National HealthTech Series of events lands in Birmingham on 13 March 2025 showcasing innovative startups driving advanced medical technology including AI-assisted diagnostics, wearable devices and revolutionary educational tools for healthcare professionals
Health stakeholders drawn from the NHS, universities, industry and front-line patient care will meet with new and emerging businesses to define the future trajectory of healthcare technology as part of a renewed national health system
Event to be hosted in central Birmingham by Global Banking School (GBS) and supported by NIHR National HealthTech Research Centre for Accelerated Surgical Care and key industry sponsors DocHQ, powered by Empact Ventures
Birmingham, UK, 12 March 2025 – A unique showcase of world-leading medical technology created and developed in the UK lands in central Birmingham on Thursday 13 March, bringing the ‘art of the possible’ in healthcare to the country’s second city.
The National HealthTech series of events, co-ordinated by Empact Ventures, is being staged not only to promote and accelerate the work of innovative startup businesses in medicine, but to provide a forward look at the health service of the future, where AI is fully integrated into all aspects of patient care from disease detection and diagnosis to clinical treatment and therapy.
Over the past five years, Birmingham has emerged as one of the UK’s most recognised hubs for startup businesses due to the constant supply of talent from the city’s renowned universities and educational institutions, its connectivity with other UK cities and the significantly lower costs associated with office and manufacturing space by comparison to London and other major UK destinations.
“In many ways, Birmingham is a natural home for the HealthTech Series of events,” said Dr David Bozward, Director of Employability and Entrepreneurship, Global Banking School (GBS), which is hosting the event at its central Birmingham campus.
“We are living through a fundamental shift in the way people receive healthcare in the UK, as an increased number of services take advantage of the possibilities of AI and care transitions heavily into community and home settings. By bringing some of the UK’s foremost health innovators together, our goal is to foster an exciting environment in which to debate and get excited about the future of health delivery.”
The National HealthTech Series is as a group of events bringing together experts in the health technology field to review the critical issues affecting healthcare delivery in the UK. This special event, the third in a three-part series across the UK, will deliver a forum for health stakeholders to better define the role of technology in a modern NHS alongside the private healthcare sector. The growing sophistication of personal data analysis alongside AI-supported healthcare technology is keeping pace with the UK Government’s agenda to migrate as many health services as possible out of clinical environments and into the places where individuals live their lives.
Innovative businesses bringing their technology to the event include Medwise AI, which has developed a unique AI-powered question and answer tool for medical professionals, and ND Axon, a company focused on using advanced technology to bridge the gap between healthcare and the workplace for neurodiverse individuals.
“It’s such an exciting time for healthcare as we start to recognise the true potential of next-generation technology in preventing and combating disease,” said Vee Mapunde, Co-Director, NIHR HealthTech Research Centre and supporter of the event series.
“Quicker diagnosis is one of the major goals of the technology revolution we are witnessing. By addressing current diagnostic limitations via technology, we are not only helping ensure people get the treatment they need more rapidly but also exerting potential cost-benefits to the healthcare system by migrating patients out of health services more quickly and effectively. The Birmingham event will truly bring this agenda to life.”
The Birmingham event will also focus on wider topics including health services capacity building, sustainability in health, mental health and wellbeing, and a forward look at potential future technologies destined to make an impact over the next decade. It is also supported by Visiativ UK, Horizon37, Fidsy, Angels Den, Boardroom Advisors and others providing support for HealthTech startups, scaleups and SMEs with their business challenges.
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