UK Device, IVD Sector Cheered By New Funding Pledge For Accelerated Access Program

UK Government health minister James O'Shaughnessy has delighted local medtech innovators with the promise of a package of funding under the Accelerated Access Review (AAR).

The long-awaited Accelerated Access Review (AAR), proposed in 2015 and now being developed within the UK government's Industrial Strategy, was elevated back to the top of the UK health-care agenda today when health minister James O'Shaughnessy pledged an £86m ($111m) package of funding to develop four areas of activity and innovation across the UK life sciences industries. (Also see "UK Medtechs Look Beyond Brexit To Long-Term Life-Science Strategy" - Medtech Insight, 7 February, 2017.)

The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) said the funding initiatives represent an important start towards full implementation of the...

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