Technology stage: I have already demonstrated feasibility and/or have some clinical data. I would like to evaluate my innovation in a clinical environment and generate the relevant evidence to support NHS uptake
Next steps: We can provide access to our clinical trials research unit for study design and management, access to our Surgical Technology Testbed, support with funding and regulatory applications, support for clinical efficacy and clinical validation, access to health economics services for surgical innovations, early procurement feedback
Our offering:
- access to academic, clinical and industry collaborators and funding applications
- support for funding and regulatory applications, and project management support
- access to study design and regulatory expertise, and access to health economics expertise
- if your technology has a CE mark, our clinical trials research unit can design a study to test against the current standard pathway;
- if you do not have a CE mark or wish to use outside of approved indication then they can also help to obtain the required approvals
- opportunity for patients and the public to provide input for study design, to participate in clinical trials, and to disseminate study information
Useful links
NHS DigiTrials – data services to support clinical trials.
NIHR Imaging Clinical Research Facility
NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility
Medtech Early Technical Assessment (META) Tool
NIHR Innovation Observatory – NICE will only consider reviewing a technology once it has first been through an initial filtering process managed by us at the NIHR Innovation Observatory.
Understanding Health Economics
NICE: Evidence standards framework for digital health technologies