The TriTech Institute’s mission is to research, develop and evaluate health and well-being innovations on a local, national, and global scale. The TriTech Institute offers a single point of access to Health & Social Care in Wales with academic experts, a regional clinical NHS testbed, and an agile and efficient approach.
Collaborating with the life science sector and various Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across Wales and the UK, the team of clinical scientists, researchers, engineers, data scientists, nurses, pharmacists and doctors conducts research and real-world evaluations on healthcare innovations. The team is composed of individuals holding dual NHS/HEI honorary contracts and encompasses a variety of backgrounds including NHS, HEI and industry.
Service 1: Research – this involves organisations commissioning clinical investigations and trials to ensure the effectiveness and safety of their innovations. Crucially, the technology studies are designed as part of the regulatory approval process, which may lead to CE/UKCA marking. The TriTech Institute offers this service under its ISO 13485 Quality Management System.
Service 2: Real World Evaluation – this will involve organisations commissioning evaluative research to understand the wider impact of their health and well-being innovations; clinical pathway models, Med-Tech, Digital / AI and services, as part of routine care. Such evaluative research provides the opportunity to assess, for example, service and staff user experiences of the innovations including patient reported outcomes and experience, health economic analysis and the costs associated with their introduction, usability design and whether operational and service improvements will result.
Service 3: Advice – this involves organisations commissioning very specific advice. This might relate to the process for securing regulatory approval of a new technology or advice on how to conduct pilot studies, clinical trials, clinical investigations or initial testing of an innovation.
