Applications are being sought from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the West Midlands' healthcare and life sciences sector for support from the SME Innovation Fund. The fund aims to grow spin-outs to improve healthcare services across the NHS, particularly those in line with the WMAHSN’s core strategic priorities, and will help to provide repayable grants of up to £50,000.
Digital health pioneers my mhealth have teamed up with LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor to deliver the myAsthma app to their patients. mhealth is a leading mobile health company and also responsible for myCOPD, part of the NHS Innovation Accelerator initiative
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Experts from the University of Birmingham today showcased a range of high-profile research investment opportunities to the largest-ever business delegation from Qatar to visit the UK. The university played a leading role in the Qatar-UK Business and Investment Forum, which was jointly hosted in Birmingham and London. The event was attended by UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Qatar Prime Minister His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.
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There was more success for WMAHSN's Serendip® Digital Health Quarter tenants recently, as Give Vision lifted a prestigious WIRED Health 2017 award for their pioneering work on enhancing the lives of people with impaired vision. Stan Karpenko, co-founder and CEO of Give Vision, was announced as the winner of WIRED Health’s EY Startup Stage at a London ceremony earlier this month.
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Tech Nation 2017, the third annual report from Tech City UK, has recently been published - and showcases Kaido, one of the tenants at WMAHSN's Digital Health Quarter, part of Innovation Birmingham’s Serendip® Smart Cities Incubator programme. Tech Nation 2017 is a virtual journey across the UK’s digital landscape that provides a data-rich analysis of Britain’s thriving digital economy and clusters. The report shines the spotlight on the UK’s digital tech economy, highlighting innovation in every corner of the UK, including Birmingham.
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The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that Professor Catherine Cassell has been appointed as Dean of Birmingham Business School. When she arrives on 1 September, Professor Cassell will be the first woman to lead Birmingham Business School in its history of over a century.
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The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is to host a series of information events in partnership with local Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) - including one in Birmingham - to demonstrate how NHS commissioners and providers can be reimbursed for the procurement of cost-saving, outcomes-based innovations.
Anticoagulants are prescribed to prevent harmful blood clots that can lead to stroke. Patients and carers need advice and information about how these medicines work, and their potential side effects. Wessex AHSN, on behalf of the AHSN Network, has created a new video, Starting Anticoagulation with Jack, to meet this need for patients, their family and carers after anticoagulants have been prescribed.
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A patient safety initiative supported by WMAHSN is among the frontrunners to lift a prestigious HSJ Patient Safety Award this year. The Learning from Excellence (LFE) programme, which aims to learn from what goes well in healthcare, has been given the nod in the Education and Training category.
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Feedback on an interactive event which showcased healthcare innovators from across the West Midlands, held in Birmingham last month, is being sought. The event, Meridian LIVE, celebrated the first birthday of Meridian, the WMAHSN's innovation and adoption service, along with the virtual health innovation exchange, developed by the WMAHSN. WMAHSN is interested in hearing feedback about the event, so if you attended please complete this short survey by 13 April.,
The West Midlands NHS Genomic Medicine Centre has been hailed as a ‘model for transformational change’ in healthcare by Professor Sue Hill, NHS England’s Chief Scientific Officer. Professor Hill was at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham this week, during Healthcare Science Week 2017, to speak to delegates at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's annual Healthcare Science Networking and Dissemination Day.
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Two companies which have taken part in WMAHSN-supported trade missions to Texas are already seeing the fruits of their labour by winning business stateside. The missions have been organised by the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI), in partnership with leading Academic Health Science Networks - including WMAHSN - and supported by the UK government.
Serendip Digital Health Quarter tenant Kaido has launched its offering to the corporate wellbeing market. Kaido Wellbeing is the first truly personalised workplace wellness solution. Powered by the Kaido Insights Platform, organisations can now provide personalised health guidance and support to all their employees, while using data intelligently to quantify real-time return on investment.
The National Institute for Health Research Central Commissioning Facility (NIHR CCF) is currently looking for members of the public to join four panels. The deadline for applications is 12pm on Monday 27 March.
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A community dedicated to connecting people who have health and care improvement expertise will be recruiting more members across the West Midlands from today. Q’s mission is to foster continuous and sustainable improvement in health and care. To achieve this, the Health Foundation is creating opportunities for people to come together and form the Q Community - sharing ideas, enhancing skills and collaborating to make health and care better.
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Life-changing research will be in the spotlight on 19 May at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham’s annual Research Showcase, where an array of research teams from across University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham will exhibit the work that is changing lives and transforming the NHS.
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The Big Data Corridor (a project run by Birmingham City Council) would like to set up an SME user group to advise on and test the programme offer. Innovation Birmingham would like to hear from businesses who might be interested in becoming part of the user group.
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Our Mobile Health is working with NHS England and the Diabetes Prevention Programme to identify and assess a number of digital behaviour change interventions aimed at helping people reduce their risk of onset of Type 2 Diabetes. This is with a view to choosing four or five of these which might be suitable for deployment to around 5000 people across England, diagnosed as pre-diabetic.
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Birmingham Health Partners is pleased to launch the 2017/18 West Midlands Clinical Academic Internship Programme (CAIP) and Masters to Doctorate Bridging Programme. Both programmes are aimed specifically at non-medical professionals who aspire to undertake Masters or PhD level study and embark on a clinical academic career in order to achieve better outcomes for patients