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Welcome to the October edition of the Health Innovation Manchester bulletin bringing younews events and insights from across Greater Manchesters academic health science
system and life sciences sector
Health Innovation Manchester News
pound300000 Momentum Funding call opens for companies withinnovative healthcare solutions
WeAreHInM
Health Innovation Manchester is urging businesses with innovative healthcare products or services toapply for a share of pound300000 through the Momentum Fund
The fund has been established to support the introduction and adoption of needs-led evidence-basedinnovations into the healthcare system within Greater Manchester
This year the fund is looking at innovations focussed on two themes
Urgent and Emergency Care Cardiovascular disease diabetes nutrition or obesity (Cardiometabolic needs)
All applications must include evidenced involvement from an NHS or Social Care Organisation within theHealth Innovation Manchester footprint which encompasses Greater Manchester and EastCheshire Applicants may apply for funding between pound25000 and pound75000 Projects funded can last up to12 months and will be monitored against agreed milestones and outputs Deadline 12noon 16 October2019
Have your say on GreaterManchesterrsquos Mental HealthResearch priorities
Health Innovation Manchester and GreaterManchester Health and Social Care Partnership(GMHSCP) are working together to better alignmental health research priorities with the currentneeds of our 28million citizens in GreaterManchester
Historically research has not always reflected theneeds of our local population and a new listeningexercise aims to engage with residents carersand those working in mental health to discoverwhat the regionrsquos mental health priorities shouldbe
Have your say in our short online survey andshare your thoughts on priority areas
The listening exercise runs until 8 November2019 Click the button below to find out more
Introducing the new NIHRApplied ResearchCollaboration for GM
The newly established the National Institute forHealth Research (NIHR) Applied ResearchCollaboration for Greater Manchester (ARC GM)officially launched on 1 October 2019
The NIHR has invested pound135m to establish of 15ARCs across England to develop innovativeresearch projects that will directly improve patientcare and treatment
As part of Health Innovation Manchester theARC GMrsquos research activity will be pivotal infinding new and better ways of preventing illnessand delivering care ensuring that GreaterManchester continues to be at the leading edgeof health innovation care and treatment
Over the next five years the ARC GM will focuson research themes including organising care
about the listening exercise and to take part inthe survey
digital health mental health economicsustainability and healthy ageing
Sharing learning at the NorthWest COPD Discharge BundleJoint Collaborative
Health Innovation Manchester GreaterManchester and Eastern Cheshire Patient SafetyCollaborative (GMECPSC) and the InnovationAgency held the North West Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Disease (COPD) Discharge BundleCollaborative at the Mecure Haydock Hotel on 27September
It will support the adoption of the COPDDischarge Care Bundle with the aim of improvingcare and reducing readmissions for patientsadmitted with acute COPD exacerbation
The event included patient stories dashboarddata information and a workshop fororganisations to plan their own implementationjourneys
Watch Dons story about his life with COPD andhow he wishes the care he receives now hadbeen available for his late wife Carole
Troponin only ManchesterAcute Coronary Syndromes(T-MACS) Network Event
Health Innovation Manchester hosted a Troponinonly Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS) Network event in Manchester to updatepartners on the progress of the T-MACSprogramme and share learning from the recentwork that is being done across GreaterManchester
T-MACS is a computerised clinical predictionmodel which calculates each individual patientrsquosprobability of acute coronary syndrome followinga single troponin blood test at the time of arrivalat the emergency department
The event included an update on the progressmade with the T-MACS project and discussionsabout key achievements and challenges as wellas the role of Health Innovation Manchester andthe AHSN Network in improving the spread andadoption of the technology
Patient Safety Collaborativeshare learning with Maternityand Neonatal system
Greater Manchester and Eastern CheshirePatient Safety Collaborative hosted a Maternityand Neonatal Local Learning Set event on 19thSeptember gathering staff and from across thesystem to discuss best practice in how to engagewith families learn from excellence and humanfactors and how to improve overall care
The event included progress reports from thesystem as well as presentations about dataquality skills assessments and Plan Do StudyAct (PDSA) approaches
Wendy Stobbs Senior Programme DevelopmentLead Patient Safety Collaborative at HealthInnovation Manchester said It was really greatto see all of our Greater Manchester and EasternCheshire teams at our Local Learning Systemevent for our national Maternity and NeonatalCollaborative
Dr Paula Bennett joinsFlorence NightingaleFoundation Alumni
Dr Paula Bennett Associate Director of ClinicalDevelopment at Health Innovation Manchesterand the Utilisation Management (UM) Unitattended a Presentation of Certificates AwardsCeremony for the scholars of 2018 with theFlorence Nightingale Foundation
As one of the 2018 Scholars Paula waswelcomed into the Foundationrsquos AlumniCommunity and will be invited to futurenetworking and reunion programmes inparticular the Foundationrsquos celebration tocommemorate Florence Nightingalersquos 200thbirthday in 2020
Paula said ldquoThe learning mentoring andnetworking opportunities I have had over the last12 months have been truly amazing
Feature
How Manchester is leading the world ina new era of genomics
The worldrsquos leading practitioners in genomics ndash a field of biologythat will be key to delivering precision and personalised medicinendash are now shaping a community of experts in Manchester
Award-winning health writer and Guardian contributor RachelPugh investigates the opportunities for local patients andinternational investors alike including the global companiesconducting genomics research here in Manchester
Greater Manchester System News
New Greater Manchester health technology acceleratorprogramme launches
Successful start-up businesses have now been named as part of the Greater Manchester Future of HealthChallenge launch
The Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge is an initiative to identify new solutions based ondigital technologies to address some of the most pressing public health problems in the GreaterManchester area It is a collaboration between Up Ventures MediaCityUK Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust Salford Digital Health Innovation Manchester Novartis Push Doctor Google and Apadmi
Fifteen participants were selected from over 100 applicants who replied to the call for creative use of newtechnologies to solve some of Greater Manchesterrsquos most pressing health problems
This 12-week programme will include training mentoring and support from leaders in the health andtechnology space including Novartis Google and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to create newclinical solutions for patients in Greater Manchester and beyond
ORCHA Unlocking the powerof health apps acrossGreaterManchester
With smartphones part of everyday lives HealthInnovation Manchester is encouraging NHSorganisations across the region to improveservices by safely unlocking the potential ofhealth apps by talking with the Organisation forthe Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA)
North West based ORCHA is part of the NHSInnovation Accelerator programme and leads theworld in helping health services to safely embedhealth apps into patient pathways Itrsquos reviewedaround 6000 apps to date
Teams across Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust todaywork with ORCHA with dedicated libraries oftested and approved apps that their healthprofessionals can search and prescribe topatients Teams are using apps in a wide rangeof services from occupational health and physioto community nursing and psychology services
Preventing falls from occuringin Tameside with Safe Stepsapp
Safe Steps one of the companies taking part inthe Greater Manchester Digital HealthAccelerator with Health Innovation Manchester isa digital falls risk assessment tool designed toreduce the number of falls in care homes
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FTis taking part in a 12-month pilot working withHealth Innovation Manchester and app SafeSteps with a view to the app being rolled out tohospitals across Greater Manchester
As part of the pilot all patients admitted to theStamford Unit at Tameside Hospital has a riskassessment on the Safe Steps app that thendevises a care plan individualised for the patientThe care plan gives the clinical team actions andthe app keeps track of what actions areoutstanding for that patient which also assiststhe clinical team
National News
Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge researchand innovation to benefit UK patients
Seven new data hubs to be rolled out across the UK to speed up research for new medicines treatmentsand technologies that support quicker diagnoses and save lives
Led by Health Data Research UK these hubs aim to improve the lives of people with debilitatingconditions and will link up different types of health data and make it more easily accessible and user-friendly for research while maintaining strict controls around data privacy and consent
The Health Data Research Hubs are part of a four-year pound37million investment from the UK GovernmentIndustrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) announced in November 2017 led by UK Research andInnovation to create a UK-wide system for the safe and responsible use of health-related data on a largescale The hubs will also stimulate further economic growth through greater research activity
Healthyio raises $60 Millionfor smartphone kidney test
Greater Manchester Digital Health Accelerator-supported company Healthyio has announced ithas received 510(k) clearance from the US
Applications open for AACPathway Transformation fund
Funding announced by government in July 2017is available through the new Accelerated AccessCollaborative Pathway Transformation Fund
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for itssmartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aidof diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD)which affects over 35 million Americans
As a global leader in turning the smartphonecamera into a clinical-grade medical device thisis the second FDA clearance the company hasreceived The company also closed a $60 millionSeries C funding round led by Corner Ventureswith participation by Joy Capital and all previousinvestors Ansonia Holdings Aleph andSamsung NEXT
Healthyio has worked closely with a number ofAHSNs ndash Health Innovation Manchester NorthEast North Cumbria UCL Partners Kent SurreySussex and Yorkshire amp Humber AHSN
(PTF) to help NHS organisations integrate therapid uptake products into everyday practicesDelivered with the support of the AcademicHealth Science Networks (AHSNs) the PTFseeks to improve equality of access to theseproducts
The PTF can help providers overcome practicalobstacles to deploying these products After thesuccess of Phase 1 applications Phase 2 is nowopen for applications It will close midnight on 31October 2019
This will focus on five of the AAC rapid uptakeproducts UroLift placental growth factor-basedtesting high-sensitivity troponin testing in anunder 3-hour protocol HeartFlow and PCSK9inhibitors
Events
Cancer Research UK Innovation Summit 7 OctThe Innovation Summit will showcase the motives for and benefits of translating research throughentrepreneurial commercialisation and the support infrastructure available The programme will includetopics covering the incentives for engaging in entrepreneurship and how to overcome the challenges thatan entrepreneur may face Read more
NIHR North West SME MedTech Roadshow 9 OctThe one-day event will offer you an explanation of the support that you can receive from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) and other local partner organisations This will include practicaladvice on the funding programmes that the NIHR run that are available for SMEs You will hear fromrepresentatives from some of the companies that we have helped who will be sharing their experiencestips and advice from an SME perspective Read more
Health 20 Manchester Digital Tech in Prevention andPopulation Health Management 17 OctThis Health 20 meetup will explore a few examples of how digital technology is changing and helpingpopulation health management with talks and demonstrations from experts across the system Read More
Life Science Support Health Economics Masterclass 8 NovThe GC Business Growth Hub Life Science Support Team are hosting a new fully-funded Life ScienceSupport Health Economics Masterclass as part the STEP INto Healthcare Masterclass series Thismasterclass will cover a range of topics and provide an overview of the methods of economic evaluationavailable and how this can be used to present cost effectiveness and impact of health and caretechnologies Read more
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Health Innovation Manchester is urging businesses with innovative healthcare products or services toapply for a share of pound300000 through the Momentum Fund
The fund has been established to support the introduction and adoption of needs-led evidence-basedinnovations into the healthcare system within Greater Manchester
This year the fund is looking at innovations focussed on two themes
Urgent and Emergency Care Cardiovascular disease diabetes nutrition or obesity (Cardiometabolic needs)
All applications must include evidenced involvement from an NHS or Social Care Organisation within theHealth Innovation Manchester footprint which encompasses Greater Manchester and EastCheshire Applicants may apply for funding between pound25000 and pound75000 Projects funded can last up to12 months and will be monitored against agreed milestones and outputs Deadline 12noon 16 October2019
Have your say on GreaterManchesterrsquos Mental HealthResearch priorities
Health Innovation Manchester and GreaterManchester Health and Social Care Partnership(GMHSCP) are working together to better alignmental health research priorities with the currentneeds of our 28million citizens in GreaterManchester
Historically research has not always reflected theneeds of our local population and a new listeningexercise aims to engage with residents carersand those working in mental health to discoverwhat the regionrsquos mental health priorities shouldbe
Have your say in our short online survey andshare your thoughts on priority areas
The listening exercise runs until 8 November2019 Click the button below to find out more
Introducing the new NIHRApplied ResearchCollaboration for GM
The newly established the National Institute forHealth Research (NIHR) Applied ResearchCollaboration for Greater Manchester (ARC GM)officially launched on 1 October 2019
The NIHR has invested pound135m to establish of 15ARCs across England to develop innovativeresearch projects that will directly improve patientcare and treatment
As part of Health Innovation Manchester theARC GMrsquos research activity will be pivotal infinding new and better ways of preventing illnessand delivering care ensuring that GreaterManchester continues to be at the leading edgeof health innovation care and treatment
Over the next five years the ARC GM will focuson research themes including organising care
about the listening exercise and to take part inthe survey
digital health mental health economicsustainability and healthy ageing
Sharing learning at the NorthWest COPD Discharge BundleJoint Collaborative
Health Innovation Manchester GreaterManchester and Eastern Cheshire Patient SafetyCollaborative (GMECPSC) and the InnovationAgency held the North West Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Disease (COPD) Discharge BundleCollaborative at the Mecure Haydock Hotel on 27September
It will support the adoption of the COPDDischarge Care Bundle with the aim of improvingcare and reducing readmissions for patientsadmitted with acute COPD exacerbation
The event included patient stories dashboarddata information and a workshop fororganisations to plan their own implementationjourneys
Watch Dons story about his life with COPD andhow he wishes the care he receives now hadbeen available for his late wife Carole
Troponin only ManchesterAcute Coronary Syndromes(T-MACS) Network Event
Health Innovation Manchester hosted a Troponinonly Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS) Network event in Manchester to updatepartners on the progress of the T-MACSprogramme and share learning from the recentwork that is being done across GreaterManchester
T-MACS is a computerised clinical predictionmodel which calculates each individual patientrsquosprobability of acute coronary syndrome followinga single troponin blood test at the time of arrivalat the emergency department
The event included an update on the progressmade with the T-MACS project and discussionsabout key achievements and challenges as wellas the role of Health Innovation Manchester andthe AHSN Network in improving the spread andadoption of the technology
Patient Safety Collaborativeshare learning with Maternityand Neonatal system
Greater Manchester and Eastern CheshirePatient Safety Collaborative hosted a Maternityand Neonatal Local Learning Set event on 19thSeptember gathering staff and from across thesystem to discuss best practice in how to engagewith families learn from excellence and humanfactors and how to improve overall care
The event included progress reports from thesystem as well as presentations about dataquality skills assessments and Plan Do StudyAct (PDSA) approaches
Wendy Stobbs Senior Programme DevelopmentLead Patient Safety Collaborative at HealthInnovation Manchester said It was really greatto see all of our Greater Manchester and EasternCheshire teams at our Local Learning Systemevent for our national Maternity and NeonatalCollaborative
Dr Paula Bennett joinsFlorence NightingaleFoundation Alumni
Dr Paula Bennett Associate Director of ClinicalDevelopment at Health Innovation Manchesterand the Utilisation Management (UM) Unitattended a Presentation of Certificates AwardsCeremony for the scholars of 2018 with theFlorence Nightingale Foundation
As one of the 2018 Scholars Paula waswelcomed into the Foundationrsquos AlumniCommunity and will be invited to futurenetworking and reunion programmes inparticular the Foundationrsquos celebration tocommemorate Florence Nightingalersquos 200thbirthday in 2020
Paula said ldquoThe learning mentoring andnetworking opportunities I have had over the last12 months have been truly amazing
Feature
How Manchester is leading the world ina new era of genomics
The worldrsquos leading practitioners in genomics ndash a field of biologythat will be key to delivering precision and personalised medicinendash are now shaping a community of experts in Manchester
Award-winning health writer and Guardian contributor RachelPugh investigates the opportunities for local patients andinternational investors alike including the global companiesconducting genomics research here in Manchester
Greater Manchester System News
New Greater Manchester health technology acceleratorprogramme launches
Successful start-up businesses have now been named as part of the Greater Manchester Future of HealthChallenge launch
The Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge is an initiative to identify new solutions based ondigital technologies to address some of the most pressing public health problems in the GreaterManchester area It is a collaboration between Up Ventures MediaCityUK Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust Salford Digital Health Innovation Manchester Novartis Push Doctor Google and Apadmi
Fifteen participants were selected from over 100 applicants who replied to the call for creative use of newtechnologies to solve some of Greater Manchesterrsquos most pressing health problems
This 12-week programme will include training mentoring and support from leaders in the health andtechnology space including Novartis Google and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to create newclinical solutions for patients in Greater Manchester and beyond
ORCHA Unlocking the powerof health apps acrossGreaterManchester
With smartphones part of everyday lives HealthInnovation Manchester is encouraging NHSorganisations across the region to improveservices by safely unlocking the potential ofhealth apps by talking with the Organisation forthe Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA)
North West based ORCHA is part of the NHSInnovation Accelerator programme and leads theworld in helping health services to safely embedhealth apps into patient pathways Itrsquos reviewedaround 6000 apps to date
Teams across Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust todaywork with ORCHA with dedicated libraries oftested and approved apps that their healthprofessionals can search and prescribe topatients Teams are using apps in a wide rangeof services from occupational health and physioto community nursing and psychology services
Preventing falls from occuringin Tameside with Safe Stepsapp
Safe Steps one of the companies taking part inthe Greater Manchester Digital HealthAccelerator with Health Innovation Manchester isa digital falls risk assessment tool designed toreduce the number of falls in care homes
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FTis taking part in a 12-month pilot working withHealth Innovation Manchester and app SafeSteps with a view to the app being rolled out tohospitals across Greater Manchester
As part of the pilot all patients admitted to theStamford Unit at Tameside Hospital has a riskassessment on the Safe Steps app that thendevises a care plan individualised for the patientThe care plan gives the clinical team actions andthe app keeps track of what actions areoutstanding for that patient which also assiststhe clinical team
National News
Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge researchand innovation to benefit UK patients
Seven new data hubs to be rolled out across the UK to speed up research for new medicines treatmentsand technologies that support quicker diagnoses and save lives
Led by Health Data Research UK these hubs aim to improve the lives of people with debilitatingconditions and will link up different types of health data and make it more easily accessible and user-friendly for research while maintaining strict controls around data privacy and consent
The Health Data Research Hubs are part of a four-year pound37million investment from the UK GovernmentIndustrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) announced in November 2017 led by UK Research andInnovation to create a UK-wide system for the safe and responsible use of health-related data on a largescale The hubs will also stimulate further economic growth through greater research activity
Healthyio raises $60 Millionfor smartphone kidney test
Greater Manchester Digital Health Accelerator-supported company Healthyio has announced ithas received 510(k) clearance from the US
Applications open for AACPathway Transformation fund
Funding announced by government in July 2017is available through the new Accelerated AccessCollaborative Pathway Transformation Fund
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for itssmartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aidof diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD)which affects over 35 million Americans
As a global leader in turning the smartphonecamera into a clinical-grade medical device thisis the second FDA clearance the company hasreceived The company also closed a $60 millionSeries C funding round led by Corner Ventureswith participation by Joy Capital and all previousinvestors Ansonia Holdings Aleph andSamsung NEXT
Healthyio has worked closely with a number ofAHSNs ndash Health Innovation Manchester NorthEast North Cumbria UCL Partners Kent SurreySussex and Yorkshire amp Humber AHSN
(PTF) to help NHS organisations integrate therapid uptake products into everyday practicesDelivered with the support of the AcademicHealth Science Networks (AHSNs) the PTFseeks to improve equality of access to theseproducts
The PTF can help providers overcome practicalobstacles to deploying these products After thesuccess of Phase 1 applications Phase 2 is nowopen for applications It will close midnight on 31October 2019
This will focus on five of the AAC rapid uptakeproducts UroLift placental growth factor-basedtesting high-sensitivity troponin testing in anunder 3-hour protocol HeartFlow and PCSK9inhibitors
Events
Cancer Research UK Innovation Summit 7 OctThe Innovation Summit will showcase the motives for and benefits of translating research throughentrepreneurial commercialisation and the support infrastructure available The programme will includetopics covering the incentives for engaging in entrepreneurship and how to overcome the challenges thatan entrepreneur may face Read more
NIHR North West SME MedTech Roadshow 9 OctThe one-day event will offer you an explanation of the support that you can receive from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) and other local partner organisations This will include practicaladvice on the funding programmes that the NIHR run that are available for SMEs You will hear fromrepresentatives from some of the companies that we have helped who will be sharing their experiencestips and advice from an SME perspective Read more
Health 20 Manchester Digital Tech in Prevention andPopulation Health Management 17 OctThis Health 20 meetup will explore a few examples of how digital technology is changing and helpingpopulation health management with talks and demonstrations from experts across the system Read More
Life Science Support Health Economics Masterclass 8 NovThe GC Business Growth Hub Life Science Support Team are hosting a new fully-funded Life ScienceSupport Health Economics Masterclass as part the STEP INto Healthcare Masterclass series Thismasterclass will cover a range of topics and provide an overview of the methods of economic evaluationavailable and how this can be used to present cost effectiveness and impact of health and caretechnologies Read more
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
about the listening exercise and to take part inthe survey
digital health mental health economicsustainability and healthy ageing
Sharing learning at the NorthWest COPD Discharge BundleJoint Collaborative
Health Innovation Manchester GreaterManchester and Eastern Cheshire Patient SafetyCollaborative (GMECPSC) and the InnovationAgency held the North West Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Disease (COPD) Discharge BundleCollaborative at the Mecure Haydock Hotel on 27September
It will support the adoption of the COPDDischarge Care Bundle with the aim of improvingcare and reducing readmissions for patientsadmitted with acute COPD exacerbation
The event included patient stories dashboarddata information and a workshop fororganisations to plan their own implementationjourneys
Watch Dons story about his life with COPD andhow he wishes the care he receives now hadbeen available for his late wife Carole
Troponin only ManchesterAcute Coronary Syndromes(T-MACS) Network Event
Health Innovation Manchester hosted a Troponinonly Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS) Network event in Manchester to updatepartners on the progress of the T-MACSprogramme and share learning from the recentwork that is being done across GreaterManchester
T-MACS is a computerised clinical predictionmodel which calculates each individual patientrsquosprobability of acute coronary syndrome followinga single troponin blood test at the time of arrivalat the emergency department
The event included an update on the progressmade with the T-MACS project and discussionsabout key achievements and challenges as wellas the role of Health Innovation Manchester andthe AHSN Network in improving the spread andadoption of the technology
Patient Safety Collaborativeshare learning with Maternityand Neonatal system
Greater Manchester and Eastern CheshirePatient Safety Collaborative hosted a Maternityand Neonatal Local Learning Set event on 19thSeptember gathering staff and from across thesystem to discuss best practice in how to engagewith families learn from excellence and humanfactors and how to improve overall care
The event included progress reports from thesystem as well as presentations about dataquality skills assessments and Plan Do StudyAct (PDSA) approaches
Wendy Stobbs Senior Programme DevelopmentLead Patient Safety Collaborative at HealthInnovation Manchester said It was really greatto see all of our Greater Manchester and EasternCheshire teams at our Local Learning Systemevent for our national Maternity and NeonatalCollaborative
Dr Paula Bennett joinsFlorence NightingaleFoundation Alumni
Dr Paula Bennett Associate Director of ClinicalDevelopment at Health Innovation Manchesterand the Utilisation Management (UM) Unitattended a Presentation of Certificates AwardsCeremony for the scholars of 2018 with theFlorence Nightingale Foundation
As one of the 2018 Scholars Paula waswelcomed into the Foundationrsquos AlumniCommunity and will be invited to futurenetworking and reunion programmes inparticular the Foundationrsquos celebration tocommemorate Florence Nightingalersquos 200thbirthday in 2020
Paula said ldquoThe learning mentoring andnetworking opportunities I have had over the last12 months have been truly amazing
Feature
How Manchester is leading the world ina new era of genomics
The worldrsquos leading practitioners in genomics ndash a field of biologythat will be key to delivering precision and personalised medicinendash are now shaping a community of experts in Manchester
Award-winning health writer and Guardian contributor RachelPugh investigates the opportunities for local patients andinternational investors alike including the global companiesconducting genomics research here in Manchester
Greater Manchester System News
New Greater Manchester health technology acceleratorprogramme launches
Successful start-up businesses have now been named as part of the Greater Manchester Future of HealthChallenge launch
The Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge is an initiative to identify new solutions based ondigital technologies to address some of the most pressing public health problems in the GreaterManchester area It is a collaboration between Up Ventures MediaCityUK Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust Salford Digital Health Innovation Manchester Novartis Push Doctor Google and Apadmi
Fifteen participants were selected from over 100 applicants who replied to the call for creative use of newtechnologies to solve some of Greater Manchesterrsquos most pressing health problems
This 12-week programme will include training mentoring and support from leaders in the health andtechnology space including Novartis Google and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to create newclinical solutions for patients in Greater Manchester and beyond
ORCHA Unlocking the powerof health apps acrossGreaterManchester
With smartphones part of everyday lives HealthInnovation Manchester is encouraging NHSorganisations across the region to improveservices by safely unlocking the potential ofhealth apps by talking with the Organisation forthe Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA)
North West based ORCHA is part of the NHSInnovation Accelerator programme and leads theworld in helping health services to safely embedhealth apps into patient pathways Itrsquos reviewedaround 6000 apps to date
Teams across Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust todaywork with ORCHA with dedicated libraries oftested and approved apps that their healthprofessionals can search and prescribe topatients Teams are using apps in a wide rangeof services from occupational health and physioto community nursing and psychology services
Preventing falls from occuringin Tameside with Safe Stepsapp
Safe Steps one of the companies taking part inthe Greater Manchester Digital HealthAccelerator with Health Innovation Manchester isa digital falls risk assessment tool designed toreduce the number of falls in care homes
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FTis taking part in a 12-month pilot working withHealth Innovation Manchester and app SafeSteps with a view to the app being rolled out tohospitals across Greater Manchester
As part of the pilot all patients admitted to theStamford Unit at Tameside Hospital has a riskassessment on the Safe Steps app that thendevises a care plan individualised for the patientThe care plan gives the clinical team actions andthe app keeps track of what actions areoutstanding for that patient which also assiststhe clinical team
National News
Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge researchand innovation to benefit UK patients
Seven new data hubs to be rolled out across the UK to speed up research for new medicines treatmentsand technologies that support quicker diagnoses and save lives
Led by Health Data Research UK these hubs aim to improve the lives of people with debilitatingconditions and will link up different types of health data and make it more easily accessible and user-friendly for research while maintaining strict controls around data privacy and consent
The Health Data Research Hubs are part of a four-year pound37million investment from the UK GovernmentIndustrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) announced in November 2017 led by UK Research andInnovation to create a UK-wide system for the safe and responsible use of health-related data on a largescale The hubs will also stimulate further economic growth through greater research activity
Healthyio raises $60 Millionfor smartphone kidney test
Greater Manchester Digital Health Accelerator-supported company Healthyio has announced ithas received 510(k) clearance from the US
Applications open for AACPathway Transformation fund
Funding announced by government in July 2017is available through the new Accelerated AccessCollaborative Pathway Transformation Fund
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for itssmartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aidof diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD)which affects over 35 million Americans
As a global leader in turning the smartphonecamera into a clinical-grade medical device thisis the second FDA clearance the company hasreceived The company also closed a $60 millionSeries C funding round led by Corner Ventureswith participation by Joy Capital and all previousinvestors Ansonia Holdings Aleph andSamsung NEXT
Healthyio has worked closely with a number ofAHSNs ndash Health Innovation Manchester NorthEast North Cumbria UCL Partners Kent SurreySussex and Yorkshire amp Humber AHSN
(PTF) to help NHS organisations integrate therapid uptake products into everyday practicesDelivered with the support of the AcademicHealth Science Networks (AHSNs) the PTFseeks to improve equality of access to theseproducts
The PTF can help providers overcome practicalobstacles to deploying these products After thesuccess of Phase 1 applications Phase 2 is nowopen for applications It will close midnight on 31October 2019
This will focus on five of the AAC rapid uptakeproducts UroLift placental growth factor-basedtesting high-sensitivity troponin testing in anunder 3-hour protocol HeartFlow and PCSK9inhibitors
Events
Cancer Research UK Innovation Summit 7 OctThe Innovation Summit will showcase the motives for and benefits of translating research throughentrepreneurial commercialisation and the support infrastructure available The programme will includetopics covering the incentives for engaging in entrepreneurship and how to overcome the challenges thatan entrepreneur may face Read more
NIHR North West SME MedTech Roadshow 9 OctThe one-day event will offer you an explanation of the support that you can receive from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) and other local partner organisations This will include practicaladvice on the funding programmes that the NIHR run that are available for SMEs You will hear fromrepresentatives from some of the companies that we have helped who will be sharing their experiencestips and advice from an SME perspective Read more
Health 20 Manchester Digital Tech in Prevention andPopulation Health Management 17 OctThis Health 20 meetup will explore a few examples of how digital technology is changing and helpingpopulation health management with talks and demonstrations from experts across the system Read More
Life Science Support Health Economics Masterclass 8 NovThe GC Business Growth Hub Life Science Support Team are hosting a new fully-funded Life ScienceSupport Health Economics Masterclass as part the STEP INto Healthcare Masterclass series Thismasterclass will cover a range of topics and provide an overview of the methods of economic evaluationavailable and how this can be used to present cost effectiveness and impact of health and caretechnologies Read more
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Patient Safety Collaborativeshare learning with Maternityand Neonatal system
Greater Manchester and Eastern CheshirePatient Safety Collaborative hosted a Maternityand Neonatal Local Learning Set event on 19thSeptember gathering staff and from across thesystem to discuss best practice in how to engagewith families learn from excellence and humanfactors and how to improve overall care
The event included progress reports from thesystem as well as presentations about dataquality skills assessments and Plan Do StudyAct (PDSA) approaches
Wendy Stobbs Senior Programme DevelopmentLead Patient Safety Collaborative at HealthInnovation Manchester said It was really greatto see all of our Greater Manchester and EasternCheshire teams at our Local Learning Systemevent for our national Maternity and NeonatalCollaborative
Dr Paula Bennett joinsFlorence NightingaleFoundation Alumni
Dr Paula Bennett Associate Director of ClinicalDevelopment at Health Innovation Manchesterand the Utilisation Management (UM) Unitattended a Presentation of Certificates AwardsCeremony for the scholars of 2018 with theFlorence Nightingale Foundation
As one of the 2018 Scholars Paula waswelcomed into the Foundationrsquos AlumniCommunity and will be invited to futurenetworking and reunion programmes inparticular the Foundationrsquos celebration tocommemorate Florence Nightingalersquos 200thbirthday in 2020
Paula said ldquoThe learning mentoring andnetworking opportunities I have had over the last12 months have been truly amazing
Feature
How Manchester is leading the world ina new era of genomics
The worldrsquos leading practitioners in genomics ndash a field of biologythat will be key to delivering precision and personalised medicinendash are now shaping a community of experts in Manchester
Award-winning health writer and Guardian contributor RachelPugh investigates the opportunities for local patients andinternational investors alike including the global companiesconducting genomics research here in Manchester
Greater Manchester System News
New Greater Manchester health technology acceleratorprogramme launches
Successful start-up businesses have now been named as part of the Greater Manchester Future of HealthChallenge launch
The Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge is an initiative to identify new solutions based ondigital technologies to address some of the most pressing public health problems in the GreaterManchester area It is a collaboration between Up Ventures MediaCityUK Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust Salford Digital Health Innovation Manchester Novartis Push Doctor Google and Apadmi
Fifteen participants were selected from over 100 applicants who replied to the call for creative use of newtechnologies to solve some of Greater Manchesterrsquos most pressing health problems
This 12-week programme will include training mentoring and support from leaders in the health andtechnology space including Novartis Google and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to create newclinical solutions for patients in Greater Manchester and beyond
ORCHA Unlocking the powerof health apps acrossGreaterManchester
With smartphones part of everyday lives HealthInnovation Manchester is encouraging NHSorganisations across the region to improveservices by safely unlocking the potential ofhealth apps by talking with the Organisation forthe Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA)
North West based ORCHA is part of the NHSInnovation Accelerator programme and leads theworld in helping health services to safely embedhealth apps into patient pathways Itrsquos reviewedaround 6000 apps to date
Teams across Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust todaywork with ORCHA with dedicated libraries oftested and approved apps that their healthprofessionals can search and prescribe topatients Teams are using apps in a wide rangeof services from occupational health and physioto community nursing and psychology services
Preventing falls from occuringin Tameside with Safe Stepsapp
Safe Steps one of the companies taking part inthe Greater Manchester Digital HealthAccelerator with Health Innovation Manchester isa digital falls risk assessment tool designed toreduce the number of falls in care homes
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FTis taking part in a 12-month pilot working withHealth Innovation Manchester and app SafeSteps with a view to the app being rolled out tohospitals across Greater Manchester
As part of the pilot all patients admitted to theStamford Unit at Tameside Hospital has a riskassessment on the Safe Steps app that thendevises a care plan individualised for the patientThe care plan gives the clinical team actions andthe app keeps track of what actions areoutstanding for that patient which also assiststhe clinical team
National News
Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge researchand innovation to benefit UK patients
Seven new data hubs to be rolled out across the UK to speed up research for new medicines treatmentsand technologies that support quicker diagnoses and save lives
Led by Health Data Research UK these hubs aim to improve the lives of people with debilitatingconditions and will link up different types of health data and make it more easily accessible and user-friendly for research while maintaining strict controls around data privacy and consent
The Health Data Research Hubs are part of a four-year pound37million investment from the UK GovernmentIndustrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) announced in November 2017 led by UK Research andInnovation to create a UK-wide system for the safe and responsible use of health-related data on a largescale The hubs will also stimulate further economic growth through greater research activity
Healthyio raises $60 Millionfor smartphone kidney test
Greater Manchester Digital Health Accelerator-supported company Healthyio has announced ithas received 510(k) clearance from the US
Applications open for AACPathway Transformation fund
Funding announced by government in July 2017is available through the new Accelerated AccessCollaborative Pathway Transformation Fund
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for itssmartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aidof diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD)which affects over 35 million Americans
As a global leader in turning the smartphonecamera into a clinical-grade medical device thisis the second FDA clearance the company hasreceived The company also closed a $60 millionSeries C funding round led by Corner Ventureswith participation by Joy Capital and all previousinvestors Ansonia Holdings Aleph andSamsung NEXT
Healthyio has worked closely with a number ofAHSNs ndash Health Innovation Manchester NorthEast North Cumbria UCL Partners Kent SurreySussex and Yorkshire amp Humber AHSN
(PTF) to help NHS organisations integrate therapid uptake products into everyday practicesDelivered with the support of the AcademicHealth Science Networks (AHSNs) the PTFseeks to improve equality of access to theseproducts
The PTF can help providers overcome practicalobstacles to deploying these products After thesuccess of Phase 1 applications Phase 2 is nowopen for applications It will close midnight on 31October 2019
This will focus on five of the AAC rapid uptakeproducts UroLift placental growth factor-basedtesting high-sensitivity troponin testing in anunder 3-hour protocol HeartFlow and PCSK9inhibitors
Events
Cancer Research UK Innovation Summit 7 OctThe Innovation Summit will showcase the motives for and benefits of translating research throughentrepreneurial commercialisation and the support infrastructure available The programme will includetopics covering the incentives for engaging in entrepreneurship and how to overcome the challenges thatan entrepreneur may face Read more
NIHR North West SME MedTech Roadshow 9 OctThe one-day event will offer you an explanation of the support that you can receive from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) and other local partner organisations This will include practicaladvice on the funding programmes that the NIHR run that are available for SMEs You will hear fromrepresentatives from some of the companies that we have helped who will be sharing their experiencestips and advice from an SME perspective Read more
Health 20 Manchester Digital Tech in Prevention andPopulation Health Management 17 OctThis Health 20 meetup will explore a few examples of how digital technology is changing and helpingpopulation health management with talks and demonstrations from experts across the system Read More
Life Science Support Health Economics Masterclass 8 NovThe GC Business Growth Hub Life Science Support Team are hosting a new fully-funded Life ScienceSupport Health Economics Masterclass as part the STEP INto Healthcare Masterclass series Thismasterclass will cover a range of topics and provide an overview of the methods of economic evaluationavailable and how this can be used to present cost effectiveness and impact of health and caretechnologies Read more
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Greater Manchester System News
New Greater Manchester health technology acceleratorprogramme launches
Successful start-up businesses have now been named as part of the Greater Manchester Future of HealthChallenge launch
The Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge is an initiative to identify new solutions based ondigital technologies to address some of the most pressing public health problems in the GreaterManchester area It is a collaboration between Up Ventures MediaCityUK Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust Salford Digital Health Innovation Manchester Novartis Push Doctor Google and Apadmi
Fifteen participants were selected from over 100 applicants who replied to the call for creative use of newtechnologies to solve some of Greater Manchesterrsquos most pressing health problems
This 12-week programme will include training mentoring and support from leaders in the health andtechnology space including Novartis Google and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to create newclinical solutions for patients in Greater Manchester and beyond
ORCHA Unlocking the powerof health apps acrossGreaterManchester
With smartphones part of everyday lives HealthInnovation Manchester is encouraging NHSorganisations across the region to improveservices by safely unlocking the potential ofhealth apps by talking with the Organisation forthe Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA)
North West based ORCHA is part of the NHSInnovation Accelerator programme and leads theworld in helping health services to safely embedhealth apps into patient pathways Itrsquos reviewedaround 6000 apps to date
Teams across Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust todaywork with ORCHA with dedicated libraries oftested and approved apps that their healthprofessionals can search and prescribe topatients Teams are using apps in a wide rangeof services from occupational health and physioto community nursing and psychology services
Preventing falls from occuringin Tameside with Safe Stepsapp
Safe Steps one of the companies taking part inthe Greater Manchester Digital HealthAccelerator with Health Innovation Manchester isa digital falls risk assessment tool designed toreduce the number of falls in care homes
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FTis taking part in a 12-month pilot working withHealth Innovation Manchester and app SafeSteps with a view to the app being rolled out tohospitals across Greater Manchester
As part of the pilot all patients admitted to theStamford Unit at Tameside Hospital has a riskassessment on the Safe Steps app that thendevises a care plan individualised for the patientThe care plan gives the clinical team actions andthe app keeps track of what actions areoutstanding for that patient which also assiststhe clinical team
National News
Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge researchand innovation to benefit UK patients
Seven new data hubs to be rolled out across the UK to speed up research for new medicines treatmentsand technologies that support quicker diagnoses and save lives
Led by Health Data Research UK these hubs aim to improve the lives of people with debilitatingconditions and will link up different types of health data and make it more easily accessible and user-friendly for research while maintaining strict controls around data privacy and consent
The Health Data Research Hubs are part of a four-year pound37million investment from the UK GovernmentIndustrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) announced in November 2017 led by UK Research andInnovation to create a UK-wide system for the safe and responsible use of health-related data on a largescale The hubs will also stimulate further economic growth through greater research activity
Healthyio raises $60 Millionfor smartphone kidney test
Greater Manchester Digital Health Accelerator-supported company Healthyio has announced ithas received 510(k) clearance from the US
Applications open for AACPathway Transformation fund
Funding announced by government in July 2017is available through the new Accelerated AccessCollaborative Pathway Transformation Fund
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for itssmartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aidof diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD)which affects over 35 million Americans
As a global leader in turning the smartphonecamera into a clinical-grade medical device thisis the second FDA clearance the company hasreceived The company also closed a $60 millionSeries C funding round led by Corner Ventureswith participation by Joy Capital and all previousinvestors Ansonia Holdings Aleph andSamsung NEXT
Healthyio has worked closely with a number ofAHSNs ndash Health Innovation Manchester NorthEast North Cumbria UCL Partners Kent SurreySussex and Yorkshire amp Humber AHSN
(PTF) to help NHS organisations integrate therapid uptake products into everyday practicesDelivered with the support of the AcademicHealth Science Networks (AHSNs) the PTFseeks to improve equality of access to theseproducts
The PTF can help providers overcome practicalobstacles to deploying these products After thesuccess of Phase 1 applications Phase 2 is nowopen for applications It will close midnight on 31October 2019
This will focus on five of the AAC rapid uptakeproducts UroLift placental growth factor-basedtesting high-sensitivity troponin testing in anunder 3-hour protocol HeartFlow and PCSK9inhibitors
Events
Cancer Research UK Innovation Summit 7 OctThe Innovation Summit will showcase the motives for and benefits of translating research throughentrepreneurial commercialisation and the support infrastructure available The programme will includetopics covering the incentives for engaging in entrepreneurship and how to overcome the challenges thatan entrepreneur may face Read more
NIHR North West SME MedTech Roadshow 9 OctThe one-day event will offer you an explanation of the support that you can receive from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) and other local partner organisations This will include practicaladvice on the funding programmes that the NIHR run that are available for SMEs You will hear fromrepresentatives from some of the companies that we have helped who will be sharing their experiencestips and advice from an SME perspective Read more
Health 20 Manchester Digital Tech in Prevention andPopulation Health Management 17 OctThis Health 20 meetup will explore a few examples of how digital technology is changing and helpingpopulation health management with talks and demonstrations from experts across the system Read More
Life Science Support Health Economics Masterclass 8 NovThe GC Business Growth Hub Life Science Support Team are hosting a new fully-funded Life ScienceSupport Health Economics Masterclass as part the STEP INto Healthcare Masterclass series Thismasterclass will cover a range of topics and provide an overview of the methods of economic evaluationavailable and how this can be used to present cost effectiveness and impact of health and caretechnologies Read more
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
ORCHA Unlocking the powerof health apps acrossGreaterManchester
With smartphones part of everyday lives HealthInnovation Manchester is encouraging NHSorganisations across the region to improveservices by safely unlocking the potential ofhealth apps by talking with the Organisation forthe Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA)
North West based ORCHA is part of the NHSInnovation Accelerator programme and leads theworld in helping health services to safely embedhealth apps into patient pathways Itrsquos reviewedaround 6000 apps to date
Teams across Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust todaywork with ORCHA with dedicated libraries oftested and approved apps that their healthprofessionals can search and prescribe topatients Teams are using apps in a wide rangeof services from occupational health and physioto community nursing and psychology services
Preventing falls from occuringin Tameside with Safe Stepsapp
Safe Steps one of the companies taking part inthe Greater Manchester Digital HealthAccelerator with Health Innovation Manchester isa digital falls risk assessment tool designed toreduce the number of falls in care homes
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FTis taking part in a 12-month pilot working withHealth Innovation Manchester and app SafeSteps with a view to the app being rolled out tohospitals across Greater Manchester
As part of the pilot all patients admitted to theStamford Unit at Tameside Hospital has a riskassessment on the Safe Steps app that thendevises a care plan individualised for the patientThe care plan gives the clinical team actions andthe app keeps track of what actions areoutstanding for that patient which also assiststhe clinical team
National News
Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge researchand innovation to benefit UK patients
Seven new data hubs to be rolled out across the UK to speed up research for new medicines treatmentsand technologies that support quicker diagnoses and save lives
Led by Health Data Research UK these hubs aim to improve the lives of people with debilitatingconditions and will link up different types of health data and make it more easily accessible and user-friendly for research while maintaining strict controls around data privacy and consent
The Health Data Research Hubs are part of a four-year pound37million investment from the UK GovernmentIndustrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) announced in November 2017 led by UK Research andInnovation to create a UK-wide system for the safe and responsible use of health-related data on a largescale The hubs will also stimulate further economic growth through greater research activity
Healthyio raises $60 Millionfor smartphone kidney test
Greater Manchester Digital Health Accelerator-supported company Healthyio has announced ithas received 510(k) clearance from the US
Applications open for AACPathway Transformation fund
Funding announced by government in July 2017is available through the new Accelerated AccessCollaborative Pathway Transformation Fund
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for itssmartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aidof diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD)which affects over 35 million Americans
As a global leader in turning the smartphonecamera into a clinical-grade medical device thisis the second FDA clearance the company hasreceived The company also closed a $60 millionSeries C funding round led by Corner Ventureswith participation by Joy Capital and all previousinvestors Ansonia Holdings Aleph andSamsung NEXT
Healthyio has worked closely with a number ofAHSNs ndash Health Innovation Manchester NorthEast North Cumbria UCL Partners Kent SurreySussex and Yorkshire amp Humber AHSN
(PTF) to help NHS organisations integrate therapid uptake products into everyday practicesDelivered with the support of the AcademicHealth Science Networks (AHSNs) the PTFseeks to improve equality of access to theseproducts
The PTF can help providers overcome practicalobstacles to deploying these products After thesuccess of Phase 1 applications Phase 2 is nowopen for applications It will close midnight on 31October 2019
This will focus on five of the AAC rapid uptakeproducts UroLift placental growth factor-basedtesting high-sensitivity troponin testing in anunder 3-hour protocol HeartFlow and PCSK9inhibitors
Events
Cancer Research UK Innovation Summit 7 OctThe Innovation Summit will showcase the motives for and benefits of translating research throughentrepreneurial commercialisation and the support infrastructure available The programme will includetopics covering the incentives for engaging in entrepreneurship and how to overcome the challenges thatan entrepreneur may face Read more
NIHR North West SME MedTech Roadshow 9 OctThe one-day event will offer you an explanation of the support that you can receive from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) and other local partner organisations This will include practicaladvice on the funding programmes that the NIHR run that are available for SMEs You will hear fromrepresentatives from some of the companies that we have helped who will be sharing their experiencestips and advice from an SME perspective Read more
Health 20 Manchester Digital Tech in Prevention andPopulation Health Management 17 OctThis Health 20 meetup will explore a few examples of how digital technology is changing and helpingpopulation health management with talks and demonstrations from experts across the system Read More
Life Science Support Health Economics Masterclass 8 NovThe GC Business Growth Hub Life Science Support Team are hosting a new fully-funded Life ScienceSupport Health Economics Masterclass as part the STEP INto Healthcare Masterclass series Thismasterclass will cover a range of topics and provide an overview of the methods of economic evaluationavailable and how this can be used to present cost effectiveness and impact of health and caretechnologies Read more
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge researchand innovation to benefit UK patients
Seven new data hubs to be rolled out across the UK to speed up research for new medicines treatmentsand technologies that support quicker diagnoses and save lives
Led by Health Data Research UK these hubs aim to improve the lives of people with debilitatingconditions and will link up different types of health data and make it more easily accessible and user-friendly for research while maintaining strict controls around data privacy and consent
The Health Data Research Hubs are part of a four-year pound37million investment from the UK GovernmentIndustrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) announced in November 2017 led by UK Research andInnovation to create a UK-wide system for the safe and responsible use of health-related data on a largescale The hubs will also stimulate further economic growth through greater research activity
Healthyio raises $60 Millionfor smartphone kidney test
Greater Manchester Digital Health Accelerator-supported company Healthyio has announced ithas received 510(k) clearance from the US
Applications open for AACPathway Transformation fund
Funding announced by government in July 2017is available through the new Accelerated AccessCollaborative Pathway Transformation Fund
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for itssmartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aidof diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD)which affects over 35 million Americans
As a global leader in turning the smartphonecamera into a clinical-grade medical device thisis the second FDA clearance the company hasreceived The company also closed a $60 millionSeries C funding round led by Corner Ventureswith participation by Joy Capital and all previousinvestors Ansonia Holdings Aleph andSamsung NEXT
Healthyio has worked closely with a number ofAHSNs ndash Health Innovation Manchester NorthEast North Cumbria UCL Partners Kent SurreySussex and Yorkshire amp Humber AHSN
(PTF) to help NHS organisations integrate therapid uptake products into everyday practicesDelivered with the support of the AcademicHealth Science Networks (AHSNs) the PTFseeks to improve equality of access to theseproducts
The PTF can help providers overcome practicalobstacles to deploying these products After thesuccess of Phase 1 applications Phase 2 is nowopen for applications It will close midnight on 31October 2019
This will focus on five of the AAC rapid uptakeproducts UroLift placental growth factor-basedtesting high-sensitivity troponin testing in anunder 3-hour protocol HeartFlow and PCSK9inhibitors
Events
Cancer Research UK Innovation Summit 7 OctThe Innovation Summit will showcase the motives for and benefits of translating research throughentrepreneurial commercialisation and the support infrastructure available The programme will includetopics covering the incentives for engaging in entrepreneurship and how to overcome the challenges thatan entrepreneur may face Read more
NIHR North West SME MedTech Roadshow 9 OctThe one-day event will offer you an explanation of the support that you can receive from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) and other local partner organisations This will include practicaladvice on the funding programmes that the NIHR run that are available for SMEs You will hear fromrepresentatives from some of the companies that we have helped who will be sharing their experiencestips and advice from an SME perspective Read more
Health 20 Manchester Digital Tech in Prevention andPopulation Health Management 17 OctThis Health 20 meetup will explore a few examples of how digital technology is changing and helpingpopulation health management with talks and demonstrations from experts across the system Read More
Life Science Support Health Economics Masterclass 8 NovThe GC Business Growth Hub Life Science Support Team are hosting a new fully-funded Life ScienceSupport Health Economics Masterclass as part the STEP INto Healthcare Masterclass series Thismasterclass will cover a range of topics and provide an overview of the methods of economic evaluationavailable and how this can be used to present cost effectiveness and impact of health and caretechnologies Read more
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for itssmartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aidof diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD)which affects over 35 million Americans
As a global leader in turning the smartphonecamera into a clinical-grade medical device thisis the second FDA clearance the company hasreceived The company also closed a $60 millionSeries C funding round led by Corner Ventureswith participation by Joy Capital and all previousinvestors Ansonia Holdings Aleph andSamsung NEXT
Healthyio has worked closely with a number ofAHSNs ndash Health Innovation Manchester NorthEast North Cumbria UCL Partners Kent SurreySussex and Yorkshire amp Humber AHSN
(PTF) to help NHS organisations integrate therapid uptake products into everyday practicesDelivered with the support of the AcademicHealth Science Networks (AHSNs) the PTFseeks to improve equality of access to theseproducts
The PTF can help providers overcome practicalobstacles to deploying these products After thesuccess of Phase 1 applications Phase 2 is nowopen for applications It will close midnight on 31October 2019
This will focus on five of the AAC rapid uptakeproducts UroLift placental growth factor-basedtesting high-sensitivity troponin testing in anunder 3-hour protocol HeartFlow and PCSK9inhibitors
Events
Cancer Research UK Innovation Summit 7 OctThe Innovation Summit will showcase the motives for and benefits of translating research throughentrepreneurial commercialisation and the support infrastructure available The programme will includetopics covering the incentives for engaging in entrepreneurship and how to overcome the challenges thatan entrepreneur may face Read more
NIHR North West SME MedTech Roadshow 9 OctThe one-day event will offer you an explanation of the support that you can receive from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) and other local partner organisations This will include practicaladvice on the funding programmes that the NIHR run that are available for SMEs You will hear fromrepresentatives from some of the companies that we have helped who will be sharing their experiencestips and advice from an SME perspective Read more
Health 20 Manchester Digital Tech in Prevention andPopulation Health Management 17 OctThis Health 20 meetup will explore a few examples of how digital technology is changing and helpingpopulation health management with talks and demonstrations from experts across the system Read More
Life Science Support Health Economics Masterclass 8 NovThe GC Business Growth Hub Life Science Support Team are hosting a new fully-funded Life ScienceSupport Health Economics Masterclass as part the STEP INto Healthcare Masterclass series Thismasterclass will cover a range of topics and provide an overview of the methods of economic evaluationavailable and how this can be used to present cost effectiveness and impact of health and caretechnologies Read more
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Masterclasses and Courses55 Behaviours of Transformational Educators - 16 OctThe Academy for Education and Professional DevelopmentGeneric aspects of study design for experimental medicine studies and trials - 17 OctNIHR Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar SeriesTeachable Moments in Disease Prevention - 31 OctBRC P4 Medicine Themed Discussion amp Networking Event
Our full events calendar is also available on our website
Copyright copy 2019 Health Innovation Manchester All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
