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Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to set up committee for supporting medical devices industry
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In November 2009 METI will set up a committee to support SMEs in the medical devices industry in taking their technologies to market. The committees first step will be to establish a network for information exchange. Policies to support SMEs are currently under-developed, but the government has recognised the need to demonstrate and support Japans strengths in manufacturing in order to enhance its global competitiveness. (26 October 2009, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun) (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
New NICE programme to evaluate medical technologies establishedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is launching a new programme focusing specifically on the evaluation of innovative medical technologies (including devices and diagnostics). This new programme will both complement and operate in conjunction with NICE's existing technology appraisal capacity, which will continue to evaluate new pharmaceutical and biotechnology products.
The Evaluation Pathway Programme for Medical Technologies will help enable new medical technologies, or important modifications of existing ones, to be used more quickly and consistently in the NHS. The types of products which might ...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - November 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
UK University seeks partners for FP7 bid in nanoscaffoldsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A UK University is looking for partners to join a consortium they are looking to establish to bid for FP7 funding under the topic - NMP.2010.2.3-1 - Development of standard scaffolds for the rational design of bioactive materials for tissue regeneration - LARGE. The project aims to develop 3D bioactive nanocomposite scaffolds with pre-designed surface topography and biological patterns for bone and osteochondral tissue regeneration. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - November 4, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Senexis novel approach wins erbi award for innovationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sponsor HealthTech & Medicines KTN celebrates culture of mutual support.Novel science caught the eye of judges for the 2009 ERBI Award for Innovation. Senexis work targeting Alzheimer's disease was seen to offer new approaches, within an exciting area of emerging science, directed at a growing area of unmet need.Senexis CEO Mark Treherne accepted the award from sponsor Sue Dunkerton, Director of HealthTech & Medicines KTN. Sue Dunkerton comments that through the awards ERBI is helping to celebrate success and support the culture of innovation and continuous improvement:
"To truly exploit their ideas companies need the abil...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - November 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
GE Launches $250 Million Healthymagination FundEmail this article to a colleague.
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New equity investment fund to invest in high potential healthcare technology companies; Supports GEs global Healthymagination initiative, focusing on cost, access and quality.
Fairfield, CT, USA October 21, 2009 GE (NYSE: GE) announced today the formation of the GE Healthymagination Fund, a new equity fund that will make investments in highly promising healthcare technology companies. The fund will invest in companies globally that have innovative diagnostic, IT, and life sciences technologies aligned with the strategic objectives of GEs Healthymagination initiative. The fund will also support healthcare com...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - October 22, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
New SBRI competitions createdEmail this article to a colleague.
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The NHS National Innovation Centre was established by the Department of Health to identify challenges within the NHS and act as a gateway for industry to bring solutions to those challenges. Through their 'Wouldn't It Be Great If' clinical needs identification process they have highlighted a number of areas needing innovative approaches to improve outcomes for patients.
From the output of this clinical needs process, four new SBRI competitions have been created.
1. Paediatric Non-invasive Technologies
Looking for innovative and emerging technologies to enable non-invasive (or minimally invasive) tests to be performed at...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - October 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
2009 ERBI Awards deadline extendedEmail this article to a colleague.
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It has been a challenging year for all in the lifescience arena and this has highlighted a need for new scientific and business strategies to exploit emerging technologies. The winners of the 2009 ERBI awards will be announced at Bench2Boardroom, a conference at which representatives from all sectors of the industry will debate the models required to create high growth businesses.Bench2Boardroom is to be held on October 21st at Chilford Hall, Linton, near Cambridge in the heart of Europe's largest lifescience cluster. It offers the opportunity for specialist suppliers to showcase their services alongside a lively conferenc...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - September 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme 4th Call for proposals - i4i Future Product Development - Funding Stream 1 (FPD1)Email this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) would like to invite FPD1 project proposals of up to £100K for a maximum duration of 12 months under its i4i Programme to investigate whether a piece of prior basic research or an innovative use of an existing technology can be used to meet an existing or emerging healthcare need. There should be the potential for a device, based on the technology or technologies, to be developed through further applied R&D. The study must also identify the barriers that would need to be overcome before implementation.All applications must show innovation and must have relevance, impact an...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - September 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Battlefield Medical Technology: Call for proposalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The MoD is seeking innovative research in the area of Battlefield Medical Technology, where Technology is defined in the broadest possible sense as "the application of practical sciences to industry or commerce, the methods, theory and practices of such application and the total knowledge and skills available." It is likely to focus on the current military medical priorities of Quality of Survival, Battlefield Analgesia and Medical Force Protection. Any developments in this area should consider their effects on Theatre Medical Sustainment which seeks to provide and sustain medical support to deployed forces in theatre thro...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - September 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Development of model agreements for collaborative commercial researchEmail this article to a colleague.
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In June 2009 the UKCRC held a workshop to assess the need for and explore the possibility of developing model agreements for collaborative commercial research. The workshop was attended by key stakeholders including those from the pharmaceutical and devices industries, the health service, universities and innovation specialists. A report of this meeting is now available to download. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - September 4, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Feasibility Studies for Technology-Inspired Innovation: SEPTEMBER 2009 COMPETITION FOR FUNDINGEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Technology Strategy Board proposes to stimulate innovation across its core technology areas to help ensure that UK businesses are well-equipped to respond to the challenges presented by the current downturn. We have allocated up to £1m to invest in feasibility studies lasting up to three months and each costing no more than £33,000 in total. We will fund 75% of the project cost (up to around £25,000). This competition will focus on feasibility studies:
in technology areas closely aligned with the prioritised pillars of our various technology strategies
that contain an element of technology innovation that are b...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
UK leads European research programme with 10 million pound investment in bioscience data handling capacityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The UK has made its first substantial commitment to a major emerging pan-European science project with a £10M investment (25 August) by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).BBSRC has awarded funding to the European Molecular Biology Laboratorys European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), based at Hinxton near Cambridge, to permit a dramatic increase in the institutes data storage and handling capacity. The funding is the first step in developing the existing data resources and IT infrastructure of EMBL-EBI towards its planned role as the central hub of the emerging European Life-Science...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
1.5 million pound investment aims to give the UK Regenerative Medicine sector a business boostEmail this article to a colleague.
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UK regenerative medicine companies are being offered the opportunity to compete for an investment package designed to enable them to boost their productivity.
The government-backed Technology Strategy Board has launched a 1.5m collaborative R and D competition call, setting businesses the challenge of developing a better understanding of the best ways to make a profit from regenerative medicine.
Zahid Latif, Lead Technologist in Biosciences, Medicines and Healthcare for the Technology Strategy Board said:
Regenerative medicine companies operate in an emerging business sector, in an international environment where de...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 26, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Competitions to Provide Solutions to Priority Clinical NeedsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new website is available through the NHS National Innovation Centre (NIC) that identifies priority clinical needs and links innovators to funding to support the development of solutions.
An initial set of six priority clinical needs, which were defined during the recent NHS Innovations EXPO workshops, are now available for review under the Competition Section of www.nic.nhs.uk.
These Competitions are now open and ideas for funding can be submitted through the online portal. The key features of these competitions include:
Competition for ideas and new technologies
Fully funded development contracts not a grant...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 24, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
American Joint Replacement Registry announcedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has incorporated the American Joint Replacement Registry, a nonprofit organisation for collecting and reporting on hip and knee joint replacement procedures. AAOS believes this is a patient safety best practice: the goal of any national joint registry is to monitor device performance, so as to allow early recognition of underperforming processes or devices, and support continued clinical learning.
Medical DeviceLink, Jul 2009: http://www.devicelink.com/mtprecision/blog/?p=403 (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Electrospun fibres can eliminate toxins, mimic natural tissuesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are exploring new ways to create, enhance, and employ electrospun fibres for medical device applications. Using a variety of polymers, they have used electrospinning processes to form fibres continuously and achieved diameters ranging from 0.1 to 1 µm. The team are experimenting with enhancing the fibres for drug-delivery and tissue-engineering applications, such as modifying the fibres by incorporating a bactericide or chemically reactive compound into a solution with the polymer so that it is reactive to a certain chemical toxin when the fibre is spun.
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Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Minimally invasive robots target tumoursEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Israeli Institute of Technology has developed a robot - the ViRob - that can crawl through human veins to perform precise medical procedures, and could potentially diagnose and treat artery blockage and cancer. Researchers have produced a basic prototype of the device, and possible applications include delivering drugs to targeted areas to treat lung cancer, and harvesting samples from various parts of the body. The ViRob has tiny arms that allow it to stabilise against blood pressure. It is powered by an external magnetic field, can be controlled for long periods of time during procedures and achieves speeds of 9 mm/s...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
American Joint Replacement Registry announcedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has incorporated the American Joint Replacement Registry, a nonprofit organisation for collecting and reporting on hip and knee joint replacement procedures. AAOS believes this is a patient safety best practice: the goal of any national joint registry is to monitor device performance, so as to allow early recognition of underperforming processes or devices, and support continued clinical learning.
Medical DeviceLink, Jul 2009: http://www.devicelink.com/mpmn/blog/?p=1754 (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Transducer technology may help shrink ultrasonic cutting devicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers from three UK universities are developing transducer technology that does not operate in resonance, allowing the design of smaller ultrasonic cutting instruments. Their aim is to create devices that surgeons could use to perform minimally invasive procedures on delicate areas of the body such as the spine. Current systems have to be resonant, so the device must be tuned to the operating frequency and this dictates what size the device has to be. The researchers are developing ultrasonic cutting instruments that will incorporate flextensional transducers providing an amplified longitudinal motion.
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Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Royal Society Innovation GrantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Industry Fellowship Scheme
This scheme aims to enhance knowledge transfer in science and technology between those in industry and those in academia. It provides opportunities for an academic scientist to work on a collaborative project with industry, or someone employed in industry to work on a collaborative project with a university department or a not-for-profit research organisation. It is anticipated that fellows will establish personal and corporate links between the two sectors in the UK as a foundation for their long-term future development. These appointments are funded by the Royal Society, the Engineering and P...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 12, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
NICE to provide more advice on effective new devices and diagnosticsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NICE has been asked by the Department of Health to coordinate the evaluation of innovative medical devices and diagnostics used in the NHS. The new work programme follows recognition in Lord Darzis Next Stage Review of the need to improve the process of identifying, evaluating and adopting effective new medical devices and diagnostics. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme - 2nd CallEmail this article to a colleague.
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2nd Call for proposals - i4i Future Product Development - Funding Streams 3a (FPD3a) and 3b (FPD3b)
The NIHR's Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme would like to invite submissions of proposals to its Future Product Development 3a and 3b funding streams (FPD3a and FPD3b). FPD3a proposals must include collaboration between at least one industry and one research (academic or clinical) partner to determine the commercial viability of a proposed device or technology, with the development of a robust route to market and a strong, appropriate consortia being the main deliverables. Serving primarily as the first stage of a f...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Medical Research Council announces funding for seven awards totalling 4.7 million pounds under its translational stem cell research schemeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Medical Research Council has announced funding for seven awards totalling £4.7 million under its translational stem cell research scheme. This includes nearly £3 million for four early stage clinical trials involving adult stem cells.These trials will assess various aspects of stem cell biology using stem cell transplantation to address blindness and bone repair, to activate dormant stem cells within the body to treat Addisons disease and to target the elimination of cancerous stem cells responsible for chronic myeloid leukaemia. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 22, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
INNOVATE 09 - 13 October 2009, LondonEmail this article to a colleague.
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Innovate 09 the Technology Strategy Boards annual exhibition and conference - gives you the opportunity to explore the tools, practices and solutions that will enable you to innovate and see the benefits now, and in the future. The day-long event will address all aspects of technology innovation, with special focus on the Technology Strategy Boards priorities - energy and low carbon technologies, healthcare and digital. Hear from business, government and academic leaders as they share with you the critical solutions and opportunities that innovating in these focus areas will deliver. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Publication of the latest National Institute for Health Research Progress ReportEmail this article to a colleague.
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The NIHR Progress Report for 2008/09 was launched at the NIHR West Midlands 10 July 2009 Regional Conference: Committed to better research in the NHS, by Professor Dame Sally C. Davies.
The report gives an account of the NIHRs achievements in developing the infrastructure, programmes and the systems to facilitate health research in England and re-states the government's commitment to making the NHS in England a centre of excellence for health research. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 20, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Office for Life Sciences Blueprint publishedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Office for Life Sciences has developed a package of actions to transform the UK environment for life sciences companies. These actions have been agreed across Government, and with industry, the Higher Education sector and the NHS. A full list is set out in the Life Sciences Action Plan, published on 14 July 2009, which is downloadable from http://www.dius.gov.uk/ols (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Government aims for 1 billion pound venture capital fund to invest in the businesses of the futureEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Prime Minister has announced the creation of the UK Innovation Investment Fund to invest in technology-based businesses with high growth potential. The new fund will focus on investing in growing small businesses, start-ups and spin-outs, in digital and life sciences, clean technology and advanced manufacturing. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
PHOTONICS4LIFE Networking for better health careEmail this article to a colleague.
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PHOTONICS4LIFE (www.photonics4life.eu) is a European Network of Excellence in Biophotonics, formed in May 2008, which is funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). It aims to provide a coherent framework for the strongly fragmented field of Biophotonics in Europe and to stimulate dialogue between industry and research institutions as well as between scientists and clinicians, which is known to be important for promoting innovation in the healthcare sector.
Today Biophotonics is an emerging multidisciplinary research area, embracing all light-based technologies applied to the life sciences a...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 3, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
CRO version of the model Clinical Investigation Agreement for medical technology research conducted in NHS hospitals publishedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Contract Research Organisations (CRO) version of the model Clinical Investigation Agreement for medical technology research conducted in NHS hospitals was published on 26/6/09. It can be found through the following links:
http://www.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.abhi.org.uk/technical_regulatory/groups/clin_invest.aspx
http://www.ukcrc.org/regulationgovernance/modelagreements/cromcia.aspx
The Agreement is intended to be used in unmodified format to enable the faster set up of commercial Clinical Investigations which are outsourced to CROs, as one of a number of bureaucracy-busting measures to improve the NH...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - July 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
New SBRI Competitions in Prosthetics and Automatic Imagery ExtractionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The MoD has announced two new SBRI competitions that are due to open in July 2009. The first of these is looking for innovative research on Prosthetics, and opens on the 16th July with a seminar at Harwell. The MoD has a high obligation for duty of care to help retain personnel in-service and minimise disability on discharge. This call focuses on two specific areas of treatment research related to amputation and similar complex traumas. The first is the physiological and repair process and the second is functional restoration and retraining. These subjects cover a wide range of topics and will be of interest to a large ...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - June 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
New health ministers namedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two new health ministers have been named at the Department of Health as the Government reshuffle continues.
Mike O'Brien, previously a minister at the Department for Energy and Climate Change, and Gillian Merron, a minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, have been appointed to replace outgoing ministers Ben Bradshaw and Dawn Primarolo. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - June 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
NIHR Invention for Innovation Programme 3rd Call for proposals opens on 27 May 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme 3rd Call for proposals opens on 27 May 2009
i4i Future Product Development - Funding Stream 1 (FPD1)
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) would like to invite FPD1 project proposals of up to £100K for a maximum duration of 12 months under its i4i Programme to investigate whether a piece of prior basic research or an innovative use of an existing technology can be used to meet an existing or emerging healthcare need. There should be the potential for a device, based on the technology or technologies, to be developed through further applied R&D. The study must ...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - May 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Department of Health new Commercial Operating ModelEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Department of Health has published a new Commercial Operating Model entitled 'Necessity - not nicety: A new Commercial Operating Model for DH and NHS'
The Commercial Operating Model will improve support and increase commercial capability throughout the NHS by:
creating new regional Commercial Support Units (CSUs), offering a range of dedicated commercial support to NHS health care providers and service commissioners to help them improve their skills, gain better value from procurement and respond more effectively to the commercial challenges of operating in todays NHS. PCTs will not advance pa...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - May 8, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Demand Pull Workshops - an opportunity for Industry and Research CommunityEmail this article to a colleague.
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As part of the work of the Ministerial Medical Technology Strategy Group NHS Technology Adoption Centre has been looking at new processes for driving Demand Pull. Putting Clinicians to the fore in defining the technologies required to satisfy unmet clinical needs.
They have been working with the Cardiac Networks in the North of England and London to run two workshops which brought clinicians together from across the Heart Failure pathways. The Workshops debated the technologies which are currently seen as standard of care and those that are in the pipeline or in use in early adopter sites.
The teams then explored where...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - May 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Is the UK falling behind in clinical trials?Email this article to a colleague.
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New initiatives to bolster collaboration between the NHS, academia and industry have come amid claims that the UK is losing its standing in clinical trials. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - April 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
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Are you looking for funding?
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UKTI and The Hatchery in New York are offering UK SMEs the opportunity to bid to US Venture Capitalists for funding. The event takes place in New York on 23 September 2009. If you think you have what it takes to succeed in New York, put your idea to the test at The Hatchery Gauntlet Event. You will have seven minutes to present your business models to select specialists from the NY Venture Capital Community.
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the international business development agency for the British Government, is co-hosting this...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - April 20, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
NIHR Invention for Innovation Programme - 1st Call for proposals - i4i Future Product Development - Funding Stream 3a (FPD3a)Email this article to a colleague.
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NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme
1st Call for proposals - i4i Future Product Development - Funding Stream 3a (FPD3a)
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme would like to invite submissions of proposals to its Future Product Development 3a funding stream (FPD3a). Proposals must include collaboration between at least one industry and one research (academic or clinical) partner to determine the commercial viability of a proposed device or technology, with the development of a robust route to market and a strong, appropriate consortia being the main deliverables. Serving primarily as the first stage of ...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - April 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
MHRA to provide information through social networking sitesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set out how it plans to improve its communication with patients and the public over the next two years. See http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/PHARMACIST/898281/MHRA-provide-information-social-networking-sites/ for further information. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - April 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
East of England Strategic Health Authority launches three new SBRI competitionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The East of England Strategic Health Authority is launching three new SBRI competitions in April. The topic areas for ideas and new technologies are:
Managing Long Term Conditions:
Increasingly, more people are living with long term conditions and quite apart from the personal issues this creates; it poses a significant challenge to the local health service. We are looking for ideas and technologies that can be shown to make a difference in managing long term conditions. Specific areas that address the remote monitoring of patients combined with decision support to enable better care from home and innov...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - April 8, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
NEW REPORT: Products, devices, treatments and technologies for urinary continence in adultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This report will assist new players in the field to gain an understanding of urinary tract dysfunction, and also help to identify potential gaps and opportunities for innovation. It will be particularly useful for:
non-clinical partners engaged in research, sales, marketing or product development
non-specialist clinicians who require an overview
The report describes, in broad terms, the most common causes of bladder and urethral dysfunction in adults, focusing on symptoms, prevalence and the various treatment options available, including an indication of the evidence for their use.
It comprises the following se...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - April 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
New government office established to reinforce success of life sciences industryEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new Office for Life Sciences (OLS) has been created to address key issues affecting the pharmaceutical, medical biotech and devices sectors.The OLS is tasked, by the end of July 2009, with taking action to make a real difference to the operating environment for life sciences companies by working across Government to address a range of key issues, including those raised in The Review and Refresh of Bioscience 2015.Working with Departments who are responsible for these areas, this virtual Office will co-ordinate national policy, undertaking work to build a sustainable and integrated life sciences industry in the future. It...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - April 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
RCUK Launch new Knowledge Transfer PortalEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Research Councils UK (RCUK) Knowledge Transfer Portal offers a single point of access for those in, e.g., academia, business, public, private and/or third sectors, who want to find out about Research Council knowledge transfer schemes and activities, and how to get involved. You will find links to Research Council funding opportunities, current events, networks, and training courses, just to name a few. See http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/innovation/ktportal/default.htm (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - April 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Healthcare Oscars award cream of sectorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Healthcare excellence and innovation was top of the agenda this week as the countrys best healthcare companies were recognised at the Medilink UK Awards 2009 the Healthcare Technologies sectors equivalent to the Oscars.Sponsored by Xiros plc, the Medilink UK annual awards celebrate cutting edge technologies, outstanding business achievements and international success and collaboration; showcasing the cream of the countrys healthcare industry.
Held in London on Monday 16th March, the nominees for each of the five awards Export Achievement, Innovation, Growth in Sector, Partnership with the NHS and Start Up we...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - March 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
ERBI Medtech and Cambridge Wireless launches new report 'Is the future of medical devices wireless?'Email this article to a colleague.
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A dedicated frequency band for medical devices would boost confidence and stimulate uptake of wireless technology within a healthcare environment. This is one of the recommendations of a new report launched by ERBI Medtech. The report 'Is the future of medical devices wireless?' was produced following a facilitated workshop, which brought together experts from the fields of medical device development, wireless technology and healthcare. The aim was to discuss the issues that face technologists when developing devices for a range of healthcare environments including assisted living and hospitals and propose a roadmap for mo...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - March 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Technology Strategy Board Innovation Platform for the Detection and Identification of Infectious AgentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Technology Strategy Board has created a new Innovation Platform for the Detection and Identification of Infectious Agents in which it will invest up to £50 million over the next 5 years. The initiative will also see investment from the NIHR, which on behalf of the Department of Health, will invest between £500,000 and £1 million a year over the same period. The programme will look at how new technology might be developed to help minimise the impact of the threat of infectious diseases. The Technology Strategy Board is working closely with the Department of Health and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - March 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Web 2.0 woven into health information's futureEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article reports on a BCS Thought Leadership Debate, which considered that question. Read the article at http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.24638 (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - March 4, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
The cream of the UK healthcare technology sector is announcedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The nominees for the Medilink UK Awards 2009 the healthcare technologies sectors equivalent to the Oscars have been announced.
The Medilink UK Awards, sponsored by Xiros Plc, celebrate cutting edge technologies, outstanding business achievements and international success and collaboration and have been designed to showcase the cream of the healthcare industry.
Held at Haberdashers Hall, London on Monday 16th March, the Medilink UK Awards 2009 is being run in association with UK Trade & Investment (UKT&I), Health Technologies KTN, BERR (Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, the NHS Nat...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - March 4, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Innovation Research Initiative - Distributed ProjectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), in funding partnership with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), is commissioning independent, multidisciplinary research focused on the role, drivers and impact of innovation.As the first phase of the Initiative, The Cambridge-Imperial Innovation Research Centre (UK~IRC) is receiving funding to host a strategic research and capacity building programme together with a knowledge exchange hub. As the second phase of the Initiative, the partners...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - March 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Innovative Manufacturing Research Centres (IMRCs) 2009 CallEmail this article to a colleague.
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EPSRC is inviting applications for centres in innovative manufacturing to fill gaps in the current IMRC portfolio. The centres will be supported under a new funding model and will not take the form of a 5-year block grant (as is the case for existing centres). See http://www.imrcs-health.org for more information. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - February 27, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Matera+ call march 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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MATERA+ is an ERA-NET+ Action focusing on material science and engineering. ERA-NET+ Actions are an initiative of the European Commission [EC] aimed at providing additional EC financial support to those national and regional programmes that pool resources to organise a joint call for proposals. MATERA+ is a follow-on to the MATERA+ ERA-NET, which focuses on creating a durable cooperation platform for national and regional policy makers and managers with strategic activities in material sciences and engineering.
MATERA+ Call: March 2009
There is an allocated and indicative budget of 1.5M euro to support UK industry and asso...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - February 24, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
