Alistair McInnes, senior lecturer with the School of Health Professions, will lead a government Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) worth more than £140,000 to provide self-help to people with diabetes to reduce chronic illness.
He will work with SSL International Plc, a Manchester-based consumer products company with leading global brands including Scholl.
SSL International, which has a portfolio of locally-owned brands, including a number of analgesic products in the UK, has operations in 35 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, and manufacturing operations in India, Thailand, China and the UK.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships allow companies to work with an academic institution in order to gain specialist knowledge, technology and skills. In this instance, the KTP will run for two-and-a-half years, and will enable healthcare professionals to give evidence-based self-help advice to low-risk diabetes patients to reduce the incidence of progression to chronic status.
The total project is worth £140,587. Alistair will be supported by Dr Tim Katz, from the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics.
Alistair has recently received a diamond award from the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. The award is for his outstanding contribution to the profession. The award was presented by Lord Morris, the President of the Society at the House of Lords.
