The ideal process for launching your medical device in the UK: Interview with Michael Branagan-Harris, CEO of Device Access UK

Welcome to the Medsider interview series, a regular feature at MassDevice. All interviews are conducted by Scott Nelson, Founder of Medsider and Group Director for WCG. We hope you enjoy them! Michael Branagan-Harris is the CEO of Device Access UK and has been involved in the marketing of medical devices to the National Health Service (NHS) for the last 27 years. Products he’s commercialized range from simple wound dressings to the introduction of the Lap Band for obesity, endovascular graph repair, endo-laparoscopic surgery, and the DaVinci robot. Since incorporating Device Access UK in 2010, Michael and his team have helped over 180 medical device and diagnostic companies navigate their way into the NHS. Their clients range from small start-ups to large multinationals from across the world. In 2014, Device Access was granted a commercial license from NHS England to access over 750 million pseudonymous patient health records. This data allows Device Access to examine diagnosis, procedure, and spend data nationally by NHS hospitals, and in turn enables them to do three things: See how their client’s technology could affect the current patient pathway. Assist in building a value story with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Develop a solid business case for local and national NHS Hospital adoption. In this interview with Mike, here are some of the things we’re going to cover: What has changed since my last interview with Mike 4-5 year...
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