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Innovation in European healthcare – what can Sweden learn? - LIF

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Clusters, technology transfer offices and Cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />

Research Centres for cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials (medical devices)<br />

Clusters contribut<strong>in</strong>g to the R&D<br />

specialised <strong>in</strong> medical devices<br />

Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Research Centres for<br />

cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials (medical devices)<br />

Technology Transfer Centres to<br />

support public and private research<br />

actors (medical devices)<br />

“There is still no <strong>in</strong>terdiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary research centres to test <strong>in</strong>novative<br />

surgery procedures on animals with advanced technology material ,<br />

which makes cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials <strong>in</strong> surgery difficult to organise. France<br />

needs centres such as the CIMIT (Center for Integration of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />

and Innovative Technology) <strong>in</strong> the US, a public-private structure<br />

<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g multidiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary teams“<br />

A renowned surgeon and researcher<br />

“There is a lack of research centres offer<strong>in</strong>g advanced technology<br />

material – such as MRI s<strong>can</strong>ners - for research purpose. The wait<strong>in</strong>g<br />

queues are long, which makes the cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials even longer”<br />

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A start-up CEO

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