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The Health Tech Hub at Cornell Tech’s Jacobs Institute stands at the forefront of health tech with groundbreaking research and impactful collaborations. Together with key partners and funders, we're driving innovation, education, and entrepreneurship, shaping a more efficient, inclusive healthcare system.

Research Highlights

Machine Learning to Reduce Inequality and Improve Healthcare

The Health Tech Hub is researching groundbreaking applications of AI in public health. Led by Emma Pierson , this work has used computer vision to analyze racial disparities in pain assessment and develop an influential COVID-19 forecasting model to inform reopening strategies. Pierson’s work has been recognized with prestigious accolades like the MIT Technology Review 35 under 35 and Samsung AI Researcher of the Year, alongside best paper awards at KDD and AISTATS.

AI in Radiology

Led by Mert Sabuncu , this research pioneers new ways of using AI to enhance radiology. The work has led to significant real-world impacts, including the development of core technology for Cleerly Health, a start-up focusing on AI-driven coronary heart disease diagnostics. Sabuncu’s innovations have been implemented in clinical tools at Weill Cornell and have established the foundation for the AI in Radiology Institute at Weill Cornell, poised to grow with six technical faculty members.

Novel Sensors and AI for Health

Led by Tanzeem Choudhury , this Health Tech Hub initiative uses novel sensors, actuators, and AI to improve health assessments, expand clinical care access, and improve quality care. The real-world impact of this research includes co-founding HealthRhythms, a digital mental health startup with over $40 million in capital and a team of over 40 employees. Choudhury’s work also contributed to the development and implementation of a digital behavioral health solution within UnitedHealth Group.

Robots and Augmented Reality Systems that Improve Group Interactions

The Health Tech Hub is utilizing augmented reality to enhance teamwork in a number of ways. Led by Angelique Taylor , this work includes: developing Medical Crash Cart Robots to aid healthcare workers with necessary supplies and decision-making support; and creating perception and decision-making algorithms to assist team dynamics. The project also explores how augmented reality experiences can support collaborative efforts in time-sensitive and high-risk situations.

NYP-Cornell Cardio AI Initiative

The NYP-Cornell Cardio AI Initiative, co-led by Deborah Estrin , aims to revolutionize heart health and the way we predict and prevent heart diseases. By using AI and machine learning, the initiative analyzes various types of health data to better identify heart failure, anticipate its progression, and guide treatment decisions. Benefitting from the vast and diverse patient base of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the project brings together faculty, PhD students, and postdocs from Cornell Tech, Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, Weill Cornell, and Columbia to improve heart failure care.

Initiative on Home Care Work

A research-in-action partnership between the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Cornell Tech, the Home Health Care Worker Initiative works to improve the status quo for undervalued and overlooked healthcare workers who provide services at patients’ homes.

Precision Behavioral Health

The Precision Behavioral Health Initiative at Cornell Tech aims to advance the role of precision technology in transforming behavioral health.

HealthNEXT Summit

Cornell Tech’s HealthNext Summit, held on our Roosevelt Island campus, convenes stakeholders from academia, industry, and government to foster collaboration in building a nexus of health technology innovation in New York City.

The inaugural HealthNext Summit in 2023 was sponsored by Optum, The Carson Family Charitable Trust, GreyMatter, and Flare, and focused on behavioral healthcare technology. In its second year, HealthNext 2024: AI delved into the clinical applications of AI and its potential to transform the future of healthcare. Leaders and experts in the field – including Susan Monarez, Deputy Director of ARPA-H, David C. Rhew, the Global Chief Medical Officer and VP of Healthcare at Microsoft, and many more – joined us for two days to discuss challenges, create solutions, and advance health AI.

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CORNELL TECH Runway Startups

At Cornell Tech, academics and practitioners develop innovative digital products and services to meet societal and commercial needs. To date, Cornell Tech has reached a milestone of over 100 “runway startups” – amassing a total valuation of $660 million. Here are a few examples of companies, projects, and technologies built by members of the Health Tech Hub.

Nanit created the world’s first baby monitor to utilize advanced computer vision and machine-learning algorithms to share valuable insights about a baby’s sleeping habits.

Abstractive Health

Abstractive Health provides a generative AI assistant to help clinicians efficiently manage clinical notes and improve revenue, while reducing burnout by quickly extracting essential information from extensive medical histories.

Fig facilitates the Prior Authorization process for healthcare providers through intelligent automation and predictive analytics – so doctors can focus on patients, not paperwork.

Soulside is the first evidence-based support system that’s designed to help you have a healthier and happier pregnancy and postpartum journey.

ReflexAI is an AI-driven platform designed to enhance training and quality assurance in contact centers, focusing on efficiency, cost reduction, and improved team satisfaction.

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Innovating With Integrity to Close the Operational Gap

Encouraging entrepreneurship at the nexus of artificial intelligence and healthcare , educating the next generation of leaders.

The Health Tech Hub is dedicated to addressing the disconnect between academic research and applied technology – or, the “operational gap.” In order to transform healthcare, we focus on translating research to clinical settings by supporting research implementation demonstration projects and prioritizing “innovation with integrity.”

The Health Tech Hub aims to increase the success rate of health tech startups by providing students and faculty with resources, guidance, and a network of experts in this complex field. We are expanding our Runway program to include Health Tech Venture Studios, which will foster entrepreneurship and innovation in such domains as artificial intelligence in healthcare.

The Health Tech Hub is shaping future leaders in health tech through an interdisciplinary curriculum that incorporates human-centered solutions, novel data handling, and the latest advances in AI alongside courses in medicine, policy, and ethics. The Health Tech Hub combines the academic rigor of an Ivy League institution with the practical agility of a startup, preparing students to face challenges and identify opportunities that drive positive change in the healthcare system.

EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Newsletter - April 2023 (Issue 11)

Epsrc health technologies strategy publication.

EPSRC have published a new strategy for Health Technologies. This is a refreshed vision for EPSRC to stimulate advances in transformative engineering and physical sciences research to have a significant impact in health and ultimately to enable people to live healthier lives.  

The strategy refresh project was intended to engage the community in identifying and exploring some of the major health challenges over the next 10 years and the role of the engineering and physical sciences in addressing these. An inclusive process of community engagement was undertaken over a 12-month period. This included a series of workshops, roundtable meetings and written contributions via an open survey. It involved representatives from academia, industry, early career researchers, healthcare professionals and patient and public representatives

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Innovative healthcare tech could transform medical treatments

9 June 2023

A £36.5 million investment in healthcare technology will transform the way patients are treated for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.

Funding of £20 million will support scientists to develop and test innovative medical treatments and diagnostic tools using the latest advances in quantum, robot technology and imaging.

A further investment of £16.5 million in new digital health hubs across England will promote knowledge and skills sharing across a range of partners including:

• social care providers
• universities

New healthcare technologies

Five projects will create healthcare technologies for the future supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), with £2 million funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC).

They will develop:

Self-propelled robot endoscopes

Endoscopes are tube shaped instruments that can film procedures inside the body.

Self-propelled robot endoscopes, being developed by scientists at Imperial College London, aim to move seamlessly and carry miniature surgical lasers and powerful tissue analysis.

This one-stop device will have ability to find and treat early gut cancer, reducing the need for further surgery.

An innovative way of managing diseases using low intensity ultrasound

Scientists at the University of Oxford will use the exciting new development of microbubbles as image contrasting agents which can be stimulated using the light of ultrasound.

The treatment could be used to manage diseases such as:

• Alzheimer’s disease
• drug resistant infections

Digital twin assisted surgery

Digital twins, or exact computer models, of patients will be used by doctors to test procedures and predict outcomes, enabling doctors to adapt and personalise the treatment for each patient.

University of Strathclyde researchers believe this will significantly improve patient outcomes and recovery times.

Portable brain imaging for stroke patients

Scientists at Imperial College London will develop a portable brain imaging ultrasound tool that can diagnose and treat neurological conditions such as stroke.

The technology uses advanced computer modelling to remove distortions producing a high resolution, high contrast image of the brain.

It will enable ultrasound to be used successfully for the first time.

Computer engineered models of leukaemia to better predict the disease and improve drug screening pathways

Scientists at the University of Glasgow will develop a way of detecting leukaemia many years before cells become malignant.

They will use developments in the field of methanobiology, the process of detecting very early cellular changes in the body.

Digital health hubs

A further £16.5 million will support new digital health hubs across England that will drive the development of innovative digital technologies for healthcare.

They will promote knowledge and skills sharing across healthcare, academia and business, and drive innovation in digital health.

The hubs will be led by the universities of:

• University College London
• King’s College London

They will focus on five key healthcare challenges:

• antimicrobial resistance
• health and care outside hospital and disease prediction, diagnosis and intervention
• tackling health inequalities by developing digital healthcare technologies to the point of use in the NHS
• addressing the unmet health needs of underserved communities, and digital exclusion
• development of digital technologies such as symptom tracking apps or wearable devices to improve health

Investing in new technologies

Dr Kedar Pandya, Executive Director of Cross-Council Programmes at EPSRC, said:

The projects and hubs announced today will deliver a variety of innovative approaches to improve healthcare outcomes for patients. This investment will support scientists and engineers who are transforming the way we treat and diagnose diseases by using the latest developments in robotics, computer modelling and imaging.

Further information

Digital health hubs projects.

Funding of £16.5 million from EPSRC and the ‘securing better health ageing and wellbeing’ and ‘tackling infections’ UK Research and Innovation strategic themes.

EPSRC Digital Health Hub for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Professor rachel mckendry, university college london.

The Digital Health Hub for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) aims to harness innovative digital technologies to ultimately transform antimicrobial one-health surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship, recognising the interconnectedness of AMR between humans, animals and the environment.

This hub will bring together a critical mass of researchers working across traditional disciplines, including:

• computer science
• data visualisation
• biomedical engineering
• behavioural science
• environmental science
• clinical and public health research

The researchers will work with the NHS, UK Health Security Agency, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, charities and industry partners.

We aim to nurture cross-sector partnerships to grow a network of excellence, to engineer digital health technologies and to upskill 100 researchers to become future leaders.

Leadership Engagement Acceleration and Partnership (LEAP)

Professor ian craddock, university of bristol.

The LEAP Digital Health Hub is a partnership of:

• the south-west’s leading universities
• more than 20 supporting companies
• NHS Trusts and Health Boards
• four social care organisations
• the region’s local authorities
• the West of England Academic Health Science Network
• the award-winning business incubator SETsquared
• Health Data Research UK

The hub will address the professional training needs of industry, health and social care providers and academia.

This is proposed to be the world’s largest digital health taught programmes.

The South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub

Professor tim chico, the university of sheffield.

The South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub covers a region of 1.4 million people affected by high levels of disease and health inequalities.

It includes:

• adult and children’s hospitals
• mental health services
• the recently introduced South Yorkshire ’Integrated Care System’
• researchers from The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University
• large and small companies
• patient and public groups

These partners between them have all the necessary expertise and experience in developing new digital health technologies to the point of use in the NHS.

The hub will offer specialist health training for researchers, clinicians, patients and the public, made freely available through YouTube.

Northern Health Futures (NortHFutures) Hub

Professor abigail durrant, newcastle university.

NortHFutures is envisioned as a world-leading healthcare technology (health-tech) innovation ecosystem.

Based in the north-east and north Cumbria (NENC) region, the hub:

• Northumbria
• NHS Trusts and NENC Integrated Care Board
• local authorities
• voluntary, community and social enterprise, across NENC, UK, and globally

NortHFutures humanises health-tech; equity, participation, and investment in people is core for interconnecting diverse stakeholders.

NortHFutures will address underserved communities to stimulate socio-economic and cultural growth.

Through our human- and civic-centred approach, we will develop resources for populations of all ages to invest in their possible futures.

King’s Health Partner (KHP) Digital Health Hub

Professor sebastien ourselin, king’s college london.

Digital health technologies such as symptom tracking apps or wearable devices that monitor heart rate, activity or sleep patterns can make a positive difference to the outcomes of patient treatment, management and care.

The KHP Digital Health Hub will enable the development of new digital technologies and reduce the time it takes for these to benefit patients.

By providing expertise, partnerships with industry, and a physical location for technology developers to work together this project will enable new businesses to:

• grow rapidly
• increase the availability of digital health technologies nationally
• make a more immediate difference to patients’ lives

Transformative healthcare technologies

Investment of £20 million from EPSRC and MRC.

Exploiting mechanobiology to interrogate the cellular state

Professor manuel salmeron-sanchez, university of glasgow.

Leukaemia kills more than 300,000 people in the world every year.

The evolution of the disease happens as we get older, but there is now evidence that cells in our body progress towards becoming malignant many years before they can be identified with current diagnostic techniques.

This project will exploit mechanobiology, a field of research that has progressed in the last 10 years, as a novel method to identify very early changes in cellular state and to detect cancer earlier than before.

Engineering precision medicine for the 21st century

Professor eleanor stride, university of oxford.

The UK is facing a care crisis due to its ageing population and the increase in diseases such as cancer, stroke, Alzheimer’s and drug resistant infections, whose prevalence increases with age.

Better therapeutic solutions are urgently needed to manage these conditions, prevent premature deaths, enable patients to continue living independently and ease the burden on care providers.

The aim of this research is to bring together scientists from the disparate fields of quantum physics and pharmaceutical chemistry with biomedical engineers, immunologists, and clinicians  to find solutions.

The approach is based upon the exciting new finding that microbubbles, currently used as imaging contrast agents, can be stimulated with low intensity ultrasound to produce light.

This will offer a unique method for delivery of targeted therapies.

Transforming early diagnosis and treatment of gut cancers

Professor ferdinando rodriguez y baena, imperial college london.

This research aims to transform early diagnosis and treatment of gut cancers using flexible endoscopy.

A soft robotic endoscope with a probe carrying a miniature surgical laser, and a powerful tissue analysis device will be combined.

This automated device will be easier to use than standard endoscopes and will allow endoscopists with less experience to perform the surgery.

The ability to find and treat early tumours will:

• reduce the number of patients requiring further surgery
• reduce discomfort
• lower the number of tumours that grow back

Automation of key steps of the test, including deployment of the instrument, detection of cancer, and laser surgery, that will eventually allow cancer surgeries to be done in outpatient clinics or GP surgeries.

Real-time digital twin assisted surgery (DTAS)

Professor will shu, university of strathclyde.

There is a clear clinical need for minimising surgical operations, healthcare costs, patient waiting lists, and associated patient complications.

To address this need, the aim is to digitally transform future surgery, particularly for cancer, by creating a ground-breaking real-time DTAS technology.

The patient is at the core of this technology, with significant and measurable benefits for their quality of life and healthcare.

DTAS can be applied to several types of surgery (open, minimally invasive, or robotic surgery), for high precision tumour removal even in a partial organ resection.

A parallel goal is to revolutionise surgical training, offering a new paradigm of patient-centred personalised surgical rehearsal.

Imaging the brain with ultrasound full-waveform inversion

Professor mike warner, imperial college london.

Rapid brain imaging is central to the diagnosis and treatment of acute neurological conditions such as stroke or head trauma.

Existing imaging methods require large, immobile, high-power instruments that are near-impossible to deploy outside specialised environments, leading to unnecessarily delayed diagnosis and treatment, and  higher fatality rates.

This project will create a device that can be simply and rapidly applied to any patient, any time, any place, exploiting advances that have already revolutionised imaging in geophysics.

The brain will be imaged using ultrasound waves, transmitted across the head, applying advanced computer modelling to remove the distorting effects of the skull.

This will enable high-resolution high-contrast imaging of the brain unachievable by conventional ultrasound.

Top image:  A self-propelled robot endoscope that can film medical procedures inside the body. Credit: Imperial College London

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You will be limited to one hub application as principal investigator.

Standard EPSRC eligibility rules apply. Research grants are open to:

• UK higher education institutions
• research council institutes
• UK Research and Innovation-approved independent research organisations
• eligible public sector research establishments
• eligible research and technology organisations
• NHS bodies with research capacity

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You can apply if you are a resident in the UK and meet at least one of the conditions:

• are employed at the submitting research organisation at a level equivalent to lecturer or above
• hold a fixed-term contract that extends beyond the duration of the proposed project, and the host research organisation is prepared to give you all the support normal for a permanent employee
• hold an EPSRC, Royal Society or Royal Academy of Engineering fellowship aimed at later career stages
• hold fellowships under other schemes (please contact EPSRC to check eligibility, which is considered on a case-by-case basis)

Holders of postdoctoral level fellowships are not eligible to apply for an EPSRC grant.

Apply for funding to establish a large-scale, multidisciplinary research hub in an area of importance to the delivery of EPSRC’s strategy for health technologies with a focus of research and partnership working.

Proposals should address strategic, long-term research challenges and plans for partnership working to maximise the impact from this investment.

We will fund four hubs with a possibility of additional funding depending on the response to the funding opportunity.

EPSRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost of each project up to £10 million.

Funding for each project will be awarded over six years.

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Apply for funding to establish a large-scale, multidisciplinary research hub in an area of importance to the delivery of EPSRC’s strategy for health technologies with a focus of research and partnership working. Proposals should address strategic, long-term research challenges and plans for partnership working to maximise the impact from this investment. his funding opportunity is to establish a number of large-scale, multidisciplinary research hubs, drawing on expertise across the engineering and physical sciences and health research community to build and develop strategic research capabilities of importance to one or more of the following health challenges: •    improving population health and prevention •    transforming prediction and early diagnosis •    discovering and accelerating the development of new interventions Deadline for proposals:  18 July 2023 Find out more here

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New Digital Health Hub launches to advance digital health technologies

King’s Health Partners (KHP) has officially launched the new KHP Digital Health Hub at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE), led by the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences.

The Hub brings together expertise and representatives from across King’s College London, its partner NHS Trusts, patients, the public, and industry, to provide training, support, share knowledge, and create opportunities to promote UK digital health technologies.

Hub members will be supported by infrastructure that will help take digital health technology from an idea to reality, leading to improved patient care and management, at an accelerated pace. Members can also create their own bespoke training experience in digital health with open access asynchronous resources.

Across the core pillars of training, co-creation, translation and acceleration, the Hub’s offerings can help small, medium size enterprises, University spin-outs, clinicians, healthcare workers, patients and researchers to take their technology through the development process.

Our multi-disciplinary ecosystem provides access to asynchronous online learning, expert advice and mentoring to drive academic research and support the growth of emerging businesses across KHP and nationally. Facilitating these close partnerships through physical collocation enables technology developers to work together, enhancing our ability to make a significant difference to patients' lives.

- Prof Sebastien Ourselin FREng FMedSci, Director of King’s Health Partners Digital Health Hub

The launch of the Hub is a huge opportunity for the acceleration of digital health technologies across King’s Health Partners and, building on the pioneering work already taking place across the partnership, has potential to improve the physical and mental healthcare for the patients and communities we serve. We are proud to be bringing together expertise from across the health and care system, including patients, and we look forward to working closely together with our industry partners.

- Prof Richard Trembath, Executive Director, King’s Health Partners and Senior Vice President (Health & Life Sciences), King’s College London

Resources will be accessible both online and in-person at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE), on the St Thomas’ Hospital campus. LIHE has been designed to facilitate the translation of medical devices to market collocating academics, clinicians, startups, experts, and industry, to naturally foster collaboration. Hub members will benefit from extensive entrepreneurial support, access to the London AI Centre’s resources and connections with more than twenty industry partners.

deepc, the company behind the leading AI operating system for radiologists and health systems, are one of the Hub’s co-located partners. deepc will support the Translation and Acceleration pillars and will share expertise with other AI-focused medtech start-ups, helping them to scale up quickly and avoid the pitfalls that come with navigating regulatory and technical challenges for the first time.

At deepc, we are passionate about removing the barriers that can prevent great medtech innovations from delivering real benefits for patients, clinicians and health systems. The Digital Health Hub’s mission to support institutions, clinicians and companies in developing AI solutions to improve patient care aligns closely with our own so we are proud to be joining the Hub as a partner to advance this important work. We are also excited to be opening our UK office at the heart of the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering to support our partnership with the Hub and our ambitious plans for growth in the UK.

- Dr. Franz Pfister, CEO and Co-Founder of deepc

For more information on becoming a member of the KHP Digital Health Hub visit the website .

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Joshua Glandorf (left), CIO at UC San Diego Health, and Dr. Christopher Longhurst, Executive Director of UC San Diego Health's Jacobs Center for Health Innovation, are part of a team that is developing the innovation center. 

Why Healthcare Organizations Are Launching Innovation Centers

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UC San Diego Health ’s Jacobs Center for Health Innovation (JCHI) has made an immediate impact on patient care . It recently collaborated with leaders across the health organization to deploy an artificial intelligence (AI) sepsis prediction algorithm, helping reduce sepsis deaths by 17 percent in its emergency departments.

The center, which launched in 2021 with seed money from the university, has also deployed an at-home patient monitoring program in which medical teams remotely monitor vital signs and proactively reach out to patients via virtual visits if needed.

Now, the center is building a round-the-clock command center that will allow cross-functional teams at its 364-bed Jacobs Medical Center to coordinate care more effectively and efficiently, says Dr. Christopher Longhurst, executive director of UC San Diego Health’s JCHI.

“Our mission is to take innovations from the university and elsewhere and apply them to patients at scale. We are solving problems with the goal of improving care,” says Longhurst, who also serves as UC San Diego Health’s chief medical and chief digital officer.

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An increasing number of healthcare organizations across the U.S. are opening innovation centers or hubs to develop, test and implement emerging technologies and other cutting-edge solutions to improve health quality and patient care, increase staff productivity, optimize business operations, reduce costs, and generate new revenue.

“It gives providers the opportunity to experiment with new technologies and workflows and do it in a fairly controlled environment,” says Lynne Dunbrack, IDC’s group vice president of public sector.

Some innovation centers partner with other healthcare organizations, tech companies and educational institutions to collaborate on projects. Some offer grants to enable staff and researchers to pursue their ideas. These innovation hubs can also serve as incubators, helping staff commercialize products.

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“When it comes to the line of business, they’re interested in operational efficiency, cost reduction, competitiveness and strategic differentiation,” says IDC Health Insights Research Director Mutaz Shegewi. “An innovation hub or center can enhance the reputation of a health system, attract top talent and increase market share.”

IT teams play a critical role in the success of innovation centers, from piloting technologies to deploying them, Dunbrack says. Some solutions produce a tremendous amount of data that must be stored and analyzed, so data and application integration is key, she adds.

“Many technology projects falter because organizations don’t consider workflow,” Dunbrack says.

UC San Diego Health Embraces AI

UC San Diego Health’s innovation center takes advantage of a hybrid cloud infrastructure . The center relies primarily on Amazon Web Services for server and storage resources, but it also uses an on-premises enterprise data warehouse, says UC San Diego Health CIO Joshua Glandorf.

Although the provider’s electronic health record is cloud-based, patient EHR data is housed in the on-premises data warehouse, along with data from bedside monitoring systems, he says.

UC San Diego Health plans to eventually migrate the on-premises data to the cloud. But for now, the IT team builds tight integration between its AWS and on-premises workloads so that the innovation center and the entire healthcare organization can seamlessly deliver applications to users, Glandorf says.

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“The cloud with AWS gives us the ability to analyze data quickly and efficiently, test AI models in an efficient manner and create a safe playground or sandbox for our innovators,” he says.

The AI sepsis prediction algorithm is one such application. Staff tested and deployed the AI tool on AWS. Through software integration, the AI algorithm pulls in real-time patient data from the EHR for analysis, including vital signs, lab results, current medications, demographics and medical history, Longhurst says.

If the algorithm deems a patient to be at high risk of developing sepsis, it alerts medical staff through the EHR. The staff then provides the appropriate treatment to prevent an infection, he says.

“It’s not just the algorithm — it’s the data, the hard work of creating the clinical workflow and integrating processes and people to get the outcomes that matter to our patients and the families we serve,” Longhurst says.

Dr. Christopher Longhurst Executive Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation, UC San Diego Health

The center is working with hospital staff and university researchers to pursue multiple AI projects. It’s testing generative AI to assist physicians with a first-draft response to patient questions and off-the-shelf software that automatically transcribes patient notes.

The biggest project is the development of the AI-driven Mission Control Center , an all-hours operations center where medical center staff from every department can collaborate, analyze real-time hospital and patient data, and use AI models and predictive analytics to eliminate barriers and provide patients the best, fastest, safest care possible, Glandorf says.

The Mission Control Center will help manage flow across UC San Diego Health’s three hospitals and provide round-the-clock home monitoring when needed.

“With Mission Control, the idea is to have leaders from the transfer center, nursing, emergency department and other departments have conversations in real time to solve transfer issues, bottlenecks or scheduling issues,” he says.

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Technology will drive the Mission Control Center. The innovation center will launch an early version in spring 2024, but a state-of-the-art operations hub isn’t expected to open until 2026. Glandorf plans to equip the space with video walls and a mix of desktop and laptop computers.

In the meantime, the innovation center is also building mobile health apps, including an app that serves as a central hub for cancer patients to manage their care and an app to support students’ mental health.

Overall, the Jacobs Center for Health Innovation is making a huge difference, Longhurst says.

“Having this resource lifts the entire UC San Diego Health organization,” he adds. “The resources that the center provides are helping us catalyze and spur innovation throughout the organization.”

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Improving Healthcare with the Help of Key Partnerships

In Atlanta, Emory Healthcare launched an innovation hub in 2018 to help solve critical issues facing the industry: improving the patient experience, reducing staff burden and increasing value by providing services at the same or lower cost.

“Healthcare has been one of the slowest industries to integrate advanced technology,” says Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Scott Boden. “Innovation in healthcare has never been more crucial as we overlay worker shortages and burnout on top of ever-growing financial challenges. We must evolve how we go about our daily work in order to have a sustainable healthcare system.”

Emory University’s health system has partnered with healthcare and tech companies to collaborate on projects. It also provides resources for faculty and staff to propose and pursue their own innovative projects to improve care within Emory and nationwide, Boden says.

In 2020, the Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub partnered with Verizon to build a 5G network that provides the fast connectivity the hub needs to explore augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality applications for medical training, telehealth services and robot-assisted surgery.

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Partner projects include advanced diagnostic imaging, remote patient monitoring and early cancer detection, Boden says. Internal projects include using AI to help screen mammogram readings and using virtual nursing to improve discharge planning and hospice care, he adds.

All of this innovation relies on technology, Boden says. The hub has made major AI and cloud investments along with fast computing and storage improvements to support its efforts. Emory Healthcare uses AWS and Microsoft Azure in the cloud and a combination of Dell , Lenovo and Cisco hardware on premises, he says.

Overall, the innovation hub provides a nurturing environment for Emory Healthcare partners, faculty, staff and students to make improvements in the industry, including the complicated task of integrating new technologies into clinical workflows, he says.

“It is critical to carve out people and budget to focus on innovation,” Boden says. “Otherwise, the daily trials and financial challenges of just keeping the lights on can easily repress innovation.”

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Further up the East Coast, MaineHealth established an innovation division in 2020 to help employees foster novel ideas for improving care and operations.

The MaineHealth Innovation Center provides investment funding, education and connections to experts inside and outside the organization to help innovators accelerate their projects or turn their ideas into products, says MaineHealth Vice President of Innovation Susan Ahern.

So far, the center has funded about 25 care team members’ projects, from a new design for hospital gowns to an AR system to help newborns in distress in rural communities.

“We define innovation as a novel idea that solves an unmet care need. It could be a new product, process or care team model,” Ahern says. “Covering all three makes the innovation even stronger.”

DIVE DEEPER: Remote patient monitoring enhances nurse workflows.

In some cases, innovators use funds to buy technology to solve an issue. In other cases, they rely on the division’s partners for technical expertise.

The University of Southern Maine , for example, serves as the in-house engineering and design team for MaineHealth’s innovators. The university’s Maker Innovation Studio has a broad set of technologies to assist the health system’s entrepreneurs, including 3D printers , high-resolution scanners, Apple Mac computers and software that includes Adobe Creative Cloud and Autodesk software.

In one project, two pediatricians wanted to develop an AR system to teach doctors how to resuscitate newborns. MaineHealth Innovation connected the two physicians to Case Western Reserve University , which has AR software expertise.

Together, they developed an AR system that now allows MaineHealth physicians to learn how to perform neonatal resuscitation with a Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality headset, Ahern says.

In another project, an internal medicine doctor purchased a specialized, AI-powered retina camera that screens diabetic patients for diabetic retinopathy, which can cause blindness. His rural community faces a shortage of eye specialists, so the technology has enabled more patients to get their eyes screened, Ahern says.

Overall, she has heard positive feedback about the innovation center. Staffers are enthusiastic, and it has boosted morale. “Clinicians tell me they are happy because they can have a larger impact in our community and in the world,” Ahern says.

Implementing Large-Scale Remote Patient Monitoring

When UC San Diego’s Jacobs Center for Health Innovation piloted remote patient monitoring with 1,500 patients, it was so successful in reducing the blood pressure of hypertensive patients and glucose levels in diabetes patients that the center expanded the program to 5,000 patients, with a goal of reaching 10,000 patients.

UC San Diego Health expanded the RPM program to monitor the behavioral health of patients, patients with other chronic conditions and those who were recently discharged from a hospital, says Longhurst.

The health system’s IT team worked with hospital staff to develop an RPM kit that includes Apple iPhone devices with data plans for those who don’t have smartphones and remote monitoring tools that include blood pressure and glucose monitors.

When patients take their vital signs, the data is automatically uploaded to the electronic health record app on their phones. The data is stored in a central database, and clinicians can view patient information on a dashboard. If the EHR detects that a patient’s health has changed and requires intervention, clinicians are alerted to the opportunity for patient outreach, Longhurst says.

“It’s about proactive and predictive care between in-person visits,” he says.

Glandorf integrated the remote monitoring devices with smartphones through the Apple HealthKit Framework for Apple devices and Google Fit application programming interfaces with Android phones.

For emergency department patients who are discharged, the RPM kit includes a QR code that drives to instructions on how to set up the technology. If they have questions or need troubleshooting help, they can call the IT help desk for assistance, Glandorf says.

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The Digital Variome: Understanding the Implications of Digital Tools on Health

CERSI Collaborators: University of California at San Francisco (UCSF): Andrew Auerbach MD MPH (UCSF, Variome and DOVeS); Benjamin Rosner MD PhD (UCSF, Variome and DOVeS co-PI); Stanford Univerisity (Stanford): Matthew Horridge PhD (Stanford, DOVeS)

FDA Collaborators: Center for Devices and Radiological Health(CDRH): Bakul Patel, MS, MBA (Formerly of CDRH); Vinay Pai, PhD; Catherine Bahr; Leeda Rashid, MD, MPH, ABFM; Arti Tandon, PhD; Charlie Yongpravat, PhD; Anindita Saha, PhD

CERSI Subcontractors: Flying Buttress Associates- Jeph Herrin, PhD

CERSI In-Kind Collaborators: Stanford Univerisity (Stanford): Mark Musen, PhD (Stanford, DOVeS)

Non-Federal Entity Collaborators: Johnson and Johnson- Karla Childers, MSJ, Paul Coplan, ScD, MBA, Stephen Johnston, MSc

Project Start Date: October 12, 2021 Project End Date: February 28, 2022-->

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Charge I “Modernize development and evaluation of FDA-regulated project” and Focus Area “C. Analytical and computational Methods.”

Regulatory Science Challenge

There is a consistent need to research and develop the methods used to ensure the quality and safety of FDA-regulated products. Research and development in this area helps FDA employ scientifically valid approaches for combining patient input and data from multiple sources. These 'real world' data insights are key to informing regulatory decision-making both for traditionally regulated products (e.g. drugs and devices) as well as for new and emerging products such as digital health tools. Furthermore, as the FDA considers new products for regulatory approval, they may examine whether these new products are “substantially equivalent” to previously approved products. The wave of new digital health products creates regulatory decision challenges that need to be informed by real world data and data that help identify the degree to which products may be similar.

Project Description and Goals

The Digital Variome project extends work that is ongoing as part of our overarching CERSI project Developing Frameworks and Tools for Integration of Digital Health Tools into Clinical Practice , a national network of leading academic medical centers, researchers, and innovators working to identify how real world measures and data can be used across types of software used in health, and the eventual data sources required to carry out real world performance measurement and post-market surveillance of digital health tools (DHTs). ADviCE identified several challenges to DHT adoption: (1) Variable definitions of which DHTs are relevant to clinical care delivery; (2) Lack of consistent, common terms to describe DHTs during selection, (3) Wide variability in how health systems integrate DHTs into practice and, (4) Lack of a framework and tools to evaluate DHTs’ real-world performance through post-market surveillance.

The ADviCE project in turn framed the goals of the Variome proposal, which focused on identifying data sources and potential partnerships needed to create a learning health collaboration that might leverage tools such as NEST or resources (e.g., PCORnet, or payor data) to provide data needed to carry out post-market surveillance of DHTs. Few of these data networks or partnerships could gather information needed for DHT post-market surveillance, so investigators turned their attention to tools which would both facilitate efficient specification of DHT characteristics while also being flexibly able to accommodate measures that might vary between DHTs even though applicable to similar patients or health systems.

With this realization, the research team extended their Priority Measurement framework and expanded it to represent a range of potential metrics applicable to real world performance. Investigators built on their consensus work from Developing Frameworks and Tools for Integration of Digital Health Tools into Clinical Practice to identify specific domains and measures relevant to each broad domain. For example, within the area of Product Performance  Cybersecurity, investigators developed subdomains where metric identification was recognized as a key next step. Not surprisingly, a wide range of potential measures were identified. For example, each of the Measure Concepts for Real World Health might have dozens or even hundreds of patient- or population-specific metrics that are supported by evidence, are broadly used, or both.

This realization led to development of the Digital medicine Outcomes Value Set (DOVeS), as a powerful and flexible approach to classifying digital health tools according to key features and important clinical outcomes identified by our work to this point.

DOVeS was blueprinted using Protégé software using input from research collaborators and professional ontologists so that it permits flexible expansion as outcomes or population definitions change and technology advances. DOVeS was then tested and validated against real DHT and company characteristics to yield a working prototype that facilitates search and display of data using the overall ADviCE/Variome approach. DOVeS has been published on BioPortal and is publicly available for broad use.

DOVeS has the potential to be scaled up to include a broader and more representative sample of real-world digital health tools, accommodate new technologies (e.g. large language lodels (LLMs)), while also being tested for usability and feasibility as a practical framework for use by health systems, vendors, and regulators use.

Research Outcomes/Results

There are several outcomes to date associated with the development of the Variome project and DOVeS Ontology. The first is that the DOVeS ontology has been expanded substantially over the course of this support, informed by real world digital health outcomes gleaned from industry and academic experts. The second is that DOVeS has been made publicly available on the BioPortal website so that a community of digital health experts may continue to contribute to it over time. The third is that a prototype user interface overlying DOVeS has been created (only a non-functional wireframe was originally proposed) leading to functional demonstrations that show the power and value of DOVeS in identifying tools based on common outcomes. Fourth, several public presentations of DOVeS have been made. Finally, a peer reviewed publication on the development of DOVeS is forthcoming and will help disseminate awareness of the ontology and its value. In the future, investigators hope to convert the prototype front end user interface into a robust platform capable of supporting regulatory insights as well as health system leader inquiries and decisions about digital health tools.

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This project enhances foundational requirements for regulatory science research by providing the FDA and other stakeholders with a new way to categorize and identify digital health tools based on outcomes they influence. This is particularly valuable to enable more appropriate apples-to-apples comparison of digital health tools that influence similar outcomes which could be valuable for "substantial equivalence" assessment as well as both superiority and non-inferiority considerations. The ontology is also particularly valuable for ongoing post-market surveillance.

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Researchers say future is bright for treating substance abuse through mobile health technologies

Despite the high prevalence of substance abuse and its often devastating outcomes, especially among disadvantaged populations, few Americans receive treatment for substance use disorders. However, the rise of mobile health technologies can make treatments more accessible.

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are creating and studying health interventions delivered via smartphones to make effective, evidence-based treatments available to those who cannot or don't want to enter traditional in-person treatment. Michael Businelle, Ph.D., co-director of the TSET Health Promotion Center, a program of OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, recently published a paper in the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology that details the current landscape of mobile health technology for substance use disorders and suggests a roadmap for the future.

The Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) is at the forefront of mobile health technologies worldwide, having attracted $65 million in grants and supporting nearly 100 mobile health studies. Within HPRC, Businelle leads the mHealth Shared Resource, which launched the Insight™ mHealth Platform in 2015 to create and test technology-based interventions. A multitude of health apps are available commercially, but few have undergone the research necessary to determine if they are effective. Businelle sees the promise of rigorously tested smartphone apps to fill gaps in substance abuse treatment.

"According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, only 6% of people with substance use disorders receive any form of treatment," Businelle said. "There are many reasons -- we have a shortage of care providers, people may not have reliable transportation, may not be able to get away from work, or they may not be able to afford treatment. However, 90% of all U.S. adults own smartphones, and technology now allows us to create highly tailored interventions delivered at the time that people need them."

Businelle and his team have many mobile health studies underway for substance abuse, and the Insight™ mHealth Platform is used by other research institutions across the United States. The mobile health field is large and growing, not only for substance abuse but for mental health disorders like depression and anxiety. In his publication, Businelle makes several recommendations for research going forward.

Re-randomize clinical trial participants

Thus far, most clinical trials for mobile health interventions have mirrored traditional clinical trials studying new drugs, in which participants are randomly assigned to receive a new drug or a placebo and stay in those groups for the duration of the trial. But that approach doesn't work well for substance abuse trials, Businelle said. For example, if people don't quit smoking on their targeted quit date, they are unlikely to quit during the trial. Unlike traditional trials, mobile health apps can be programmed to re-randomize participants, or move them to a different intervention that might work better for them, he said.

"Instead of being stuck receiving a treatment that we know isn't likely to be effective for an individual, the app can easily re-randomize participants to different treatments," he said. "Just because they weren't successful with one type of intervention doesn't mean that another one won't work."

Objectively verify self-reports

Most substance abuse interventions have historically relied on people to report their own relapses. Unfortunately, because of stigma, people don't always report their usage truthfully, Businelle said. However, technology can now be used to biochemically verify self-reported substance use. In six of his smoking cessation trials, Businelle verifies whether participants have smoked by asking them to blow into a small device connected to a smartphone that detects the presence of carbon monoxide. Facial recognition software confirms the participant is the one testing.

"It is really important for the accuracy of our studies to objectively verify what people report," he said. "We are also developing similar noninvasive technologies that can detect the use of other types of substances without collecting urine or blood samples."

What is a successful outcome?

In mobile health substance abuse trials, success is often measured by whether a person is still using a substance at the end of the trial. But reality isn't usually so straightforward. Businelle said people may stop and start using a substance several times during a six-month trial. Instead of emphasizing the end result, he recommends using technology to assess the effectiveness of an intervention at daily, weekly and monthly intervals. By understanding the number of days of abstinence or number of days until a relapse, for example, the intervention can be more accurately assessed and improved.

Mobile health technology has disadvantages, such as the potential lack of a therapeutic relationship that can develop between patient and therapist, and because some people may need more intensive treatments than mobile health can provide. However, mobile health is still in its infancy.

"Mobile health interventions may reduce stigma because people do not have to attend treatment in person," Businelle said. "Because there is a severe shortage of qualified therapists, always-available behavior change apps could become a first line of treatment for substance abuse, with traditional counseling being reserved for those who do not respond to mobile health interventions."

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Investigating self-harm and digital technology overuse in young people with lived mental health experience

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New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, in partnership with YoungMinds—a UK's children's mental health charity—has found high levels of problematic mobile phone use, disturbed sleep, and self-harm among young people with mental health conditions.

The research, published in PLOS ONE , is the first prospective study of its kind, and provides the basis for a comprehensive resource that will allow researchers to investigate the mental health impact of digital technology use in young people.

A total of 365 young people aged between 13 and 25 years old who are currently or have recently accessed secondary mental health services were recruited from the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Using innovative study design, co-produced with young people with lived experience, and sourcing data from participants' electronic health records, smartphones and social media accounts , researchers were able to build an accurate picture of each participant's behavior.

Participants provided data over the course of six months to establish how patterns of social media and smartphone use can be associated with self-harm and mental health.

More than 80% of the participants had self-harmed at least once, and high levels of depression, anxiety, and disturbed sleep were all prevalent. 54% reported using social media after midnight on a weekday, and 59% reported using their smartphones after midnight on a weekday.

"While there has been extensive debate about the relationship between social media and smartphone use and rates of self-harm, studies up to this point have largely been limited by their design, and have only been able to demonstrate associations rather than providing any insight into the relative timings of different behaviors or underlying mechanisms," says Dr. Rina Dutta, reader in suicidology and psychiatry at King's IoPPN and the study's senior author.

"Our comprehensive approach will allow us to properly investigate the impact of digital technology on youth mental health."

Among those studied, nearly a quarter reported using social media for more than five hours a day on weekdays and more than 40% used their smartphone above this threshold.

Despite spending excessive amounts of time online and about a third of participants reporting they had recently been the victim of bullying, researchers found that traditional methods of bullying, such as social exclusion, were more common than cyberbullying.

"The high prevalence of self-harm in our sample of young people with prior interactions with mental health services serve as a reminder that there needs to be increased investment in prevention and early intervention services for those at risk," says Dr. Amanda Bye, King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People Translational Research Fellow and the study's first author.

Hannah Kinsey, Head of Training and Service Design at YoungMinds said, "We are hugely proud to be part of this research and the work that has gone into ensuring that young people's voices are central at every stage of the study. The findings reveal that more needs to be done to stop the harmful impacts of social media on young people, especially those who have already struggled with their mental health."

Dr. Angela Hind, Chief Executive at the Medical Research Foundation, said, "Smartphones and social media are ubiquitous among young people, yet we know little about the impact on their mental health.

"This research reveals some important insights into how digital technology is being used by young people with lived experience of mental health conditions , and lays the foundation for future studies in this area—which are much-needed. Ultimately, we hope these findings will lead to better support for young people who are struggling with their mental health."

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Johns Hopkins to establish new RNA innovation center in collaboration with TriLink BioTechnologies

The center, anchored in the institute for nanobiotechnology, will speed the cycle of rna innovation in pursuit of advanced therapies.

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Johns Hopkins University, home to considerable expertise in RNA sciences and therapeutic development, has announced a new academic collaboration with TriLink BioTechnologies , part of Maravai LifeSciences , designed to accelerate transformational research in RNA therapeutics and discovery. This includes the creation of a new center in the university's Whiting School of Engineering and access to TriLink's leading RNA synthesis technology, which will accelerate research and therapeutic development.

RNA technology has emerged as an area of extraordinary potential in biology and medicine, including as a therapeutic modality to treat conditions considered untreatable with conventional drugs, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and certain types of cancer. RNA technology was also instrumental in the development of COVID-19 vaccines, as recognized by the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine , which went to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the University of Pennsylvania "for their discoveries concerning base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19." RNA-based therapeutics promise to shorten the time from discovery to intervention, accelerating cycles of innovation and providing new approaches to refractory diseases.

"We are excited to work with TriLink BioTechnologies to build a local research community focused on breakthroughs in RNA applications, from nucleic acid therapeutics and vaccines to cell therapies and beyond," said Ed Schlesinger , dean of the Whiting School. "We expect that, together, we can develop products and establish companies to transform human health."

TriLink's investment includes direct funding for the center as well as the use of its propriety in vitro transcription technology, CleanScript, which will enable Hopkins researchers to advance mRNA development by seamlessly transitioning from research-grade mRNA to clinical-grade mRNA. TriLink will also provide technical expertise and access to other critical discovery and manufacturing supplies, lowering the barriers to discovery and application.

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Jeff Coller , Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of RNA Biology and Therapeutics at Johns Hopkins University and a leader in messenger RNA stability and translation, will serve as the inaugural director of the center, which will be anchored in the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) and open this spring/summer. The center will bring together Johns Hopkins experts in RNA biology, genetic medicine, drug delivery, and biotechnology under one roof, serving as a training center for the next generation of RNA investigators and as a nexus for RNA researchers across the university's divisions.

"My career has been dedicated to the discovery of genetic medicines, and harnessing RNA will be a critical driver in the next generation of health care delivery," Coller said. "We have seen the impact of RNA technology with the RNA COVID vaccines. Leveraging TriLink's technology and expertise right here on campus is a critical means by which we can ensure that our scientific advances reach patients."

Coller has worked closely with INBT directors Hai-Quan Mao and Sashank Reddy to develop plans for the center. Reddy and Mao saw an opportunity to catalyze discovery in this area by facilitating the design, manufacture, and delivery of custom RNA molecules. Currently it can take months to access the raw materials and packaged nucleotides necessary for researchers to carry out critical experiments, while sourcing high-quality clinical-grade raw materials can also be challenging. Furthermore, needed expertise is currently siloed with disease-oriented researchers, RNA biologists, nanomaterials scientists, and quality and manufacturing engineers rarely working in a coordinated fashion.

"By serving as a central university hub for RNA research, we hope to foster cross-disciplinary learning and accelerate discovery, innovation, and commercialization in this burgeoning area," Reddy said. "We are particularly excited to engage with TriLink Biotechnologies—a world leader in RNA manufacture—to create RNA innovations and increase their chance of translational success."

Drew Burch, president, Nucleic Acid Products, Maravai LifeSciences, added, "The collaboration with Johns Hopkins reinforces our commitment to advancing nucleic acid-based therapies. Our participation in this center of excellence allows TriLink to share its deep knowledge and expertise in nucleic acid production, helping to enable these researchers at Hopkins with the tools they need to develop advanced therapies to treat patients."

Added Paul Nkansah, head of corporate partnerships for Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures , the university's commercialization and industry collaboration arm: "Corporate collaborations are most effective when built upon several dimensions of alignment. TriLink BioTechnologies and Johns Hopkins have a number of complementary goals and expertise, and this collaboration promises to create a new model for how industry expertise can be brought to bear to advance academic goals, human health, and commercial opportunities."

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UC Berkeley will develop a 36-acre site to house companies, labs and students in heart of Silicon Valley

By Robert Sanders

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October 16, 2023

The University of California, Berkeley, is teaming up with NASA’s Ames Research Center and developer SKS Partners to create research space for companies interested in collaborating with UC Berkeley and NASA scientists and engineers to generate futuristic innovations in aviation, space exploration and how we live and work in space.

The  Berkeley Space Center , announced today (Monday, Oct. 16), aims to accommodate up to 1.4 million square feet of research space on 36 acres of land at NASA Ames’ Moffett Field in Mountain View, leased from NASA.

The new buildings, some of which could be ready for move-in as early as 2027, will house not only state-of-the-art research and development laboratories for companies and UC Berkeley researchers, but also classrooms for UC Berkeley students. These students will benefit from immersion in the Silicon Valley start-up culture and proximity to the nation’s top aeronautical, space and AI scientists and engineers at Ames.

“We would like to create industry consortia to support research clusters focused around themes that are key to our objectives, in particular aviation of the future, resiliency in extreme environments, space bioprocess engineering, remote sensing and data science and computing,” said  Alexandre Bayen , a UC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and associate provost for Moffett Field program development.

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“We’re hoping to create an ecosystem where Berkeley talent can collaborate with the private sector and co-locate their research and development teams,” he added. “And since we will be close to NASA talent and technology in the heart of Silicon Valley, we hope to leverage that to form future partnerships.”

Ever since Naval Air Station Moffett Field was decommissioned in 1994 and NASA Ames acquired an additional 1,200 acres, NASA has been focused on developing those acres into a world-class research hub and start-up accelerator. Initiated in 2002, NASA Research Park now has some 25 companies on site, including Google’s Bay View campus.

“We believe that the research and the capabilities of a major university like Berkeley could be a significant addition to the work being done at Ames,” said NASA Ames Director Eugene Tu. “In a more specific way, we would like the potential of having proximity to more students at the undergraduate and graduate level. We would also like the possibility of developing potential partnerships with faculty in the future. The NASA mission is twofold: inspiring the next generation of explorers, and dissemination of our technologies and our research for public benefit. Collaboration between NASA and university researchers fits within that mission.”

UC Berkeley hopes eventually to establish housing at Moffett Field to make working at the innovation center easier for students — without a 47-mile commute each way. Bayen noted that Carnegie Mellon University already occupies a teaching building at Moffett Field. With the addition of UC Berkeley and the proximity of Stanford University, he expects the intensity of academic activities in the area, both instructional and research, to increase immensely.

“We have major facilities here at Ames — the world’s largest wind tunnel, NASA’s only plasma wind tunnel to test entry systems and thermal protection systems, the agency’s supercomputers — and the university will likely build facilities here that that we might leverage as well. So, I look at that as a triad of students, faculty and facilities,” Tu added. “Then the fourth piece, which is equally important: If the project is approved to move forward, the university will likely bring in partners, will bring in industry, will bring in startups, will bring in incubators that could be relevant to NASA’s interest in advancing aeronautics, science and space exploration.”

“What they’re doing at NASA Ames is transformational, but in order to make it heroic, in order to make it even larger than what is now possible, they have to use the combined resources of the number one public university in the world, private industry and the most innovative place on the planet, which is Silicon Valley,” said Darek DeFreece, the project’s founder and executive director at UC Berkeley.

Automated aviation

Bayen emphasized that many academic institutions are now becoming global universities: New York University has demonstrated the ability to operate independent campuses on different continents — the Middle East and Asia — while Cornell has successfully opened a second campus in Manhattan, five hours from Ithaca. In the same vein, UC Berkeley is innovating by launching this research hub that, over the decades to come, could evolve into a campus as instructional and research and development activities grow.

“This expansion of Berkeley’s physical footprint and academic reach represents a fantastic and unprecedented opportunity for our students, faculty and the public we serve,” said UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ. “Enabling our world-class research enterprise to explore potential collaborations with NASA and the private sector will speed the translation of discoveries across a wide range of disciplines into the inventions, technologies and services that will advance the greater good. We are thrilled. This is a prime location and a prime time for this public university.”

Claire Tomlin, now professor and chair of electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley, conducted her first research on automated collision avoidance systems for drones at Moffett Field, and foresees similar opportunities there for UC Berkeley students, especially those enrolled in the College of Engineering’s year-old aerospace engineering program.

“With our new aerospace engineering major, it is the right time to get started at Moffett Field. It offers an outdoor testbed for research on how to integrate drones or other unpiloted aerial vehicles, which are being used increasingly for aerial inspection or delivery of medical supplies, into our air traffic control system,” she said. “I anticipate great collaborations on topics such as new algorithms in control theory, new methods in AI, new electronics and new materials.”

Tomlin envisions research on networks of vertiports to support operations of electric autonomous helicopters or e-VTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles), much like UC Berkeley’s pioneering research in the 1990s on self-driving cars; collaborative work on how to grow plants in space or on other planets to produce food, building materials and pharmaceuticals, similar to the ongoing work in UC Berkeley’s  Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space  (CUBES); and collaborations on artificial intelligence with top AI experts in the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research lab (BAIR).

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“This is the decade of electric automated aviation, and the Berkeley Space Center should be a pioneer of it, not just by research, but also by experimentation and deployment,” Tomlin said. “We’re interested in, for example, how one would go about designing networks of vertiports that are economically viable, that are compatible with the urban landscape, that are prone to public acceptance and have an economic reality.”

“Advanced air mobility and revolutionizing the use of the airspace and how we use drones and unpiloted vehicles for future air taxis or to fight wildfires or to deliver cargo are other areas of potential collaboration,” Tu added.

Hannah Nabavi  is one UC Berkeley student eager to see this proposed collaboration with NASA Ames and industry around Silicon Valley, even though she will have graduated by the time it comes to fruition. A senior majoring in engineering physics, she is the leader of a campus club called SpaceForm that is currently tapping NASA Ames scientists for research tips on projects such as how materials are affected by the harsh environment on the moon.

“I think one of the primary advantages to UC Berkeley of having this connection is it allows students to obtain a perspective on what’s happening in the real world. What are the real-world problems? What are the goals? How are things getting done?” said Nabavi, who plans to attend graduate school on a path to a career in the commercial space industry. “It also helps students figure out what they want to focus on by providing an early understanding of the research and industrial areas in aerospace.”

But beyond the practical benefits, she said, “I think that seeing all of these scientists and engineers tackling issues and questions at the forefront of aerospace can serve as a huge inspiration to students.”

AI and machine learning

In addition, data science and AI/machine learning are rapidly disrupting the aviation and space industry landscape as it evolves toward automation and human-machine interaction and as ever bigger datasets are being produced. The workforce needs retraining in these rapidly evolving fields, and UC Berkeley’s College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) is well positioned to provide executive and professional education to meet these needs.

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“Berkeley Space Center offers the possibility for CDSS students to work on these new challenges, particularly in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics, planetary science and quantum science and technology,” said Sandrine Dudoit, associate dean at CDSS, professor of statistics and of public health and a member of the Moffett Field Faculty Steering Committee.

DeFreece noted that there are NASA collaborations already happening on the UC Berkeley campus. Many leverage the mission management and instrument-building skills at the Space Sciences Laboratory, which is responsible for the day-to-day operation of several NASA satellites and is building instruments for spacecraft that NASA will land on the moon or launch to monitor Earth and the sun.

UC Berkeley researchers are already investigating  how to print 3D objects in space ,  how to create materials to sustain astronauts on Mars , how to test for life-based molecules on other planets and moons, and whether  squishy robots  could operate on other planets. UC Berkeley spin-offs are developing ways to  monitor health in space  and provide  low-cost insertion of satellites into orbit .

“The Berkeley Space Center could be a place where half of the day students are collaborating with center neighbors, and the other half of the day they might be taking classes and seeing their mentors who are supervising class projects on the satellite that is hovering over their heads at that very moment,” Bayen said. “Experiences like these just don’t exist anywhere else at the present time.”

UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Berkeley Law are also working on issues surrounding the commercial exploitation of space, including asteroids and other planets, and the laws that should govern business in space.

“Space law and policy are also areas where I think there’s some tremendous opportunities to collaborate with the university,” Tu said. “What are we going to do when we find resources on the moon, and other countries do as well, and companies want to make money from that?”

A focus on sustainability

In return for its investment and partnership, UC Berkeley will receive a portion of the revenues that the real estate development is projected to generate. While market-based returns are always subject to change, the joint venture conservatively estimates that the research hub will receive revenues more than sufficient to ensure that Berkeley Space Center is self-sustaining, as well as provide new financial support to the core campus, its departments and colleges, and faculty and students.

UC Berkeley also expects significant additional revenue from other, project-related sources, including new research grants, industry participation and partnerships, and the incubation and commercialization of emerging companies born from translational research and technologies created at the site.

SKS Partners , a San Francisco-based investor and developer of commercial real estate properties in the western U.S., will lead the venture. The planning team for the Berkeley Space Center will pursue LEED certification for its buildings — a mark of sustainability — by using solar power, blackwater and stormwater treatment and reuse, and emphasizing non-polluting transportation.

While construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2026, subject to environmental approvals, UC Berkeley is already creating connections between Silicon Valley companies on the NASA Ames property, including executive education programs.

“In the next couple of years, we could conceivably have a semester rotation program, where UC Berkeley students spend one semester at Berkeley Space Center, take three classes taught there, do their research there, are temporarily housed there for a semester, just like they would do a semester abroad in Paris,” Bayen said. “Ultimately, we hope to build experiences that currently do not exist for students, staff and faculty and create an innovation ecosystem where breakthroughs that require public-private partnerships are enabled.”

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Paris, 23 May 2024 – Airbus has announced plans to establish a Tech Hub in Japan. The new initiative is designed to develop partnerships in the country to advance research, technology and innovation in aerospace and push boundaries to prepare for the next generation of aircraft. The new Airbus Tech Hub, coordinated from Tokyo, will focus on three key research areas, including the development of new materials, decarbonisation technologies, robotics and automation.

The launch of the Airbus Tech Hub is supported by the Japanese and French governments and was announced during Viva Technology 2024 in Paris. The event is one of the world’s largest technology exhibitions and this year features Japan as the country of honour.

In attendance were representatives from the Japan Embassy in France, the French Directorate-General for Civil Aviation (DGAC), the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), and Airbus.

“We welcome the establishment of Airbus Tech Hub in Japan. Based on technologies from Japan, we can contribute to the international community by working together to address social issues such as the decarbonisation of the aviation industry, and we hope that Airbus Tech Hub in Japan will play an important role in this,” said Yoshio Ando, Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister, Embassy of Japan in France.

“We believe that Airbus Tech Hub in Japan will bring together aerospace professionals to create a collaborative environment that reinforces cooperation aimed at building a robust future aviation ecosystem,” said Ravo Randria, Senior Manager cooperation Americas, Japan DGAC. “We are proud to have launched the Airbus Tech Hub in Japan in close partnership with DGAC and METI. Airbus sees Japan as a key country for future partnerships. The launch of the Airbus Tech Hub reflects our commitment to building further on our presence in the country.” said Sabine Klauke, Chief Technology Officer Airbus.

The Airbus Tech Hub in Japan is part of a global network developed by the European manufacturer, with similar ventures already launched this year in Singapore and the Netherlands. The Tech Hubs aim to foster collaboration among Airbus global R&T teams, industry leaders, local research communities, industry, and academic institutions, creating strong communities pushing boundaries in aerospace technology and preparing the future of aviation.

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Elektrostal is a vibrant city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia. With a rich history, stunning architecture, and a thriving community, Elektrostal is a city that has much to offer. Whether you are a history buff, nature enthusiast, or simply curious about different cultures, Elektrostal is sure to captivate you.

This article will provide you with 40 fascinating facts about Elektrostal, giving you a better understanding of why this city is worth exploring. From its origins as an industrial hub to its modern-day charm, we will delve into the various aspects that make Elektrostal a unique and must-visit destination.

So, join us as we uncover the hidden treasures of Elektrostal and discover what makes this city a true gem in the heart of Russia.

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• Elektrostal, known as the “Motor City of Russia,” is a vibrant and growing city with a rich industrial history, offering diverse cultural experiences and a strong commitment to environmental sustainability.
• With its convenient location near Moscow, Elektrostal provides a picturesque landscape, vibrant nightlife, and a range of recreational activities, making it an ideal destination for residents and visitors alike.

Known as the “Motor City of Russia.”

Elektrostal, a city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, earned the nickname “Motor City” due to its significant involvement in the automotive industry.

Home to the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Elektrostal is renowned for its metallurgical plant, which has been producing high-quality steel and alloys since its establishment in 1916.

Boasts a rich industrial heritage.

Elektrostal has a long history of industrial development, contributing to the growth and progress of the region.

Founded in 1916.

The city of Elektrostal was founded in 1916 as a result of the construction of the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Located approximately 50 kilometers east of Moscow.

Elektrostal is situated in close proximity to the Russian capital, making it easily accessible for both residents and visitors.

Known for its vibrant cultural scene.

Elektrostal is home to several cultural institutions, including museums, theaters, and art galleries that showcase the city’s rich artistic heritage.

A popular destination for nature lovers.

Surrounded by picturesque landscapes and forests, Elektrostal offers ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and birdwatching.

Hosts the annual Elektrostal City Day celebrations.

Every year, Elektrostal organizes festive events and activities to celebrate its founding, bringing together residents and visitors in a spirit of unity and joy.

Has a population of approximately 160,000 people.

Elektrostal is home to a diverse and vibrant community of around 160,000 residents, contributing to its dynamic atmosphere.

Boasts excellent education facilities.

The city is known for its well-established educational institutions, providing quality education to students of all ages.

A center for scientific research and innovation.

Elektrostal serves as an important hub for scientific research, particularly in the fields of metallurgy , materials science, and engineering.

Surrounded by picturesque lakes.

The city is blessed with numerous beautiful lakes , offering scenic views and recreational opportunities for locals and visitors alike.

Well-connected transportation system.

Elektrostal benefits from an efficient transportation network, including highways, railways, and public transportation options, ensuring convenient travel within and beyond the city.

Famous for its traditional Russian cuisine.

Food enthusiasts can indulge in authentic Russian dishes at numerous restaurants and cafes scattered throughout Elektrostal.

Home to notable architectural landmarks.

Elektrostal boasts impressive architecture, including the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Elektrostal Palace of Culture.

Offers a wide range of recreational facilities.

Residents and visitors can enjoy various recreational activities, such as sports complexes, swimming pools, and fitness centers, enhancing the overall quality of life.

Provides a high standard of healthcare.

Elektrostal is equipped with modern medical facilities, ensuring residents have access to quality healthcare services.

Home to the Elektrostal History Museum.

The Elektrostal History Museum showcases the city’s fascinating past through exhibitions and displays.

A hub for sports enthusiasts.

Elektrostal is passionate about sports, with numerous stadiums, arenas, and sports clubs offering opportunities for athletes and spectators.

Celebrates diverse cultural festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal hosts a variety of cultural festivals, celebrating different ethnicities, traditions, and art forms.

Electric power played a significant role in its early development.

Elektrostal owes its name and initial growth to the establishment of electric power stations and the utilization of electricity in the industrial sector.

Boasts a thriving economy.

The city’s strong industrial base, coupled with its strategic location near Moscow, has contributed to Elektrostal’s prosperous economic status.

Houses the Elektrostal Drama Theater.

The Elektrostal Drama Theater is a cultural centerpiece, attracting theater enthusiasts from far and wide.

Popular destination for winter sports.

Elektrostal’s proximity to ski resorts and winter sport facilities makes it a favorite destination for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities.

Promotes environmental sustainability.

Elektrostal prioritizes environmental protection and sustainability, implementing initiatives to reduce pollution and preserve natural resources.

Home to renowned educational institutions.

Elektrostal is known for its prestigious schools and universities, offering a wide range of academic programs to students.

Committed to cultural preservation.

The city values its cultural heritage and takes active steps to preserve and promote traditional customs, crafts, and arts.

Hosts an annual International Film Festival.

The Elektrostal International Film Festival attracts filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from around the world, showcasing a diverse range of films.

Encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Elektrostal supports aspiring entrepreneurs and fosters a culture of innovation, providing opportunities for startups and business development.

Offers a range of housing options.

Elektrostal provides diverse housing options, including apartments, houses, and residential complexes, catering to different lifestyles and budgets.

Home to notable sports teams.

Elektrostal is proud of its sports legacy, with several successful sports teams competing at regional and national levels.

Boasts a vibrant nightlife scene.

Residents and visitors can enjoy a lively nightlife in Elektrostal, with numerous bars, clubs, and entertainment venues.

Promotes cultural exchange and international relations.

Elektrostal actively engages in international partnerships, cultural exchanges, and diplomatic collaborations to foster global connections.

Surrounded by beautiful nature reserves.

Nearby nature reserves, such as the Barybino Forest and Luchinskoye Lake, offer opportunities for nature enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the region’s biodiversity.

Commemorates historical events.

The city pays tribute to significant historical events through memorials, monuments, and exhibitions, ensuring the preservation of collective memory.

Promotes sports and youth development.

Elektrostal invests in sports infrastructure and programs to encourage youth participation, health, and physical fitness.

Hosts annual cultural and artistic festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal celebrates its cultural diversity through festivals dedicated to music, dance, art, and theater.

Provides a picturesque landscape for photography enthusiasts.

The city’s scenic beauty, architectural landmarks, and natural surroundings make it a paradise for photographers.

Connects to Moscow via a direct train line.

The convenient train connection between Elektrostal and Moscow makes commuting between the two cities effortless.

A city with a bright future.

Elektrostal continues to grow and develop, aiming to become a model city in terms of infrastructure, sustainability, and quality of life for its residents.

In conclusion, Elektrostal is a fascinating city with a rich history and a vibrant present. From its origins as a center of steel production to its modern-day status as a hub for education and industry, Elektrostal has plenty to offer both residents and visitors. With its beautiful parks, cultural attractions, and proximity to Moscow, there is no shortage of things to see and do in this dynamic city. Whether you’re interested in exploring its historical landmarks, enjoying outdoor activities, or immersing yourself in the local culture, Elektrostal has something for everyone. So, next time you find yourself in the Moscow region, don’t miss the opportunity to discover the hidden gems of Elektrostal.

Q: What is the population of Elektrostal?

A: As of the latest data, the population of Elektrostal is approximately XXXX.

Q: How far is Elektrostal from Moscow?

A: Elektrostal is located approximately XX kilometers away from Moscow.

Q: Are there any famous landmarks in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to several notable landmarks, including XXXX and XXXX.

Q: What industries are prominent in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal is known for its steel production industry and is also a center for engineering and manufacturing.

Q: Are there any universities or educational institutions in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to XXXX University and several other educational institutions.

Q: What are some popular outdoor activities in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal offers several outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, and picnicking in its beautiful parks.

Q: Is Elektrostal well-connected in terms of transportation?

A: Yes, Elektrostal has good transportation links, including trains and buses, making it easily accessible from nearby cities.

Q: Are there any annual events or festivals in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal hosts various events and festivals throughout the year, including XXXX and XXXX.

Elektrostal's fascinating history, vibrant culture, and promising future make it a city worth exploring. For more captivating facts about cities around the world, discover the unique characteristics that define each city . Uncover the hidden gems of Moscow Oblast through our in-depth look at Kolomna. Lastly, dive into the rich industrial heritage of Teesside, a thriving industrial center with its own story to tell.

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• Introducing the New Alzheimer's Society Dream Team!
• Fully Interactive at Disability Expo
• Achieving the Standards
• Aren't We All Experts?
• Medequip and Healthwatch North Yorkshire Partner to Research Community Equipment Services
• Medequip to Showcase Independent Living Equipment at This Year's Disability Expo
• Medequip Partners with Rotherham United Community Sports Trust
• Journeys, Roadmaps and the Importance of Keeping Going
• Hema Spreads the Medequip Word
• Recognising Potential - Introducing Our Youngest Depot Manager
• Medequip Mobilises for Alzheimer's Society Trek 26
• Our Commitment to Community Engagement
• Age Is Just a Number...
• Ross Care joins Medequip
• Medequip awarded the Essex Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service contract
• Co-production in Action – Making It Easier to Return Community Equipment
• Introducing: The Equipment Matters Group
• Medequip Celebrate Big Thank You Day Awards
• Medequip Connect Staff Reflect on ITEC Exhibition
• Songs of praise?
• Sharing the Journey: The Challenge of Delivering the Social Care Future Vision
• Medequip Partners With Somerset Cricket Foundation
• Medequip Partners with Healthwatch Kirklees to Enhance Community Equipment Services
• Volunteering and Community Engagement: 2022 Wrap Up
• The Cost of Living Crisis and Powering Community Equipment
• Ipswich Team Embrace Partnership with Royal British Legion
• Medequip Teams Work Together to Support Trek 26
• Medequip encourages walking aid returns during National Recycling Week 2022
• Working to Be a More Inclusive Employer
• Sharing the Journey with BASE and PURE
• Partnering with Disability Rights UK for a More Inclusive Employment Strategy
• BASE – The Leading Voice for Supported Employment Across the UK
• Share the Journey - Accora and Age UK
• Medequip and Community Catalysts - Already Sharing the Journey
• Share the Journey - Jade's Story
• Share the Journey - An Introduction
• Medequip's Community Engagement in Suffolk – a Year in Pictures
• Medequip Awarded the Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Community Equipment Service Contract
• Medequip Awarded the Somerset Community Equipment and Wheelchair Service Contract
• Medequip Achieves The Very First CECOPS Gold Grade at Brighouse Depot
• People of Durham and Darlington Support Local Returns Campaign
• Medequip's Role in Making Employment More Inclusive as a Disability Confident Employer
• Medequip Awarded Major Integrated CES Contract in the South West
• David Griffiths: Change. Always the Answer?
• Open Day Demonstrates Medequip's Medway Integrated Community Equipment Service
• Medequip Invests in Clean Air Technology for Delivery Vehicles
• Aid for Ukraine - Cefndy-Medequip Team Helps to Make It Happen
• New Medequip Partnership with Age UK Wirral to Encourage the Return of Community Equipment
• Medequip London Donates Equipment to International Charity
• Medequip Add the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames to Its Community Equipment Services Contracts
• New Medequip Partnership Recruiting Panel Members in London
• Medequip Invests In Cleaner Technology For London
• Medequip Assist in Set-up of Bristol Care Hotel Project
• Wirral Falls Prevention Service Talk about the Bedroom in New Safety Article
• Medequip's Royal Derby Hospital Retail Store Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
• Medequip Joins Forces with Dutch Medical Equipment Group, Medux
• Back to Conferences and Exhibitions Live
• BHRICES Contract Win for Medequip
• Community Engagement and Co-production in London takes off!
• David Griffiths Reflects on 2021
• Disability Confident and Working with BASE
• Medequip and Healthwatch – Working Together Towards Co-production
• Medequip Welcomes First Permanent PURE Employee
• Our retiring Health and Care Adviser, Chris Brothwood briefly reflects on his 5 years at Medequip
• The London Next Day Project
• Medequip Sets Sights on Co-production at the Occupational Therapy Show 2021
• Wirral Partner with Medequip and Alcuris to Unveil Digital Telecare Transformation
• David Griffiths: Finding Purpose - the Medequip Journey Continues
• Medequip to Provide Community Equipment Services Across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
• At Medequip, We're Proud to be Disability Confident Committed
• COVID-19: Medequip Corporate Statement
• At Last Our Roadshow Returns!
• David Griffiths: Co-production and Community Engagement at Medequip
• Medequip Retains CES Contract for Derby City
• Alert On New Scam Preying On Community Equipment Users
• David Griffiths: My Language Matters
• Medequip Launches New Emergency Responder Service In Carlisle
• Medequip Underlines Commitment To Community Engagement
• Medequip to Sponsor the Most Inclusive Sport of All
• We're Celebrating Big Thank You Day!
• A Virtual Role for Medequip at ITEC 2021
• Coronavirus, The Supply Chain and the Inevitable Costs for Business
• Standing Tall – How Medequip's Falls Prevention Team Has Kept In Touch
• One Year On - Medequip's Royal Derby Hospital Retail Shop
• Working Together to Improve Health and Social Care For All
• Medequip Begins Electric Vehicle Trials in Rochester
• Medequip Retains Wiltshire Community Equipment Contract
• At Work Together – Medequip Plays A Role In Birmingham's PURE Project
• Medequip Connect Invests to Establish Industry-leading Digital Platform
• Wirral Falls Prevention Service: 2020 Update
• Medequip Takes A Step Into The Virtual World At This Year's Disability Awareness Day
• Medequip Connect Post New Video
• Medequip Assumes Responsibility for Community Equipment Services in Sheffield
• Medequip Unveiled as Kit Sponsors for Durham Based Football Club for the 20/21 Season
• Medequip to manage CES provision across Rochester, Gillingham, Chatham and the Hoo Peninsula
• Medequip Supports Ongoing PPE Distribution in North Somerset
• Medequip are now an approved supplier of goods and services on the YPO Care Technology DPS
• Medway Council Selects Medequip For Community Equipment Services
• Cefndy-Medequip Provide PPE Logistics Support in Gwent
• Heathrow Depot Helps Feed Hillingdon Hospital Staff
• A Thank You to Medequip from Rotherham
• 45 Beds Supplied to Queens Hospital – Burton-on-Trent
• Medequip Help Boost Bed Capacity in Durham and Darlington
• Full PPE for Emergency Equipment Installation
• We have continued to support NHS discharges over the Bank Holiday weekend
• Medequip Support the Set-up of COVID-19 Care Centres in Greenwich
• Medequip Awarded Community Equipment Services Contract for Sheffield
• Leading Outsourcing CES Providers Working Together to Support NHS and Local Authorities
• Medequip Retains Flagship Birmingham Community Equipment Services Contract
• Medequip Connect: Customer Testimonial
• Daily Living Aids: Purchasing Independence
• Amnesty Planned in York for Community Equipment Recycling Campaign
• Medequip Features in Local Media Following Announcement for New Amnesty Bin
• Medequip Awarded Sensory Equipment Contract
• Medequip Opens First Shop in Acute Retail Environment
• Medequip Fundraising For Alzheimer's Society Tops £40K Marker
• Medequip's Winning Ways – Awards Arriving Thick And Fast
• Medequip Features In The Sunday Times Top Track 250 2019
• Medequip | A Changing Demographic: Daily Living Aids
• Medequip | Cefndy-Medequip Features In Welsh Media After Ministerial Visit
• Medequip – Developing Effective Falls Prevention Programmes
• Medequip Acquisition Expands Telehealth Capabilities
• Focus on TEC Quality Accreditation at Medequip
• Blogger Praises Manage At Home and Best-Selling Bath Lift in Honest Review
• Medequip Duo Gain Media Coverage Following 100 Mile Charity Cycle
• Manage At Home Get Involved in National Walking Month with Supportive Blog Post
• Gender Pay Gap Report 2019
• Rotherham Equipment and Wheelchair Service
• Dementia Friendly Rossendale / Medequip Partnership
• Medequip Outlines Intention to Diversify Into Complementary Sectors
• Medequip is the first company to gain corporate CECOPS accreditation
• Staffordshire County Show 2018
• Raising £4500 for Alzheimer’s Society
• Dementia Action Week 2018
• Introducing Cefndy-Medequip
• Medequip Publish Gender Pay Gap Report
• Local MP Supports Medequip’s Equipment Recycling in Lancashire
• 3 Activities to Help Prevent Dementia
• Prompt Payment Code Approval
• Equipment Recycling – A Partnership Story
• Dementia Awareness Week: 15-20 May 2017
• Medequip steps in to take back hospital equipment
• Medequip wins largest Community Equipment Service contract in UK
• Equipment Reuse Statement
• New Integrated Community Equipment Service contract for North Yorkshire
• NAEP Midlands Group at Medequip Stafford
• David Griffiths on the Naidex Community Equipment Summit Panel
• Medequip Announce Triple Success
• New Procurement Director at Medequip
• Supporting the AT HOME campaign in the West Midlands
• Safety Health Environment & Quality
• New Community Equipment Professionals Forum at Naidex National 2015
• Medequip is first UK CES provider to achieve CECOPS Part 3
• NAEP 2014 – New Exhibition Stand
• Medequip is saddened to announce the passing of Chris Bull
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• Medequip is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the contract for the provision of Community Equipment Services for Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
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• Derbyshire Handy Van Service Awards
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• Manage At Home becomes part of the Medequip family
• Hertfordshire Home Security Service
• Glasgow City Council (Cordia) PPM
• Tom Brookes Joins Medequip Team
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Creating social value and making real contributions to the communities where the company operates continues to be an important focus for community equipment specialists Medequip.

Medequip Connect, the company’s Technology Enabled Care (TEC) arm, launched the Sutton TEC Service on 1 August 2023 in partnership with Sutton Council, supporting the health, independence and wellbeing of local residents.

Medequip Connect is contracted to provide a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week alarm monitoring, mobile responder and repairs and maintenance service for the Council. Sutton residents who are part of the Council’s independent living scheme supported by Sutton Housing Partnership are now benefiting from this new and innovative TEC equipment.

Alongside this contract, Medequip Connect has announced the official opening of a new care technology shop and Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Service Hub in Sutton. The first of its kind in South London, operated in partnership with Sutton Council and The Access Group (Technology Enabled Care), the Hub is dedicated to providing the latest equipment, digital solutions and informed advice to help local people remain independent in their own homes.

The Hub forms part of the Council’s ambitious plans to transform care for older people and those with health and wellbeing needs. The focus is on keeping people in the familiar surroundings of their own homes while continuing to provide the highest standards of care.

The concept of TEC is to use non-intrusive technology to monitor people’s wellbeing and identify early warning signs of decline. With the consent of each individual, this information is shared with professionals and carers to ensure support is provided when appropriate. Matched to individual needs, TEC helps to keep people safe and independent.

The Hub is designed to benefit residents already in the care of Sutton Council, as well as other individuals and their families looking for solutions to help them remain safe and independent in their own homes.

Councillor Marian James, Lead Member for People Services at the London Borough of Sutton said: “Research shows that people live well for longer when they can maintain their sense of independence and dignity by remaining in their own home. That’s why we are transforming our approach to care with the focus on using the latest digital technology to enable our residents to continue living independently within the comfort of their own home but with the peace of mind that support is available when they need it.

“The pressures facing our adult social care services show no sign of easing, so I’m proud the Council is taking this forward-thinking approach to find solutions that will reduce the pressure on the system, as well as being beneficial for our residents.”

Steve Tucker, Chief Executive of Sutton Housing Partnership said: “Making sure our residents can live well, feel safe and secure in their own home is a key priority for us. The upgrade of all equipment across our 23 supported living schemes, implemented by Medequip Connect, will ensure that we can confidently keep this promise to our residents and continue to provide a high-quality service.”

Rupert Lawrence, Head of Medequip Connect said: “Our innovative TEC service offer is now providing the residents of Sutton with an industry-leading approach to supporting health, independence, and wellbeing using assistive technologies. We plan to use this new contract as a benchmark for other services in the UK.”

Alex Nash, Head of Strategy at Access TEC continues, “technology has a vital part to play in allowing personalised care in the home. Enabling individuals to be safe, independent and comfortable in their own environment, while knowing their care needs are being looked after, is important for the individual, their family and loved ones involved in care delivery.”

Situated within the Sutton Council’s Civic Offices on St Nicholas Way, the new Sutton Hub is open Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm.

I just wanted to let you know that we had some fantastic support from Medequip yesterday to ensure that equipment was provided to support an end of life care discharge. The team here felt that Medequip went above and beyond to support this and I felt it was important to acknowledge this. – Jessica Harris, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To all at Medequip, I consider all staff as mystery friends - only know you for all the help and service so kindly given. I see beyond and behind the mask - you are a wonderful team and you have helped me so much. I am still in my own home due to your professional service. – Heartfelt thanks, Joyce Cupilt

Just to say how brilliant Medequip was with delivering and supplying equipment for my Dad at home. Keep up the good work. – Denise Reed – Derby 24/08/16

On collecting a loaned profiling bed that was no longer required. I would like to commend Jamie Woolford for his kindness in helping to fit a bed grab rail bought from Manage At Home. – Medequip Service User - Wiltshire

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