Health Innovation Manchester
Health Innovation Manchester is an academic health science centre established in October 2017 to drive innovation in healthcare in Greater Manchester. It is closely associated with the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership.[1]
The Chief Executive is Dr Ben Bridgewater and it is based on the main Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust site.
It has established the Dementia Industry Group, a collaboration with six global pharmaceutical companies.[2]
In November 2018 it announced a £300,000 fund for innovations in the healthcare system in Greater Manchester.[3] It supplied the Women’s Care, Help and Inspire Project in Oldham with AliveCor Kardia mobile electrocardiogram devices, used for the detection of Atrial Fibrillation and trained the members to use them so they could perform tests within the South Asian community in Oldham, where it was thought there were many undiagnosed patients.[4]
It announced a partnership with the Association of British HealthTech Industries, to be known as the Greater Manchester Health Technologies Group in November 2018.[5]
Qiagen moved its European Center of Excellence for Precision Medicine into facilities in the CityLabs 2.0 building in October 2021.[6] The partnership between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Manchester and QIAGEN is focused on the integration of different diagnostic data types (‘omics’), predictive biomarkers for early detection of cancer, and better tests for infectious disease and understanding how the body reacts to infection.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "US MED-TECH TRADE MISSION TO SHOWCASE GREATER MANCHESTER". Insider Media. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Empowering the NHS through Industry Partnerships". News-Medical.Net. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Healthcare innovators encouraged to apply for piece of 300k funding". Digital Health. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Empowering Oldham women with knowledge about Atrial Fibrillation". Oldham Chronicle. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Partnership to deliver health technology revolution in Greater Manchester". Building Better Healthcare. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "QIAGEN strengthens UK footprint with move to new Manchester facilities". Qiagen. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "MFT celebrates ambitious strategic partnership to strengthen research and innovation in Manchester". Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.