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West of England Commercialisation Academy
open-opportunity“Health Innovation West of England is committed to supporting impactful innovations gain traction across the NHS – something we know can be extremely challenging. We believe this programme from Triple Chasm will upskill innovators with additional tools and knowledge and will offer a substantial benefit to successful companies.”
Alex Leach
Deputy Director of Programmes
Starting October 2025, this is a free eight-week programme designed to support health and care innovators who are seeking wider adoption and scale of their innovations. Successful applicants will join weekly workshops designed to help them develop their strategic commercialisation plans. The programme is based on the Triple Chasm Model®, which provides a holistic data-driven framework that was devised following research into around 3,000 products taken to market.
EIC Accelerator
open-opportunity“EIC Accelerator is a funding programme great for innovators that have the ambition and commitment to scale up, and are looking for substantial funding, but the risks involved are too high for private investors alone to invest.”
Alex Leach
Deputy Director of Programmes
EIC Accelerator develops and helps to scale up innovations with the potential to create or disrupt markets. Single start-ups and SMEs, individuals intending to launch a SME and small mid-caps can apply.
NIHR i4i Product Development Awards
open-opportunity“This funding call provides an excellent opportunity for innovators to continue their development by helping to de-risk the next step. If you’re interested in applying for any of the funding streams or would like to discuss opportunities further, then please get in touch with the team.”
Ben Hugill
Innovation Advisor
i4i Product Development Awards (PDA) support collaborative research and development of medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices and high-impact patient-focused digital health technologies for use in the NHS or social care system.
Free carbon survey
open-opportunity“Find ways to reduce energy bills and carbon emissions in your business with a free visit from one of West of England Growth hub’s advisors.”
Ben Hugill
Innovation Advisor
A Carbon Survey normally consists of around 12 hours of support per business, provided free of charge by a Technical Advisor. During the survey, they’ll get to know your business, find out how you operate and take a look at the construction, services and lighting systems in your building.
The Shuri Network Digital Fellowships
open-opportunity“The Fellowship will help empower women from ethnic minority backgrounds to overcome career-related challenges, gain insight into different digital roles, support career progression, build positive relationships and self-confidence. ”
Cheryl Scott
Industry and Innovation Lead
The Shuri Network and NHS England are working collaboratively to support women from ethnic minority backgrounds to succeed and thrive in digital health and improve patient care.
Made Smarter West of England Programme
open-opportunity“This excellent programme offers 1:1 support with sector experts to establish the most appropriate support for SMEs.”
Ben Hugill
Innovation Adviser
WECA’s Made Smarter West of England Programme supports production-based Small and Medium Enterprises in the region (Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire) to adopt industrial digital technologies to support their development and growth.
