The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health

This new HealthTech Research Centre will tap into the best available technology to build important new tools that will help us deliver new treatments, better ways of diagnosing dementia and early cognitive impairment and improved care. The Centre is hosted by the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust, and led by Prof Dag Aarsland, Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Academic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and lead consultant for the SLaM Remote Brain Health Clinic, together with Prof Clive Ballard at University of Exeter Medical School.

The Centre's goal is to improve the brain health of older people through better treatment and support, helping people to live longer, healthier lives. Through this centre, we will be working with group of brain-health researchers working at the leading edge of brain health research, including doctors, scientists, digital developers, statisticians and social care researchers. We work with a large group of older adults, including people from a range of ethnicities, ages, locations and backgrounds to make sure our research truly listens to the voice of people affected by brain health and ageing.

The HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health is funded thorough a £2.9m grant from NIHR to aid diagnosis and treatment of dementia. We also have a large group of organisations from industry who will advise on our research and provide cutting-edge technology and know-how to ensure our work is at the forefront of brain health research and clinical translation. Come and discover:

• What the HealthTech Research Centre offers
• Opportunities and support digital therapeutics
• Successful stories and previous spinouts
• Networking opportunities through lunch and the reception.

Programme

12.00-12.35  Registration and Lunch

12.35-12.45  Welcome and Introduction to the HRC in Brain Health

Prof Dag Aarsland, Director, HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health and Director, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, KCL

Prof Clive Ballard, Professor of Age Related Diseases, University of Exeter and Co-Director, HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health

12.45-13.00  Opening Remarks

Prof Richard Trembath, Senior Vice President (Health & Life Sciences), KCL and Executive Director, King's Health Partners.

Prof Allan Young, Head, School of Academic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, KCL

Prof Sebastian Ourselin, Head, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, KCL

Dr Hannah Bennett, Research Policy Senior Manager, Department of Health and Social Care

13.00-13.50  Discussion Panel - Expectations from the HealthTech Research Centre

Moderator: Beatrice Pembroke, Executive Director, Culture, King's College London

Dag Aarsland, Director, HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health

Dr George MacGinnis, Director, Healthy Ageing Challenge, UK Research and Innovation.

Dr Sean Cross, Managing Director, Maudsley Enterprise, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Vanessa Raymont, Director of R&D, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Associate Director, Dementias Platform UK.

Dr Ioannis Bakolis, Reader in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, KCL.

Andrew Cornwall, Alzheimer's Society Trustee, Patient and Public Involvement Volunteer.

Fatima Saleh, Scientific Advisor, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

13.50-14.15  Tea / Coffee Break

14.15-14.50  Driving Innovation - Entrepreneurial Output Through HRC 

Chair:  Prof Clive Ballard, Professor of Age Related Diseases, University of Exeter and Co-Director, HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health.

Ambra Caruso, Head of Digital Transformation, Health Innovation Network South London.

Dr Nicolas Huber Director, Commercial Operations and Partnerships, London Institute for Healthcare Engineering.

Emma McBurney, Impact and Partnership Development Manager, European Centre for Environment & Human Health, University of Exeter.

Rachel Stockey, Head of Entrepreneurial Skills, King's Entrepreneurship Institute, KCL.

14.50-15.00  Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Brain Health and Longevity

Keynote: Christian Angermayer - Founder, Atai Life Sciences, Rejuveron Life Sciences and Apeiron Investment Group

Chair: Dr Richard Siow, Director, Ageing Research at King's (ARK), KCL.

15.00-15.45  Driving Innovation - Academic-Industry Collaborations

Moderator: Prof Dag Aarsland, Director, HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health.

Dr Richard Siow, Director, Ageing Research at King's (ARK), KCL.

Dr Adam Booth, Head of Product - Research and Data, Our Future Health

Dr Ashton Harper, Head of Medical Affairs (UK & Ireland), Roche Diagnostics

Dr Lisa Harper, Digital Health Lead, Centre for Innovative Therapeutics (C-FIT), KCL.

Peter Fusdahl, Founding Partner, Studio Inc.

15.45-15.55  Closing Remarks

Prof Dag Aarsland Director, HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health

16.00-18.00  Networking and Drinks Reception

Launch Event Exhibitors

Muhdo Health, Oxford Brain Diagnostics, Milbotix, ReMeLife, SleepUp, ILoF

Research Centre Partners

The Centre will be collaborating with Ageing Research at King’s (ARK), King’s Entrepreneurship Institute, Maudsley Digital Lab, Maudsley Enterprise, SETSquared Exeter, Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), Health Innovation Network South London, London Institute for Healthcare Engineering, Community Ageing Research across Ethnicities Network, Roche Diagnostics, GE HealthCare and Novo Nordisk.