About us
Great ideas only make a difference for our health when they are put into practice.
We are one of 15 regional Health Innovation Networks that support the introduction of innovative technologies, devices and care pathways to transform health and care.
Health Innovation East, the innovation arm of the NHS in the region, compromises a team of almost 70 clinicians, data scientists, life sciences industry experts and skilled programme leaders passionate about helping the best innovations in health and care reach the people, places and problems where they bring most benefit.
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As a trusted partner to the NHS, we work with colleagues to help understand how innovations can transform health and care. We work closely with industry, universities, patients and the voluntary sector to deliver meaningful change in the real world.
Our focus is the East of England, a region which is home to some of the world’s greatest science and healthcare practitioners, but is also characterised by significant health inequalities. We strive to bring the region’s most promising innovations to those who most need them.
We have the proven ability to deliver both bespoke individual projects and large complex programmes from concept through to implementation.
We can support you to accelerate your innovation through its commercialisation journey and help you position your products most effectively for the NHS. We can then drive your innovation to scale for maximum impact.
Find out how we can work with you here.
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As an innovator it can be overwhelming finding the right support. It has been very helpful having Health Innovation East to talk through uncertainties and give impartial advice on what’s best for the project.
Dr Tamsin Holland Brown, Community Paediatrician at Cambridgeshire Community Service NHS Trust and Founder of Hear Glue Ear
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