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How can your innovation help the NHS?

Dr Paul Hanmer

www.trustech.org.uk

What is TrusTECH ®?

• We are part of the NHS(NHS Innovations NW).

• We were the first of 9regional innovation hubs.

• We act as an innovationgateway between NHSinnovators and non-NHSinnovators for medicaldevices in the North West.

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Why help non-NHS innovators?

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How can we help?

Stages in developing a medical device

I’ve gotan idea!

Does anyone want it?(and will they pay)

Will it work?

How do I get the clinical

evidence I need?

We provide commercial consultancy to help innovators!

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Market Research

• We can get facts & figuresrelevant to your innovation.

• We can identify if there are any competitors.

• We can ask healthcareprofessionals what they (really) think of your innovation.

• We can identify barriers andoutline a route to market.

• Our reports are authoritativeand credible.

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Authoritative and Credible

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Case Study - Developing a Business Case

• Approached by a company developing a technologyfor safe disposal of“sharps”.

• How is a sharp defined?

• Needed Data: No. of injuries,severity, type of sharp andhow the injury occurred.

• Survey of hospital and community clinicians– which market acute orprimary care?

• Used to develop businesscase to secure furtherinvestment.

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Case Study – Proof of Market

• Personalised DVD forphysiotherapy exercise.

• Validate the NHS wasa potential market.

• Our survey showed that clinicians thought it was a good idea.

• We identified barriers to adoption by theNHS.

• The company is nowtargeting private clinics.

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Clinical Evaluations

• We identify a clinical team whowant to trial your innovation.

• We help to develop a clinicalinvestigation plan.

• We facilitate getting contracts in place with the host trust.

• We facilitate ethics approval(where necessary).

• We provide an objectiveevidence base.

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Case Study – Microbiological Testing

MRSA seeded agar plate.

Deodoriser (2 concs)

Water

StandardDisinfectants

• A company developing a deodoriser which is also antimicrobial.

• We tested against hospital associatedpathogens.

• Showed it inhibits the growth of severalimportant organisms.

• May be used as pre-clinical evidence for alarger trial.

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Case Study – Clinical Evaluation

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What do people think of us?

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Why weren’t we working with TrusTECH6 months ago?

TrusTECH offers a unique andvaluable service to Innovators.

I’m delighted with the work they did.

Well worth meeting them.

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Contact us.

An initial meeting is free!