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.
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. TrusTECH, have operated and managed Medilink NW for the
benefit of regional healthcare and medical device companies since
January 2007.
Medilink
NW
Medilink NW is a Medical Device and Healthcare Technology Network,
which is part 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.
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.
The University of Liverpool Cardiovascular
Engineering Group, Division of Clinical Engineering
This group pioneered fabrication techniques for small diameter
vascular implants. They are active in a number of research areas
including haemodynamics, endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms,
haemorheology and tissue engineering of blood vessel
substitutes.
The UK Centre for
Tissue Engineering
This dual location centre is a collaboration between the Department
of Clinical Engineering at the University of Liverpool and the
Schools of Biological Sciences and Medicine at the University of
Manchester. A £10 million award from the UK National Research
Council funds the centre. The centre's remit includes clinical
research programmes in Skin/Wound Healing, and Vascular/Blood
Vessel Replacement, as well as research into tissue engineering
platform technologies and gene transfer. Further information
regarding Tissue Engineering.
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 to distribution partners. The
Company sells direct into the NHS and seeks to deliver innovation
through its branded partners and cost saving initiatives through
its ActivHeal® value range. The company is continuing to
invest in upgrading manufacturing equipment and clean room
facilities to support future growth.
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.
DxS
DxS is an established genotyping products and services company
providing pharmaceutical, biotechnology and clinical research
companies with rapid and reliable pharmacogenetic analysis to
support drug discovery, clinical development and personalised
medicine. DxS operates from purpose built laboratories equipped
with fully automated handling systems in Manchester.
Fresenius-Kabi Ltd
Fresenius-Kabi is the European leader in the field of
nutrition and infusion therapy. In 1997 they invested
£2.9 million in a distribution centre and state-of-the-art
aseptic manufacturing unit in Runcorn, the largest in the UK, to
accomodate their Total Parenteral Nutrition subsidiary Calea UK
Limited in new larger cleanrooms within the new central Fresenius
Kabi facility.
Jab Design
Jab Design provides a comprehensive product design
and development service to the medical and healthcare sector
working with a range of clients, from medical device manufacturers
to University research groups, to achieve innovative solutions to
new medical opportunities. JAB has also worked with nationally
significant clients to develop highly innovative laboratory
equipment.
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.
Platform Diagnostics
Platform Diagnostics is developing Capilliary Aggultination
Technology with applications for digital, rapid, low-cost
disgnostic tests to serve the point of care market. The company
will licence the technology and provide support to allow companies
to enter the market at low capital cost. Platform Diagnostics is
based at the MerseyBio Incubator in Liverpool.
SHS
International
SHS International, based in Liverpool, is part of the Clinical
Division of Numico and specialises in nutrition to support
metabolic disorders and food allergies (e.g ohenylketonuria,
coeliac disease 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).
SSL
International plc
SSL International plc is a manufacturer & distributor of a
broad range of healthcare products sold into consumer markets
worldwide, with their global HQ and manufacturing base in Cheshire.
The company's product portfolio includes Durex and Scholl, both
being market leading global brands. SSL are the second largest
supplier of general woundcare and compression therapy products in
the UK, woundcare comprising 20% of the company's global
turnover of £705 million.
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 Healthcare (UK) Ltd have a major Patient
Care manufacturing facility based in Oldham.
Vernon-Carus
Vernon Carus are a market leader within the healthcare sectors of
Infection Control, Surgical/Perioperative, Woundcare and Sterile
Services Reprocessing. The company is a top 20 supplier to the NHS,
produces more that 1700 lines of infection control and wound care
products and exports to more than 50 countries. In 2005 they
invested £10mio in a new HQ at Matrix Park, Chorley. The new
facility also includes Assure Sterile Services the most up to date
clean-room manufacturing facility in England.
