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Sheffield Healthcare Gateway.
Dr. James Lapworth Business Manager
September 2012
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Overview
• The University of Sheffield track record
• What is Sheffield Healthcare Gateway?
• Team
• Web portal
• How can we help?
• Case studies
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• 25,000 students
• 6,000 staff
• £450m p.a. turnover
• £100m p.a. research income
• Top 10 UK research establishment
• Top 100 Globally
• Times Higher Ed. University of the Year (Nov 2011)
The University in Numbers
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Rich Heritage: 5 Nobel Prize winners
Sir Harry Kroto
Chemistry
“Buckminster-
fullerene (C60)”
Lord Florey
Medicine/
Physiology
“Penicillin”
Lord Porter
Chemistry
“Free
Radicals”
Sir Hans Krebs
Medicine/
Physiology
“Kreb’s Cycle”
Dr Richard
Roberts
Medicine/
Physiology
“Introns”
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Knowledge Exchange – a serious business
£50m - Collaborative and Contract Research
£2.6m - Consultancy
£1.4m - Services and Testing
£2.2m - CPD
£4m - Regeneration and Development
Over £60m 2010-2011* *HEBCI return 2010-2011
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• A new centre dedicated to supporting health-related KE activities in the Faculty of MDH and wider University
• Here to help researchers:
• to work with industrial partners
• to develop potentially marketable healthcare ideas
• Work closely and cooperatively with:
• Research and Innovation Services
• Fusion IP
• Knowledge Exchange teams across the University (KTA, SEG, SSG)
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What is Sheffield Healthcare Gateway? • “A new centre dedicated to supporting health-related Knowledge
Exchange activities across the University”
• Aiming to:
• Increase knowledge transfer activity of health-related researchers
• Build long-term partnerships with Industry
• Strong links with:
• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Medilink networks, NHS research networks, KTNs
• Work closely with:
• Commercial and Knowledge Exchange teams across the University (SEG, SSG, KTA, R&IS and Fusion IP)
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• Providing a responsive access point into the university
• Identifying expertise, skills and facilities which are relevant to a company’s needs
• Facilitating introductions and initial meetings
• Identifying sources of collaborative grant funding and coordinating applications
• Ongoing project management and relationship management support
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How can we help business?
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• Identifying potential new IP (with Fusion IP)
• Proof of concept funding: identifying funds, help with applications and project management support
• Identifying and liaising with potential collaborators
• Signposting and guidance through University processes
• Organising events to promote and support commercial activities
• Faculty Innovation Fund to support new interactions with Industry
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How can we help academics?
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Building on Past Successes
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“The Sheffield Health Innovation Centre (SHIC) at University of Sheffield is providing a valuable solution to this perennial problem by acting as a portal through which collaboration with local businesses is channelled. The work of the SHIC should be supported and integrated into any future healthcare initiatives in the city-region.’
Breeze Report (2011) to Sheffield City Region LEP Re. challenges to accessing University expertise.
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Gateway Team
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Ms Karen Booth Business Manager
Dr Martin Whitaker Business Manager
Dr James Lapworth Business Manager
Prof Richard Ross Faculty Lead for Innovation
Mrs Lindsey Crowson Gateway Administrator
Dr Sue Smith Business Manager
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• Available only to FMDH academics
• A “light touch”, rolling call for short-term pump-priming activities aiming to stimulate:
• 1 consultancy project with industry, or;
• 1 collaborative R&D contract with industry, or;
• 1 industrial CASE Studentship with industry, or;
• 1 patent application, leading to a license or spinout opportunity
Faculty Innovation Fund:
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Med-Tech Industry day, June 2012
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Speakers:
• Prof Keith Burnett (University Vice Chancellor)
• Dr Zahid Latif (Technology Strategy Board)
• Dr Mehdi Tavakoli (Healthtech & Medicines KTN)
• Dr Beken (Materials KTN)
• Philippa Hedley (Sheffield City Region LEP)
• + 5 technology presentations highlighting projects with industry partners
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137 Delegates - Industry (55); Academia (55); NHS (14); Other (13) (map)
Med-Tech Industry day, June 2012
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“A fantastic way to find out what's going on nationally and locally in field of Med Tech. Great way to network.” “A superb event with an excellent range of exhibitors and attendees.”
*Feedback from Industry delegates
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Publicity and Media
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Case Studies
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“True” collaborative R&D:
Co-development of rapid manufacturing processes for soft tissue prosthetics with Fripp Design Ltd. (AMP, Catcliffe)
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University Knowledge
Transfer Funding
(£10k)
White Rose Health Innovation
Partnership
(£40K)
Wellcome Translational
Award
(£510k)
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University Knowledge
Transfer Funding
(£6k)
EPSRC Industrial Case award
(£66K)
Technology Strategy Board Collaborative
R&D
(£880k)
EPSRC Industrial Case award 2
(£67K)
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The University of Sheffield as a “Virtual R&D Lab”:
New product development with Ceramisys Ltd. (Sheffield)
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Innovative spin-outs:
• Diurnal ltd. – founded 2004
• Addressing clinical and patient needs in: adrenal insufficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, hypogonadism and hypothyroidism
• Recently completed successful phase 1 clinical trial (see link)
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http://shg.sheffield.ac.uk/news/universityofsheffieldspinoutcompanydiurnala1.aspx
New “physiological hormone replacement” therapies addressing major clinical needs
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heart failure, stroke, chronic pain…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11837457
“Digital & Connected Healthcare”
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New assistive technologies to support self-management.
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Technologies for Assisted Living:
VIVOCA – “allows people with severe speech disability to communicate via a speech synthesiser.”
MAAVIS – “allows greatly simplified access to media, communications and the web.”
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Oral Disease & Neuroscience:
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Oral mucosal model – “a 3D tissue model of the mucous membranes found in the mouth.”
Mechanisms and models of pain – ability to compare healthy vs diseased human tissue
Moharamzadeh K, et al (2009) J Periodontol. 80(5):769-75.
Rodd HD & Boissonade FM (2000) Eur J Oral Sci. 108:467-474.
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Dr James Lapworth– Contacts
@JWLapworth
www.linkedin.com/in/jameslapworth
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