trustech commercial services case studies
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Company
LOGO
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.
www.trustech.org.uk
Why help non-NHS innovators?
www.trustech.org.uk
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!
www.trustech.org.uk
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.
www.trustech.org.uk
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.
www.trustech.org.uk
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.
www.trustech.org.uk
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.
www.trustech.org.uk
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.
www.trustech.org.uk
Case Study – Clinical Evaluation
www.trustech.org.uk
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.
www.trustech.org.uk
Visit our Website
www.trustech.org.uk
Contact us.
An initial meeting is free!
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