Case studies
Discover the stories of innovators who have joined the NHS Innovation Service. Find out about the support they received and find inspiration for your own journey.
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Testing for the effectiveness of biologic treatments of inflammatory bowel diseases: developing a new patient-led product
AlphaBiomics is a London-based start-up, with a product in development to improve the clinical care of people with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
April 25, 2023
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Digital
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Monitoring medication adherence for respiratory disease: bringing a proven innovation to market
Garth Sutherland, an asthma patient in New Zealand, developed a gadget that connected his asthma inhaler with his phone, to remind him to use it when he should. This was the first step towards creating an innovation that is now being brought to market.
March 23, 2023
- Data and monitoring
- Digital
- Medical device
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Manufacturing COVID-19 PPE using sustainable plastics: adapting to the market need
When COVID-19 hit in April 2020, Transcend Packaging, a relatively new company founded in 2017 found its normal markets dramatically reduced, and switched to making personal protective equipment (PPE), following a plea from the Welsh Government.
February 10, 2023
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Developing a digital innovation to support the mental health care pathway: establishing the evidence
Amy Manning is a social worker specialising in mental health, and regularly carries out ‘Section 12’ assessments, the process by which people in mental health crisis are assessed under the Mental Health Act (1983).
February 10, 2023
- Clinical pathways
- Digital