It is estimated that 850,000 people are living with dementia in the UK. In this case study, we discuss assessing the market for an assistive technology for dementia care. Assistive technology devices can aid people with dementia, and their carers, by providing technological solutions to some of the challenges associated with dementia care. The challenge … Read more
Accelerate Associates delivers customer satisfaction surveys for a variety of B2B customers in the medtech and science sectors. Customer surveys are a vital tool in the ISO 9001 quality management process. For companies to survive in the long term, they need to sell products and services that customers want. Technological improvements mean that companies run … Read more
A recent market research project has seen the team at Accelerate Associates researching the healthcare flooring market. The aim of the research was to better understand items that are regularly wheeled throughout hospitals and any potential for the spread of infection and dirt tracking that this might cause. One of the team here at Accelerate … Read more
There are many ways in which people learn and how they are taught. Of increasing popularity is the use of e-learning. Here at Accelerate we regularly participate in live online tutorials from various marketing and training portals to support our CPD. We have also engaged with online teaching packages which are modular and can be … Read more
Any company or organisation involved with market research has to have a good understanding of statistical market research sampling in order to be able to claim an accurate representation of any given population. Typically, the larger your sample size, the more likely it will be that your respondents’ answers will reflect the whole population. Usually … Read more
Newcastle University wished to commission a piece of research to ascertain the need or willingness of the bumblebee producers to use a bumblebee pollen substitute as opposed to the current honeybee collected pollen. The challenge Bumblebees have been reared commercially since 1987 for the pollination of a range of soft fruits grown in poly-tunnels and … Read more
Mobility aids, such as scooters and powered wheelchairs, are being used increasingly in the global market. The current estimated compound annual growth rate is 3-4%. In the UK, mobility equipment are normally sold through regional distributors. There are an estimated 1900 mobility product suppliers in the UK. The majority of the UK mobility equipment supply … Read more
Accelerate Associates has recently conducted a market assessment survey for developer Health2Works Ltd; a company specialising in producing web and mobile applications that help NHS and local government organisations support patients and clients.
Introduction Health2Works Limited specialises in producing web and mobile applications that help NHS and local government organisations support patients and clients. The company has recently developed a new product called Recap Health which is an online patient information and self-care platform. Recap Health enables clinicians to send personalised, relevant, digital health and social care content … Read more
Introduction SwabTech Limited, a spin out from three NHS Trusts, is developing a device to automate the recovery of blood from surgical swabs in high blood loss surgery. The blood is subsequently processed via an intra-operative cell salvage system, for immediate infusion to the patient, providing an alternative to donated blood products and assisting the … Read more
