Institute for Precision Health
Forthcoming events
Leicester BRC Industry and Digital Health Sandpit
By invitation only
Date: 19 August 2025
Time: TBC
Venue: Charnwood Campus
Bring together clinicians, academics, and industry professionals to explore how data-driven innovation can address critical challenges in healthcare, with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities.
The aim of the day is to form multidisciplinary teams to co-develop project ideas that harness digital health and data insights to make a real-world impact. The event will conclude with team pitches to a panel of experts, offering an exciting opportunity to shape new collaborations and solutions.
Medtech@UoL.
Date: 1 September 2025 - Save the Date
Time: 8.30am - 4.00pm
Venue: Sir Bob Burgess LT2
This is a FREE event to explore the latest developments in medical technology research at the University of Leicester.
BERG invite you to join us for our annual MedTech @ Leicester day! Registration details will go out soon.
This event showcases the translation of clinical research at Leicester into innovative technologies with the potential to improve people’s lives and wellbeing. Come along to see the translation work we are doing, network to find technology solutions to clinical needs, explore opportunities for new MedTech projects, discover funding opportunities and meet the team. There will be an opportunity for lightning talks and poster presentations (specify your preferences at ticket checkout).
What is MedTech/HealthTech? MedTech/HealthTech is the intersection of medical science, healthcare delivery, and cutting-edge technology, encompassing a wide range of innovative devices, software solutions, and systems designed to improve patient care, diagnosis, treatment, and overall health management. This exciting and rapidly evolving field includes everything from wearable health monitors and telemedicine platforms to AI-powered diagnostic tools, advanced medical imaging technologies and tissue engineering, all aimed at enhancing healthcare efficiency, accessibility, and improving patient outcomes.
Why attend? Technologists, clinicians and innovators should attend to learn about the latest developments in MedTech research at the University of Leicester, exciting new projects to contribute to, meet new health technology collaborators and explore opportunities for funded research and innovation projects in this space
Services for Business Summit
Date: 11 September 2025 - Save the Date
Time: 9.45am - 3.30pm
Venue: Sir Bob Burgess LT2
This will be the first of an annual event to bring the community of business engagement colleagues together to foster a “working together” approach to meet our strategic partnerships objectives.
The summit aims to:
- Reaffirm the importance of business engagement and its place in the University strategy under Our Citizens, Aim 1.
- Encourage collaboration and engagement across university departments to pursue development of existing and generation of new relationships with local, national and global partners.
- Enable colleagues to promote various parts of the offer to business and offer referrals to other areas of our organisation.
Registration details to follow
Curiosity Cube
Volunteering Opportunity
Date: 17 - 19 September 2025
Venue: Charnwood Campus Science and Technology Park
We had a fabulous time hosting the Merck Curiosity Cube last year, engaging with over 400 year 7 and 8 students to look at sustainability. This year, the Cube will be based at Charnwood Campus Science and Technology Park for 3 days, where we will invite schools to join us to learn more about Artificial Intelligence.
We are looking for volunteers to help man the Cube on one or more days, and it would be great to hear from you if you are interested. This is a fabulous opportunity for PGR students and Early Career Researchers to get involved in public engagement and help to inspire the next generation of researchers!
If you would like to volunteer on any of these dates please email iph@le.ac.uk
Innovation Clinics
Grow your innovations
Dates: 16 October 2025 and 11 December 2025
Time: TBC
We are excited to invite you to attend the upcoming Leicestershire Innovation Clinic, a unique opportunity to access expert support for innovation in the life sciences, medtech and health tech sectors.
This event is hosted in partnership with Medilink Midlands, The Institute for Precision Health and the Charnwood Campus Science Innovation and Technology Park, leveraging expertise from Health Innovation East Midlands and the Leicestershire Academic Health Partnership. It is designed for individuals and companies in, or transitioning into, the life sciences sector within Leicester and Leicestershire.
The aim is to offer a clear, structured pathway for growing and developing new innovations, providing confidential discussions on the development of your product, including:
- Advice on funding and product development
- Engagement with the NHS
- Clinical insights and regulatory advice
- Networking opportunities within the sector
All sessions will be hosted at Charnwood Campus, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RB.
How to book
If you'd like to secure a place for one of our upcoming sessions (next dates to be confirmed), or would like to discuss your innovation project, please complete a short online application form.
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