NICE & NIHR: Enabling HealthTech Development and Uptake
2025-11-28 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Online, United Kingdom
Learn how NICE and the NIHR HRC Network support industry in developing and adopting HealthTech across the health and care system.

Summary
This seminar will be jointly delivered by the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre Network and the NICE Advice team. You’ll benefit from unrivalled expertise in healthtech evidence generation and evaluation and hear valuable insights from NIHR and NICE about how to make the most of opportunities for healthtech development and evaluation support.
What we’ll cover

The role of NIHR HealthTech Research Centres
How NIHR supports HealthTech development, including evidence generation
How technologies are selected for NICE evaluation
NICE’s lifecycle approach to evaluating HealthTech
How NICE advice can support HealthTech

IP guidance for the NHS – webinar for organisations providing or commissioning NHS services
2025-12-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, United Kingdom
As part of the launch of the new IP guidance, DHSC and NHSE are hosting a series of webinars designed to help the system gain a deeper understanding of the guidance and its objectives, as well as to provide opportunities for Q&A. This webinar is tailored to organisations that provide or commission NHS services.

Audience: Those responsible for the management of IP within an organisation providing or commissioning NHS services (e.g., commercial, research, innovation, finance teams, and senior managers and executive teams). These organisations include, but are not limited to, NHS trusts, ICBs, primary care and community care organisations. In cases where the ownership of IP is unclear, this webinar is directed at executive teams within organisations.

Content: The webinar will cover:

An introduction to intellectual property as set out in the new guidance
A walk through of the guidance: what it looks like, who it applies to, and the good practice principles
Actions organisations providing or commissioning NHS services are expected to take
Case studies from guest speakers, sharing real-world examples of IP management in their own organisations. These will include practical approaches, challenges and solutions to help apply good practice principles

Manchester Health Series 2025/2026
2025-12-03 08:00 - 17:00
The free-of-charge events in Manchester will take place on:
3rd December 2025 (Companion Diagnostics)
26th March 2026 (Nuclear Medicine)
They will feature keynote speakers, fireside chats, roundtable discussions, expos, pitch sessions, one-to-one clinics (where possible), super connect networking sessions, and more. Empact Ventures will support you to get super connected with potential partners, clients, funders or business support during and after the event through its warm, curated email introductions process, in addition to your networking.
To reserve your place, please fill in the registration form below, and if you have any questions, please email jemma@empact-ventures.com

UK Concussion Conference - Pathway Challenges and Innovation Opportunities
2025-12-05 09:30 - 17:00
UK Concussion Conference – Pathway Challenges and Innovation Opportunities
Join us for the UK Concussion Conference, where we’ll dive into the challenges faced in the world of concussion and upcoming opportunities and collaborations to support innovation and drive national change.
Whether you’re a healthcare or sports professional, researcher, innovator, or just interested in concussion, this event is for you!
Event Details:

Date: Friday December 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM (GMT)
Venue: TBA (in London)
Keynote Address: Professor Lucy Chappell, DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser and NIHR Chief Executive Officer

Hear from experts in concussion and public health as well as policy makers; engage in thought-provoking discussions; and network with like-minded individuals.
Attendance is free, but spaces are limited. Book your place now!

IP guidance for the NHS – webinar for innovators
2025-12-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Online, United Kingdom
As part of the launch of the new IP guidance, DHSC and NHSE are hosting a series of webinars designed to help the system gain a deeper understanding of the guidance and its objectives, as well as to provide opportunities for Q&A. This webinar is tailored to innovators.

Audience: Clinical and non-clinical innovators currently working in the NHS, innovators who are looking to, or are interested in, getting their innovations into the NHS, and patient entrepreneurs

Content:

An introduction to intellectual property as set out in the new guidance
A walk through of the guidance: what it looks like, who it applies to, and the good practice principles
What the guidance means for innovators
Case studies from innovators, sharing real-world examples of navigating IP management within the NHS for their innovations

Thinking about applying for the Women in Innovation Awards?
2026-01-08 11:30 - 12:30 | Online, United Kingdom
As announced in the Autumn Budget, the Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards are back and they’re more ambitious than ever!
To help you determine if this award is right for you, we’ve created a quick suitability checker and on-demand videos packed with guidance to support your application.
Access suitability checker and support videos
Join our Live Q&A webinar
8 January 2026 | 11:30 – 12:30 | Online
During the webinar, we’ll answer common questions about the awards. Submit your questions in advance via the form linked on the event page below.
Please note that the application window has been extended to allow for downtime and caring responsibilities over the festive period. The Awards are open for 10 weeks rather than the usual 8 and will close on 4 February 2026 at 11am.
Good luck with your application. We can’t wait to meet our next cohort of Women in Innovation!

Measure Twice, Cut Once: one day workshop
2026-01-09 09:30 - 16:30 | 41 Portland Place, 41 Portland Place, London, W1B 1QH, United Kingdom
Get ready to deep dive into the world of intraoperative measurements and feedback in this one day interactive workshop.

Across surgical specialties, intraoperative measurements have become the bridge between device placement and physiological function, ensuring that every implant not only fits anatomically but performs as intended within the body’s complex biological systems.
In this one-day workshop, we will bring together a diverse group of experts (including surgeons, engineers, health economists and PPIE representatives), using exemplars from cardiology, neurosurgery, urology, and emerging neurostimulation domains to share ideas of how intraoperative sensing and feedback are transforming surgical precision and outcomes.

Advancing Cardiovascular Monitoring: From Radar Sensing to Wearable Emergency Detection
2026-01-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Online, United Kingdom
In this webinar, Ela Gruzewska (Google) and Jake Sunshine (University of Washington and Google), will explore new advances in using consumer devices aimed at improved cardiovascular monitoring. Their talks will range from heart-rate sensing using radar to detecting cardiac arrest using commodity sensors and wearables.
Jake Sunshine will explore how passive sensing on commodity devices can be employed to recognise life-threatening cardiac and breathing emergencies.
He will discuss:
Research and development of systems to detect cardiopulmonary emergencies with a focus on watch-based detection of cardiac arrest.
The challenges involved in constructing these systems as well as lessons learned in real world deployment.
Ela Gruzewska will explain how Google’s research demonstrated transfer learning between consumer-grade radar modalities, specifically from Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) to Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar, for heart-rate monitoring. Drawing on this work, Ela will highlight how transfer learning can reduce the need for new, device-specific data collection, accelerating research and development in the field.
This session will be especially valuable for researchers, clinicians, digital-health developers.

Soft Robotics for Healthcare 26 - Shaping the Future of Soft Robotics in Health
2026-01-19 08:00 - 2026-01-20 17:00 | Engineer’s House, The Promenade, Avon Clifton Down, Brsitol, BS8 3NB, United Kingdom
Welcome to SoRoH 2026, the UK’s flagship event for soft robotics in healthcare
Following our over-subscribed inaugural conference in 2024, we’re proud to return with a better, more ambitious programme. In January 2026, we’re bringing together a broad mix of researchers, clinicians, engineers, policymakers, regulators, and innovators from across the UK and beyond, all working to accelerate the translation of soft robotic technologies into real-world healthcare.
Soft robotics is transforming how we think about the way robotics can impact healthcare systems—from surgical tools that move with the body to wearable assistive devices and implantables that respond intelligently to human physiology. At SoRoH 2026, we’ll explore how this rapidly evolving field can address unmet and emergent health needs, improve patient outcomes, and reshape medical practice.

An Introduction to Open Access and Open Research for NIHR Researchers
2026-01-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Online, United Kingdom

Forging Your Research Pathway: Exploring development opportunities with the NIHR and beyond
2026-01-22 13:00 - 16:30 | Online, United Kingdom
We’re excited to invite you to our inaugural Associate PI Scheme Alumni online virtual event titled, “Forging Your Research Pathway: Exploring development opportunities with the NIHR and beyond”.
This half-day event is aimed at alumni of the Associate PI Scheme, the Principal Investigator Pipeline Programme (PIPP) and Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework as well as anyone interested in expanding their research horizons, learning from experienced colleagues, and connecting with the wider NIHR and research community.
At this event, you can expect to:
hear inspiring alumni stories and career journeys
explore development opportunities with the NIHR and beyond
gain practical guidance on progressing your research career
Who can attend?
While the event is primarily aimed at Alumni, all Health and Care professionals are warmly welcome. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, explore new research opportunities, or connect with like-minded colleagues.

A Masterclass in the Design and Conduct of Complex Intervention Evaluations
2026-01-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Microsoft Teams
This will be an online course, running across three consecutive Mondays on January 26th, February 2nd & 9th 2026.

Teaching will take place live online.

There will be a strong emphasis on practical exercises where participants will gain hands-on experience in the design and conduct of complex intervention evaluations, using a variety of real-life examples.

Topics covered include:

What makes an intervention complex?
An overview of existing frameworks
The role of pilot and feasibility studies
Trial design for complex intervention evaluation
Intervention implementation and the role of a process evaluation
Practical considerations in the set-up and delivery of complex intervention trials

Registration is via the University of Leeds Store (link below). An early bird rate of £475 will be available until Friday 19th December 2025. The subsequent registration fee will be £525. Registration will close on Friday 21st January 2026.

Book your place here.

Please feel free to circulate this email or pass it on to any colleagues you feel may be interested. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Northern Medtech Connect Networking Event
2026-01-27 09:30 - 12:30 | Platform, New Station Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4JB, United Kingdom
Hosted by Bruntwood and sponsored by Pd-m, Northern MedTech Connect brings together medtech professionals from across the North for a relaxed and inclusive morning of conversation, connection and collaboration.
Northern MedTech Connect is an initiative sparked by Laura Friedl-Hirst, Managing Director of LFH Regulatory, who is working alongside a group of peers to build a supportive and welcoming community for medtech professionals at every stage of their journey.
These events are designed to be informal and accessible — a space where ideas, relationships and opportunities can flourish, whether you’re new to medtech, scaling a business, or operating on the global stage.

An introduction to Real World Data at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
2026-01-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Online, United Kingdom
Speaker: Ben Williams – Real World Data and Research Informatics Manager, LTHT
What you’ll learn:

The real-world data available at the Trust
How real-world data is being used for research
How to request access, including indicative costs and guidance for de-identification

National HealthTech Series (Southampton)
2026-01-29 08:30 - 16:30 | Axis Conference Centre 2 Venture Road Chilworth SO16 7NP, United Kingdom
Join our free HealthTech event to be super connected with innovators, clinicians, investors and more in the HealthTechcluster
About this event
Business • Startups
About the Event
Join our free-of-charge events across the UK to be super connected with innovators, SMEs, clinicians, academics, investors, private healthcare organisations and more
This exciting event in Southampton will include keynote speakers and fireside chats, panel discussions, innovation pitching sessions, roundtable discussions for all attendees, a business support expo, and more
Delivery Partners
The National HealthTech Series is powered by Empact Ventures in partnership with:
University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust’s Southampton Emerging Therapies and Technologies Centre
NIHR HealthTech Research Centre for Accelerated Surgical Care
Super Connections:
Those who register, opt-in and attend on the day will be super-connected to 5 potential partners, clients, funders, collaborators and/or business support organisations within and outside the event that broadly match their needs, facilitated as warm email introductions by the Empact Ventures team of super connectors. This is in addition to those you meet during the event. Read more in the ‘Rise of the Super Connectors’ piece here
Note: If you indicate on the Eventbrite registration form that you’d like to be super connected, you will be sent a separate form to fill in before the event to select your preferences.

2026 NIHR Post Doctoral Event: Thriving in Transition
2026-01-29 09:30 - 17:00
The event will be a day of talks, networking and insights for post-doctoral researchers from all fields of health and social care research to successfully navigate this pivotal, and sometimes challenging stage of their career.

The event is open to any researchers at a postdoctoral career stage or in the final year of their PhD interested in pursuing their career with NIHR. If the event is oversubscribed in-person places will be selected to achieve a balance of attendees.

Health economic evaluation of interventions to prevent and treat MLTC - challenges and opportunities
2026-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, United Kingdom

Masterclass in the Design and Conduct of Complex Intervention Evaluations
2026-02-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Online, United Kingdom

Webinars in partnership with HealthTech Training Academy: Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
2026-02-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, United Kingdom
We’re excited to announce a free series of online webinars in partnership with HealthTech Training Academy and Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre. These sessions are designed to help HealthTech innovators strengthen their approach to NHS engagement, funding, and investor readiness.
A strong value proposition and strategic planning are essential for success in healthcare. The webinars will cover key topics such as:
✅ Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
✅ Understanding HealthTech Grant Funding
✅ Investor Readiness: What You Need to Know
Upcoming Sessions
1. An Introduction to HealthTech Grant Funding
📅 Monday, 2nd February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Learn what public funders look for and how grants fit into your development and commercial journey.
2. From Idea to Impact: Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
📅 Tuesday, 3rd February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Discover how to articulate value in a way that resonates with NHS decision-makers.
3. Ready to Raise? A Gateway to Investor Readiness
📅 Wednesday, 4th February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Understand what investors expect in HealthTech and how to prepare effectively.
These sessions are ideal for HealthTech founders, SMEs, and clinical entrepreneurs who want to:
Communicate value clearly to the NHS
Approach grant funding strategically
Prepare for investor engagement

Webinars in partnership with HealthTech Training Academy: Ready to Raise? A Gateway to Investor Readiness
2026-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, United Kingdom
We’re excited to announce a free series of online webinars in partnership with HealthTech Training Academy and Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre. These sessions are designed to help HealthTech innovators strengthen their approach to NHS engagement, funding, and investor readiness.
A strong value proposition and strategic planning are essential for success in healthcare. The webinars will cover key topics such as:
✅ Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
✅ Understanding HealthTech Grant Funding
✅ Investor Readiness: What You Need to Know
Upcoming Sessions
1. An Introduction to HealthTech Grant Funding
📅 Monday, 2nd February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Learn what public funders look for and how grants fit into your development and commercial journey.
2. From Idea to Impact: Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
📅 Tuesday, 3rd February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Discover how to articulate value in a way that resonates with NHS decision-makers.
3. Ready to Raise? A Gateway to Investor Readiness
📅 Wednesday, 4th February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Understand what investors expect in HealthTech and how to prepare effectively.
These sessions are ideal for HealthTech founders, SMEs, and clinical entrepreneurs who want to:
Communicate value clearly to the NHS
Approach grant funding strategically
Prepare for investor engagement
If you’re building in HealthTech and want to strengthen your strategy, we’d love for you to join us!

Write to Rise: A REDiC retreat for transformative fellowship and grant writing
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-11 | Nailcote Hall Hotel & Country Club, Coventry, United Kingdom
This retreat aims to empower racially minoritised professionals in developing competitive applications and rising in their careers through impactful writing.

Details inc. programme, eligibility criteria and how to apply will be posted on our website shortly.

Applications will open September 2025.

Applying for the NIHR Predoctoral Award, plus live Q&A
2026-02-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, United Kingdom
The NIHR Predoctoral Award is designed to advance your health and social care research career at Masters level. It funds a bespoke training and development programme and salary costs for the time undertaking this training.

This one hour webinar will provide advice and support to help you develop a competitive application. We will provide an overview of the award, explain what the Funding Committee assesses in an application and offer tips for putting your application together.

Attend this webinar to learn about the:

Key areas to consider when developing a Predoctoral Award application
Importance of articulating your career to date and your vision for your future career
Patient and Public Involvement and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion requirements

The Predoctoral Award is available to:

Anyone working in a Local Authority, or an associated setting
Statutorily Registered HCPs, working in NHS settings
Fully qualified General Practitioners, General Dental Practitioners, Community Dentists and HCPs working in Primary Care settings
Applicants proposing to undertake training as a methodologist in one of the applicable methodological areas.

The webinar will be hosted by Richard Milham, who will be joined by the Chairs of the Predoctoral Award Funding Committees.

SME Workshop on Grant Applications
2026-02-10 09:00 - 16:30 | Online, United Kingdom
An online funding workshop for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) trying to get research funding for a health or life sciences innovation. This workshop is geared towards those applying to schemes such as the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) scheme, and Innovate UK’s Biomedical Catalyst.

HealthTech Forum: Accelerating the development of HealthTech for Rehabilitation
2026-02-10 09:30 - 10:30 | Online, United Kingdom
Join the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Rehabilitation for the latest instalment of the HealthTech Forum’s event series, sharing knowledge and insights from across the HealthTech landscape. This webinar will provides insights into the use of HealthTech in Rehabilitation, and the innovative framework employed by the HRC in Rehabilitation to support innovators.
HealthTech Research Centre (HRCs) help medical devices, digital technology, diagnostics and in vitro diagnostics innovators to develop, evaluate and validate new health innovations to address healthcare challenges. As a recently established research centre, the HRC in Rehabilitation has developed a unique methodology for pairing innovators to the right support. The HRC will share insightful reflections on the 3 successful rounds of innovator calls they have completed using this methodology so far.
Attendees can expect to learn about:

HealthTech in Rehabilitation: an introduction to the significance of medical devices, diagnostics and digital technologies used in Rehabilitation.
A new framework for onboarding innovators: an overview of the unique innovation funnel support framework utilised by the HRC in Rehabilitation.
Operational learnings: transparent reflections on the new framework and the lessons learned over its first year of operation.

The session will be especially useful for Rehabilitation HealthTech innovators, research professionals and anyone interested in the work of NIHR’s HealthTech Research Centres.

Conflict Wounds: From Biology to Battlefield Solutions - Launch Webinar
2026-02-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, United Kingdom
This webinar offers the opportunity to find out more about this UKDI competition, and the chance to ask questions of the competition team.

Join this UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) Q&A webinar with the team for the ‘Conflict Wounds: From Biology to Battlefield Solutions’ competition.
Please note

This event will be held on MS Teams, with Q&A facilitated by Slido.
Registration for this event will close on Monday 9 February 2026 at midday.
Instructions on how to join the event and how to submit questions will be sent to the email address used in registration by 6pm Monday 9 February 2026. If you haven’t received anything by that time, please check your junk folder, or email accelerator@dstl.gov.uk.
The information you provide will be retained by the UKDI to contact you in regards to this event, and any future UKDI communications that may be relevant to you. Please indicate on the registration if this is something you do not wish to do.

Building a high performing team
2026-02-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, United Kingdom
High-performing teams are built on trust, self-awareness and safe conflict.
This 60-minute webinar explores the essential “T&Cs” that underpin exceptional team dynamics. It will help you cultivate these qualities by deepening your awareness, fostering psychological safety and practicing safe, collaborative conflict.
By attending you will:

understand team performance and assess where your team is
explore what true inclusion looks like and ways to embed it
reflect on what your best looks like and how preferences impact others
discover strategies for managing conflict and building psychological safety, to enhance team performance

There will also be a Q&A after the session.

NIHR Webinar: Building a high performing team
2026-02-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, United Kingdom
High-performing teams are built on trust, self-awareness and safe conflict.
This 60-minute webinar explores the essential “T&Cs” that underpin exceptional team dynamics. It will help you cultivate these qualities by deepening your awareness, fostering psychological safety and practicing safe, collaborative conflict.
By attending you will:
understand team performance and assess where your team is
explore what true inclusion looks like and ways to embed it
reflect on what your best looks like and how preferences impact others
discover strategies for managing conflict and building psychological safety, to enhance team performance

Rehabilitation Technology Showcase
2026-02-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Friends House, London, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2B, United Kingdom
NIHR Brain Injury HRC Rehabilitation Technology Showcase Wednesday, February 11th, 2026.

This exciting event that explores the latest advancements in rehabilitation technology. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, researcher, or simply interested in this field, this showcase is for you! Let’s come together to learn, share ideas, and network with like-minded individuals. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to be part of the future of brain injury rehabilitation,

Registration
If you would like to attend the showcase, please register using the link below.

Call for Presentations
If you are interested in presenting your technology at the event, please complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) form below:
https://forms.gle/kScWgufhiwXqi9ir6 (https://forms.gle/kScWgufhiwXqi9ir6)

Please note that only seven presentation slots are available. Selections will be made by our panel of Rehabilitation Technology experts.
