Supporting Innovation in Medical Technology Enterprises

30 Apr 2018 02:09 PM

Co-hosting the NIHR Roadshow for MedTech SMEs; the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) Wessex and the Wessex Academic Health...

Are you a MedTech company looking for funding, support, guidance or collaborators? 

Co-hosting the NIHR Roadshow for MedTech SMEs; the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) Wessex and the Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), invite you to register for this exciting day event specifically tailored to medical technology companies seeking clinical research and innovation support. Find out more here. 

At this event you will learn more about:

• NIHR’s and AHSN's offer to support research and innovation
• funding programmes available for MedTech innovators
• the generation of clinical and health economic evidence for NHS use
• the available guidance across the innovation pathway.
• Further, delegates will have the opportunity to:
• network with supporting organisations, key NHS stakeholders and other like minded innovators
• consult specialists in a 1:1 or workshop discussion covering areas including how to access funding, navigate the NHS, initiate clinical investigations or trials, and build collaborations*.

Talks

This exciting day event will include speakers from:

• NHS England, Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group
• the Wessex AHSN & NIHR CRN Wessex
• the NIHR i4i Programme, the NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI) and the NIHR Innovation Observatory
• the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Portsmouth Hospital Trust, Research and Innovation
• the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Programme
• Health Tech Alliance
• MedTech SMEs that have been supported by the NIHR and/or AHSN organisations.

The NIHR Roadshow for MedTech SMEs is a series of events that will take place across the country, showcasing the mission, strategic priorities and activities of the NIHR, and helping medical technology SMEs connect with the various NIHR programmes. Future events will be publicised on the NIHR website when the venues and dates are finalised.