Jason Brannan, deputy director of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, said: “If we are to truly address the widening gap in health inequalities and productivity across the UK, evidenced clearly in post-industrial Northern economies, we must focus on the prevention of disease and the resilience of people. Advanced wellbeing and physical activity have an important role to play in this, something that became apparent throughout the Covid pandemic and beyond. These companies have an important role to play here and the AWRC Accelerator will support them in bringing their products to market.”
In related news, Innovate UK has opened a FemTech accelerator programme, part of its Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP), to help UK SMEs to scale globally. The GBIP gives small businesses access to market knowledge, insight, and connections, aiming to ‘open doors’ for SMEs, with each business assigned an innovation and growth specialist to help them get the most out of the programme.
