Innovation in the North West

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Innovation in the North West
(NHS)

• Dr Richard Deed
• Innovation Unit Manager
• TrusTECH The NW NHS Innovation Hub

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NHS Innovation Hub Functions

• Manage the intellectual property of the NHS in
  England
• IP training of NHS employees
• Technology audit for NHS Organisations
• Assessment, protection and exploitation of IP
• Research Collaborations
• Licences
• Spin out companies
• Establish relationships with technology transfer
  organisations outside the NHS (Universities)

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TrusTECH the NW Innovation Hub

• Provides IP and increasingly Knowledge Management
  services to over 60 hospitals in NW
• Located in Manchester, offices in Liverpool and
  Preston
• Core expertise in biotechnology, medical devices
  and NHS services (12 staff) buy in specialist
  services
• Portal to NW NHS expertise and facilities
• Linkage to NW Universities Healthcare
  Industries
• Contracted (with Angle Plc) to manage NHS IP
  Service for Wales and other Innovation Initiatives

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Innovation Spectrum

• Medical Devices
• Diagnostics
• Therapeutics
• Software and Education
• Service Innovations

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Innovation Process
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Innovation Awards
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Proof of Concept Funds

• 5-25K - early stage developments e.g. IP
  costs/prototypes/trials
• Awards
• Novel vaccine - proof of principle experiments
• TFI diagnostic - production/trial/sale
• ACL fixative - design and early experiments
• 24 hr UCD - designs and trial
• Cognitive therapy - training enterprise
• Under consideration
• PTL sock - designs and trial
• Cardiac devices - business plan/prototypes
• Patient tracking - software development and
  trial
• Novel anti tumour drug - proof of principle
  studies
• Post op surgical dressing - designs and trial

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Products on Sale

• Face protector
• X ray mannikin
• Rhinoplasty trainer
• Interfaith gown designs
• Experiential training programmes
• Surgical packs

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Products in development/trial

• Female incontinence device
• Patient alert software system
• Respiratory monitor
• Essential oils - body wash/preservatives
• Anti MRSA decontamination technology
• Surgical audit software system

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New Ventures in 2007

• National Technology Adoption Hub
• Accelerate technology adoption in the NHS
• Medilink NW
• Develop support/network for SMEs/researchers in
  Medical Devices
• ACTNoW Clinical Trials Database/Support
• Improve placement of clinical trials (pharma and
  devices) in NW and North of England

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ACTNoW provides

• Direct access to clinical research infrastructure
  and expertise across NW
• 900 PIs - consultants GPs active and/or willing
  to undertake clinical trials
• Research Nurse/Network contacts
• NHS Trust R D/CTU/University Clinical Trial
  Contacts
• NHS Research Ethics Committee Contacts
• Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs)
• Used by Industry 100 registered users including
  GSK, AZ, Pfizer, Synexus, Quintiles

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Searching for PIs from Central Manchester
By clicking here information is provided about
PIs specialty clinical investigations,
membership of research network together with NHS
Trust R D contact
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ACTNoW Core Dataset
WELCOME USER Searching for SPECIALTY ltCARDIOLOGYgt
in NORTHWEST 20 LISTED 1 Name Dr
XXXXXX Specialty Cardiology Sub-Specialty
Ischaemic heart disease and heart
failure Clinical Investigations Echocardiogram,
Exercise Tests, Angiograms Trials Activity
Currently Active? Clinical Trials of Medicinal
Products? Clinical Trials of Medical
Devices? No.of trials completed in past 3 years
17 Trust XXXX Hospitals NHS Trust Trust Contact
MrYYYYYY Research Network Membership UKCRN
Comprehensive Research Network (Greater
Manchester)
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Key Benefits
Single point of access to NHS Trusts
One stop shop
Increased patient recruitment
Closer working relationships NHS/Industry
Better patient outcomes
Helps to build NHS research capacity and
capability
Access to Principal Investigators and contract
negotiators
Streamlines start up process
.I access ACTNoW every week, it helps me to
place feasibility studies Industry
Representative and ACTNoW User
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Is ACTNoW working?

• RDA required access to respiratory physicians
  directed towards Medicines Evaluation Unit,
  Wythenshawe
• Feasibility required for a trial program and
  placed at a number of Trusts across the Northwest
  using consultants identified on ACTNoW
• Non-commercial clinical trial, seeking GPs in the
  Manchester region to participate by referring
  patients- request disseminated to key contacts

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Key Developments 2007

• ACTNoW BDM appointed
• Collecting data with Northern NHS Hubs to develop
  database across 3 Northern regions
• In dialogue with the UKCRN and the NIHR
  Information Systems team to link in and cross
  promote the UK clinical research infrastructure

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Innovation, TrusTECH and You

• Ideas/issues about Innovation, IP regarding
  clinical trials or other areas of work - contact
  TrusTECH
• Not registered or looked at ACTNoW, or want to
  promote you and your organisation see the
  website

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Contacts

• TrusTECH
• See www.trustech.org.uk
• Contact Bridget.Liddle_at_CMMC.NHS.UK
• 0161 276 5764
• ACTNoW
• See www.trustech.org.uk/ACTNoW
• Angie Parker
• Angela.Parker_at_CMMC.NHS.UK
• Adrian Warner
• Adrian.Warner_at_cmmc.nhs.uk