As you may be aware, we have successfully been awarded funding to host one of the NIHR Medtech and In Vitro Diagnostic Co-operatives (MICs) here in Leeds, effective from January 2018. This follows on from our success with hosting the NIHR Diagnostic Evidence Co-operative Leeds (DEC).

The NIHR MICs will build expertise and capacity in the NHS to develop new medical technologies and provide evidence on commercially-supplied in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests. Funding will be provided over five years for us to act as a Centre of expertise; bringing together patients, clinicians, researchers, commissioners and industry.

We are delighted to invite you to attend the launch event for the NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative, which will take place on Wednesday 7th March at Leeds City Museum, 09.30 – 17.00. There will be talks from a variety of speakers, including our theme leads and industry partners, with opportunities for networking. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

We would be delighted to see you there!

We will circulate the final agenda closer to the date. If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.

Agenda:

09:30 – 10:00 – Registration and Coffee

10:00 – 10:10 – Welcome and Introduction to Innovation and Leeds
Sir Alan Langlands, Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds and Julian Hartley, Chief Executive, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

10:10 – 10:30 – DEC Successes and Foundations for a Strong MIC
Professor Gordon Cook, Professor of Haematology and Myeloma Studies, Clinical Director, NIHR Leeds MIC and Dr Michael Messenger, Deputy Director, NIHR Leeds MIC

10:30 – 10:50 – Don’t slip up! Potential pitfalls of the IVD Regulation
Doris-Ann Williams MBE, CEO, British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA)

10:50 – 11:10 – Rapid Infection Diagnostics: The unmet clinical needs
Kerrie Davies, Principal Clinical Scientist and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

11:10 – 11:30 – Early cancer diagnosis in primary care: Strengths and capability
Professor Richard Neal, Professor of Primary Care Oncology

11:30 – 12:00 – General Discussion
Professor Gordon Cook

12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch

13:00 – 13:20 – Multi-Disciplinary Pathology: Supporting the evaluation and implementation of IVDs
Professor Philip Quirke, Professor of Pathology, University of Leeds

13:20 – 13:40 – Identifying the value proposition: Health economic modelling to support the evaluation of novel IVDs
Dr Bethany Shinkins, Lecturer in Decision Analytic Modelling and Test Evaluation Group Lead, University of Leeds

13:40 – 14:00 – Late phase evaluation of diagnostics: The Leeds Clinical Trials Research Unit Contribution
Professor Jane Nixon MBE, Deputy Director, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds and Professor Deborah Stocken, Professor of Clinical Trials Research and Director of the Comprehensive Health Research Division

14:00 – 14:30 – PPM and the Leeds Care Record: Health Data Leeds
Dr Geoff Hall, Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology and Cancer Informatics, University of Leeds

14:30 – 15:00 – Closing Remarks and Future Outlooks
Professor Gordon Cook

15:00 – 17:00 – Coffee and Networking

17:00 – Meeting close