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Healthcare

The North West is home to a diverse and vibrant healthcare sector covering the areas of woundcare, orthopaedics, diagnostics, specialist nutrition and medical devices. Global healthcare companies and early stage, high technology spin-out companies choose to invest in the region.

Institute of Health Sciences
The Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) promotes health sciences research and postgraduate education in Greater Manchester. The institute is a networked organisation made up of research groups within The University of Manchester in partnership with local NHS Trusts.

NHS Technology Adoption Centre
The Healthcare Industries Task Force identified the need to establish Health Technology Adoption Centres to improve the uptake of innovation by the NHS (device & diagnostics not drugs). Launched in autumn 2007 the NHS Technology Adoption Centre, is located in Central Manchester along with NHS TrusTECH and Medilink North West creating an environment where synergistic opportunities can be recognised and exploited for both commercial growth and improved patient care.

NHS TrusTECH
TrusTECH, the North West NHS Innovation Hub is established to actively manage healthcare innovations and the associated Intellectual Property assets of the NHS in the North West and Wales. TrusTECH's activities also include sourcing innovations and IP solutions to NHS problems from industry. TrusTECH's areas of expertise include Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Medical Devices, Equipment, Software and Training and Education.

MIMIT
The University of Manchester and Greater Manchester NHS and Primary Care Trusts have joined forces to create MIMIT™ - a new and exciting initiative which facilitates collaborations between clinicians, scientists, engineers and industry to develop innovative technology for patient benefit. MIMIT™ will seize opportunities to enable clinical problems to be indentified more readily and, most importantly improve patient outcomes by bringing innovative technology developments to fruition. MIMIT™ is the first international affiliate of the highly successful Center for Integrating Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT®), Boston, USA.

Medilink NW
Medilink NW is a Medical Device and Healthcare Technology Network, and is part of Medilink UK, a flourishing national network of regional healthcare organisations. The services offered by Medilink NW include the provision of consultancy and support for member companies, educational seminars on relevant topics, such as regulatory requirements, finance and research collaborations and the provision of a networking forum for the sector within the NW region.

Advanced Medical Solutions
Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) is a leading provider of advanced woundcare products to the global market. New technologies are taken to market via major branded partners and AMS is also well placed to address the growing trend towards private label products in advanced woundcare through provision of own-label ranges AMS is investing in a major new facility in Winsford, Cheshire to house its R&D Manufacturing and European Distribution centre.

BSN Medical
BSN Medical is a global leader in the worldwide healthcare market specialising in the areas of Orthopaedics, Compression Therapy and Wound Care.

DePuy CMW
DePuy CMW specialises in the design and manufacture of orthopaedic acrylic cements, mixing and delivery systems and bone substitutes, supplying global orthopaedic markets. DePuy CMW, based in Blackpool, is a division of DePuy International and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Fresenius-Kabi Ltd
Fresenius-Kabi is the European leader in the field of nutrition and infusion therapy. Calea provide over thirty therapeutic concepts including antibiotic and antiviral home infusion therapies, ambulatory chemotherapy and supportive therapies such as parenteral nutrition operating from a state-of-the-art aseptic manufacturing unit in Runcorn, the largest in the UK.

MDI (Medical Device Innovations)
Focused exclusively on interventional medical devices MDI, based at the Daresbury Innovation Centre, aims to source, assess, finance and develop new technologies for commercialisation via partnerships with major healthcare companies.

Mi3
With manufacturing and cleanroom operations in Preston, Mi3 offers a complete plastics solution for disposable medical devices and specialist components for OEM instruments.

Mölnlycke Health Care
Mölnlycke Health Care is one of the world's leading providers of single-use surgical and wound care products and services to the healthcare sector.

Nutricia
Nutricia, based in Liverpool, is part of the Medical Division of Danone and specialises in nutrition to support metabolic disorders and food allergies (e.g. cow's milk allergy, phenylketonuria and crohn's disease). They also produce a range of supplements for patients with special energy requirements (the elderly and those with acute or chronic illness).

Starkey Laboratories (UK) Ltd
Starkey Laboratories is a world leading manufacturer of custom hearing instruments with facilities in 23 countries throughout North America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Australia, including a manufacturing and design facility in Stockport.

Synergy Healthcare (UK) Ltd
Synergy Healthcare (UK) Ltd is a leading provider of patient care services, including infection control, linen management, continence care and wound care. The company is also the UK's largest provider of decontamination and sterilisation services for hospitals and PCTs and a provider of wider surgical support services. Synergy's Patient Care division is headquartered in Chorley and they have a manufacturing facility in Oldham.

Vernacare
Vernacare, Bolton manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of patient care and infection control products. There are also a number of Diagnostic companies within the region.