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The  role  of  Universi/es  in  powering  health  economies:  innova/on,  ci/es  and  growth    Devolu/on      Dr  Hakim  Yadi  Chief  Execu/ve,  Northern  Health  Science  Alliance            

•  Health Science Scotland: Front door for Scotland - a partnership of medical universities and their associated NHS Health Boards

•  Northern Health Science Alliance: Front door for the North - 8 Universities / 8 NHS Trusts across the North of England (Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Durham, Lancaster, York / Hull)

•  Invest Northern Ireland :Front door for Ireland - a partnership of medical universities, NHS and government

•  MedCity / GMEC: Front door for London - The three London Academic Health Science Centre

•  Life Sciences Hub: Nerve centre of a vibrant and prosperous Welsh Life Sciences eco-system

The  UK  life  and  health  science  clusters  

Research  and  the  University  ecosystem    

Leadership  is  important  but  it  has  to  come  from  the  right  place    

Local  Health  Economy    

City  regional  naturally  work  at  a  local  level    

Local  Health  Economy    

Local  Health  Economy    

City  regional  naturally  work  at  a  local  level    

Local  Health  Economy    

Local  Health  Economy    

Local  Health  Economy    

City  regional  naturally  work  at  a  local  level    

Local  Health  Economy    

Local  Health  Economy    

Local  Health  Economy    

Local  Health  Economy    

City  regional  naturally  work  at  a  local  level    

Research    

Research    

Research  and  universi>es  have  a  role  to  link  ci>es    

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The  Northern  Health  Science  Alliance      

To  maximize  the  impact  of  the  health  science  research  and  to  provide  a  go-­‐to  center  for  healthcare  companies  we  have  created  the  Northern  Health  Science  

Alliance  (NHSA),  a  collabora@on  across  eight  of  England's  great  ci@es  across  a  

popula@on  of  15m  people.  

A  func>oning  health  partnership  for  the  North  of  England    

The  NHSA  Members  and  Northern  Ecosystem    •  1,000  life  science  business    suppor/ng  approximately  employing  38,000  high  skilled  jobs.  

•  £10.8Bn  -­‐  Combined  turnover  of  the  1000+  life  sciences  &  healthcare  businesses    

•  N8  universi/es  have  a  Regional  Gross  Added  Value  of  £22.7m  (22.7%  of  UK  total).  

 •  15m  popula>on  combined  with  strengths  in  bioinforma/cs  and  a  collabora/ve  ecosystem  providing  a  plaVorm  for  investment.  

•  N8  Universi/es  bring  in  £800m  in  research  income  (19.4%  of  the  UK  total)  and  are  awarded  £295m  in  central  funding  (19.5%  of  UK  total).  

The  Northern  Health  Science  Alliance  Ltd  (NHSA)  is  a  unique  partnership  crea@ng  an  interna@onally  recognised  life  sciences  and  healthcare  system.  It  acts  as  a  single  portal  to  bringing    together  research,  health  science  innova@on  and  commercialisa@on  to  provide  benefits  for  researchers,  universi@es,  hospitals  and  pa@ents.  

The  Northern  Health  Science  Alliance  Ltd  (NHSA)    

ü  Promote  the  combined  value  of  the  NHSA  members    

ü  Act  as  a  front  door  for  the  North’s  Health  Science  research    

ü  Work  with  industry  to  secure  private  sector  R&D  in  the  North    

ü  Work  with  research  funders  to  secure  greater  public  sector  investment  in  the  North    

ü  Work  with  members  to  maximize  the  impact  of  their  research  and  service  reform  for  the  health  of  the  North  &  UK    

What  we  do    

What  we  have  done  

ü  Established  a  func>onal  health  partnership  ü  Built  a  na>onal  presence  

ü  Delivered  a  series  of  inward  investment  projects  with  UKTI  ü  Working  directly  with  research  funders  and  government    

ü  Partnerships  in  place  with  SME,  midcap  and  global  biopharma  as  well  as  the  new  entrants    

ü  Working  directly  with  research  funders  and  government  and  secured  over  £60m  of  new  funding  in  last  18  months  

ü  Sharing  best  prac>ce  and  driving  greater  access  to  clinical  trials      

What  we  have  done  

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Health  North  -­‐  Connected  Health  Ci@es  

•  £272.6m  of  na>onal  health  research  funding  in  2014  

•  3rd  most  funding  in  the  UK,  with  only  London  (£649.4m)  and  the  South  East  (£319.9m)  ge\ng  more  

•  2334  funding  awards  in  2014  

•  2nd  most  funding  awards  in  the  UK,  with  only  London  (4359)  ge\ng  more;  

•  13.5%  of  all  funding  in  2014  

•  3rd  greatest  percentage  of  the  total  UK  spend,  with  only  London  (32.1%)  and  the  South  East  (15.8%)  ge\ng  more;  

Our  opportunity  in  health  research      

COPD  

Liver  Cancer    

Lung  Cancer    

Heart  Disease    

Our  challenge  in  health  and  equality    

Clinical  impact  is  easier  to  demonstrate  in  popula1ons  with  ill  health  allowing  you  to  help  more  pa1ents  faster  

Our  solu>on  through  Connected  Health  Ci>es  

•  A  Connected  Health  City  is  a  civic  partnership  in  which  care  services,  science,  technology,  incen/ves,  and  culture  are  aligned  for  con/nuous  improvement  and  innova/on  for  popula/on  health.    

 •  At  the  heart  of  CHCs  movement  is  the  concept  of  the  city  region  as  a  place-­‐based  mul/-­‐

sector  partnership  fully  exploi/ng  data  to  improve  popula/on  health,  drive  public  sector  reform,  and  accelerate  business  growth  in  digital  health.    

New  models  for    popula@on    health    

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Northern  Powerhouse  &  Devolu/on    

What  is  the  fuel  in  the  Northern  Powerhouse    

Devo  Opportuni>es  and  risks    

Devo  Opportuni>es  and  risks    

Devo  Opportuni>es  and  risks    

Branding and Launch