An exciting partnership between the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has brought together leading lights from across the industry as part of an ongoing partnership strengthening collaboration and innovation in the sector.
Aiming to bolster the healthcare technology sector, Nottingham became the fifth UK city to partner with the ABHI in 2022, providing access to university facilities, supporting national policy work and international engagement, and facilitating collaboration between ABHI member companies and stakeholders.
An event, hosted by the University of Nottingham, to strategically support the development of healthcare technologies and ensure they align with patient and NHS needs, took place on 2 May. This event aimed to accelerate the uptake and dissemination of research and innovation within the HealthTech sector, which plays a crucial role in healthcare delivery and contributes significantly to the UK’s economic growth. It also celebrated the successful translation of Nottingham’s world-class science and engineering research into technologies that deliver real benefits to people’s health.
Attended by over 70 delegates as well as several major UK HealthTech companies, the day included tours of the extensive range of world-class expertise, facilities and resources available through the Nottingham partners such as the Nottingham Clinical Research Facility, Trent Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre and the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre.
Professor Dan Clark OBE, Programme Director of Healthcare Technologies at the University of Nottingham, said:
“Nottingham and the wider region are quickly becoming recognised as a HealthTech hub, with the East Midlands accounting for almost ten per cent of UK HealthTech employment, showing that not only is the area positioned as a dynamic centre for technological advancement, but it is also a hive of significant economic activity.”
“Boasting prestigious institutions, such as the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University, as well as several collaborative NHS/academic research centres, and centres of clinical excellence, we have strong connections to the local NHS infrastructure and provide access to state-of-the-art facilities for testing and evaluating devices in real-world clinical settings.”