In collaboration with South Tyneside and Sunderland Healthcare Group we’ll highlight how SMEs can identify and act on the challenges and opportunities that come with increased tech adoption and the use of tech-based solutions to live well, feel well, and age well.

The event will seek to address this and more, as well as creating a space for conversations and collaborations to begin amongst like-minded individuals and organisations. All the Emerging Tech series are free to attend.

Why you should come

New technology applications in wearables, better use of data and other emerging technologies have the the power to improve health, transform the quality and reduce the cost of health and care services.

This event will give you the opportunity to:

• Hear about some of the latest thinking on embedding new technologies & ideas into clinical practice and exploiting opportunities in international markets from our keynote speaker from South Tyneside and Sunderland Healthcare Group.
• Find out what funding is available to SMEs working in this space through the GX Project Grant Scheme and speak to members of the GX Project team.

The event will create a space for conversations and collaborations to begin - a great way to kick-start a step-change in your organisation, and in the sector.

Getting there

PROTO is amongst the newest additions to the Gateshead skyline, and has quickly become a hub of creativity and design for the North East region. PROTO is the first centre in Europe built specifically to support emerging technologies such as VR and augmented reality (AR), as well as being a space for tech startups and an R&D facility. The venue is located centrally within Gateshead, near local bus and metro connections, as well as being within easy walking distance of Newcastle Quayside.

Ample parking is available in the Quarryfield Road car park directly outside the building.

The GX Project

The GX Project, led by NewcastleGateshead Initiative, provides a range of opportunities to North-East SMEs and scaleups before, during and after the Great Exhibition of the North. With a focus on innovation the project is designed to enable local businesses to benefit from the unique platform provided by the Exhibition during the summer, and allows the region to continue to capitalise on it through a programme of intensive business support running until September 2019. At this event you can learn more about how the GX Project might support your business, ideas, and future collaborations.

This project is part-funded by the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020.