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Health Innovation East Midlands (formerly East Midlands Academic Health Science Network) in partnership with Medilink Midlands have launched a new funding programme.
The Health Innovation Fund offers support and financial aid (between £5k and £10k) to East Midlands based SMEs or businesses working with a healthcare system partner in our region to further advance innovations that are ready for NHS uptake.
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A new guide to innovation implementation, readiness and resourcing has been published sharing practical learning from the Health Innovation Network’s successful adoption and spread of the national Focus ADHD programme.
Despite the impact of the pandemic on non-emergency services the three-year ADHD programme exceeded its targets and by June 2023 had benefited 65,000 young people.
In the dynamic field of health and life sciences, the Health Innovation East Midlands Pre-Accelerator, delivered by Pioneer Group, continues to play a pivotal role in nurturing early stage innovations. The programme is designed to enable innovators to develop their customer discovery and value proposition alongside an opportunity to pitch for a place on Pioneer Group’s full Accelerator.
Dr Glenn Crocker MBE is our new Independent Director, bringing a wealth of experience to our Governance Board.
Glenn has wide experience of the commercial health sector and has worked in the UK and US in a range of roles, including his current position as Executive Director of Pioneer Group.
Health and care innovators can apply for our 2024 Digital Health Accelerator (DHA) programme until Friday 8th December.
The programme invites innovators to bring forward their digital solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges within the NHS and Care systems, including NHS waiting lists and the promotion of self-care in the community.
We are supporting University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB).to evaluate an innovative new device which can help reduce the time patients need to spend receiving oxygen therapy.
We are working with three projects across the East Midlands to tackle inequalities in how communities are accessing Cardio-Vascular Disease (CVD) services locally.
The Medilink Midlands Innovation Day at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Coventry brought together over 250 professionals from the life sciences sector. Attendees included industry representatives, academics, and clinicians focused on networking and exploring the latest advancements.
The Information Analysts' Development Programme returns and with an additional cohort starting in November.
The Health Innovation East Midlands (formally East Midlands Academic Health Science Network) are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of funded places on the Information Analysts’ Development Programme.
The Government and NHS England have relicensed England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs). To better reflect their role as the innovation arm of the NHS, EMAHSN will change its name to 'Health Innovation East Midlands'.
HINs work locally and nationally to support the spread of all types of innovation within the NHS, from new technologies to ways of working and service improvements. They also provide bespoke support to innovators to accelerate promising innovations from development to adoption, and boost economic growth.