The UK House programme is designed to deliver high-level sectoral business events showcasing UK capability and innovation, and to facilitate business connectivity between UK enterprises and both international buyers and investors. On Monday 1 August, the UK House programme focused on “Data Driven Healthcare”. This was followed on Tuesday 2 August with a West Midlands Sector Showcase event.
Forward-thinking and people-focused. Our healthcare system is the jewel in the UK’s crown. The West Midlands itself is no exception, hosting eight hospitals combined with over thirty-five regional centres of clinical research, with one in five of all UK trials carried out in the region.
The region’s Data-Driven Healthcare proposition is built upon four distinct pillars of opportunity: digital, data, diagnostics and devices. With unparalleled access to electronic clinical and genomic data, we have the capabilities to test and implement new healthcare interventions, unlike any other region.
Our unparalleled manufacturing expertise and tech capabilities enable firms to prototype, test and commercialise within the region – bench to bedside.
The five leading universities produce over 11,000 graduates in medical sciences each year and a further 6,000 graduates in the engineering and computing fields. The pool for recruitment continues to grow and become even richer in talent.
All of the sessions from 1 August are available to view on demand here: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/website/7419/datadrivenhealthcare/
Overview of session themes (Monday 1 August)
Focussing on healthcare challenges that transcend nations and challenge preconceptions about ‘developed/developing’ systems:
- Facilitating greater access to care
- Health services vs ‘illness’ services
- Healthy ageing and elderly care
- Impact of/tackling health data poverty
- Tackling bias in system design, clinical trials
- Patient participation and empowerment
- Non-communicable disease
- Healthcare workforce and healthcare infrastructure of the future
- Power of big data to enable health improvement (WHO MOU)
Click here for full programme details.
West Midlands Sector Showcase Day (Tuesday 2 August)
The West Midlands Sector Showcase Days are a unique and exclusive in-person opportunity for businesses and investors considering expanding or investing in the UK.
Coinciding with UK House, the Data-Driven Healthcare sector showcase day (Tuesday 2 August) brought together a select cohort of industry leaders and innovators.
Designed to equip you with an immersive first-hand experience of the region’s business landscape and sector strengths, delegates will benefit from exclusive business leader plenary sessions, complimentary visits to key sector assets and a networking reception.
Delegates were able to explore opportunities in:
- HealthTech: digital, data, diagnostics, devices
- Selling into healthcare systems
Led by the region’s official economic development agency, the West Midlands Growth Company in conjunction with the Department for International Trade, a dedicated team will be on-hand to answer any questions from delegates and take forward opportunities for collaboration with the West Midlands.