📘 Our latest Mindset‑XR blog is live! Written by Sophika Uthayakumar, final‑year medical student at kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, this blog takes a look at how policy can drive meaningful innovation in mental health. See 5 takeaways for #innovators. healthinnovationnetwork.com/mental-healt...

April Mindset‑XR Spotlight: we spoke with Emmanuel Stiels, co‑founder of Reinhart Group. ☀️ Their VR‑based EMDR + pharma solution, NEUROSYNC, is being trialled at 13 European sites and demoed across the NHS, showing strong promise for PTSD care. 🧠💚 Read: healthinnovationnetwork.com/mental-healt...

🎉 Our April Mindset‑XR newsletter is live! 👩‍⚕️ Intern & final‑year med student Sophika Uthayakumar explores how policy can unlock #innovation. 🧠 Spotlight on Reinhart’s NEUROSYNC - VR + EMDR for PTSD. 💡 Plus AI guidance, events, eLearning & funding. Read: ksud-zcmp.campaign-view.eu/ua/SharedVie...

🎉 We’re honoured to be nominated for the UKHLSI Parliamentary Pathfinder – NHS Innovation Adoption Awards for the Mindset‑XR Support Programme. Chaired by Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson CBE & hosted by Steve Yemm MP, attendees discussed accelerating adoption from policy into practice.

Our latest Mindset-XR company spotlight shines on Neurotech, founded by Jonah Dearlove. ☀️ Designed to be both accessible and low‑cost, the tool is supporting those on #ADHD waiting lists by helping improve focus and executive function.🧠 🥽 Read: healthinnovationnetwork.com/mental-healt...

Our latest Mindset-XR blog is live! 🚀 💡Read why the NHS must scale its digital mental health ambition, by Commercial Director Anna King, as she offers reflections on challenges limiting progress and steps needed to drive system-wide improvement. Read: healthinnovationnetwork.com/mental-healt...

🚀 In our latest Mindset #XR newsletter, we've a new wave of ideas and inspiration including: 📅4 industry events ☀️ Spotlight on Neurotech 💷 2 funding opportunities 📗 A blog on why the NHS must scale its digital mental health ambition Read: ksud-zcmp.campaign-view.eu/ua/SharedVie...

@Matresa is an AI-powered, human-led maternal health platform, which provides personalised health support through pregnancy and postpartum, up to and including when mothers return to work. Read the Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate company case study to learn more about Matresa's development.

One week to go until the Health Innovation Network's Innovation Insights session Hosted by Ruth Bradbury, this webinar will share insights from system partners working with Adora and Living With to accelerate women’s health innovations.

It is estimated that one in four pregnancies end in loss across the UK. Laura Corcoran, founder of Dignity Care, designed the Miscarriage Collection Cradle after personal experience of repeated miscarriages. Find out more in the Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate case study: buff.ly/pMNaZ4D

1 in 2 women will experience a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in their lifetime. P.Happi® has created an accessible, non-hormonal, non-antibiotic approach to intimate health. Find out more in the Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate case study: buff.ly/2b14OOH

#Innovators - Are you trying to make sense of #MedicalDevice #regulations? Join us for an inspiring webinar on Navigating Medical Device Regulations in 2026, led by Hardian Health. 📅 17 March 2026 ⏲️ 1-2pm Register now to secure your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigating...

Our latest Mindset-XR blog is live! 🚀 📘 Read 10 key insights, by Dr Emilios Lemoniatis, Consultant Psychiatrist and CEO & CCIO of Medical Creatives, for #HealthTech #innovators navigating the challenges of the #DirectToConsumer space. Read: healthinnovationnetwork.com/mental-healt...

🚀 This month’s Mindset #XR newsletter is full of fresh insights, including: 📅3 industry events 💷 Funding opportunities ☀️ Spotlight on Photography Based Therapeutics 📗 A blog on 10 insights for Direct-to-Consumer success in XR health tech Read: mailchi.mp/0f0921d53160...

Final Call: Expressions of interest for the Wearables in Emergency Departments Healthcare Challenge close at 9:00 AM tomorrow. This is a chance to showcase your wearable tech to NHS stakeholders at our in‑person event, delivered with @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Our latest company spotlight shines on Propeer Solutions, founded by Chris Thomas. ☀️ Propeer lets users safely engage with realistic #PTSD scenarios through #VR and #AR. 🥽 Clinicians report "how quickly the trauma is resolved". Read: healthinnovationnetwork.com/mental-healt...

In our latest Mindset-XR blog, Jill Owens, Senior Programme Manager, highlights how successful #XR tech breakthroughs often share a clear grasp of clinical needs, proven patient benefits, cost efficiency, & a commitment to inclusivity. 🚀🥽💡 Read: lnkd.in/ecq23Vwx

🚀 We've another packed Mindset #XR newsletter this month including: 📅3 industry events ☀️ Spotlight on Propeer Solutions 💷 Funding opportunities worth up to £5M 📗 A blog on the immersive #mentalhealth tech that's shaping the #innovation roadmap Re: mailchi.mp/f0663fc0e17e...

FemTech is a rapidly growing market, yet the sector still faces major barriers: 📊 Lack of research and data 💷 Limited funding and investment ⚙️ Fewer validated solutions

In this month's Mindset-XR newsletter, we’re featuring Little Beginnings, founded by Dr Fin Williams, as our Company Spotlight. ☀️ Their mission? To make every smartphone a mental health guardian. Their app/platform Rumii responds with supportive nudges guiding change. 📱 Read: lnkd.in/eyfTe3Xe

In our latest Mindset-XR blog, Aileen Jackson, Head of Mental Health, shares her reflections following last year’s successful @bmj.com Digital Health & Innovation Community Conference on the challenges & opportunities facing digital health experts. 🚀💡 🥽 Read the full blog here: buff.ly/pjUl8al

#Opportunity: Auditory Healthcare Challenge! We're looking for innovations that have the potential to improve auditory health across life stages. Selected solutions will demo live on 30 January 2026 at an event in collaboration with @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social & @digitalhealthldn.bsky.social

Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate is underway! 🚀 Funded by @innovateuk.bsky.social , the programme kicked off with onboarding at the RCOG. Talks, panels and interactive sessions brought together perspectives from across healthcare, academia and industry, setting the tone for what lies ahead.

Festive greetings! 🚀 We've another packed Mindset #XR newsletter this month including: 📅Industry events ☀️ Spotlight on Little Beginnings 📈 Funding opportunities up to £75,000 📗 A blog on the BMJ Digital Health Conference 🖥️ Webinars - Net Zero, Social Value & the NHS Re: buff.ly/rsZE6qt]

Meet the new Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate cohort! These 10 companies will identify evaluation routes through this @innovateuk.bsky.social-funded programme, driving evidence-backed women’s health innovations.

This week marked our first meeting with our GP co-convenors for our new learning network for GPs in care homes across London. The network aims to: 🤝 Connect GPs from across London 🧩 Enable peer learning 🛠️ Build a collective voice for system-wide improvements

WEBINAR INVITE: The Art of Procurement - Net Zero, Social Value and the NHS System 📅 3 December 2025 ⏲️ 12 - 1pm 💻 Free online event How can procurement power both people and planet? 🚀 Join us for an inspiring session on strategic green procurement in the NHS. Register now: buff.ly/MD8sQOQ

⏳ Last chance to apply for Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate – applications close tonight. This new 10-week national programme offers innovators coaching, mentoring, networks and support for real-world evaluation. ⬇️ Apply now: buff.ly/TxQROBi #BiomedicalCatalyst #FemTech

⏰ 2 days left! Apply to Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate before midnight Sunday 28 September. Find out why alumni have reported stronger business models, clearer market awareness, and valuable NHS connections. ⬇️ Share this opportunity with your networks: buff.ly/TxQROBi #BiomedicalCatalyst #FemTech

⏳ One week to apply to Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate! A national @innovateuk.bsky.social Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator offering coaching, mentoring, UK-wide expertise and support for real-world evaluation.

Got questions about Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate? Check out our FAQs for details on eligibility, timelines and more: buff.ly/wyGeCUq #BiomedicalCatalyst #FemTech

💡 Today! Join our FemTech 101 webinar to learn about Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate programme. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the programme delivery team and ask your questions about applying, the programme timeline, and its benefits. Register here: buff.ly/vUdyrjh #FemTech

📢 Two days to go until our FemTech 101 webinar! Join us on 17 September to meet the delivery team, hear detailed information about the programme, and ask questions before applying: buff.ly/vUdyrjh #BiomedicalCatalyst #FemTech

👏 Thanks to everyone who joined the @innovateuk.bsky.social Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator London and Liverpool Roadshows last week. It was great to introduce the Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate programme, during presentations lead by Ruth Bradbury, our Senior Programme Manager.

For this month’s Mindset blog, Amanda Begley, our Director of Digital & Transformation, welcomes Innovate UK's exciting newest cohort. 🚀 Read: buff.ly/5aHrPh9 We work in partnership with @HardianHealth, @xrha__, @MQmentalhealth, @hiranihealth, @HD_Health, @HealthInSW, @HI_NENC, @innovationnwc

Are you passionate about offering great care to people who live in care homes? The @HINSouthLondon, in collaboration with the @Ldn_Ambulance, are looking for GPs to lead a new collaborative learning network.

🌟 Why apply to Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate? A new 10-week programme for women’s health companies, providing coaching and support to help prepare innovators for real-world evaluation. Please share with your networks: buff.ly/43dGmjV #BiomedicalCatalyst #FemTech

⏳ One week to go! Don’t miss our FemTech 101 webinar on 17 September. Learn about the programme and get information on its delivery and the application process. Please share this message with your networks. ⬇️ Register: buff.ly/RIm9pk7 #BiomedicalCatalyst #FemTech

📍 Today is the London @innovateuk.bsky.social Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator Roadshow at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering. Meet all four delivery partners and learn about the 2025 themes, including our FemTech: Evaluate programme. ⬇️ Sign up now: buff.ly/Yi2bAAp #BiomedicalCatalyst

Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate is one of five new Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Accelerators, responding to the growing demand for tailored support amongst women's health innovators at more advanced stages of development.

Join us for the @innovateuk.bsky.social Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator Roadshow in London. This event offers presentations from all four 2025 Accelerator delivery partners, insights into FemTech: Evaluate, networking, and expert guidance on applications. Sign up for 9 September ⬇️

💡 Join the FemTech 101 webinar to learn about the Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate programme, explore the application process and ask questions to the delivery team. 9 September, 12:00pm–1:00pm, sign up below ⬇️

📢 Applications are open for Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate, an @innovateuk.bsky.social Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator. The programme supports growth in women’s health through coaching, workshops and mentoring to prepare innovators for real-world evaluation. #BiomedicalCatalyst #FemTech

We’re proud to share the evaluation of Accelerating FemTech, which reviews the two cohorts of the programme. It identifies the most impactful elements, key benefit themes and areas for growth, whilst reinforcing the demand for focused support in women’s health innovation.

A great starting point for any innovator is: Am I building for everyone? 🌎 Designing your innovation with an inclusive mindset means you’re more likely to reach a wider range of people plus align yourself with the NHS 10-Year Plan goals. 🚀 Read our Mindset-XR blog: buff.ly/NCYNWQT

The Care Home Pioneer Programme 7th Cohort is open to care home managers, deputies, and senior nurses in south west London. Since its launch in 2018, this leadership and professional development programme has supported over 150 Pioneers from all 12 boroughs of south London.

The UK Government’s Get Britain Working shows mental health is now the largest work-limiting health condition for under 45s. June's Mindset blog, by Head of Mental Health, Aileen Jackson, explores how #innovators are tackling the growing challenge of mental ill health. Read: buff.ly/2HdgeKU

Accelerating FemTech is backing bold solutions in women’s health. 🔹 120+ applications (↑42%) 🔹 21 ventures selected — 71% majority-female 🔹 Focus areas: gynaecology, maternity, mental health, CVD Now, the only Innovate UK-funded accelerator to be re-commissioned.

From brilliant ideas to real-world impact 💡 This year, our Innovator Support team: ✅ Backed 29 digital health companies ✅ Helped 16 build NHS-ready evidence ✅ Trained 57 staff to lead transformation We're supporting both the tech and the teams behind it.

Safer, more compassionate care depends on the confidence and connection of care home staff. This year we: ✅ Supported 20 leaders through our Care Home Pioneer Programme ✅ Helped scale the Universal Care Plan ✅ Reached 880+ professionals through hydration-focused events