Our task is to act as a Global Observatory and the National focal point and catalyst for research and innovation by companies, universities, research and development centres. It is a tangible collective of UK and Global Intelligence around ageing and longevity, which we are committed to identifying, collating, and sharing.
The region is home to three universities with strengths in Healthy Ageing Research and Development. They offer several postgraduate courses which have a focus on healthy ageing: MSc Dementia Care APIMH and MSc Neuroscience (University of Manchester), MSc Adult Nursing and MSc Advanced Physiotherapy (Manchester Metropolitan University) and MSc Dementia (University of Salford).
Visit websiteHAS Technology Group is a global provider of innovative workforce management technology solutions, providing expertise in care management software, data capture and analytics for integrated community health and social care. They currently trade through seven brands around the world: five in the UK, two in Australia/New Zealand and one in the USA. The company specialises in creating technology to support an ageing population.
Visit websiteThe largest elderly care home provider which offers professional residential, nursing and specialist dementia care for older people. Owned by US-based Formation Capital, HC-One aims to be the first choice care home in each community.
Visit websiteThis international centre is focused on tackling the biggest challenge in healthcare today: helping people to live as long and as healthily as possible. The £41 million campus will provide the physical space to support researchers, healthcare providers, businesses, local authorities and policy makers in working together to overcome significant health challenges.
Visit websiteThe HTW remit covers any health technology that isn’t a medicine, such as medical devices, surgical procedures, psychological therapies, tele-monitoring or rehabilitation.
Visit websiteUses a broad spectrum of approaches from state-of-the-art stem cell models through to human population studies. They evaluate genetic, physiological, environmental and societal impacts on healthy ageing and the onset of disease.
Visit websiteThemes include falls and falls prevention, activity and exercise promotion, musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain management, social care, and others.
Visit websiteHealum aim to improve health outcomes for 100 million people by creating digital solutions that enable healthcare professionals to empower, support and motivate their patients to make healthier choices in order to tackle chronic diseases.
Visit websiteThe University of Exeter has a number of leading centres of excellence focused on issues related to ageing, including Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health (REACH), Centre of Excellence in Dementia Care Research and Living Systems Institute. The region undertakes leading research into issues that affect us as we age. The Universities of Plymouth and Exeter are part of Alzheimer’s Research UK South West Network Centre. University of Plymouth has a number of research groups which focus on finding solutions to some of the key issues that affect the elderly community. These include the VOYAGE Research Group and the Big Data group which is undertaking some new research around dementia detection via routinely collected data and machine learning, which is an application of AI where systems automatically learn from experience.
Visit websiteBrings together people with spare rooms with people who are happy to chat and lend a hand around the house in return for affordable, sociable accommodation. This allows the older community to stay independently at home for longer.
Visit websiteHuma's technology covers a wide variety of disease areas to deliver better and more personalised care. Their AI division uses data collected through their platform to generate predictive insights which will be able to detect life threatening medical conditions
Visit websiteFocuses on biomechanical and psychological interventions to support the maintenance of an active lifestyle in older age.
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