15.03.13
NIHR launches woundcare innovation centre
A new wound prevention and treatment Healthcare Technology Co-operative (HTC) has been launched by the National Institute for Health Research.
The HTC joins eight existing centres to boost innovation in areas of unmet need over four years.
Woundcare treatments are currently costing the NHS an estimated £3.1bn a year, and the HTC will focus on current challenges and potential solutions, with discussions centering on the importance of the end user perspective.
The launch event was held in Leeds, in partnership with the HealthTech and Medicines, Electronics, Sensors and Photonics, Materials and ICT Knowledge Transfer Networks.
Professor Vowden, consultant vascular surgeon at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The NIHR Wound Prevention and Treatment HTC will look at medical device innovations that are patient led and focused – and the NHS will be a partner for delivery and adoption of new device technology.
“The HTC is very much a national institution with specialisms in product development, clinical trials, cell biology and research and patient focused trials – all of which provide a range of expertise that will support innovation.”
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