Finding the right path – identifying commercial partners for UK Universities

Accelerate route-to-market studies enable informed commercial decision making. In a recent project completed for Loughborough University, our insights-driven approach has helped to identify a number of potential commercial partners for the University. Drawing on our experience in the global medical device sector, Accelerate was also able to illicit those key early stage interactions on behalf … Read more

Announcing the launch of the Investment Readiness Programme

Accelerate Associates is delighted to announce the launch of the Investment Readiness Programme which will take place at the BizzInn at Birmingham Research Park. 8203 Bizz Inn Ident CMYK AWAs supporters of the BizzInn, Birmingham’s Business Incubator, Accelerate will be delivering part of this new initiative which will start in February. Specifically designed to help … Read more

Why we love working with MedTech SME’s

There are around 3,000 companies in the UK MedTech market, of which the majority of them are SMEs. Integral to this market are academic researchers, NHS clinicians, scientists, engineers and inventors resulting in an ecosystem that is ripe for innovation. Start-ups play a significant role in this market. Specialising in early stage medical technology assessments … Read more

Global perspectives on health – China

Accelerate has been profiling global markets based on population studies. I am sure that everyone has heard that we are an ageing population, however, you may not have realised just how significant the shortfall in clinical and care staff will be in the near future. In some countries, such as China, ageing is occurring at … Read more

Mapping the UK medical device market

Over the past few weeks the research team at Accelerate has been busy mapping the UK medical device manufacturing base. So far we have surveyed nearly 1000 companies to identify whether each company manufactures in the UK (rather than overseas), whether the items produced in the UK are finished goods or components and to identify … Read more

Improving market adoption of innovative medical devices

Accelerate Associates regularly examines the potential market opportunity for novel medical devices and diagnostic tools. The next stage is to take the product to market. There are generally five characteristics that affect the rate of adoption of innovative products. These are: Relative advantage: What benefits the innovation provides the user over existing technology Compatibility: How … Read more

Laboratory market intelligence

Accelerate Associates has delivered a bespoke primary market research project on behalf of a leading manufacturer and distributor of laboratory products in the UK. The project examined brand recognition in the marketplace as well as identifying current supply chain issues and trends for the future. Requiring in depth interviewing of laboratory managers and related staff … Read more

Accelerate supports new BizInn initiative at Birmingham University

Accelerate Associates is proud to support the new BizInn initiative at the University of Birmingham. Tenants and users of the new business incubator, BizInn, at Birmingham University will be able to recieve support in the form of market research and marketing guidance from Accelerate Associates. With 12 tenants already accepted into the incubator, the BizInn … Read more

Accelerate Associates Conducts Stem Cell Market Research

Accelerate Associates, the B2B marketing consultancy to the medical, technology, bioscience and laboratory industries, based at BioCity Nottingham, has recently completed a report for the University of Newcastle considering the future market for induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). The University’s Institute of Genetic Medicine is home to world renowned experts within the field of iPSC. … Read more

Market demand for specialist laboratory equipment

Accelerate Associates has completed a market scoping exercise to survey a sample of laboratories across the UK. Targeting laboratory managers, the survey was designed to assess the market size and demand for a piece of specialist laboratory equipment. Utilising a mixture of telephone interviews and online surveying, Accelerate Associates was able to define precise product … Read more

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