COVID-19 solutions service
The Innovation Agency and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership to create a website for suppliers with innovative solutions to COVID-19 challenges.
The new service is aimed at those suppliers who have been directed by the Department of Health and Social Care to donate or supply to their local community, and at smaller companies that are not currently part of the NHS supply chain.
Visit the website ► innovationagencynwc.nhs.uk
Details of how we have been supporting businesses by signposting them to the appropriate organisation are here.
HealthTec Cluster’s first birthday
The HealthTec Cluster, which is based at Sci-Tech Daresbury and of which the Innovation Agency is a partner, has just celebrated its first birthday. It aims to bring together expertise from industry, academia and the public sector to promote innovation and stimulate economic growth.
Read the full story ► innovationagencynwc.nhs.uk
University group tackles health challenges
A new group has been formed by the University of Central Lancashire to help solve problems faced by NHS trusts in the coronavirus pandemic, and the longer term.
Read the full story ► uclan.ac.uk
Liverpool entrepreneur's funding success
Liverpool social enterprise Chanua has been awarded funding through the NHSX Techforce19 challenge to develop a solution to help young people maintain good mental health during COVID-19. The Innovation Agency has supported company founder Naomi Mwasambili and we have supported Chanua in launching a new website called Neurolove, aimed at helping young people in care.
Read the full story ► innovationagencynwc.nhs.uk
Exchange growth
The Innovation Agency Exchange continues to grow: the latest company to submit an innovation – WoundWorks, which has developed a wound management platform – is the 250th to do so since the site was upgraded in the autumn. It now has more than 1,500 registered users.
Visit the Innovation Agency Exchange ►
Innovations showcase
The Innovation Agency and our fellow Academic Health Science Networks in the north of England have joined forces to create Digital North, a programme that aims to help a number of SMEs improve the spread and adoption of their innovations across the region.
A series of webinars was recorded to highlight these innovations:
Watch the innovation webinars ► ahsnnetwork.com
Delivering the message
A Lancashire company that specialises in messaging services for the health sector, and which has close links with our commercial team, has landed £500,000 to expand its services.
Read The Business Desk’s story ► thebusinessdesk.com
Virtual business pitching
Bionow and Sci-Tech Daresbury will co-host a virtual business pitching event for companies in the life science and biomedical sector on 25 June at 11.30am. The event will appeal to developers of technology, products and expertise in the life science and biomedical companies.
Register now ► bionow.co.uk
Tech company’s boost for app
A tech company the Innovation Agency has supported has won funding to develop its app that helps children with cancer to better understand their treatment.
Read the full story ► corporationpop.co.uk
Who to contact about our business support
In Lancashire: Steve Adams, Commercial Programme Manager
In Warrington or Cheshire: Indi Singh, Commercial Programme Manager
In Liverpool City Region: Andy Cairns, Commercial Programme Manager
For awards and funding: Lindsay Sharples, Associate Director Partnerships
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