Leeds City Region LEP
The region is home to several universities including Leeds Beckett University, University of Bradford and University of Leeds. They boast dynamic research groups and Centres of Excellence.
Visit websiteOur 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 several universities including Leeds Beckett University, University of Bradford and University of Leeds. They boast dynamic research groups and Centres of Excellence.
Visit websiteCarries out world-leading innovative research into understanding the biology of how our bodies work, including what changes as we age and during disease.
Visit websiteLiverpool City Region boasts a range of talent and skills to tackle healthy ageing. It is home to three major universities and 55,000 students: University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Hope University. There are a further 10 universities in or close to the city region and 210,555 students studying at Higher Education Institutions within 30 miles, including Edge Hill University and Liverpool Life Sciences University Technical College. The Liverpool 5G Consortium (a group of small health technology developers, NHS, social care organisations and universities, led by Sensor City), received £3.5 million from the government to help deliver the government’s 5G strategy.
Visit websiteIts projects include ‘multifaceted podiatry intervention for falls prevention in older people’ and ‘detecting/managing pain in dementia patients in acute care settings’.
Visit websiteFounded in 2010, this leading research centre carries out multidisciplinary research into fundamental questions about ageing and is recognised as a leading international centre for research on ageing.
Visit websiteResearch covers various themes related to ageing including ageing and the cardiovascular system, ageing and the immune system, ensuring good health in old age and the ageing brain.
Visit websiteWorking to trial novel, low-cost and portable brain imaging technology. This aims to test patients’ personalised risk for developing dementia in a non-invasive manner, and at least a decade before any clinical symptoms would appear. This could help reduce the chance of a cycle of irreversible neuronal death.
Visit websiteMindMate is a mobile-first patient research platform that uses mobile technology and machine learning to match patients to clinical trials. The company works with several biotech companies on the implications of Alzheimer's, dementia and general memory loss, but also work on indications diabetes, heart attack and arthritis.
Visit websiteUses statistical, clinical, genomic and bioinformatics research to develop better diagnosis and treatment for psychiatric, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders.
Visit websiteMy Sense empowers people to live as independently as possible, ensuring that whatever their health, mobility or age, they live to their full potential. By using non-intrusive devices around the home, MySense develop a better understanding of an individual’s movements and habits, allowing a carer to monitor and respond to an individual’s needs.
Visit websiteAims to accelerate the potential impact of AI in enhancing the utility and efficacy of clinical imaging. NCIMI will help deliver more personalised care and at earlier diagnosis to support disease prevention and treatment.
Visit websiteIt aims to find cures for neurodegenerative diseases and markers of the disease for early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. The Centre brings together scientists with diverse expertise to form a collaborative environment.
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