Article on the GovToday website by Dr David Gleaves, Chief Executive – NHS Innovations West Midlands.

nanoTherics, a scientific medical research devices company founded in 2007, is pleased to announce launch of the magnefect-nano™, a new device for improved gene transfection.

The Wheelchair lift is an innovative idea originating from Peter Thorneycroft, employee of South Birmingham PCT. The system allows a wheelchair to be lifted easily into the boot of a car.

The 2009 Health and Social Care Awards were launched on 10 December and the search is now on to find the best health and social care teams in England. Now in their eighth year, the awards are designed to celebrate excellence and innovation, and share ideas that improve the lives of patients, service users, carers and staff.

Four inventions and innovations, developed by ingenious NHS staff throughout the West Midlands, were finalists in the prestigious National awards, organised by the NIC and held on December 3rd 2008, at the Magic Circle in London.

A trail-blazing project to improve care for confused older people – developed at Birmingham’s Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust – carried off the top prize at a glittering ‘Oscars’ style ceremony.

Trail-blazing inventions and innovations developed by ingenious NHS staff throughout the West Midlands are in the running for top awards in an ‘Oscars’ style ceremony.

Reflecting the increasing trend towards collegiate and partnership working, the nine NHS Innovations companies and NHS Purchasing are to exhibit jointly at the MEDICA Exhibition in Düsseldorf from 19th to 22nd November.

Does your company have a product or technology that could help prevent the spread of MRSA or similar infections? Would you like to have it assessed by our team of experts, with a view to evaluating it in a hospital setting and potentially supplying it across the NHS? Or are you a hospital which would like to take part in testing new infection control products?

A consultant at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has developed a new product aimed at reducing the risk of kidney patients catching a superbug.