
Core and Associate Partners (CLC and InnoStars) of the EIT Health KIC are invited to the first ever EIT Health Summer School in July 2015.
Core and Associate Partners (CLC and InnoStars) of the EIT Health KIC are invited to the first ever EIT Health Summer School in July 2015.
At its Annual Stakeholder Event, held at Chateau Impney on 28 April, the WMAHSN launched its Annual Report 2014/15. This annual report illustrates how the WMAHSN has met its objectives over the past year, including the consolidation of achievements to date, continuing the shift from development to delivery phase in each of the clinical priorities and enabling themes, demonstrating outcome measures and leveraging additional funding and finance.
During the first Innovation Roadshow, held at the Technical University of Munich, on 8 and 9 May, EIT Health KIC partners were able to meet one another to discuss potential projects and areas of priority activity. Some guidance was also given regarding the type of projects requested and what would make a good project.
Test beds will serve as real world sites for evaluating ‘combinatorial’ innovations that integrate new technologies with new ways of delivering health services – and that offer the prospect of better care, and better patient experience of care, at lower overall cost.
A mystery shopper initiative, supported by WMAHSN and which seeks to check amount of paracetamol for pain that anyone can purchase over the counter from non-pharmacy shops, has scooped an international award.
The evaluation of an innovative programme which uses text messaging to support patients with their health needs and lifestyle choices has been published in one of the UK's most prestigious health journals.
Venturefest West Midlands – a new event and exhibition giving entrepreneurs and innovators the opportunity to meet, engage and discuss products with a national audience of investors – launches for the first time in the region this summer.