
Everything Digital: Unplugged
Webinar Focus:
- The webinar is designed to help healthcare organizations and businesses understand how to create and leverage partnerships with academic institutions, specifically those within the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA).
- The primary goal is to facilitate innovation and growth within the healthcare sector.
Key Topics Covered:
- Academic Partnerships:
- How to connect with academic institutions, including NHSA universities.
- Strategies for collaborating with leading academic experts.
- The role of universities in supporting bid development and bridging knowledge gaps.
- How to utilize academic research to drive business innovation, including the adoption of new technologies like AI.
- Funding Opportunities:
- Information on Innovate UK funding opportunities.
- Guidance on accessing other funding sources for health-related initiatives and SMEs.
- Learning about government grants, and university linked programs.
- Business Growth:
- How academic partnerships can lead to improved competitiveness, process improvements, productivity, and profitability.
- Strategies for bringing health-related products and services to market.
- Real world success stories of organizations that have successfully collaborated with universities.
- Networking:
- Providing key contacts to facilitate future interactions and collaborations.
Target Audience:
- Health entrepreneurs.
- Established health businesses and organizations.
- R&D managers and innovation leads (including NHS and Third Sector colleagues).
- Investors in health tech and medical sectors.
Speakers:
- Ian Blakemore, Knowledge Transfer Adviser, Innovate UK Business Connect.
- Dr. Mandy Dixon, Executive Lead for Corporate Engagement and Cluster Development, The Northern Health Science Alliance.
- Charlotte Ollerton, Team Leader at Innovate UK Business Growth.
- Phil Crosland, Senior Innovation & Growth Specialist, Innovate UK Business Growth.
- Ellen Hewitt, Head of the Innovation and Business Development team within Research and Innovation Service at the University of Leeds.
Key Benefits of Attending:
- Gaining a deeper understanding of funding opportunities and collaboration models.
- Discovering new pathways for business growth.
- Learning how to unlock funding opportunities.
- Opening doors to collaboration with academic institutions.
- Acquiring strategic insights into leveraging academic knowledge and financial support.
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