MedConnect North: Together Towards Tomorrow

26/02/2020 9:00 am to 26/02/2020 4:00 pm @ Ramside Hall Hotel

Event Details

  • Ramside Hall Hotel, The Ballroom, Carrville, Durham DH1 1TD

The annual MedConnect North Event “Together Towards Tomorrow ” will take place on Wednesday 26 February 2020.

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The aim of the event is to showcase the support available through MedConnect North to SMEs and NHS/Academic staff facilitating successful collaboration for medical technology research development, and learn about success stories.

The day will provide excellent networking opportunities connecting SMEs that design medical technologies, with NHS, to enable the development of these technologies through clinical research and evidence generation.

Agenda

9am

Arrival, registration and networking

10am

Welcome and introduction to MedConnect North, Professor Sam Eldabe

Funding Innovation Development, Peter Sargent, NOCRI

Innovation in Practice, Professor Amar Rangan and Kurt Scott (IBEX)

The CRN landscape, Dr Ashraf Azzabi

Refreshment break and networking

NICE HealthTech Connect, Dr Teik Goh

Company perspective, speaker TBC

Talk-ins

1pm

Lunch and networking

Talk-ins

Driving the spread and adoption of new technologies, speaker TBC

Clinical investigations and requirements for clinical evaluation, MHRA

How Innovation helped me, Patient

3.30pm

Closing Remarks, Professor Sam Eldabe

9.30am – Arrival, registration and networking

10am – Welcome and introduction to MedConnect North, Professor Sam Eldabe (MedConnect North)

How to fund Innovation Development, Peter Sargent (NOCRI)

Innovation in Practice, Professor Amar Rangan and Kurt Scott (IBEX)

The Clinical Research Network landscape, Dr Ashraf Azzabi (MedConnect North)

AHSN Innovation and Adoption, Russ Watkins (AHSN NENC)

11.45am – Refreshment break and networking

NICE MTAC and HealthTech Connect, Dr Teik Goh (NICE Medical Technology Advisory Committee member)

Medical Device Regulations, product approval in the EU, Dr Bassil Akra (TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH)

1pm – Lunch and networking

Talk-ins

  1. Dr Bassil Akra (ÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH)
  2. Regional Research Alliances – Jane Greenaway (DTVRA)

Getting right first time HRA HCRW approval process, speaker TBC (HRA)

Driving the spread and adoption of new technologies (NHSE)

Clinical investigations and requirements for clinical evaluation, speaker TBC (MHRA)

How innovation helped me, Lindsay Howard (Patient)

4pm – Closing Remarks, Professor Sam Eldabe

About MedConnect North

MedConnect North offer a bespoke service to SMEs, National and International Medical Technology Companies, providing guidance and assistance throughout the Medical Technology Research and Innovation Pathway. The group supports companies to form partnerships with Academia and the NHS in the North East and North Cumbria region. In addition, MedConnect North supports NHS staff to encourage, drive and develop innovation within their organisation.

To find out more about MedConnect North visit: www.medconnectnorth.com