Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL)

University of Liverpool launches Civic Health Innovation Labs On the 8th December 2023 we held our launch event at our home in the Liverpool Science Park. CHIL brings together leading experts from academia, the NHS, local government, charities and industry to develop a new model for progressive data uses and responsible artificial intelligence in civil society, fuelling innovations for health, social and economic advancement. https://lnkd.in/eu3ScqG9

✨LAUNCHING TODAY ✨ The University of Liverpool’s Civic HealthTech Innovation Zone (CHI-Zone) is supporting the launch of a new initiative to tackle health and care inequalities in the Liverpool City Region. Citizen First LCR will empower local innovators with lived experience and entrepreneurial drive to tackle challenges rooted in their local communities by bringing Public Life’s Citizen Incubator model to Liverpool for the first time. The programme embodies CHI-Zone’s mission to support data-driven and tech-enabled health and care solutions. Applications are open until 4th May 2025 and successful participants will receive a year's Real Living Wage salary, seed funding and will gain access to expert academic and technical support and cutting-edge resources from the University of Liverpool. Applying couldn’t be easier with just a few simple questions and no CV required. Read the full news story here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e-2mxicV Citizen First LCR is part of the University of Liverpool’s Civic Health Tech Innovation Zone (CHI-Zone), funded by the Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Innovation Zone Programme. It is co-funded by the Fusion21 Foundation as well as LCR housing associations Torus Foundation, Riverside and Livv Housing Group. #HealthInnovation #CivicTech #CitizenFirstLCR #LiverpoolCityRegion #LCRInnovation 

🚀 LAUNCHING: Health Data Decoded is a Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) podcast discussing how we can use civic data to improve public health. This podcast series will focus on the team who work at CHIL, their different roles, what they do day to day and their path into their jobs. A must listen for anyone who'd like to know more about working in Health Data Research! 📺 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eN8N2Frf 🎧 Spotify: https://shorturl.at/H7X0b Based at the University of Liverpool, the Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) is an interdisciplinary research centre tackling global health challenges with civic data and technology while driving positive change for the people of the Liverpool City Region. In our first episode, we introduce our hosts Dr Samuel Ball and Dr Edward Hill. Dr Samuel Ball is a lecturer at the University of Liverpool who teaches artificial intelligence and machine learning to health experts to get better insights into our health. He has worked on leveraging AI for drug discovery applications, as well as developing screening models for eye healthcare. Dr Edward Hill is a Tenure Track Fellow in Health Protection Data Science working within CHIL to solve interdisciplinary problems in epidemiology, infectious disease modelling and health policy. He is also a member of the JUNIPER Partnership, a collaborative network of researchers from across the UK who use maths and computer models to help understand and inform the control of infectious diseases. 

“Events like this are a great opportunity to put into practice our goal to make the city a world leader in mental health science.” Professor Dan Joyce, Director of Research and Innovation at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and a Lead Investigator within M-RIC is about to speak at the ‘Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators’ event. He will be highlighting opportunities for the technology sector to work with M-RIC to make advancements in mental health care. Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) Health Innovation Network The Institute of Mental Health Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool City Region’s Investment Zone Programme is a £160 million government investment designed to accelerate the growth of the health and life science sector, upskilling residents and creating jobs for our region. The Civic HealthTech Innovation Zone (CHI-Zone) is being established by the University of Liverpool to spearhead the use of data and technology to transform health and social care integral to that Programme and, in the zone, we our working with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust to build on and deepen our understanding of XR in mental health service provision.    A contractor is sought to undertake analysis of XR in healthcare to better understand the UK market in terms of capabilities, size, scale, value and opportunities for future growth (Lot 1), and the development of a framework to be produced for use by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust to deepen the existing healthcare use cases and opportunities for innovative uses of XR in the services offered by the Trust (Lot 2). If you are an AR/VR Specialist - we'd love to hear from you. https://lnkd.in/eVu4_XfH

The UK-Vietnam Health Innovation Business Forum! We were delighted to welcome 165 guests to The Health Innovation Business Forum, in Hoi Chi Minh City, where expert leaders from the UK and Vietnam came together to discuss the future of healthcare. It has been our pleasure to meet so many dedicated to making a difference in healthcare. It was incredible to hear from Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Deputy Director, HCMC Department for Health & Dr. Khuong Anh Tuan , Deputy Director, Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Ministry of Health. Panel discussions included: 🚀 Panel 1 - Innovation, Investment & Partnerships – How collaboration drives progress? Moderator: Will Lawrenson , British Deputy Consul-General in HCMC Panelists: ▶️Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, former Minister of Health ▶️Prof. Dr. Tran Quy Tuong, Chairman of Vietnam Medical Informatics Association, former Director, Ministry of Health ▶️Matt Biagetti , Health and Life Sciences, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority ▶️Atul Tandon, General Director, Astra Zeneca ▶️Prof. Louise Thwaites , Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit 🚀 Panel 2 - Digital Transformations in the Health Systems & Hospitals – Humans first approach for data ! Moderator: Tran Khanh Linh, Healthcare Trade Manager, British Embassy Hanoi Panelists: ▶️Mr Nguyen Truong Nam, National Health Information Center, Ministry of Health ▶️Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, Director, Children’s Hospital 1 ▶️Iain Buchan , Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) University of Liverpool | Research, Partnerships and Innovation ▶️Juliette Waterhouse , CEO, HONG ANH HEALTHCARE GROUP ▶️Dr Chris Bates , Director of Research & Analytics, TPP 🚀 Panel 3 - Medical Innovations & Future Trends – What’s next for global healthcare? Moderator: Mr Luke Treloar Government and Healthcare, Partner, KPMG Vietnam Panelists: Dr. Rafael Guerrero Director of Global Health, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust ▶️Dr Phuong Le Tri, CEO, Tam Anh General Hospital Group ▶️Ms Thuy Nguyen, Director, Pharma Group ▶️Dr. Elena DeAngelis, Country Medical Director, GSK The UK and Vietnam are at the forefront of healthcare transformation, and this forum was a step towards deeper collaborations. The event was organised by UK Government, KPMG, Healthcare UK, and OUCRU. #HealthcareInnovation #GlobalHealth #UKVietnamCollaboration Khuong Anh Tuan Tri Phuong Thuy Nguyen Elena De Angelis Healthcare UK NHS England UK in Viet Nam Lan Ton Thu Linh K. Tran, MPP Lan Nhi Nguyen My Pham Jo Burns Danielle Jones James Lomas Dr Chris Bates Simon Beniston Vipan Bhardwaj Matt Biagetti Iain Buchan Gary Leeming Nicola Parry Ioannis Siafarikas

Health Innovation Trade Mission visits Ho Chi Minh City: Affirming the UK’s commitment to collaborating on health innovation with Viet Nam Besides the Health Innovation Business Forum on 17 March, and MOU Signing Ceremony on 18 March between Children's Hospital 1 (HCMC, Viet Nam) and Alder Hey Children's Hospital (Liverpool, UK) for pediatric care and training collaboration, the UK delegation also participated in a series of events, including: ✅ Leaders of the British Consulate-General, Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL), Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Healthcare UK, had a meeting with leaders of HCMC Department of Health, Digital Transformation Center, public hospitals and universities to discuss cooperation between the two cities on health innovation and a potential health data centre project. ✅ Met and discussed with the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control and Prevention  (HCDC) and District 8 Health Clinic on how to transform ‘data into action’ and accelerate digital health transformation for a robust disease surveillance and prevention system. ✅ Met and discussed cooperation opportunities in scientific research, education and training, primary healthcare, and advanced IT solutions with Vietnamese healthcare organisations such as Tam Anh Hospital and VNVC, Medlatec, Binh Dan Hospital, and Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital. ✅ Conducted a training course on Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship for healthcare leaders in Ho Chi Minh City. Through the program, participants learned about the core elements needed to build a business plan, and listened to business leaders and Oxford University professors sharing about lessons learned from successful business models in Viet Nam. The visit was organised by the UK Government, in collaboration with Healthcare UK, KPMG and the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU).

CHIL is international this week! CHIL Director Professor Iain Buchan and Chief Technology Officer Gary Leeming have been making links in Vietnam to share Health and Life Science Innovation in the Liverpool City Region ⬇️

CHIL is very proud of our colleagues on the Northern Health Science Alliance Ltd's North Innovation Women 2025 list. Congratulations to Marta García-Fiñana, Annemarie Naylor MBE DU Essex (Hon.), Lauren Walker, Nina Zhang, Roberta Piroddi and Seònaid L.!

It was honour to pay my respects at Liverpool’s #COVID19 remembrance today in our secular ‘cathedral’ St George’s Hall. An apt reflection of the grit and grace that delivered so much by and for so many in this City’s response to the pandemic. Humbled to serve this true collective heart of #PublicHealth. More reflections here: https://lnkd.in/ez7A7jR6 and https://lnkd.in/e8uf4sPH