9.30am – Arrival, registration and networking
10am – Welcome and introduction to MedConnect North, Professor Sam Eldabe (MedConnect North)
10.15am – The NIHR, supporting Medtech along the road to market, Dr Peter Sargent (NIHR NOCRI)
10.35am – Innovation in Practice, Professor Amar Rangan (York University) and Kurt Scott (IBEX)
10.55am – NIHR Clinical Research Network landscape, Dr Ashraf Azzabi (NIHR CRN NENC)
11.05am – Getting it right first time, the HRA HCRW approval process, Steph Blacklock and Catherine Adams (HRA)
11:25am Refreshment break and networking
11.50am – Virtual trials, Professor Yan Yiannakou (P3 Unit)
12.05pm – NICE MTAC and HealthTech Connect, Dr Teik Goh (NICE Medical Technology Advisory Committee member)
12.25pm – KEYNOTE Medical Device Regulations, product approval in the EU, Dr Bassil Akra (TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH)
12.50pm – Lunch and networking
1.50pm – Talk-ins
- Regulatory approval of innovative medical devices – Dr Bassil Akra (TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH)
- Regional Research Alliances – Jane Greenaway (DTVRA)
2.20pm – Refreshment break and networking
2.35pm – AHSN Innovation and Adoption, Rachel Morris (AHSN NENC)
2.50pm – Setting up and running a clinical study – from funded application to study closure, Dr Lisa Shaw (Newcastle University)
3.10pm – Clinical investigations and requirements for clinical evaluation, Mark Grumbridge (MHRA)
3.30pm – How innovation helped me, Lindsay Howard (Patient and research participant) and Morag Brookes (South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
3.55pm – Closing Remarks, Professor Sam Eldabe
4pm – Close