23rd Dec - Markets in Healthcare: the Theory behind the Policy

7th Sep - £600k Competition for Disruptive Solutions

7th Sep - Test kits for detection of food allergens

2nd Sep - New UKFunders database for early-stage technology companies

Events

Accessing i4i Millions - Focus on Streams 3 & 4

'The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is actively promoting their new Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme to support innovation in the clinical base, academia and industry to provide improved patient outcomes and the more rapid uptake of new products and processes. For those people familiar with the NEAT and HTD programmes, these are replaced by i4i under four Future Product Development (FPD) streams. This meeting is an opportunity to hear about NIHR and the future FPD calls for research proposals under i4i. This meeting is relevant to researchers and product developers, R&D managers, business development managers, technology transfer managers across the three main stakeholder groups. There will be a presentation on NIHR, i4i, with a focus on Streams 3 and 4.The meeting will give ample time for discussion about the programme and the expert is also happy to provide advice on existing proposal ideas both in discussion and one to one meetings. SEHTA are pleased to provide this opportunity to speak directly to someone with in-depth knowledge of the i4i programme and encourage you to participate.
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Electronics Advances in Implantable Devices

Historically, apart from pacemakers, cardiac devices and an assortment of valves, there have been few other active implantable medical devices available for citizens in the EU and worldwide, despite the fact that end user requirements are clearly present. There are various reasons for this, including the fact that most microstructures, microsensors and micro actuators are not developed for medical applications and there are few materials available for long term implantation in the human body.
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2nd Annual Recombinant Antibodies Conference 2009

Examining the latest developments in the field of antibody engineering
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Photonics and Electronics Packaging in the UK Medical Devices Roadmap

The global medical device market is large and represents an important opportunity for the UK. A key part of a medical device is the electronics or photonics component, which must fulfil reliability and functional criteria, depending on application. Packaging is defined as the enclosure, supporting structure and interconnections required to provide environmental protection, photonic or electronic continuity for a device. Developments in the Medical Device industry in the UK are closely linked with developments in the packaging industry, and therefore a strategy for packaging will be crucial to establishing the UK’s position in the Medical sector.
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