Our Collaborations
Partnership is at the heart of successful health and care innovation. In our CHI-Zone Collaborations section, we proudly showcase a range of news stories reflecting the impact of our work with national networks, commissioners and providers, and pioneering HealthTech businesses. These stories offer practical insights and inspiration for prospective partners. You’ll find updates on projects as they evolve, testimonials from partner businesses, and concrete examples of how collaboration with the CHI-Zone has accelerated innovation journeys. These stories highlight the breadth of support available and the tangible benefits of working together.
Announcing the recipients of our CareTech Developers for Adult Social Care Small Grants Programme
The CHI-Zone small grants programme for CareTech Developers supports innovators to explore, develop and test digital solutions with adult social care and support providers across the Liverpool City Region. We are delighted to announce this year’s grant recipients, who are now working with our Adult Social Care Testbed partners to develop and test their digital solutions and transform adult social care provision across the region.
New University of Liverpool-US collaboration to accelerate drug discovery using AI
Artificial Intelligence will be used to accelerate new medicine discovery in a University of Liverpool partnership secured following Mayor Steve Rotheram’s US trade mission.
The University of Liverpool will work with Boston-based BPGbio, Inc. to harness large-scale healthcare data to accelerate the development of new treatments.
Announcing the Recipients of Extended Reality for Community Healthcare Grants
We are delighted to announce details of the five SMEs awarded funding through our Extended Reality (XR) Solutions for Community Healthcare Small Grants Programme.
New partnership signed to advance global health and care innovation
The University of Liverpool’s Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Busan Techno Park (BTP), a leading South Korean public innovation foundation, to strengthen international collaboration in digital health and social care innovation.
Discovering Our Digital Potential: new report makes recommendations for future-proofing Adult Social Care in the LCR
Today, we are publishing a new report setting out how data, technology and digital skills could empower adult social care providers and support organisations in the Liverpool City Region and beyond.
Inspirational entrepreneurs selected to tackle regional health challenges
Hospital robots, AI-guided sleep support and a mobile hair salon are among a selection of innovative business ideas chosen to receive investment from a unique new Liverpool City Region (LCR) programme.
New initiative launches to develop extended reality solutions for mental health care
We have launched a new initiative to promote the development and use of Extended Reality (XR) – including virtual and augmented reality – to support mental healthcare.
New initiative unites social care and industry to pioneer CareTech
A groundbreaking initiative to transform adult social care through technology and data-driven solutions has officially launched.
New initiative seeks locals with business ideas to tackle health and care challenges
A ground-breaking initiative to tackle health and care inequalities in Liverpool City Region (LCR) communities launches today. Citizen First LCR will put power firmly in the hands of those with experience of health and care challenges on the ground.