HRC Brain Health Innovation

The NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRC) Network is delighted to invite you to our flagship industry event. Taking place in the prestigious Science Gallery, London, this event offers direct access to the latest intelligence through presentations and panel discussions from key organisations in the healthtech ecosystem. Discover what practical support and guidance is available across development pathways, helping you navigate the complex landscape and stay ahead of the curve. Find out about upcoming improvements and regulatory changes straight from the source (MHRA, NICE, NIHR), and discover how HRCs are leading the way in supporting emerging technologies from concept to market. 

Our Innovation Support Marketplace will host organisations offering practical  help and support for SMEs. Meet, network and collaborate with HRCs, SMEs and key organisations in the ecosystem providing information and opportunities for funding, connecting with patient cohort networks, and free SME accelerator programs.  

If you would like further information on this event, HRCs, or the HRC Network, please contact [email protected]. 

This event is hosted by HRC Brain Health (KCL & South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust); and has been organised in conjunction with the HRC Network, HRC Brain Injury (Cambridge); HRC Sustainable Innovation (Devon); HRC Mental Health: MindTech (Nottingham); HRC Long Term Conditions: Devices for Dignity (Sheffield), and the SPIN Dementia Network+.

Info: Prof. Dag Aarsland, Director of HRC Brain Health.

Info: Presentation: Erika Brodnock, Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, KCL.
Panel discussion:
NIHR - Maria Koufali, Life Sciences Industry Director,
Roche - Ashton Harper, Head of Medical Affairs,
Innovate UK Business Growth,
Health Innovation Network South London - Ruth Bradbury, Senior Programme Manager, Innovator Support.

Info: MHRA - Daniel Hill, Deputy Head of Clinical Investigations, Innovation & Compliance Group,
NICE.

Info: Prof. Wendy Tindale, Director of the HRC Network and HRC Long Term Conditions (Devices for Dignity).

Info: Chair: James Piercy, PPIE Lead, HRC Brain Injury,
SPIN Dementia Network+ PPIE Coproduction and Involvement Resource,
HRC Brain Health PPIE Champions.

Info: Chair: Prof. Chris Fox, Co-Director at NIHR HRC in Sustainable Innovation and Co-Director of SPIN Dementia Network+.
Dr Alexis Joannides, HRC Brain Injury,
REVERT: a cross-border collaboration between hospitals, healthcare academia, and industry.
Digital Poster Session - PhD students, various.

Info: Explore our innovation support marketplace where a range of organisations who offer support to SMEs throughout the product development lifecycle.
Practical guidance and support for SMEs including regulatory guidance and health econometrics.
Funding opportunities.
Connect with national cohorts of patients to support feasibility studies, pilot projects and clinical trials.
Apply for SME accelerator programmes.
Meet, network and collaborate with other SMEs.

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