MFT Diagnostics and Technology Accelerator – Launch event

MFT DiTA initiative has been set up to catalyse the generation of evidence for commercially supplied in vitro diagnostics and medical technology and to facilitate translation of novel technology into practice.

MFT DiTA

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) invites you to the launch of the MFT Diagnostics and Technology Accelerator (DiTA) on Thursday 7th February 2019.
What is DiTA?
The MFT DiTA initiative is led by a diverse multidisciplinary team of clinicians and methodologists, directed by Professor Rick Body, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Emergency Medicine, to catalyse the generation of evidence for commercially supplied in vitro diagnostics and medical technology.
It is an exciting opportunity to bring together patients, clinicians, researchers, commissioners and industry to generate the research evidence required to fast-track new devices and technologies into clinical practice.
Why attend?
Open to industry, researchers, clinicians and potential national partners, this event will be an opportunity for you to find out more about the MFT DiTA and how the initiative fits with the wider Greater Manchester landscape.
For industry participants, the benefits of attendance include the opportunity to:
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Access specific support  to enable you to generate the evidence base to bring a product to the NHS market
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Hear about funding opportunities available from the DiTA initiative and Innovate UK
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Meet potential collaborators, based in the UK's largest clinical academic campus
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Input into future activities, to tailor DiTA support to industry needs.
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Agenda
9.30 – 10.00        Arrival, registration and coffee
Session 1             Translating innovative technology into practice
Chair: Rowena Burns, Manchester Science Partnerships
10.00 – 10.30      Welcome to DiTA – our mission                                                              
Rick Body, Director, DiTA
Katherine Boylan, Ops Director, DiTA
10.30 – 10.45      Extreme Collaboration  (Title TBC)                                           
Ben Bridgewater, CEO, Health Innovation Manchester
10.45 – 11.15      The importance of collaboration for industry (Title TBC)               
Chris Hudson, Director, Health Care Development &amp; Strategic Services, Roche Diagnostics
11.15 – 11.35      Coffee, networking, breakout, marketplace
11.35 – 12.30      Effective Collaboration with Industry – a panel discussion  
Chairs: Rick Body &amp; Katherine Boylan
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<LI>Ben Bridgewater, CEO, Health Innovation Manchester</LI>
<LI>Jayne Ellis, Head of Market Development and Medical Affairs, LumiraDx</LI>
<LI>Chris Hudson, Director, Health Care Development &amp; Strategic Services, Roche Diagnostics</LI>
<LI>Linda Magee, NHS Sector Specialist, Life Sciences Organisation, Department for International Trade</LI>
<LI>Richard Phillips, Director, Healthcare Policy, Association of British HealthTech Industries</LI>
<LI>Doris-Ann Williams, Chief Executive, British In Vitro Diagnostics Association</LI>
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12.30 – 1.15        Lunch, networking, breakout, marketplace
Session 2             Support and opportunities                                                                         
Chair: Hakim Yadi, CEO, Northern Health Science Alliance
1.15 – 1.30           Opportunities from Innovate UK (Title TBC)                                                       
Kath Mackay, interim Director of Ageing Society, Health &amp; Nutrition, Innovate UK
1.30 – 1.45           The NICE perspective (Title TBC)                                                                                              
Sarah Byron, Associate Director, Diagnostics Assessment Programme, NICE
1.45 – 2.00           The NIHR Medtech Offer to Industry                                                     
Ravi Chana, Business Development, NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure
2.00 – 2.15           How DiTA can help you                                                                                
Rick Body, Director, Diagnostics and Technology Accelerator
2.15 – 2.30           Q&A session
2.30                      Close of formal proceedings
 
The DiTA team will be around for further individual discussions from 2.30pm

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