It's been an exciting and stimulating morning exploring the potential of robotics, AI and allied technologies. We’ve tackled the obstacles to success, the potential applications of the tech, and the risk of our region falling behind the rest of the country and the rest of the world.

Lancashire is a hotbed of advanced manufacturing which could give us a head start to develop a ‘living lab’, and we've convened experts from industry and our universities to explore applications in health and care.

Robotics, AI and Autonomous systems is a focus today. Dr Phil Jennings and Prof StJohn Crean open the morning. Discussions during the morning will include why and why now, opportunities ahead and the regional and national picture.

Join us on 21 May for a free webinar on innovation in prostate surgery. Hear from Oxford experts on AI, diagnostics and surgical advances improving cancer care. Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8345f9... #ProstateCancer #HealthTech #NHS #Oncology

Brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social awards #NWCawards 🥂An amazing honour to win the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation and Impact for our work on preventing suicide within schools. Super proud to be part of team MAPSS @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social

A brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social North West Coast Research & Innovation awards! Honoured for our team to have won the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation/Impact, for our MAPSS school suicide prevention trial. A huge team effort with so many fantastic collaborators ✨

We are excited to announce the finalists for the North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards 2025. Thank you to all who submitted nominations. You can see who made the shortlist on our website nwcawards.co.uk #NWCawards2025 #LCRinnovation

Enter now for a chance to win a #PrescQIPP2025 Award. We have five categories available including 'Addressing health inequalities'. Find out more: www.prescqipp.info/community-re... @tonyavery.bsky.social @coachingchemist.bsky.social @innovationnwc.bsky.social @rhiannonrachel.bsky.social

Thank you to all who submitted applications for the 2025 North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards! Judging will take place over the coming weeks, keep your eyes peeled as the shortlist will be announced later this month.

As #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek gets underway we wanted to highlight our work on mental health. The team have worked to co-design a new CYP pathway with multi-agency colleagues across the North West Coast lnkd.in/e5DwzyQE

We are pleased to work in partnership on Mindset-XR

⏰ Last few hours to submit your nominations for 2025 North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards. 🏆 Applications close at 5pm today! lnkd.in/eFa8bNSY

Well done Rhiannon! Great work you're doing on fuel poverty.

Watch the second in a series of interviews with innovators on @innovateuk.bsky.social Mindset-XR programme which aims to grow the UK's immersive digital mental health sector. 🎤 Here's Claire Koenig, Play Well For Life, talking about her proudest moments from 2024 and the next steps. #MedTech

Could you be the winner of Industry Collaboration – Secondary Care Award 🏆 nwcawards.co.uk Highlighting the outstanding achievements between NHS and industry partners to illustrate that collaborations are improving the overall health status of the population.

The #NWCAwards celebrate outstanding contributions to health, research, and innovation across the North West Coast. With only one week to the closing date, could you be one of our winners in 2025? Nominate ➡️ tinyurl.com/3325hadv

Looking forward to supporting this programme again in 2025!

🌍 Industry Collaboration – Secondary Care Award. Celebrate collaborative work improving secondary care. 📅 Deadline: 31 January 2025 👉 Nominate: www.nwcawards.co.uk #NWCAwards

This morning we published our key recommendations to the government to support the development of the 10 Year Health Plan and the need for transformational shifts in how health and care services are planned, delivered and accessed. Read the full piece. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

We and our colleagues at NHSCM teamed up to host the latest Health Innovation Collaborative event, at which we explored ways of driving the adoption of innovations that make real impact on patient outcomes. Read more: www.healthinnovationnwc.nhs.uk/news/let-inn...

Join us for an exciting lunchtime masterclass focusing on Deprescribing of Psychotropics. Find out more details and how to join: lnkd.in/e7x4bVdG

🏆 The North West Coast Research & Innovation Awards 2025, hosted by us and ARC NWC, are now open for nominations. 💡 Help recognise outstanding contributions to health and care. 👉 Nominate by completing the online form: nwcawards.co.uk #NWCAwards

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