Richard Deed - TRUSTECH

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Dr Richard DeedInnovation Unit Manager

TRUSTECH - NW NHS Innovation Service29th November 2012

– Purpose of your visit • Understand how Manchester/NW works

– Potential outputs• Develop complimentary linkages/relationships• Transferable opportunities

– Programme for visit - today, tonight and tomorrow

Summary

Orientation

– Central Manchester University Hospital Foundation Trust - CMFT • aims to be one of top 5 performing UK research hospitals • 1mn patient episodes per year with multiple specialist centres

– University of Manchester• Ranked 38th in world aims to be in top 25 by 2020• Founder of MAHSC with 6 key hospitals

– Manchester Science Parks • 25 years of growth • Tenants include 40 healthcare companies • Citylabs new 10,000 sq metre bio-health incubator

– NW • Key assets in universities, hospitals and Industry, especially biotech and

bio pharma, location of NICE • Culture, Transport and International links second to London

Manchester and NW Ecosytem

TRUSTECH

•an NHS organisation

•operational for 11 years

•work with NHS and companies

•team of 13 staff •broad range of capabilities

•Immersed in local landscape

TRUSTECH Improving healthcare through Research and

Innovation

Help NHS to get the innovations it needs to deliver improvements

to care for patients

Industry

Provide access to NHS expertise, helping

companies understand the healthcare needs

of the NHS

Why research and innovate?

Improvepatient outcomes

Savemoney

Increaseefficiency

Improve safety

Need for Innovation

• Need to save ~ £20 billion – – can’t do this by cuts and efficiency alone

• QIPP - focus on quality, innovation, productivity and prevention– Need NHS to drive up quality whilst improving productivity– means harnessing and spreading innovation and new ideas

• NHS CEO Innovation Review - Dec 2011 – Innovation must become core business for the NHS– CQIN payments withheld unless high impact innovations adopted

Identify and develop ideas and innovations

– Identification and Protection (IP)

– Development and Commercialisation

– Project management/Implementation

Service to NHS

How we do we this for NHS Trusts

– Raise profile of innovation

– Case development and advice

– Introduce new products and services • schemes, collaborations

Raise profile of Innovation• Provide

– surveys and competitions– articles for newsletters– presentations at events– IP training for staff– assistance with innovation strategy and policy

Case Development and Advice IP protection

– patents, trade mark, copyright– IP ownership/use advice

• Commercialisation advice– Asses commercial potential of innovative services and

products e.g. scale of clinical need, market size, competition etc

• Business development – Contract advice - CDAs, collaborations/licences – Assistance with funding applications – Company establishment

• Bringing technology/innovation to the NHS – Technology scoping – new solutions to NHS requirements– Framing strengths - attract companies for collaboration

NHS and Industry engagement

NHS Service Outputs

– Currently provide innovation services to 25 NHS Trusts in the region

– fee based service level-3 tiers

– Generates 40% of TRUSTECH operating costs

NHS products and services

Provide access to NHS

– Clinical opinions

– Market research

– Product trials and evaluations

Service to Companies

How we do this for Companies

• Commercial clinics - for free• Database of clinical expertise/provide for a fee

– expert opinions– Route to market/competitor analysis– Product evaluations

• Access to start up facilities via MedTECH centre

• Operate specific funded programmes to evaluate products and services in the NHS

Company Products

Company Outputs

– Over 400 companies received support & advice – Assisted over 150 companies access NHS markets– Helped get 50 new products into market

– Direct commercial contracts generate about 25% of TRUSTECH running costs

– Specific funding programmes generate another 35% of TRUSTECH running costs but are irregular

MedTECH Centre

Systematic access to Clinicians & Patients.10 minutes walk from Central Manchester’s five hospitals.Pilot phase of the Royal Eye Hospital Development www.freh.co.uk

AccommodationWorkshop, offices, hot desks.(superfast broadband, office services, secure 24hr access, parking).

Business Support.Access to NHS procurement.Help recruiting students (University of Manchester /Manchester Business School)Expert professional advice – IP, Finance, Design.

NHS Expertise.Market Research – Focus Groups.Support with Research Grants.in situ Clinical Evaluations.

Accelerating Medical Technology Development

MedTECH 2

Business accelerator for MedTECH companies on the clinical academic campus.

Top Tips for success

1. Adopt a mixed economy model early2. Early successes/case examples are key 3. Proof of Concept funding vital to activate projects4. Top down and bottom up approach needed for engagement5. Collaborate with local and national partners6. Get written into other projects7. Provide clarity on offering to all clients8. Strategy needs to be flexible e.g. MedTECH centre9. Quality staff are a key asset10. Utilise PR well

Contact

Richard Deed: [email protected]

[email protected]

☏ : 44 (0)161 276 5763/4www.trustech.org.uk