CM Presre HEIF Collab

White Rose Health Innovation Partnership: 

White Rose Health Innovation Partnership Christine Marrows White Rose Project Officer 24 May 2006

WHIP: 

WHIP HEFCE looking for risky, ambitious projects WHIP will be a novel partnership using a unique combination of methods to stimulate more effective innovation in healthcare £4.7m over 2 years

Why?: 

Why? Models of healthcare management changing Greater emphasis on technologies, devices and combined systems targeting prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation Product life of modern technology/devices reducing Innovation under-stimulated Potential markets under-exploited US China

How?: 

How? establishing a Partnership of all key stakeholders in the healthcare technology commercialisation process; using a range of novel methodologies, e.g. Accelerated Radical Innovation, to provide rigorous and speedy decision making; creating learning resources for the innovation supply chain itself. This project will accelerate the Health stakeholders’ capability to deliver breakthrough technology by:

The Partnership: 

The Partnership Academic – Leeds, Sheffield, York, Bradford, CICs Companies – Medilink, Healthcare Tech KTN, Smith andamp; Nephew, Jandamp;J… Clinicians – Leeds, Sheffield andamp; Bradford Teaching Hospital Trusts, Medipex International – New Jersey Biotech/Life Sciences Coalition, International ARI institute

The process: 

The process undertake a systematic review of current capabilities, opportunities and barriers for developing health innovations; organise open innovation workshops and technology watch seminars; implement new techniques in the innovation supply chain; support implementation of emerging innovations through a proof of concept fund, collaborative project support, and a Health Innovation Fellowship scheme. The Partnership will : Supported by an Innovation Warehouse

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Where will the money go?*: 

Where will the money go?* Baseline Assessments – 13% Workshops (Theme prioritisation, OIWs) – 10% Project Development (Academic/Clinician buyout, Health Innovation Fellows, Proof of Concept Fund, BDMs x 5) – 48% Innovation Warehouse (Technology Watch Events, Training Modules, dissemination) – 20% Project Staff – 7% Other Services (Legal/IP, Evaluation) – 2% *Approximate distribution based on initial budget line – funds will follow activity so the breakdown between individual partners will vary

Next Steps: 

Next Steps Recruitment, recruitment, recruitment! Establish Programme Management arrangements Technically should start in August – in reality expect some slippage due to recruitment Initial briefing events to academics before launch Contact Gill for more details