This Connected Health Ecosystem event was held virtually on Thursday 21st January and focused on two opportunities for funded support and collaboration for companies involved in health innovation.
These opportunities included the Health Innovation Manchester’s Research & Innovation Health Accelerator, and a ‘sandpit’ event hosted by the University of Manchester’s Institute for Data Science and AI in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute.
After an introduction given by Digital Futures Health and Care theme lead Professor Niels Peek, Daniel Zamora of Health Innovation Manchester gave a presentation on the Research & Innovation Health Accelerator.
Led by Health Innovation Manchester, the Accelerator is delivered in partnership with the University of Manchester, Manchester City Council, Bionow and The University of Manchester Innovation Factory (UMIF). Open to SMEs in Greater Manchester looking to accelerate their products or services into the healthcare field, opportunities range from targeted support in navigating markets to collaboration with University of Manchester academics to develop new products and services.
Subsequently, Director of Digital Futures Professor Chris Taylor then spoke about the four ‘sandpit’ events hosted by the University of Manchester’s Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDSAI) in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute in March 2021. One of the sandpits focused on Health and Care Innovation based on Data Science and AI, with others on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Clean Growth, and Digital Transformation. Around £10k to £15k of funding was available to support collaborative feasibility studies co-developed at the sandpit events.
A 30-minute Q&A session was held for attendees and speakers alike, after which the event was brought to a close.
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