A virtual innovation zone for the UK Medical Device Marketplace
Dave Taylor, Programme Lead, Virtual Worlds and Medical Media, Imperial College London

The Digital Britain White Paper and a recent OECD workshop identified that "Virtual worlds offer business benefits and opportunities in relation to enhanced interaction with customers, efficiencies, environmental gains, international collaboration and knowledge transfer".

Dave Taylor, Programme Lead in Virtual Worlds and Medical Media at Imperial College London, leads a roundtable discussion on how the UK's Medical Device Innovators can take advantage of a growing international Science and Technology Innovation continent in the virtual world of Second Life where the Department for Business Innovation & Skills.

Technology Strategy Board and National Health Service have established a joint presence with his help. Dave envisions a joined-up showcase of innovative products and online workshops to provide year round opportunities for knowledge transfer and transnational collaboration across our industry.

Pre-workshop reading: IBM Case Study, Dave Taylor's presentation at the OECD