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AHSN Symposium

On Wednesday 17th October, the AHSN NENC landed at the Newcastle Falcons Rugby club for the second annual Symposium, and what a day it was!

So long and thanks for all the fish…*

Celebration, catharsis, reflection or thank you? This blog could be a bit of all four as it marks the end of my tenure as CEO for the AHSN here in the North East and North Cumbria.

Digital Catalyst 2019

We recently announced the launch of Digital Catalyst 2019 – a new regional event bringing together healthcare, academia, industry and third sector to share healthcare digital innovation success stories and to stimulate collaborations that could help solve challenges experienced in…

The NHS is an economic asset

AHSNs are supporting economic growth by brokering interactions between the NHS and companies, explains Dr Séamus O’Neill, CEO of The AHSN NENC and chair of the AHSN Network. The launch of the second Life Sciences Sector Deal earlier this month highlighted again…

Bright Ideas – Setting the Scene for 2019

Innovation Manager Mark Taylor sets out how to progress your Bright Ideas all year round and how the AHSN NENC are well positioned to support applications regardless of how far developed the idea is.

How the Bright Ideas in Health Awards can really drive your innovation forward

Our newly appointed Innovation Manager Mark Taylor shares his perspective and experience on the Bright Ideas in Health Awards… Within my previous roles in research and innovation the Bright Ideas in Health Awards have always been a key date in the…

Q&A on the Bright Ideas in Health Awards

Our Innovation Manager Charlotte Fox was previously an Innovation Manager at City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and shares with us her experience from an entrant’s perspective. What is the best way to identify innovations within a Trust? I’ve worked…

Pitching what the ITT and ITP have to offer

Our event on 7th June brought together companies and NHS staff to explore and discover more about a collection of free innovations on offer to Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across the country. These are part of a national…

The Next Five Years – Lessons from the First AHSN Licence

We are delighted about the recent confirmation from the NHS England Board that the 15 AHSNs are to be relicensed for a further five years. The new licence will cover commissions from NHS England, The Office of Life Sciences (OLS)…