Thirty-six organisations have been shortlisted for the 2019 North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards.
The winners will be announced during an event at The Hilton, Liverpool, on 7 March.
The North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards celebrate the successes of the excellent work being undertaken in healthcare across the North West Coast. They demonstrate the impact of clinical research and innovation efforts upon patient and social care.
The Awards are a collaboration between the Innovation Agency; NIHR Clinical Research Network: North West Coast (CRN NWC) and NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care North West Coast (CLAHRC NWC).
The aim of the awards is to demonstrate how clinical research and innovation efforts have had an impact on patient care and to showcase new ideas.
Innovation Agency Chief Executive Dr Liz Mear said: "We're proud to give our continuing support to these awards, recognising and celebrating excellence in life sciences research and innovation across our region, a region increasingly being recognised as a leader in this field.
“Outstanding clinical research and cutting-edge innovations continually drive up the quality of patient care across the health system, and these awards give us an opportunity to showcase new ideas and techniques that can be applied to other organisations."
CRN NWC Chief Operating Officer Jacqui Pirmohamed said: "The Clinical Research Network, North West Coast would like to thank all those who entered the North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards. We have received a record number of entries in 2019 representing our most competitive year since the awards began and it’s reflective of our ambitious research teams now setting new gold standards. Congratulations to all those who were shortlisted and we look forward to celebrating everyone's significant achievements on the night."
Professor Mark Gabbay, Director CLAHRC NWC, said: “These awards have showcased the benefits of working together. By having members of the public, universities, industry, NHS partners and others in a knowledge sharing environment, we can deliver ground-breaking research that improves the health and wellbeing of the population of the North West Coast.
“I am particularly pleased to see some of the researchers of the future recognised on the shortlist, and their excellent projects in tackling health inequalities in some of our North West communities. To also have public advisers at the awards who have been engaging on our research projects and ensuring they are both practical and applied in nature, has been great for all involved.”
This year, more than 140 entries were submitted across 12 categories. The shortlisted organisations are, by award category:
CLINICAL RESEARCH PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR
Dr Dhiraj Gupta, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Simon Harding, St Paul’s Clinical Eye Research Centre, Royal
Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Christian DeGoede, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
CLINICAL RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Eleanor Sowerby, Queen Square Medical Practice
Dr Amara Nwosu, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust; Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool; Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, University of Liverpool
Dr Andy Nixon, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
CLINICAL RESEARCH SITE OR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Respiratory Research Team, Accelerator Research Clinic, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Research Team, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
University of Liverpool Wolfson Centre for Personalised Medicine and the North West Coast Research Taskforce
CULTURE FOR INNOVATION
Johnnie Johnson Housing
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
EXCELLENCE IN DELIVERY OF COMMERCIAL LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (Royal Liverpool Clinical Research Facility) and Professor William Hope (Chief Investigator) University of Liverpool, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Allecra Therapeutics
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Clyz Labs Limited
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT (PPI) IN RESEARCH
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Community and Mental Health Services
Sandra Smith, CLAHRC NWC
NIHR CLAHRC NWC
PARTNERSHIP IN INNOVATION
NHS Halton CCG
Carehub.info Limited
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
PATIENT SAFETY INNOVATION
BBI (Europe) Limited
Pendle View Medical Centre
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RESEARCH FOR WELLBEING
University of Liverpool and CLAHRC NWC
Sefton Council for Voluntary Service
CLAHRC Neighbourhood Resilience Programme
RESEARCH STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Dr Victoria Connor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Naoimh McMahon, University of Central Lancashire and CLAHRC NWC
Helena Tendedez, Lancaster University
TAKING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Knowsley Change Grow Live
Liverpool Women’s NHS foundation Trust
TRANSFORMATION AWARD
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust
Merseyside Local Professional Network for Pharmacy
For more information about the different categories please visit www.nwcawards.co.uk
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