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We work collaboratively with industry partners along the whole product pathway and post-launch.</p> </div> <div data-g="12 md:4 lg:4"> <div class="ml--e-md mt--f"> <div data-in-page-nav="" data-in-page-nav-headings-container-selector="main" data-in-page-nav-headings-selector="h2" data-in-page-nav-headings-exclude-selector=".js-ignore" data-in-page-nav-scroll-tolerance="50"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2>Get advice</h2> <p><a href="/about/what-we-do/life-sciences/nice-advice-service">Our NICE Advice service</a> helps you optimise your approach at any point in product innovation and development, especially in the early stages. We can support you to:</p> <ul> <li>understand your product route to market</li> <li>review your development and evidence generation plans</li> <li>identify what matters most to patients, as well as the health and care system</li> <li>engage with the system during product development to support adoption and use.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/forms/life-sciences-contact-us" class="btn">Make an enquiry</a></p> <h2>Tools to build a strong evidence base </h2> <p>Find out more about: </p> <ul> <li>our evidence standards frameworks </li> <li>our AI and digital regulations service.</li> </ul> <p><a href="/about/what-we-do/life-sciences/life-sciences-tools" class="btn">More information about using our evidence base tools</a></p> </div> <div data-g="12 md:5" class="mt--f" show-md=""><img style="width: 100%; height: auto;" alt="older man reading his heart rate on a smartwatch" src="/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/Life-sciences/heart-rate-smartwatch.jpg" /> <blockquote class="quote pt--a"><span>NICE is such a big part of what the NHS listens to. It’s so important. <br />It was fantastic to have NICE guidance for our product saying this is the right thing to do.</span><footer><cite><strong>Lisa Jones, product manager, cardiovascular diagnostics and services at Medtronic<span> </span></strong></cite></footer></blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2><a id="techevaluate"></a>Get a technology evaluated</h2> <p>We assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of new health technologies, translating complex evidence into useful and useable advice and guidance for the health and care system.</p> <p>The first step in technology evaluation by NICE is product registration:</p> </div> <div data-g="12 md:5"></div> <div class="panel" data-g="12 md:6"> <h3>Register a non-pharmaceutical product</h3> <p><a href="https://innovation.nhs.uk/">The NHS Innovation Service</a> helps developers get their health technologies adopted by the NHS. The service provides coordinated and bespoke support from leading organisations, including NICE, with experience, knowledge, and expertise in supporting healthcare innovations.</p> </div> <div class="panel" data-g="12 md:6"> <h3>Register a pharmaceutical product</h3> <p><a href="https://www.ukpharmascan.org.uk/">UK PharmaScan</a> is a database of new medicines, indications and formulations in the pharmaceutical pipeline. It's used by horizon scanning organisations, including NICE, to help plan and prepare the NHS for the introduction of new medicines, and to support faster adoption. </p> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <p>NICE plays an active role in delivering the <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/life-sciences/our-role-in-the-innovative-licensing-and-access-pathway--ilap">Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-innovative-devices-access-pathway-idap">Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP)</a>.</p> <p>These are designed to accelerate patient access to financially sustainable and effective medicines (ILAP) and healthtech (IDAP).</p> <p>Developers of new medicines can submit licensing applications through the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-recognition-procedure ">Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) International Recognition Procedure (IRP)</a>. It allows the MHRA to consider the expertise of trusted regulatory partners in other countries when authorising medicines.</p> <p>Companies considering this route should add relevant medicines to UK PharmaScan as early as possible to support the production of timely technology appraisal guidance.</p> </div> </div> <div> <h2>How we've worked with life sciences companies</h2> <div class="grid grid--equal-height"> <div data-g="12 sm:6 md:4 lg:one-third"> <div class="panel"><img alt="Diagram of Linq II device" src="/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/Life-sciences/linq-II.jpg" /> <h3 class="h4"><a href="https://case-studies.nice.org.uk/reveal-linq/index.html">Reveal LINQ - a digital health developer’s journey through NICE </a></h3> </div> </div> <div data-g="12 sm:6 md:4 lg:one-third"> <div class="panel"><img alt="Photograph of the Zio device" src="/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/Life-sciences/zio.jpg" /> <h3 class="h4"><a href="https://case-studies.nice.org.uk/zio-xt/index.html">Zio XT - From NICE digital health pilot to AI Award winner</a></h3> </div> </div> <div data-g="12 sm:6 md:4 lg:one-third"> <div class="panel"><img alt="An angiogram scan shown on mobile, tablet and laptop devices" src="/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/Life-sciences/heartflow.jpg" /> <h3 class="h4"><a href="https://case-studies.nice.org.uk/heartflow/index.html">HeartFlow’s journey from NICE guidance to MedTech Funding Mandate </a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--loose mt--f"> <div data-g="12 md:6"><details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">View/hide more case studies and latest news</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/blog/how-is-nice-supporting-digital-health-technology-developers">How is NICE supporting digital health technology developers?</a><br /> (February 2022)</p> <p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/blog/working-in-partnership-to-harness-the-potential-of-digital-technology">Working in partnership to harness the potential of digital technology</a><br /> (February 2022)</p> <p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/nice-publishes-new-combined-methods-and-processes-manual-and-topic-selection-manual-for-its-health-technology-evaluation-programmes">NICE publishes new combined methods and processes manual and topic selection manual for its health technology evaluation programmes</a><br /> (January 2022)</p> <p><a href="/news/articles/nice-s-flexibility-in-evaluation-of-new-health-tech-and-fairer-patient-access">NICE’s flexibility in evaluation of new health tech and fairer patient access</a><br /> (January 2022)</p> <p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/blog/nice-is-gearing-up-for-the-evaluation-of-further-digital-health-technologies-as-pilot-project-produces-first-result">NICE is gearing up for the evaluation of further digital health technologies as pilot project produces first result</a><br /> (January 2021)</p> </div> </details></div> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2>How we evaluate technologies</h2> <p>Find out how we choose which medicines and technologies we evaluate, the processes we follow and how we handle evidence.</p> <p>Our <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/our-programmes/nice-guidance/nice-technology-appraisal-guidance/changes-to-health-technology-evaluation">health technology evaluation and topic selection manuals</a> cover:</p> <ul> <li>how we choose medicines and other health technologies to evaluate (topic selection)</li> <li>the steps we follow in each evaluation (our processes)</li> <li>how we collect and consider evidence (our methods).</li> </ul> <p>Find published, in development and proposed evaluations:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/published?type=dg">diagnostics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/published?type=mtg">medical technologies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/published?type=ta">technology appraisals</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/published?type=hst">highly specialised technologies</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/our-programmes/nice-guidance">Learn more about our guidance programmes</a> and explore our broad range of evidence-based recommendations.</p> </div> <div data-g="12 md:5"> <blockquote class="quote pt--a"><span>NICE is known for its rigorous, unbiased and objective approach. Overall, I thought it was an amazing process</span>.<footer><cite><strong>Campbell Rogers MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer at HeartFlow</strong></cite></footer></blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="panel"> <div class="grid grid--loose"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2>Stay informed about NICE</h2> <p><span>Our NICE news for life sciences newsletter aims to keep those working within the life sciences sector up to date with important developments.</span></p> <p><span>Subscribe for information on:</span></p> <ul> <li><span>our work to improve patient access to innovative new technologies</span></li> <li><span>our advisory services</span></li> <li><span>upcoming webinars and events</span></li> <li><span>how you can engage with us.</span></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/forms/subscribe-to-nice-news-for-life-sciences" class="btn" type="button">Subscribe to NICE news for life sciences</a></p> </div> <div data-g="12 md:5"><img style="width: 100%; height: auto;" alt="woman's hand operating portable touchscreen device" src="/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/Life-sciences/tablet.jpg" /></div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </main>  <script async="" src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/niceorg/js/app.js" type="text/javascript"></script>  <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/V2/Scripts/twitter.bootstrap.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/V2/Scripts/NICE.bootstrap.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Modules/Orchard.Resources/scripts/history.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="//cdn.nice.org.uk/V3/Scripts/nice/NICE.EventTracking.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Themes/NICE.Bootstrap/scripts/niceorg/NICE.TopScroll.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Themes/NICE.Bootstrap/scripts/foot.combined-v1.10.9325.0.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script> var global_nav_config = { service: "life-sciences", header: { skipLinkId: "content-start", search: { url: "/search", autocomplete: "/autocomplete?ajax=ajax", query: "", onSearching: window.globalNavSearchingHandler || null }, auth: { environment: "live" }, cookie: false }, footer: true }; </script> <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/global-nav/global-nav.min.js" defer></script> <script src="//cdn.nice.org.uk/cookie-banner/cookie-banner.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ajaxSend(function (event, jqxhr, settings) { if (settings.url.indexOf("?") >= 0) { settings.url = settings.url + "&ajax=ajax"; } else { settings.url = settings.url + "?ajax=ajax"; } }) if ('ontouchstart' in document.documentElement) { $('body').addClass('touch-screen-device'); } else { $('body').addClass('non-touch-screen-device'); } </script> <div id="global-nav-footer"></div> </body> </html>