Background
Since 2013, the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre for Mental Health, MindTech, has been researching and developing health technologies in collaboration with the NHS, industry, academia and patients. MindTech is based in the Institute of Mental Health at the University of Nottingham. Our remit is to:
- Catalyse the development of new HealthTech for areas of mental health unmet need & high disease burden
- Provide expertise to evaluate innovations and generate appropriate evidence to support uptake into the health and care system
- Work collaboratively with the wider adoption landscape to translate research into benefits for patients and the public, the health and care system and economic gain
- Build capacity and expertise in methodological approaches (e.g. health economics, human factors, care pathway assessments etc) to generate robust evidence.
MindTech’s role
MindTech’s aims are to:
- Support mental health technology industry involvement in MH-TRC events and activities
- Maintain partnerships with NHS England, the Health Innovation Network, the MHRA, NICE and other relevant bodies on digital technology to support MH-TRC objectives
- Support translation of technologies developed through MH-TRC activities
- Support dissemination of MH-TRC findings to mental health technology industry partners.
Industry partnerships
We offer guidance, support, bespoke advice and strategic partnerships to companies working in the mental health technology field. We also facilitate partnerships between companies with technologies at a suitable stage of development and the demonstrator sites and workstreams to enable multi-centre trials.
If you are interested in working with MindTech, please contact the Industry Engagement Manager (see below for contact details).
MindTech events
MindTech runs a semi-regular symposium on topical matters in the development and translation of mental health technologies. The MindTech website will publish details of any upcoming events.
MindTech’s affiliations
MindTech is affiliated with the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) through the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. The MH-TRC aims to develop new treatments, improve diagnosis, increase use of innovative technology and make the UK the place of choice for research with the health technology industry.
Further information and contact
For further information about MindTech, please visit the MindTech website.
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