Science Minister opens new medical tech centre to boost innovation in NHS

Science Minister Lord Drayson officially opened the Medical Technology Exchange Centre (MedTEC) during a visit to the Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus on Friday, May 15 2009.

Lord Drayson also toured Daresbury’s key science facilities, including the HPCx supercomputer and ALICE and EMMA particle accelerators.

The theme of his visit was “taking science to the market”.

Core Facts

MedTEC is the Science and Technology Facilities Councils (STFCs) new healthcare-focussed technology exchange centre.
MedTEC will allow more rapid engagement of the NHS and other health-related organisations in the innovation process on the Daresbury campus.
MedTEC will host an office of the Northwest NHS Innovation Hub (TrusTECH). TrusTECH was created to help regional NHS staff to identify and protect innovations that could be commercialised or shared to improve patient care.

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"This new centre for medical technology will complement the cutting-edge science centres and 80 high-tech start-ups already on the Daresbury Campus. It will encourage the use of a unique UK asset, the National Health Service, to help drive the process of innovation. It is this type of strategic investment that will give this country the edge it will need to compete in tomorrow's global economy."

Science Minister Lord Drayson

This centre provides a focus for like-minded organisations to meet, and to more rapidly identify and take forward ideas that will lead to real improvements in healthcare in the future. We hope this approach will revolutionise the way challenges are met in other areas of science and technology going forward.

STFC Chief Executive Professor Keith Mason

We are very proud to welcome Lord Drayson to launch the MedTEC facility a centre which builds upon the Campus existing strengths in the biomedical sector. We look forward to supporting its development into a key innovation hub in the Northwest.

Daresbury SIC General Manager John Leake