When & Where
The theme of this instalment of Innovative Health Working Group was ‘Emerging Technologies in Healthcare’. It was held on 15th June 2022, 2-4:30pm at Aston University.
Audience
This workshop was delivered to new and familiar members of the Innovative Health Working Group (IHWG), as well as the wider Innovation Alliance ecosystem. If you wish to join the next IHWG, you can join our mailing lists here.
The Event
This meeting showcased some of the exciting innovations happening on campus in relation to life sciences and health tech.
Aston University teaches in areas of audiology, biosciences, neuroscience, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and psychology, and their research aligns to these areas of teaching, with a specialist focus in cellular and molecular biomedicine, health and disease across the lifespan, clinical and systems neuroscience, and vision, cognition, and language.
Our IHWG visit included a chance to see Aston’s Vision Bus, which was launched in 2020. The initiative is the first of its kind in the UK, offering free vision and colour vision screening, followed by a more comprehensive eye test and free glasses to children who require them, using a fully operational custom-designed mobile eye care unit.
The Agenda
14:30 Welcome and Tour of the College of Health and Life Sciences facilities at Aston University
15:00 Light Refreshment
15.15 Chair Welcome and Introductions (members dialling in to join meeting here)
15:20 Technology for Health and Wellbeing.
Speaker:
• Perninder Dhadwar, CEO and Founder of Imobisoft and Innovate Health
15:30 Advances in Health Science and Technologies at the Institute of Health & Neurodevelopment
Speaker:
• TBC, Aston University
15:40 Aston Vision Sciences – An Aston Spinout
Speaker:
• Karl Obszanski, CEO, Aston Vision Sciences
15:50 Elsewhere in the Innovation Alliance / WMHTC
Speakers:
• Dr Pam Waddell (Innovation Alliance West Midlands)
• David Kidney (WMHTC)
16:00 Innovation in Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Trust
Speaker:
• Daniel Ray, Chief Technology Officer, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
16.10 Round table / Networking (all)
16:30 Meeting close
Organisers
WM Health Technologies Cluster
IHWG meetings run quarterly, and aim to share information and good practice and catalyse new partnerships and collaborative activities that help to further develop innovation within and between the sectors.
Notes and presentations from previous IHWG meetings can be found here.
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