The University of Nottingham (UoN) is a leader in HealthTech innovation, ranked seventh in the UK for research power (REF 2021). Home to groundbreaking discoveries like the MRI scanner and Ibuprofen, UoN excels in translating research into real-world impact. It ranks in the top 3% of English universities for business collaboration (KEF 2024) and offers innovation spaces at its University Innovation Park.
Partnering with major NHS Trusts and NIHR-funded centres, including the Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, UoN plays a key role in MedTech advancements, earning recognition as one of five ABHI English ‘partner cities’ for HealthTech innovation.
How our Patron supports the medtech and life sciences sector
The University of Nottingham is a leading UK research institution offering extensive support to businesses, including innovation funding, professional development, research collaboration, and technology licensing. Its Centre for Healthcare Technologies (CHT), a partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, facilitates the translation of scientific discoveries into healthcare applications. The Centre for Healthcare Equipment & Technology Adoption (CHEATA) helps med-tech developers prepare for NHS adoption.
The Biodiscovery Institute (BDI) conducts cutting-edge research in health and biotechnology, while the School of Life Sciences Imaging (SLIM) provides advanced imaging services. Other key facilities include the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (SPMIC), the Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC), and the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (IfAM).
The University also offers collaborative funding opportunities, including Innovate UK grants and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP), helping businesses secure funding and expertise to accelerate innovation.
Their impact
The University of Nottingham’s research excellence and Nottinghamshire’s supportive environment have driven key innovations, including:
- High-speed imaging for young burns victims.
- Bactigon®️ anti-biofilm polymer preventing CAUTI.
- Wireless foetal heart monitor & SurePulse VS for newborns.
- NuVision’s amnion processing for eye healing.
- Simbodies’ medical training manikins.
- Locate Bio’s drug delivery and tissue scaffolds.
- Cerca Magnetics’ wearable brain scanner.
- Neupulse’s Tourette device.
- TherageniX’s gene delivery tech.
- Oncimmune’s cancer diagnostics.
- PeptiMatrixTM’s 3D cell culture hydrogel.
- Neurotherapeutics’ Tourette products.
- Intelligent OMICS’ drug success bioinformatics.
- BLUESKEYE AI’s mental health diagnostics.
