Videos & podcasts

Wessex working together: Leveraging our leading life science sector to collaborate for impact

The UK’s Industrial Strategy and Life Sciences Sector Plan emphasise place-based clusters and Innovation Zones as engines of economic growth and health improvement. Yet, Wessex—despite its world-class assets—has not been featured in these plans.

This workshop hosted by Health Innovation Wessex in November 2025 set out to change that, by defining ‘Why Wessex’: a compelling value proposition to attract government investment in the life sciences community and unlock opportunities for innovation and prosperity across Hampshire, Dorset, and the Isle of Wight.

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Wessex Health Innovation Programme (HIP)

An overview of our innovator accelerator - Wessex Health Innovation Programme (HIP). Hear from Frank Ratcliff, Director Industry and Innovation, about what the programme can offer to innovators and hear from delegates about their experience of the four day accelerator programme.

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Optimisation of Expressing Breastmilk & The Importance of Flange Sizing - Staff Training Webinar

This staff training webinar is aimed at those who support mothers express breastmilk on the neonatal unit (NNU), transitional care unit (TCU), postnatal ward or community. The objectives are to raise awareness of the importance of flange fitting and provide the skills to deliver this care. This practice is a recommendation of newly published research. This demonstrates that when women are correctly fitted with a breast pump flange they will achieve a higher milk yield and experience less discomfort . The webinar was produced in collaboration between University Hospitals Southampton, Health Innovation Wessex and NHS South West.

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