innovations
Here you can read the latest about TRUSTECH’s activities. We’ll also post details of any new initiatives and funding rounds from other organisations that may be relevant to our clients.
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£50,000 boost for stroke prevention device
Rapid Rhythm Ltd, a spin-out company jointly owned by TRUSTECH Smart Healthcare Ventures Ltd (SHV) and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT), has successfully secured pathfinder investment from The North West Fund for Biomedical to develop a handheld device which aims to provide a quick, automated diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation (AF). AF is ...
Computer game eye test for children
Tariq Aslam, a Manchester Royal Eye Hospital consultant, is featured in a Guardian healthcare network article about his research into a game based software approach to vision testing in children. The game, which requires the player to squash tomatoes, can help to diagnose potentially serious illness caused by glaucoma, drug side-effects, brain tumours and other ...
TRUSTECH in the Manchester Evening News
The Manchester Evening News business section today features an insight into the workings of TRUSTECH. The article, based on an interview of TRUSTECH Manager Richard Deed, explains how TRUSTECH can help the NHS identify and develop innovations into commercial products. Read the full story at: http://bit.ly/IGuXRi
Butterfly pillow hits the headlines
The ‘Getting to Know Your BabyTM’, or Butterfly pillow, was invented by Ann Parry – a neonatal nurse at Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust – and developed with the help of TRUSTECH and Inspiration Healthcare. It supports the head of premature babies and creates a less restricted airway to aid breathing. The pillow has today been ...
Merseyside Burns App now available on iTunes
Back in November 2011 TRUSTECH reported of the innovative iPhone application which was designed by a small team at St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and how it had been awarded a HIEC ‘Excellence in Innovation’ award. The team have now successfully followed through with their plans and are very happy to announce the ...
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