Partnerships
Advanced Accelerator Applications (UK & Ireland) Limited collaborates with a broad range of organisations to create benefits for patients, the NHS and AAA.
In this section
Patient Group Partnering
AAA works with the patient community around the world to discover new ways to improve and extend people’s lives.
Joint Working
When a pharmaceutical company works on projects in partnership with the National Health Service (NHS), this is normally known as ‘joint working’. See here for a full listing of our Joint Working agreements.
Joint working
At Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA), we’re proud of our ongoing partnership with the NHS and are committed to working with the NHS to deliver better care for patients.
Prior to commencement of each joint working project, specific milestones are outlined and agreed by all parties. Funding and resources are provided by the parties inline with the agreed schedule, providing the project milestones have been achieved. Where AAA is providing funding, payment is only made when an Invoice has been issued by the NHS recipient. This ensures funds are allocated and given responsibly.
AAA UK Joint Working Initiatives
Project Name: NETs Theragnostics Service Improvement
Joint Working Project Summary:
Background:
Theragnostics within nuclear medicine is an expanding therapy area, with significant unmet need identified by the Trust both locally and nationally. The Trust currently has only one ARSAC license holder for administering Radioligand therapies (RLT), required to be on site when radioactive infusions are administered to patients as part of their treatment. Investment is required to expand the service, both in terms of infrastructure and personnel.
Project outline:
This project is a collaboration between Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) and Advanced Accelerator Applications (UK and Ireland) Limited (AAA) to target patient unmet need in RLT/NETs therapy, expanding the patient pathway of the current treatment options from In-Patient only to an additional Outpatient service for eligible patients.
The project key objectives are to:
- Increase the capacity of the service and therefore improve the access to new therapies
- Maintain or improve the patient experience in the service
- Maintain or reduce the waiting time from treatment decision at MDT and start of the treatment
Expected Outcomes for this Project:
Benefits for patients:
- Increased access to radioligand therapies and treatments in line with current guidelines
- Maintained patient experience in the NETs service
- Maintained or reduced waiting time from treatment decision to treatment start
Benefits for the NHS:
- Sustainable service in line with current guidelines
- Ability to meet the needs of NET patients
- Further evolution of a highly specialised service
Benefits for AAA:
- Increased access to therapies (which may include AAA therapies)
- Increased reputation as a partner
Start Date & Duration: February 9th 2020 – December 31st 2022
Patient Group Partnering
Ann Edgar Charitable Trust
Grant Agreement
£1,920.00
AAA supported the Ann Edgar Charitable Trust through a Grant to support a patient charity event which raised awareness of NETS. The cost included venue hire, food, lecture and microphone hire.
NET Patient Foundation
PO Services Agreement
Fee: £800.00
The NET Patient Foundation supported AAA by speaking at our Symposium titled ‘Precision diagnosis & Optimized Treatment in GEP-NETS’. The NET Patient Foundation’s talk was titled ‘Patient Journey to Diagnosis’.
NET Patient Foundation
Grant Agreement
£14,000
AAA provided the NET Patient Foundation with a Grant to support the NCRAS Project. The NCRAS project aims to obtain national data from cancer registration collected by NCRAS on the incidence of tumours, allowing for better study of malignant tumours.
Global Action on Men’s Health
Collaborative Agreement
£660
AAA UK invited Global Action on Men’s Health to support an internal meeting by speaking about Global Action on Men’s Health.
AMEND
Grant Agreement
£6,420
AAA provided Amend with a patient advocacy grant to better inform and support the most isolated patient communities by aiding in the creation of resources targeted at the community.