Health Enterprise East

Opening Doors to the NHS

Based at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire, Health Enterprise East (HEE) is the NHS partner organisation for Innovation. HEE works closely with the NHS to support its innovation agenda and to assist industry with market access services for new technologies for improving the quality and productivity of healthcare.

Innovation Showcase

View a selection of the latest innovations which have been successfully licenced by Health Enterprise East.

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HEE partners with University Hospital Southampton to support SME medtech innovators

Health Enterprise East (HEE) is pleased to announce it has entered into a unique partnership with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) that will provide medtech companies with access to the combined expertise of HEE’s Medtech CONSULTING services plus specialist commercial and clinical advisory services from UHS to support the development, evaluation and adoption of innovative products.

20 December 2018Read in full

Medovate secures licence to develop and launch ground-breaking anaesthesia innovations

Medovate, the medical device company dedicated to the development and commercialisation of medical technologies, has announced that it has secured the exclusive rights to design, develop, manufacture and sell two ground-breaking innovations in the field of anaesthesia.

12 December 2018Read in full

Medtech Accelerator injects £430k into pioneering, early stage technologies

Medtech Accelerator, the medical technology financial scheme that supports NHS innovators through the early stages of product development, has issued awards amounting to more than £430,000 to four new pioneering projects.

6 December 2018Read in full

MedTech FUTURES Conference showcases best and brightest in healthcare technology

Health Enterprise East (HEE) is pleased to announce its MedTech FUTURES Conference on 31st October, a highlight in the calendar for all healthcare professionals with an interest in the latest advances in medical technology.

18 October 2018Read in full

Health Enterprise East partners with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Health Enterprise East (HEE) is pleased to announce its newest member trust, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

14 June 2018Read in full

Health Enterprise East expands consulting services for healthcare innovators

Health Enterprise East (HEE) is pleased to announce the expansion of its best-in-class medtech consulting services: MedTech CONSULTING.

27 April 2018Read in full

Medtech Accelerator’s funding for NHS innovations hits £670k

Medtech Accelerator, a joint venture with NHS innovation hub Health Enterprise East (HEE), has today confirmed the outcome of its second round of funding. Figures reveal that a total of £670,000 has now been awarded by Medtech Accelerator to support innovation projects derived from within the NHS since the launch of Medtech Accelerator in 2016.

15 February 2018Read in full

Health Enterprise East announces partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital

Health Enterprise East (HEE), a leading NHS Innovation Hub, is pleased to announce its partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH), an internationally recognised centre of excellence in child healthcare. The partnership will see HEE provide insight, support, and advice to GOSH to help turn innovative ideas for improving children’s lives into reality.

8 February 2018Read in full

Health Enterprise East launches Medovate to boost NHS medtech innovation

NHS Innovation Hub Health Enterprise East (HEE) has launched a separate medtech innovation development company called Medovate Ltd to boost the financial and technical support available to NHS medtech innovators.

13 December 2017Read in full

Medtech Accelerator awards £500k to ground-breaking medical technology projects

Medtech Accelerator, a joint venture with innovation hub Health Enterprise East (HEE), has unveiled its latest round of successfully funded projects, with financial awards totalling nearly half a million pounds.

1 December 2017Read in full