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Hear some of the feedback from our National #HealthTech Series in #Leeds on the new GBS video featuring: ➡️ Dr David Bozward, Director of #Entrepreneurship & #Employability, GBS ➡️ Madhur Srivastava, CEO, DocHQ ➡️ George Kowalski, Vice President of #Business at MiiCare ➡️ Tan Ahmed, #Innovation #Funding Specialist, Visiativ UK ➡️ Freya Hickman, Founder, re;mind ➡️ Ali Jawad PLY, Co-Founder, AccesserCise Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/4j5urkX Join us for the next event in the series in #London on Thursday 30th January 2025: https://bit.ly/nhtsldn25wp #NationalHealthTechSeries #healthcare

Next in our Meet the Speakers series for the upcoming National #HealthTech Series event in #London on 30th January 2025 is: Na'el Clarke, Director of Commercial Development at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Commercial, is a thought leader within the #healthcare arena. He is a high achiever with an extraordinary level of creative commercial thinking coupled with a drive for results. He is adept at working across geographies and cultures and is able to develop and maintain long-term strategic partnerships. Na'el has expert knowledge of the NHS, the Independent Healthcare Sector, GCC Region and others. He also sits on #technology adoption review panels to review the adoption of new promising #health #technologies. The initiative is also co-designed in partnership with DocHQ and the NIHR Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre, hosted by GBS and supported by Rosely Group. Read more and Register (free) https://bit.ly/nhtsmts24 #NationalHealthTechSeries #NHS

Next in our Meet the Speakers series for the upcoming National #HealthTech Series event in #London on 30th January 2025 is: Francesca Markland, Senior Programme Manager for Remote Monitoring and Virtual Wards - #London #Digital Team, #NHS #Englanda, a subject matter expert in remote monitoring and the associated #digital #transformation. Her professional history and life experience weave a rich tapestry of golden threads including digital health, social care, mental health, local authority, community engagement, #housing, #charity and 3rd Sector; throughout all working to improve access, honour commitments to communities, build trust and raise Health Equity. The initiative is also co-designed in partnership with DocHQ and the NIHR Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre, hosted by GBS and supported by Rosely Group. Read more and Register (free) https://bit.ly/nhtsmts24 #NationalHealthTechSeries

Join us at 11:30 am on Thursday 30th January 2025 for our 'Super Connect for Good-powered Pitch Session' at the National #HealthTech Series event in #London It will feature 4 HealthTech and #MedTech scaleups from across the #UK and #Europe pitching to our panellists below at: ➡️ Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) ➡️ Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ➡️ NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ➡️ NHS England (#London #Digital Team) Learn More: https://bit.ly/nhtsldn25wp Register (free): https://bit.ly/nhtsldn25rg #NationalHealthTechSeries #NHS

Next in our Meet the Speakers series for the upcoming National #HealthTech Series event in #London on 30th January 2025 is: Michael Wright, Head of #Innovation at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust who leads CW Innovation, a #collaboration between the Trust and CW+. He works collaboratively with the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator to support innovations into the CW Innovation programme, and ultimately bring them into the hands of #patients and staff more quickly. Prior to his current role, Mike was Programme Director for long-term conditions at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, building new approaches to tackling the social determinants of ill #health. Prior to that he was Head of Health #Investment at the charity, leading the establishment of the NHS’s first Investment Fund (the Bright Ideas Fund), Health Foundry, one of the UK’s first dedicated digital health co-working spaces, and investing in Europe’s first #digital health accelerator, Healthbox. Mike has supported the development of innovation support programmes within public sector organisations since 2001, including at the Centre for Applied Microbiological Research, the Harwell Research Centre, and Culham Fusion. The initiative is also co-designed in partnership with DocHQ and the NIHR Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre, hosted by GBS and supported by Rosely Group. Read more and Register (free) https://bit.ly/nhtsmts24 #NationalHealthTechSeries #NHS

Join us from 2 pm on Thursday 30th January 2025 for the 'Attendee Roundtable Discussion' at the National #HealthTech Series event in #London The 'The role of #AI in #MSK' to support preventative and elderly care' session will be chaired by Madhur Srivastava, CEO at DocHQ Learn More: https://bit.ly/nhtssl24wp l Register (free): https://bit.ly/nhtssl24rg #NationalHealthTechSeries

Next in our Meet the Speakers series for the upcoming National #HealthTech Series event in #London on 30th January 2025 is: Romy Kenyon, #Sustainability Leader (EMEA) at Solventum is passionate about using #science and #innovation to solve global challenges and create value for the company and its stakeholders. Romy has a strong background in sustainability, product #innovation, and #marketing #strategy. She has led and supported multiple projects that have reduced #carbonfootprint, social sustainability, #zerowaste products, and circular services, as well as helped suppliers and customers to focus on their #emissions and #waste. Romy believes that companies that will thrive in the future must be able to demonstrate how they are "a company with a purpose". The initiative is also co-designed in partnership with DocHQ and the NIHR Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre, hosted by GBS and supported by Rosely Group. Read more and Register (free) https://bit.ly/nhtsmts24 #NationalHealthTechSeries #cloud

Next in our Meet the Speakers series for the upcoming National #HealthTech Series event in #London on 30th January 2025 is: Philip Marais, Global Startup Program Leader of the OVHcloud Startup Program. He has worked with #startups for over 20 years within the #VC, #technology transfer and #business #incubation industries. He has accreditation as a #mentor and business #coach with Mentors and Business Coaches International and currently leads the OVHcloud #Startup Program globally. The initiative is also co-designed in partnership with DocHQ and the NIHR Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre, hosted by GBS and supported by Rosely Group. Read more and Register (free) https://bit.ly/nhtsmts24 #NationalHealthTechSeries #cloud

Next in our Meet the Speakers series for the upcoming National #HealthTech Series event in #London on 30th January 2025 is: Anastassia Chalkidou, Associate Director HealthTech, #Medical #Technologies and Interventional Procedures Evaluation at NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. In her current role, Anastasia is responsible for all aspects of the management and delivery of the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme and Interventional Procedures Programme within the Centre for Health #Technology Evaluation at NICE. This includes management of the teams that work to deliver the Programmes, producing guidance for the #NHS in #England. The Programmes’ teams work with the Medical Technologies Advisory Committee and the Interventional Procedures Advisory Committees to develop guidance and advice on the effective, cost effective and (where relevant) safe use of interventional procedures, innovative medical devices, #digital and artificial intelligence health technologies to the NHS and its social care partners. The initiative is also co-designed in partnership with DocHQ and the NIHR Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre, hosted by GBS and supported by Rosely Group. Read more and Register (free) https://bit.ly/nhtsmts24 #NationalHealthTechSeries #medicaldevices

Join us at 3:00 pm on Thursday 30th January 2025 for our Speed Funding Workshops at the National #HealthTech Series event in #London Super Connect with our #funding partners including: ➡️ Visiativ UK to discuss #grantfunding and #innovation funding options ➡️ Project Ventures to discuss raising #investment Learn More: https://bit.ly/nhtsldn25wp Register (free): https://bit.ly/nhtsldn25rg #NationalHealthTechSeries