Global Business Innovation Programme: Digital Health, USA
Innovate UK seeks up to 15 ambitious UK small businesses (with under 250 employees) who want to explore digital health opportunities in the USA.
Opportunity Details
When
Registration Opens
22/04/2025
Registration Closes
08/06/2025
Award
Innovate UK will fund and organise flights, accommodation, in-market travel, and conference fees for successful applicants. Innovate UK will also pay for any reasonable adjustments throughout the initiative.
Organisation
Innovate UK
Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme consists of a ‘Get ready’ preparation phase, 5-day innovation visit focused on Digital Health, an ‘Exploit the opportunity’ workshop and support from an Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist, helping your business maximise the opportunities identified, including developing innovation projects with partners in the region. This initiative will be delivered physically. This programme will include a visit to HLTH conference in Las Vegas, and a two-day visit to Chicago to explore the challenges and opportunities in the US Midwest.
Innovate UK is committed to ensuring that anyone, from any background, has an equal opportunity to be successful.
To apply, you must be a UK based innovation-led company with ambitions to grow and internationalise, with fewer than 250 employees. The application must be led by a CEO, Founder or senior decision maker who is able to attend and complete all activities. Please note: applications cannot be considered from businesses who have been accepted onto previous years’ Self Driven Healthcare/Digital Health USA Global Business Innovation Programmes.
We would welcome applications from businesses developing innovative digital health, AI, data driven and emerging technologies in primary care, women’s health, mental/behavioural health, healthy ageing, longevity, and chronic condition management.
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To apply for this programme, you must:
- Be a UK based innovation-led company with ambitions to grow and internationalise
- Be a company with fewer than 250 employees
- Be CEO, Founder or senior decision maker and able to attend and complete all activities
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We would welcome applications from businesses developing innovative digital health, AI, data driven and emerging technologies in the following areas:
- Primary Care
- Women’s Health
- Mental & Behavioural
- Healthy Aging & longevity
- Chronic condition management
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According to a recent McKinsey & Company article, realignment of the US healthcare system is being accelerated to better address the population’s chronic-disease burden. This transformation is prompted by changes in consumer preferences, technology adoption, policy direction, reimbursement, and investor appetite. Consumers are demanding greater access to care and a more seamless experience. Virtual health has experienced substantial growth since the pandemic, with the numbers of telehealth visits in October 2021 remaining more than 1,300% higher than before the pandemic. Advances in medical technology, including wearable devices, are seen as creating self-service opportunities that can also reduce the number of patient touchpoints needed to deliver care. Technologies such as remote patient monitoring support the blending of automated, virtual, and home-based care delivery, which could extend the time between clinical touchpoints and detect health issues earlier. Spending on home or remote care could grow to an estimated $265 billion or more by 2025. Healthcare remains a top-three investment area, with more than 10% of committed funds in 2021 earmarked for healthcare.
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What is the cost?
Innovate UK will fund and organise flights, accommodation, in-market travel, and conference fees for successful applicants. Innovate UK will also pay for any reasonable adjustments throughout the initiative.
Only one representative from each company will be funded. On acceptance to the initiative a commitment fee of £1000 will be obtained from each delegate, which will be refunded on completion of the full activities and agreed action plan. Non-completion after formal acceptance may result in forfeiting some or all the commitment fee.
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- Explore digital health opportunities in the US
- Get a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities of doing business in USA
- Gather insight on what is required to take a digital healthcare solution to market
- Engage with potential innovation collaborators, partners, and develop your network in the UK, USA, and globally
- Improve your company value proposition to international partners
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Sign up to attend the briefing event: 13 May 2025, 4-5pm UK time.
Applications close 8 June 2025. Click here to apply.
Get ready workshop: 17 – 18 September 2025
Visit the market: 18 – 24 October 2025
Exploit the opportunity workshop: 22 January 2026
For more information, assistance with your application or to discuss accessibility needs, please contact the global team at global1@innovateukedge.ukri.org.