MediCHIP Partners

NHS Innovations

NHS Innovations has been set up to support NHS Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) deliver the objective for the NHS to develop as an organisation that has innovation at the heart of its business. The NHS Plan recognised this need and commits the NHS to ensuring that innovations are identified and developed in the interests of patients and society as a whole.
www.innovations.nhs.uk

NHS Innovations London

NHS Innovations London is part of a national network of NHS Innovation Hubs that were established to provide services to the NHS to help Trusts identify, protect and develop their intellectual property (IP)/researchers-and-inventors/intellectual property. They can assist in getting your Trust recognition as an innovative organisation by helping in the innovation management process and ensuring that new technologies and devices originating from your Trust reach the market place.
www.nhsinnovationslondon.com

The Medical Devices Faraday

The three general areas of activity are: research, training and technology translation. The Medical Devices Faraday will act to co-ordinate and build upon existing initiatives with a principle objective: to provide the national infrastructure to facilitate the development and commercialisation of medical devices and biomaterials for new and improved patient treatment and increased competitiveness for UK healthcare industries.
www.medical-devices-faraday.com

National Institute for Health

NIH is the steward of medical and behavioural research for the United States. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behaviour of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
www.nih.gov

The Association of British Healthcare Industries

ABHI is the trade association for medical device technology in the UK. Their members produce everything from latex gloves to life support machines.
www.abhi.org.uk

UK Patent Office

Responsible for Intellectual Property (Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trade Marks) in the UK.
www.patent.gov.uk

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WIPO is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organizations. It is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit. These works - intellectual property - are expanding the bounds of science and technology and enriching the world of the arts.
www.wipo.int

Association of European Science & Technology Transfer Professionals

With the field of technology transfer growing rapidly, European Professionals in Transfer of Science & Technology have had an increasing need for a platform to meet and share experiences on a regular basis. The initiative of a multinational group of professionals resulted in the establishment of the non-profit Association of European Science & Technology Transfer Professionals on 31 December 1999.
www.astp.net

Hawksmere Ltd

Hawksmere Ltd - has over many years established a solid reputation for the quality and timeliness of its seminars and conferences in subjects as diverse as business law, commercial contracting, project management, facilities management, marketing, PR and senior management development.
www.hawksmereltd.co.uk

AUTM

AUTM's mission is to promote, support and enhance the global academic technology transfer profession through internal and external education, training and communication.
www.autm.net

Praxis

Praxis is a national training programme aimed at technology transfer professionals working in universities, research institutions and industry.
www.praxiscourses.org.uk

Licensing Executives Society

The Licensing Executives Society International - LESI Inc.is an association of 31 societies, each composed of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights - from technical know how and patented inventions to software, copyright and trade marks.
www.les-europe.org

Nerac

Nerac - delivers mission-critical information to busy professionals who need to make informed decisions concerning science, technology and intellectual property.
www.nerac.com


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