NHS Readiness: Funding and investment from start-up to scale-up

Funding is essential for healthtech companies to develop, successfully validate and commercialise a product in the NHS.

Learn from Eastern AHSN and investment experts from Cambridge and London on:

  • How to leverage grant based funding
  • Accessing angel funding, the benefits of crowdfunding and what later stage investors are looking for in a company
  • What business support is available for healthtech companies from Eastern AHSN and it's partners

Speakers on the day include Tim Fishlock, Head of Technology Transfer, Health Enterprise East, who will be advising on how to apply for grant-based funding and Pam Garside, Fellow of Judge Business School, Member of Cambridge Angels and Investment Committee of Cambridge Enterprise, will be discussing early stage funding for early stage companies.

Draft agenda:

10.00 Registration and refreshments 

10.15 Introduction to the day and the NHS Readiness Series 

10:20 Introduction to the Eastern AHSN and its Business Support Programmes 

10:40 Local Enterprise Partnerships- what support can they offer growing businesses?

10:50 How to find and successfully apply for grant-based funding, from both the funder and applicant perspective

11:30 Angel funding for early stage companies 

12.10 Lunch and networking 

13:00 NIHR i4i and real-world evaluation funding for early stage companies & the SBRI Healthcare programme  

13:30 The Growth Capital Investor View David Porter, Apposite Capital

14:10 Facilitated round table discussions about the best approaches to NHS commercialisation and feedback to the Eastern AHSN.

14.30 Close 



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