The University of Hertfordshire

Welcomes EEESTA to

‘Engineering our Health’ Prestige Seminar

Professor Barry Hunt

Dean, Faculty of Health & Human Sciences

12th Nov 2008

• Routes in Aircraft Industry

• Hatfield Technical College 1951

• Hatfield Polytechnic 1967

• Significant Growth:

22000students; 2,000staff; three campuses

University of Hertfordshire

•£120 Million Investment•UK’s Biggest Development in H.E. for 30 years•Opened by HRH Prince Phillip - November 2003

de Havilland Campus

‘Business Facing’

• Close engagement with partners and stakeholders

• Flexibility, responsiveness and adaptability

• Shortlisted for Times Higher Education ‘University of the Year’ Award 2008

University Strategic Plan

Faculty of Health & Human Sciences

Dean and Faculty Offices

PG Medicine

Pharmacy

Nursing &Midwifery

SocialCommunity &Health Studies

Health & EmergencyProfessions

Life Sciences

Psychology

Responsive to NHS, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry and other Stakeholders

‘Business Facing’

Inter-professional Learning Clinical Trials Coordination Unit; MedTech Innovation Centre; Mental Health Recovery Centre

Health and Human Sciences Research Institute New Building

Overseas Partnerships and Alliances

Multi-professional Simulation Learning and Research Laboratory

Faculty Priorities

• Collaboration between Engineering and Health disciplines

• Hertfordshire Intensive Care and Emergency Simulation Centre (HICESC)

• British Heart Foundation Education Research Project Award

Development of Simulation

The Opening Ceremony

Thanks to Our Supporters

• 2007 National Association of Medical Simulators (NAMS)

• 2008 Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM)

Conferences in the Centre

• Result of business facing strategy of UH

• Associated with Postgraduate Medical School

• Based in Innovation Centre, College Lane Campus

• Key staff have more than 40 years medtech experience

– Dr Sandeep Shah

– Dr Graham McKay

• Identifying resources and expertise across University

The Medical Technology Innovation Centre(MTIC)

The MTIC will provide enhanced specialist support for:

• Clinical trials (also Clinical Trials Coordination Centre)

• Product evaluations• Product development• Education and training• International symposium programme

MTIC Key Activities

MTIC International Symposium June 21 – 23, 2009Visit www.medtechsymposium.com• The symposium will pull together

» Innovation/finance/technology and market adoption» Product development » Supply chain» Technology adoption and diffusion» Early stage finance

• Leading international speakers will headline each section• Will run over 2 days with dinner at Hatfield House on evening of 1st

day

• Handover to your Chairman

Oliver Wells

Have a great seminar!

Thanks