data provided in the traction and revenue fields.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+21.25

Audience Reach Impact+2.0

Technical Innovation+3.0

Evidence Of Traction+5.0

Market Timing Relevance+6.0

Functional Completeness+0.25

Subtotal+37.5

Usefulness Multiplierx1.12

Final Score+42

Project Details

Project URL

researchforthefuture.org

Description

We are an award-winning NHS-supported campaign that supports researchers to find the right people to involve, engage and recruit to their research. We are an NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) initiative working across north-west England. Established in 2011 as a partnership between NIHR Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester, Salford Care Organisation (part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust), Health Innovation Manchester and North West EHealth. We use a unique 'consent for approach' database of volunteers who are interested in taking part in research, and can help find participants for a wide range of involvement and engagement opportunities including grant applications, clinical trials and other PPIE (patient and public involvement and engagement) activities. Since the programme was established, we have: * registered more than 14,000 volunteers * supported over 250 studies * been recognised with a number of awards and commendations * been invited to speak events and conferences by the NIHR, Quality in Care and Google * received overwhelmingly positive feedback from researchers and academics using the service.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position

Growing utility with room for optimization

User Engagement

Documented reach suggests active user community

Technical Stack

Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline