Professor Sue Mawson and Dr Jack Parker travelled to Porto
and Lisbon (Portugal) to visit Paulo Dos Santos (CEO of Kinematix) to explore
new innovative ideas for using the Intelligent Shoe.
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| Paulo Dos Santos and Dr Jack Parker in the office of
Kinematic (left) Professor Sue Mawson enjoying the sights of Lisbon (right). |
The visit also included an international conference
promoting collaboration between industry and healthcare.
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and Kinematix hosted Connected Health: Bridging the Gap Between
Innovation and Practice – Champions and Partnerships (Portugal and UK).
Chaired by Dr Jack Parker (RAT Group, University of Sheffield (UoS)) and opened
by Mrs Kirsty Hayes (HM Ambassador) and Professor Alexandre Abrantes (Deputy
Director – National School of Public Health (UNL) Portugal), the event included
a number of eminent speakers including:
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| The UKTI conference agenda |
· Frances Pennell-Buck (UKTI)
· Professor Wesley Vernon (Head of Podiatry
Service – STH)
· Professor Sue Mawson (Prof of Health Services
Research UoS, Director of CLAHRC Yorkshire and Humber)
· Professor José C. Principe (Prof of Electrical
and Biomedical Engineering – University of Florida USA, Director of
Computational Neuro-Engineering Laboratory (CNEL).
CEO’s from four successful industry partners also presented
Portuguese / UK success cases: Kinematix, Hopecare, Tunstall, and Blueworks.
The event was divided into three panels – Panel I focusing
on Portugese / UK market capabilities; Panel II on Innovative products and
collaborations where Professor Sue Mawson delivered her presentation ‘Working in Partnership with Industry to
Address the Wealth and Health Agenda in the NHS.’ The final panel
highlighted industrial success stories where CEO’s were able to describe their
successes in bring industry into healthcare.
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| Professor Sue Mawson delivering her presentation |
The visit provided an excellent international platform for
stakeholders to come together and embrace the government’s health and wealth
agenda - ‘Innovation, Health and Wealth: accelerating
adoption and diffusion in the NHS’ (DoH 2011). In addition, there were opportunities for further collaboration
and networking and importantly, a valuable insight into how industry can bridge
the gap between innovation and practice.
Written by Dr Jack Parker
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