NHS Innovations South West provides a comprehensive and
confidential Innovation support service for NHS organisations as
well as advice and brokerage for commercial organisations seeking
to improve their understanding and access to the NHS.
Our commercially experienced Business Development Managers work
directly with Trusts, as well as with our network of 22 Trust
Innovation Leads to :
- Establish the benefits of an innovators idea
- Conduct initial research to determine its uniqueness
- Evaluate the potential demand and market opportunity
- Explore opportunities for improvement and innovation to meet
the challenges
- Establish Intellectual property rights and those of
collaborators and any other interested parties
- Create a compelling business case to support commercialisation
with either a private company, third party or spin off
operation
- Identify potential commercial partners and broker discussions
with them leading to commercialisation that creates value for the
innovator and their Trust
- Ensure equitable rewards for all parties
- Establish ongoing relationships with key partners for
prototyping, legal and regualtory advice
- Assist with Grant applications and identifying other funding
opportunities
- Provide ongoing continuous professional development and
training to Innovation leads and board level champions to improve
effectiveness and accelerate adoption of best practices
