Staffordshire University is set to officially launch its £5.8 million Centre for Health Innovation, a simulated learning environment that can be used to train health and social care students and upskill NHS staff, in October 2021. The high-tech learning and teaching spaces feature a combination of immersive, virtual and augmented […]
Innovation
Six new SME innovation projects awarded funding
Innovation hub Enterprise East (HEE) has announced that the MedTech NAVIGATOR Innovation Grant Scheme will provide another six SMEs with funding. Supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the NAVIGATOR programme has awarded funding to the following: Tekihealth Solutions NS Innovations Flush-Tech Yourgene Health Tangi0 Anidium. The projects involved […]
NHS Cancer Programme to launch £15m funding competition as part of call for cancer innovations
The NHS Cancer Programme is launching a funding competition of up to £15 million, as part of its open call for innovation in cancer care, on 17 March 2021. The aim is to deliver new and already existing cancer care innovations to the NHS frontline as quickly as possible. There’s […]
Sheffield Hallam researching intelligent social robots for patient wellbeing and independence
A Sheffield Hallam University academic is researching intelligent social robots, which it’s hoped can have a range of positive impacts on patient health and wellbeing in the future. HTN recently attended the HETT Show 2021, where Alessandro Di Nuovo, Professor of Machine Intelligence at the South Yorkshire university, gave a […]
HDRUK explores how data is supporting innovation
A recent webinar by Health Data Research UK (HDRUK) explored the importance of engaging with data research hubs, and the benefits of accessing such valuable information. Speakers from Discover-NOW, DATA-CAN and INSIGHT shared the ways in which they are using accumulated data, and what they hope to achieve with it. […]
Accelerated Access Collaborative and NHS England to launch MedTech Funding Mandate
Accelerated Access Collaborative and NHS England and Improvement are to launch its MedTech Funding Mandate on 1 April 2021. Initially planned to launch last year following a consultation process in December 2019, it explored at the time how the NHS could adopt MedTech innovations to provide a quick return on […]
New study explores if AI can predict mental illness earlier using social media
A new study is exploring whether it is possible to use data from social media to spot the early stages of a severe psychiatric mental illness. The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and IBM have come together to develop AI that aims to predict a patient’s psychiatric diagnosis more than […]
HTN Now Awards 2021 feature: Inspiring SME innovation
The HTN Now Awards 2021 has arrived. Today we’ll be announcing the winners and commended finalists across our seven categories that celebrate those teams and tech suppliers that have made a difference throughout the year. We’ve already brought you six features starring the submissions we’ve had in each section, providing […]
VR app by Xploro joins US pediatrics collaboration project
Xploro, a developer of apps that help children deal with anxiety around serious illness, has been accepted onto a global health programme that helps hospitals collaborate with tech companies. Over 300 innovators reportedly entered the programme, KidsX Accelerator, before the list was trimmed down to 13. Xploro is the only […]
HTN Now Awards 2021 feature: outstanding digital pathways in the UK
While looking at the entrants for the HTN Now Awards 2021, we came across so many great ideas and innovations that we decided to share the detailed submissions with our readers. On Friday 22 January, we’ll find out the winners in each of our awards categories. But before that, here […]
