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Free evaluation advice
Our Evaluation and Insights team are offering six one-hour ‘Evaluation Surgery’ consultation slots to SMEs who have a connection to the North West Coast and would like to strengthen their proposition using real-world evaluation. Our experts can advise on the various strategies and approaches available to you. The surgeries are first-come, first-served. Email insights@healthinnovationnwc.nhs.uk with your interest.
Intellectual property guidance: your thoughts needed
New intellectual property guidance was released by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England in late 2025. Receiving feedback to the new guidance is crucial to shape a deeper understanding and inform future policy. If you are responsible for managing intellectual property within your organisation, please give your thoughts. The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. You can preview the survey here.
Liverpool City Region Life Sciences roundtable
North West Business Insider brought together senior figures from across the life sciences ecosystem to assess how the Liverpool City Region is building momentum as a national hub for innovation and investment. Lindsay Sharples, our Associate Director of Innovation and Industry Partnerships and chair of the LCR Health and Life Sciences Cluster Board, was in attendance. Read more about what attendees had to say.
Medilink Healthcare Business Awards 2026
Don't miss this excellent opportunity to showcase your talent, innovation, creativity and resilience within the life sciences sector. We are award sponsors, along with Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and Health Innovation Manchester. Applications are open until 20 February, with the awards evening on 30 April 2026 at Cutlers’ Hall, Sheffield. More information and submit application
Showcase your innovation at ReWired
Innovators are invited to showcase their product or solution as part of the Health Innovation Network’s wider stand at ReWired, on 24-25 March 2026 at NEC Birmingham. The event is a great opportunity to expand your network and reach 4,500+ delegates, including NHS leaders and policymakers. The exhibit package is £2,500 (+VAT) and it includes screen displays to help you make an impact. Please apply by 30 January to annie.palmer@healthinnovationnetwork.co.uk.
Fully-funded leadership courses
Edge Hill University Business School is offering fully-funded Leadership for Growth courses for SMEs across the Liverpool City Region and West Lancashire, designed to help business owners and managers strengthen leadership, improve productivity, and support long-term growth. Find out more here.
Health innovation for women - by women
A new Health Innovation Network report, based on a roundtable at HETT 2025, has been released. Forging a More Equitable Future: Innovation in Women’s Health explores how innovation can support women to lead, design and scale the solutions that will improve women’s health outcomes and drive economic growth. Read more.
Supporting the NHS Net Zero agenda
The NHS is committed to becoming the world’s first net zero national health service, with mandated targets creating new challenges and opportunities for partners in innovation. As demand for sustainability to be embedded into innovation pathways is growing amongst funders, stakeholders and service users, placing sustainable thinking at the centre of new healthcare technologies will be significant to the adoption of solutions that contribute to a Greener NHS. This dedicated Net Zero Innovators Guide, developed by Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley, offers a comprehensive resource to support innovators in this journey.
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