Commercialisation of innovations from the UK National Health Service

SMITH, Michael and CLARK, Richard (2010). Commercialisation of innovations from the UK National Health Service. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 9 (3), 238-254.

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Abstract

The potential opportunities offered by developing innovative ideas from staff within the UK National Health Service (NHS) was recognised in 2000 and this paper describes a regional organisation, Medipex, which was set up to undertake technology transfer and commercialisation of innovations from the NHS in Yorkshire. The approach adopted by Medipex has been shown to be a successful model for the commercialisation of IP, obtaining private sector investment and winning external recognition after its first three years trading. Analysis of the outputs demonstrates that though the majority of ideas emerge from service use, the innovations that have high-value commercial potential emerge from research undertaken in the hospitals.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Centre for Health and Social Care Research
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTTC.2010.030213
Page Range:	238-254
Depositing User:	Ann Betterton
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2011 15:41
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 04:25
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3340

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