Posted on March 14, 2026
The West of England Commercialisation Academy was a free, eight-week programme designed to help promising health and care innovators navigate the complexities of commercialisation and move towards widespread adoption of their solutions. Delivered in partnership with Triple Chasm, the course provided innovators with strategic, data-driven frameworks to overcome barriers to adoption and scale their solutions across the region.
Challenge
The barriers to the adoption of new technologies have been widely explored. A lack of clarity around value, evidence, and sustainability remains a key obstacle, limiting uptake by health and care services.
Improving companies’ commercial readiness helps overcome this and supports wider adoption.
Approach
Our Commercialisation Academy was a free, eight-week course that helps promising, later stage health and care innovators navigate the complexities of commercialisation and move towards adoption and spread of their solutions.
Delivered in partnership with Triple Chasm, the course was designed to help innovators develop strategic commercialisation plans. It is based on the Triple Chasm Model®, a data-driven framework developed from research into around 3,000 products taken to market.
Our second cohort of eight companies successfully completed the programme this year. Their innovations spanned digital tools, medical devices, and AI enabled platforms, and fit with the government’s three health and care shifts.
Many were already engaging with NHS partners or had early traction but needed clarity on scaling, pricing, and navigating the journey from initial success to widespread adoption.
“A huge thank you to everyone at Health Innovation West of England for a brilliant few months on the Commercialisation Academy. I really appreciate the huge amount of work that they have put into making this all come together. Thanks too to the Triple Chasm crew – a genuinely insightful and valuable insight into how to approach commercialisation. I’ve learned such a lot and I look forward to showing you the results we achieve with Tend!”
Sean Carroll, Tend VR, Commercialisation Academy participant
Results
The programme has directly resulted in connections between attendees and interested system representatives on the panel.
The impact of the Commercialisation Academy extends far beyond the programme itself, with a growing alumni network from both cohorts sharing insights, collaborating on projects and offering peer-to-peer support.
The programme has contributed to economic growth by supporting high potential companies, helping them build investable propositions, and developing skills that remain within the region.
Find out more
To learn more about our support for healthcare innovators, please visit our Innovation Exchange.
