Cisco helps seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the unconnected.

Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme works with government leaders across the globe to build sustainable, secure, and inclusive communities powered by ethical and innovative technology solutions, and in the UK is aligned with the government’s drive to transform the public sector with digital technology.

Drawing from a four-decade history of networking, cybersecurity, and cloud computing expertise, Cisco ensures the fundamental infrastructure that underpins all technological deployments works securely, speedily, and seamlessly.

We put patient-centric care at the heart of our BEMS offering; delivering healthier environments with enhanced air quality and lighting control that is in tune with circadian rhythms. Our full suite of solutions are designed to help you digitise your healthcare estate. As busy estate managers, you need a comprehensive overview of your properties and assets. Now you can see the vital information integrated within the Trend system, Smart Enterprise Asset Management (SEAM) brings together data from a variety of sources and even puts you in control of ‘small power’ thanks to our ‘Connected Power’ offering.

As a leader in Inpatient Journey Analytics, we optimize care processes and resources by revealing how patients move through healthcare facilities. Using RTLS, IoT, and AI, we uncover waste, streamline capacity, and help patients and staff have a better day. Kontakt.io offers a single, cloud-based platform that comes with IoT devices, cloud computing & analytics, and web/mobile applications. We deliver a full spectrum of solutions including medical device tracking, staff safety, patient flow, hand hygiene compliance, wayfinding, and much more.

Purple Transform exists to support organisations who are increasingly awash with data and don't have the ability to process it at the same pace it is being generated. Our industry experts and our data agnostic SiYtE platforms make sure you get the right data to the right person at the right time. To unlock the treasure within your data we work with you to understand your goals and objectives, agree on the technologies required and identify streams of benefits that support strategic and operational decision making. Our team are specialists in computer vision, IoT and data science.

Purple Transforms SiYtE platform is a data and technology agnostic cloud-based business tool that supports business performance by correlating and presenting extracted metadata. This is visualised on our interface or workflow app to understand trends, anomalies, patterns and predictions which can alert appropriate stakeholders in near real-time. Its focus is on helping your business turn your data into actionable insights. SiYtE's current use cases correlate custom machine vision, IoT and third-party data streams.

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From basic research discovering the causes of disease, through to evaluating novel ways of delivering care to the most vulnerable people in society, the University of Plymouth’s Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR) is a thriving community that conducts world-leading interdisciplinary research. With specialisms in “brain and mind” and “future ready health and care” PIHR brings together expertise across health; science; engineering; arts and the humanities to improve the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve both now and in the future.

IST Ltd provides a wide variety of inventive lighting and technology products that fall under our sub-brands iDrive®, iMune®, Serenity Lighting, iSpayce®, and iView®. They also provide a range of in-house services such as consultancy, project management, design, installation and commissioning, facilities management and maintenance, and monitoring.

Smart management of the workspace – both today and of the future - is now actually available, using UMA's software. Users make informed decisions both manually and using ML and ethical AI suggestions, using factually accurate data acquired from user engagement across an extensive range of features, telemetry and IoT sensors.

UMA brings all the data together into a unique single pane of glass dashboard, creates a digital twin and monitors power consumption, indoor air quality, temperature, humidity, occupancy, etc, and is used by the NHS for resource booking and monitoring; behaviour change; space and energy usage, monitoring and notification; sustainability goal management. #askUMA

AiRISTA provides a real time location services platform with a special focus on healthcare. We centralize location visibility to your most trusted resources to ensure staff safety, make efficient use of assets, and improve process flow across the enterprise. Most RTLS vendors can help customers track equipment and people, but AiRISA goes further – we help healthcare providers manage capacity by integrating location and condition information into the workflows that provide a coordinated delivery of services.

The National Robotarium is a world-leading centre for robotics and artificial intelligence, based at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus in partnership with The University of Edinburgh. The facility is home to pioneering research, testing and development of groundbreaking robotic solutions that address real-world problems to make our work, and lives, safer, healthier and more productive.

CAE is a trusted technology partner who makes people’s lives more straightforward, productive, fulfilling and enjoyable by providing the intuitive IT services they need every day. We specialise in providing technology that’s on point by taking proven vendor solutions, combining them and tailoring them on request. CAE works with the UK government and public sector organisations to connect local government sites and buildings, manage their energy resources and build a strategy to improve their levels of digital maturity, using people-first innovation: Powered by CAE Labs.

The National Rehabilitation Centre is a £105million programme to create a 70-bed, purpose-built and highly energy efficient new facility for patients in need of intensive rehabilitation, funded by the Government’s New Hospital Programme.

The specialist NHS facility will also be a centre of excellence for research and innovation, and will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, home to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre which opened in 2018.

You can find out much more about the programme by visiting the dedicated NRC website.

Lancaster is an academic powerhouse which combines high-quality teaching and research with a strong sense of community and belonging. Our role in spreading new knowledge and ideas has been ranked 67th in the world according to the Times Higher World University rankings and a host of Lancaster University subjects have been placed in the global top 100 in the latest QS World Rankings In the latest Research Excellence Framework, Lancaster placed 21st out of 157 universities in the Times Higher Education table. Named University of the Year in the 2023 Educate North Awards, we were ranked top 10 in the Complete University Guide 2024 for the UK.

Lancaster is rising in international league tables too. We were listed as 122nd out of 1,500 universities around the world in the latest QS World University Rankings 2024 and our ambition is to be in the top 100 universities worldwide.

We believe promoting good health and ageing well are among society’s greatest endeavours and in 2020 we opened a £42m Health Innovation Campus, a collaborative hub where academics could come together with industry partners to work on significant health challenges.

A home for Lancaster Medical School and our Devision of Health Research, the Health Innovation Campus also provides co-working and engagement space to support the growth of the life sciences sector in the region.

At Schneider Electric, we're passionate about advancing the healthcare industry sustainably and efficiently. With our EcoStruxure technology and services, we provide customised IoT solutions to meet the unique needs of healthcare organisations. From modernising aging infrastructure to safeguarding against cyber threats and meeting increasing patient demands, we help organisations stay ahead of the curve. Our IoT solutions optimise energy usage, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure patient satisfaction and safety in hospitals. As a result, our integrated digital services propel healthcare towards more resilient, efficient, and sustainable facilities with a focus on providing exceptional care. Join us in embracing innovation for a better tomorrow in healthcare.

Danalto’s CardinalTM is a computational platform for spatial intelligence in the Enterprise space. Cardinal offers software defined indoor navigation, asset tracking, and spatial intelligence. Built to scale and radio agnostic, Cardinal leverages existing installations; injecting RSSI, RTT, TWR, TDoA, AoA, and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) XYZ. It is PHY and transceiver agnostic. By combining the strengths of different radio technologies (UWB, Wi-Fi, GNSS) Cardinal addresses the shortcomings of UWB, Wi-Fi and GNSS. Cardinal enables adoption of new radio technologies e.g., UWB – which is fit and optimized for location & presence. At danalto, we construct and maintain a real-time spatial digital twin of the Enterprise space.

Deep Medical is an AI company, on a mission to reduce health inequality by cutting NHS waiting lists and helping more patients access care.

Deep Medical was founded in 2020 by junior doctor Dr Benyamin Deldar and machine learning engineer David Hanbury, with the aim of using AI to understand the reasons behind patient no shows, a significant issue for the NHS.

Their goal is to help more patients get to their appointments, and tackle health inequalities head-on, doing it in a targeted, scalable, and human-centric way.

Proxximos combats the harmful and costly spread of communicable disease in hospitals & care homes through our next generation digital contact tracing solution, which is instant, precise and automated. Healthcare settings are then safer for patients & staff whilst saving time and money.

Our hyper precise location solution (accurate to 25cm every 10 seconds) underpinning the contact tracing can also solve other pressing healthcare challenges. For example, delivering integrated, cost effective and real time bed & asset tracking at a fraction of the cost of fixed RFID installations, we can save money for bed tracking deployments.

Howz enables the elderly to live longer, healthier, happier lives.

We do this by gathering wellbeing data from within the home to catch potential issues before they escalate.

Howz uses a range of discrete sensors to track user behaviour and advanced machine learning to identify potential concerns.

Our app and dashboards notify families or support teams of potential issues so they can intervene and prevent deterioration.

Howz is evidenced to reduce health emergencies, lower anxiety, and to prolong independence.

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Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) is a leading housing association in the Southwest, focused on delivering great services and improving lives in the communities we work within. Providing high quality and affordable homes, PCH is the largest social housing landlord in Plymouth, with over 16,000 properties, providing homes to over 37,000 people within the city of Plymouth and the surrounding areas.

Plymouth Community Homes have formed a collaboration with Livewell Southwest, the ‘Health and Housing Project’. The partnership seeks to align health and housing services, through identifying effective and efficient ways to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for people in Plymouth. Working together to support individuals to live independently, safely, and as healthily as possible.

The ‘Health and Housing Project’ is pivotal in the development of the ‘Plymouth Living Lab’. Providing Plymouth residents an exciting opportunity to shape the future of health care technology.

Livewell Southwest is a social enterprise that provides integrated physical, mental health and social care services to a population of around 270,000 across Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon. Their primary aim is to help people to live their best lives by supporting their health and wellbeing. Services are shaped around the specific needs of those communities and by working with partners at a neighbourhood level, service users are supported to stay healthy and independent at home.

Livewell Southwest has a formal partnership with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, bringing together the city’s providers of NHS community and acute services, with a focus on increasing use of alternatives to the emergency department, maintaining hospital flow and facilitating early discharge.

Livewell Southwest in collaboration with social housing landlord, Plymouth Community Homes, are delivering the ‘Health and Housing Project’ pivotal in the development of the ‘Plymouth Living Lab’. Providing Plymouth residents an exciting opportunity to shape the future of health care technology.

Redmoor Health are healthcare specialists in digital, transformation and patient communications. We work primarily in Primary Care and are dedicated to enhancing healthcare delivery through advanced technology and transformative delivery models.

myPatientSpace is powering the transformation of healthcare with its Digital Health as a Service platform, offering scalable solutions for virtual wards, chronic disease management, pre/post-surgery care, and patient education. Tailored for life sciences, healthcare, and government sectors, it enables rapid deployment of secure, medical-grade digital health programmes. The platform enhances patient experience, reduces waiting lists, and facilitates care@home at scale with no-code configurability and seamless device integration. ORCHA Certified and available on NHS Frameworks, myPatientSpace is at the forefront of innovative care delivery.

Designed for remote patient care and virtual ward management, myPatientSpace allows organisations to launch tailored, patient-centric digital solutions quickly. It supports multi-conditions, multiple languages, customisable branding, and clinical workflows, making it adaptable to various diseases, treatment pathways, and clinical settings. This versatile platform integrates with many leading medical health devices and supports comprehensive patient assessments, proving effective in areas like oncology and chronic disease management.

Highly regarded by top healthcare institutions, myPatientSpace is known for its adaptability and effectiveness. Tightly integrated with Webex and featured on the WebEx App Hub, myPatientSpace has collaborated with Cisco to deliver virtual ward programmes for conditions such as COPD and provides remote care solutions to islands off the coast of Ireland. Join us in delivering the future of healthcare today through advanced technology and collaboration with leading clinical teams.

J O S Technologies Ltd is a trusted provider and installer of CCTV, technology, networking and tailored smart buildings solutions .With over 30 years of combined industry experience, we understand the unique needs and challenges businesses face and a strong focus on delivering an end-to-end service.

J O S provide value-added services beyond just product provision, including installation, maintenance, and support. As a Master Systems Integrator, we specialise in seamlessly integrating various technologies to enhance productivity and efficiency. We have a team of technical experts providing customised solutions and project managers to make sure we meet specific requirements and deadlines.

Delivering Scalable Healthcare Solutions to Create Safe, Secure and Efficient Care Environments

With over 40 years of experience, Securitas Healthcare leverages industry expertise and innovative technologies to help healthcare organisations protect people, optimise asset use, streamline processes, and enhance operational understanding. As a trusted partner, we guide hospitals in navigating the dynamic RTLS landscape, offering tailored solutions with technologies such as Wi-Fi, BLE, Low Frequency, Ultrasound, and Passive to help clients achieve their strategic objectives and ensure long-term value.

Our industry-leading Real-Time Visibility and Protection portfolio includes Asset Management, Environmental Monitoring, Staff Protection, Hugs® Infant Protection, Staff Workflow, and more. We provide turnkey solutions encompassing hardware, software, and services designed to work seamlessly together, ensuring a superior client experience. Our goal is to deliver innovative, connected technology that helps you realise the full potential of your care environment, allowing your front-line caregivers and support professionals to truly dedicate themselves to their passion: caring for others.

Health Innovation North West Coast supports the discovery, development and deployment of innovations and improvements in health and care across Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The innovations we support are ideas, services, products and processes that improve health and the quality of care and drive costs down. Our goals are to:

increase the spread and adoption of innovation through collaboration,

develop cultures that promote equity and allow innovation to thrive,

and stimulate economic growth and create jobs in the health and life sciences sector.

Health Innovation North West Coast is part of the Health Innovation Network, established by NHS England in 2013 as the innovation arm of the NHS across England. There are 15 Health Innovation Networks, which understand the needs of their local health systems and are well placed to broker innovative solutions. As a Network, we work together to take what works best and quickly spread it nationally, responding to the diverse needs of patients and our population through a partnership approach.

Splunk, a Cisco company, helps build a safer and more resilient digital world. Organisations trust Splunk to prevent security, infrastructure and application issues from becoming major incidents, absorb shocks from digital disruptions, and accelerate digital transformation.

The Health Innovation Lab aims to help solve large-scale challenges facing the NHS, including waiting lists, information sharing and access to health professionals. The overarching mission is to build an ecosystem of healthcare partners, industry partners and healthcare start-ups to develop, integrate and commercialise digital solutions that drive the digital transformation of healthcare within Gloucestershire.

Focus areas include the ‘front door’ (working on ensuring that only patients requiring urgent care present at A&E); ‘back door’ (using digital healthcare interventions to eliminate additional bed stays once the acute care episode has been completed); workforce (using digital health to ensure staff feel safe coming into work and can report incidents of discrimination); bariatric care (working to reduce the failure rate of bariatric surgery patients once the initial two-year follow-up period ends); and health inequalities

At Cisco Meraki, we create intuitive technologies to optimize IT experiences, secure locations, and seamlessly connect people, places, and things. Founded in 2006, and acquired by Cisco in 2012, Meraki has grown to become an IT industry leader, with over 835,000 customers and more than 15.8 million active Meraki devices online around the world. Our cloud-based platform brings together data-powered products including, wireless, switching, security and SD-WAN, smart cameras, and sensors, open APIs and a broad partner ecosystem, and cloud-first operations.

ORCHA (Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps) is a leading digital health platform dedicated to improving access to high-quality health apps. Trusted by healthcare professionals, governments, and health organisations globally, ORCHA assesses and reviews health apps against stringent standards, ensuring they meet safety, security, and efficacy requirements. By providing tailored app libraries and integration with health systems, ORCHA empowers clinicians and patients to make informed decisions, enhancing digital health adoption. Their mission is to unlock the power of digital health, improving outcomes and creating more efficient, personalised care through trusted digital tools.

One Devon is a collaboration of the NHS and local councils, as well as a wide range of other organisations like the voluntary sector, who are working together to improve the lives of people in Devon.

We’re a university dedicated to creating new opportunities for organisations and their employees. Whether it’s improving hospital services, evaluating new products and processes, upskilling staff, building resilience, or helping individuals perform at their best, we’re committed to driving positive change. By leveraging expertise from across the University, we form multidisciplinary teams that approach challenges from diverse perspectives. These include health and social care, neuroscience and psychology, computer science, creative arts, education, sport, biosciences, and geosciences. We have particular strength in areas related to children and young people, as well as mental health.

Our beautiful campus in the Northwest boasts state-of-the-art facilities, which support teaching, research, and collaboration with commercial partners. These include our Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre – featuring a mock operating theatre, hospital wards, a wide range of simulation mannequins, digital anatomy tables, and skills lab –along with computer-augmented virtual environments (CAVE), sport science and physiotherapy labs, neuroscience labs, a mock courtroom, and JEOL scanning electron microscopes.