How can clinical need inspire innovation? For Louise Allen it was early detection of visual problems in children. Louise has explored how to improve screening in children, through a physical device and a web-app. “As clinicians we are aware of the clinical need, and we are in one of the best positions to try and meet that demand.” Amit Agrawal had a similar experience at being face-to-face with the problem in surgery, and that often the problem is a lack of time to think about how it could be solved more effectively. Amit is working on an innovation to help in breast surgery, creating a more effective solution for operating on soft tissue. Also in the video, we discussed: • What led you to pursue your own innovation, rather than trying to buy something in? • How did you work out that there was a market for your innovation? • Did you experience competition from other innovators operating in your space? To watch the video in full and connect with our network of innovation facilitators, join the clinical innovators network for free on Connect: Health Tech 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9Nbkvqa #JoinTheDots #ClinicalInnovator #Translation #Investment
Connect: Health Tech
Community Services
Cambridge, England 567 followers
We turn ideas at the interface between medicine and technology into reality for the benefit of society.
About us
Powered by an online community, we bring together and integrate professionals from across the life and physical sciences to stimulate curiosity, connections, collaborations and knowledge in health tech that will create the transformative therapies of the future.
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www.connect.cam.ac.uk
External link for Connect: Health Tech
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- Community Services
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- 2-10 employees
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- Cambridge, England
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- 2021
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The life science and health tech sectors play a pivotal role in our nation’s health landscape, making a positive contribution to our economy. Hear from our Head of Communities, Paula Rogers-Brown on why Cambridge’s uniquely supportive ecosystem is a great place to take your health tech idea into reality 👇🏼
What makes the University of Cambridge such a fantastic place to be an entrepreneur? We posed this question at a recent University Enterprise Network meeting, and the overwhelming consensus? Cambridge is a uniquely supportive ecosystem where experts are more than willing and eager to help. Watch the video to find out more! If you would like to explore some of the support on offer, from start-up funding to accelerator programmes to incubators, drop in to the IE Expo on Nov 13th. For free tickets sign up here: https://bit.ly/4eHJ6Ak Thanks to Polly Machin Ph.D. | Agnieszka Iwasiewicz-Wabnig FRSA | Paula Rogers-Brown | Connor Farrell | Caroline Hyde FRSA | West Hub Milner Therapeutics Institute Founders at the University of Cambridge Cambridge Enterprise Ventures Maxwell Centre, University of Cambridge #EntrepreneurshipJourney #StartupSupport #FutureFounders #InnovateCambridge #UniversityEnterpriseNetwork #IECambridge
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🙏 A Huge Thank You to Our Connect: Health Tech Community! 🎉 We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who took the time to complete the recent Connect: Health Tech platform member survey. Your feedback is invaluable, and we’re excited to let you know that your top requests are already being considered as part of our plans for 2025! Here’s a sneak peek at what we’ll be focusing on: 💡 Better support for collaboration – Making it easier to connect with experts across fields. 🚀 Streamlined resources – Providing faster access to the tools and information you need. 🔧 Platform enhancements – Improving functionality and making your experience smoother. We can’t wait to share more about the improvements we’re working on. Stay tuned for updates as we incorporate your suggestions into the future of Connect: Health Tech! Have any additional thoughts? Drop them in the comments ⬇️ #JoinTheDots #ConnectHealthTech #MemberFeedback #Innovation #CommunityCollaboration
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Connect: Health Tech is delighted to support this revolutionary Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) collaboration to engineer a new generation of neuro-technologies. From dementia and epilepsy, to depression and injuries to the nervous system, neurological and mental health disorders pose a greater overall health burden than cancer and cardiovascular diseases combined. Advances in neuro-technology has the potential to be a game-changer in delivering new treatments for patients. Connect: Health Tech will be #JoiningTheDots across the two programmes led by a consortium of partners from across the Cambridge ecosystem including the Milner Therapeutics Institute and Cambridge University Health Partners. The programmes are designed to convene innovators from across the UK to test new ideas and provide translational support for turning proof-of-concepts into businesses. Importantly, it is not just for academics, it is open to innovators from all backgrounds and all locations in the UK. 👇🏼 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eS929gy8 #Collaboration #NeuroTech #JoinTheDots
We are delighted to announce that we have joined a three-year collaboration with the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) and multiple Cambridge partners, to engineer a new generation of neuro-technologies designed to treat depression, dementia, chronic pain, epilepsy and injuries to the nervous system. Neurological and mental health disorders will affect four in every 5 people in their lifetimes, and present a greater overall health burden than cancer and cardiovascular disease combined. There are currently 28 million people living with chronic pain in the UK, and 1.3 million people with traumatic brain injury. Neuro-technology – where technology is used to control the nervous system – has the potential to deliver revolutionary new treatments for these disorders. This partnership will consider supporting any precise neuro-technology with the potential to solve a global health problem. The technology can be in the form of electronic brain implants that reset abnormal brain activity or help deliver targeted drugs more effectively, brain-computer interfaces that control prosthetic limbs, or cutting-edge technologies that train the patient’s own cells to fight disease. The new partnership includes two programmes: one to bring together innovators from around the UK with exciting ideas in neuro-technology, and provide funding to rapidly test their idea in Cambridge, along with mentorship; and a second for those across the UK who have proof of concept validation for their neuro-technology and need support to turn it into a business. The Milner Therapeutics Institute will enrich these programmes by providing access to lab space and mentoring support for the speedy development of disruptive ideas, and through their powerful network of academic, clinical and industry partners across technology and therapeutics both in-person and online via Connect: Health Tech. The MTI joins partners from across the Cambridge ecosystem, including Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP), the Maxwell Centre, University of Cambridge, the Departments of Engineering and Psychiatry and Cambridge Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, the The Babraham Institute, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), Cambridge Network and Vellos. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eS929gy8
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Connect: Health Tech is hosting all information regarding the application process, the application form and arrayed CRISPR screens in the Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory space. Find out more 👇
Did you know that the Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory (FGSL) call for proposals is ongoing and the next deadline for applications will be 3rd November? The call is relevant to UK-based academics, small/medium-sized enterprises and pharmaceutical companies who have complex human in vitro models, such as organoids and co-culture models, amenable to arrayed CRISPR screening. The FGSL is hosting two events in the coming months that will provide further information on the laboratory's capabilities and collaborative opportunities: 👉 Arrayed CRISPR screening for phenotypic discovery at the FGSL 🗓️ 30th September ⏰ 11:00am-12:00pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eYuSSKHG 👉Webinar: Harnessing the power of whole genome arrayed screening to discover new mechanisms and targets in rare genetic conditions. With guest speaker Dr Delphine Larrieu of Altos Labs 🗓️ 9th October ⏰ 10:00am 📍 Online (Zoom) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eA5aNd4q Find everything you need to know about the FGSL via the webpage: https://lnkd.in/eY_PhHqB
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Last chance to have your say in our community survey! ⏰ Survey closes 7th October, 5.00pm. The feedback we have received so far has given great insights to the member experience – where you find value and what you would like to see in the future. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. The anonymous survey takes 5 minutes to complete, if you are a C:HT member and would like to contribute you can find the survey live in our community ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eT4-TWs2 #JoinTheDots #Community #HaveYourSay
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🚀 Fuelling innovation journeys through collaborative networks🌟 We’re thrilled to have Pam Waddell OBE from the Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands joining our panel to share her insights on fostering innovation across the region. Pam will discuss how the West Midlands is building a thriving ecosystem for innovation, in growing areas such as health tech and more traditional sectors like manufacturing, where businesses may not always see themselves as innovators—yet are continually pushing the boundaries. At our last event in Manchester, Sue Cooke highlighted how companies like Paxman Scalp Cooling have successfully tapped into regional support to fuel their innovation journey. It’s this kind of collaboration and access to resources that we’ll be discussing further at the upcoming Connectivity Mix event. Join us for an evening of valuable insights, networking, and discussions on how to create the right environment to support innovation across sectors. 🔗 Register to attend the Connectivity Mix panel and networking event here: https://lnkd.in/dfwd4cwh A huge thanks to Bruntwood SciTech and West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator - WMHTIA for supporting this event. The WMHTIA is funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK and the West Midlands Combined Authority. #WMIA #WestMidlandsInnovation #WMPlanforGrowth #WMHTIA #ConnectivityMix #WestMidlandsInnovation #InnovationAlliance #Manufacturing #BusinessSupport #JoinTheDots
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🚀 Fostering Connectivity for Ideas and Innovation 🛠️ “In connecting with others, you can actually enable research to get where it needs to go faster. It becomes a team event and we need to encourage that team working and cross discipline collaboration. I believe in bringing the experts in industry who have huge expertise into the academic environment and having this cross-expertise discussion and that’s how we get more innovations.” Dr Cathy Tralau-Stewart, Executive Director, Milner Therapeutics Institute Building stronger connectivity across regions doesn't just enable the flow of people –it’s also about the exchange of ideas that can unlock innovation. At the Connectivity Mix Birmingham event, we’ll be diving deeper into how improving connections and collaborations can create a thriving ecosystem where health tech innovation can flourish. Join experts and innovators from across the UK to discuss how we can support this critical flow of ideas, resources, and expertise. Tickets are still available, so register now to attend the Connectivity Mix Birmingham event here:https://lnkd.in/dfwd4cwh We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments on how we can strengthen this connected ecosystem ⬇️ #ConnectivityMix #Collaboration #Innovation #RemoteConnections #RegionalDevelopment #JoinTheDots
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Last chance to have your say in our community survey! ⏰ The feedback we have received so far has given great insights to the member experience – where you find value and what you would like to see in the future. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. The anonymous survey takes 5 minutes to complete, if you are a C:HT member and would like to contribute you can find the survey live in our community ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eT4-TWs2 #JoinTheDots #Community
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🚀 How can we place more value on collaboration?💡 "Research culture is shifting to support the translation of innovative ideas through to impact." – Aline Miller, The University of Manchester Collaboration is the driving force behind impactful innovation. Whether it's through interdisciplinary research or initiatives like hackathons, bringing diverse minds together leads to real-world solutions. Sue Cooke from The University of Huddersfield shared, at our Manchester event, how hackathons are helping students from different fields collaborate on real-world challenges, highlighting the importance of knowledge exchange in creating impact. As we move forward, the key is to foster environments where collaboration thrives—where students, researchers, and professionals from all sectors can come together to innovate. It’s time to place more value on collaboration as the cornerstone of progress. At the Connectivity Mix Birmingham, we’ll dive deeper into how collaborative efforts can be enhanced across disciplines to drive impactful outcomes. Join experts and innovators to explore how we can foster a culture of innovation through collaboration. 🔗 Register now to attend: https://lnkd.in/dfwd4cwh We’d love to hear your thoughts on how we can strengthen collaboration to fuel innovation ⬇️ #Collaboration #Innovation #Interdisciplinary #ConnectivityMix #JoinTheDots
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