MONDAY 22ND MARCH 2021 (18:00 - 19:30)

PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED

18:00 Introduction | Richard Luxton

18:05  Start Up Award

18:10 "Navigating approval processes for Digital Health Supporting the digital patient"

Liz Ashall – Payne (Founding CEO, ORCHA)

18:30  Digital Health Award

18:35  "Revolutionising the healthcare ecosystem utilising digital health"

Alex Gilbert (Head of Digital Medicines Development & Life Sciences Partnerships, HUMA)

18:55 Innovation Award

19:00  "Health Technology in the South West"

David Whitehouse (Innovation Leader, Environmental Futures and Big Data Impact Lab)

19:10  Partnership with the NHS Award

19:15  "Medilink UK; the importance of Connectivity"

Kevin Kiely (CEO Medilink UK)

19:25  Outstanding Achievement Award

19:30 Close   

Previous years at the National Awards saw WALK TO BEAT named Innovation Runner Up in 2019 and this year NEURONOSTICS won the Start Up Award. 

Other notable success stories include HCI, Speechtools, Airway Medical and Somnus Scinetific who've all gone on to the secure competitive funding, grants and contracts this year. These Awards are all about celebrating the often unseen work of healthcare innovators in the South West. The Health Tech community here is thriving and its many businesses and organisations have risen to the immense challenges of this year with hard work and dedication. You can read more about previous nominees' work and continues successes over on our website.