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The NIHR Innovation Observatory is a world leading health and care horizon scanning centre, providing data-driven insights to foster innovation and equitable access to high-quality care, hosted at Newcastle University.

25/11/2025

🎓 Newcastle University CPD: Horizon Scanning for Medicinal Products – March 2026

We’re pleased to deliver Newcastle University's upcoming CPD course on horizon scanning for medicinal products, led by Dr Sarah Khan, a leading expert in medicines horizon scanning at the NIHR Innovation Observatory

Across three online sessions (3, 5 & 10 March 2026), participants will develop practical skills to:

💡Understand core concepts and influencing factors in horizon scanning
💡Identify credible sources for medicinal-product horizon scans
💡Translate findings into actionable outputs (e.g. data tables, briefings)
💡Complete a horizon scan tailored to their own professional area

Ideal for professionals in health research, policy, regulation and life sciences who want to anticipate future medicines and their impact.

More information and to register here👉 https://ow.ly/O0Rc50XxouR

National Institute for Health and Care Research

24/11/2025

⭐DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 30th November⭐

The CORE Information Retrieval Forum 2026 returns on Thursday 29 January 2026 at The Catalyst, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK! Join information professionals from across disciplines to share knowledge, research and experience in a day of learning, discussion and collaboration.

Submit your abstract (oral, poster or workshop) under one of our five key themes:

👉Research & Impact
👉Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies
👉Funding & Collaboration
👉Careers & Professional Development
👉Networking

All information for the event here👉 https://ow.ly/eZNp50WYaRl

Newcastle University National Institute for Health and Care Research Newcastle Helix

18/11/2025

⏰ ONE DAY to go!

We’re ready to open the doors to the Futures, Foresight & Horizon Scanning Conference 2025 at The Catalyst in tomorrow.

Over two days, we’ll be exploring the theme of Equity, Ethics & Inclusivity, hearing from thought leaders, researchers, and innovators shaping the future of healthcare.

We can’t wait to welcome delegates! Find out more about the conference here👉 https://nihr.oa-event.com/

Newcastle University National Institute for Health and Care Research

07/11/2025

⏳ The countdown is on - LAST FEW TICKETS LEFT!

In just under TWO weeks, we’ll welcome delegates from across the world to the Futures, Foresight & Horizon Scanning Conference 2025.

With the theme Equity, Ethics & Inclusivity, the conference will explore how foresight and evidence can shape a fairer, more responsible future for healthcare.

🎟️ Register now:
Secure your place at the conference → https://nihr.oa-event.com/

Newcastle University National Institute for Health and Care Research The Catalyst Newcastle Helix

24/10/2025

🙌Supporting the renewal of the Women’s Health Strategy🙌

Yesterday’s announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care - DHSC marks an important step forward in tackling inequalities and improving access to care for women across England.

At the NIHR Innovation Observatory we share this commitment. Our horizon scanning, evidence work and technology briefings continue to inform research, innovation, and policy decisions that can make a tangible difference to women’s health outcomes.

There is an abundance of outputs on our resources page (https://ow.ly/P9LW50Xhvb6) but here are some examples:

⭐NIHR Women’s Health Challenge: Supporting prioritisation through intelligence synthesis: https://ow.ly/gjET50Xhvb5

⭐Menotrophin pre-filled pen for treating female infertility: https://ow.ly/pbKA50Xhvb9

⭐Elinzanetant for treating vasomotor symptoms caused by adjuvant endocrine therapy in women with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer: https://ow.ly/yWhO50Xhvb7

⭐Elinzanetant for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes) associated with the menopause:
https://io.nihr.ac.uk/techbriefings/elinzanetant-for-the-treatment-of-moderate-to-severe-vasomotor-symptoms-hot-flashes-associated-with-the-menopause/

From fertility and menopause to cancer care, our analyses aim to shine a light on innovations that can improve diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life for women.

As the Women’s Health Strategy is renewed, we look forward to continuing our collaboration across research, industry, and the NHS, ensuring innovation works for everyone.

Newcastle University National Institute for Health and Care Research NHS England

14/10/2025

⭐Registration & Call for Abstracts Open!⭐

The CORE Information Retrieval Forum 2026 returns on Thursday 29 January 2026 at The Catalyst, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK! This is a FREE in-person event sponsored by the NIHR Methodology Incubator and NIHR Innovation Observatory both hosted at Newcastle University

Join information professionals from across disciplines to share knowledge, research and experience in a day of learning, discussion and collaboration.

Submit your abstract (oral, poster or workshop) under one of our five key themes:

👉Research & Impact
👉Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies
👉Funding & Collaboration
👉Careers & Professional Development
👉Networking

All information for the event here and deadline for abstracts is 16th November ➡️ https://ow.ly/eZNp50WYaRl

Newcastle University National Institute for Health and Care Research Newcastle Helix

10/10/2025

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This year’s theme, “Mental health in times of crisis and emergencies,” reminds us that innovation must not only push boundaries, it must reach those who need support most.

At the NIHR Innovation Observatory, we are committed to identifying and assessing emerging innovations that could transform how we understand, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.

Through our and , we’ve explored a wide range of advances in the pipeline, from to and :

🔍 A Horizon Scan of Neurotechnology Innovations👉 https://ow.ly/P6bK50X9EIa

🔍 Neurotechnology for Mental Health, Healthy Ageing, and Physical Disability 👉https://ow.ly/bcsr50X9EIe

💊 Subcutaneous olanzapine for schizophrenia 👉https://ow.ly/Atvl50X9EI9

💊 Iclepertin for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia 👉https://ow.ly/y0nf50X9EIg

💊 Dexmedetomidine film for agitation in bipolar disorder 👉https://ow.ly/tOLv50X9EIc

The journey from innovation to implementation is complex, especially in mental health, where lived experience, stigma, and service access intersect. By horizon scanning for early signals of change, we aim to inform research, policy, and investment decisions that bring safe, effective innovations to people faster.

💬 We’d love to hear from you:
Which areas of mental health innovation do you believe hold the greatest potential impact in the next decade?

Newcastle University National Institute for Health and Care Research National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

09/10/2025

🔊Futures Foresight and Horizon Scanning Conference 2025 - REGISTER NOW🔊

📅 19–20 November 2025
📍 The Catalyst, Newcastle upon Tyne & Online

Hosted by the NIHR Innovation Observatory, this hybrid event will bring together experts in foresight, futures thinking, and horizon scanning to explore how these tools can inform better health decisions.

🔍 With a central conference theme of Equity, Ethics and Inclusivity, we will explore:

⭐Advancing Horizon Scanning, Foresight & Futures Methodologies
⭐Emerging Disruptors
⭐Insight to Implementation

🎟️ Register here 👉 https://nihr.oa-event.com/

Newcastle University National Institute for Health and Care Research BeaconHouse Events

07/10/2025

🗣️MEET OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER: SARAH CUNNINGHAM-BURLEY🗣️

We are very excited to have Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Chair of Nuffield Council on Bioethics lined up for the Futures Foresight and Horizon Scanning Conference 2025 on 19-20 November 2025!

Her keynote: 'Put ethics first to create equitable and inclusive health futures' will explore how research does not operate in a social and ethical vacuum.

Sarah's presentation will use examples from the Nuffield Council of Bioethics work to highlight how embedding ethics into horizon scanning, futures and foresight can support equitable and inclusive health and health care and the role of innovation within it.

It will explore how we should go beyond simply anticipating the ethical implications of emergent scientific trends and seek to utilise ethics to shape such trends in the first place – placing issues such as equity and inclusion at the centre of decisions about where and what to innovate and exploring participatory approaches to doing so.

🎟️ Secure your full conference ticket here 👉 https://ow.ly/HwFT50X1myh

Newcastle University National Institute for Health and Care Research BeaconHouse Events

25/09/2025

🗣️MEET OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS🗣️

We have THREE amazing speakers lined up for the Futures Foresight and Horizon Scanning Conference 2025 on 19-20 November 2025!

⭐Prof Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Chair of Nuffield Council on Bioethics and Professor of Medical and Family Sociology at the University of Edinburgh where she is co-head of the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society, Usher Institute.

⭐Will Moy, Chief Executive of The Campbell Collaboration advancing the global use of rigorous social science evidence to ensure policy and horizon scanning are built on trustworthy, ethical, and inclusive research.

⭐Chris Taylor, Sustainability Lead UKI at Philips Healthcare, championing climate action and sustainable innovation in medical imaging while driving industry-wide net zero initiatives.

🎟️ Secure your full conference ticket here 👉 https://ow.ly/HwFT50X1myh

National Institute for Health and Care Research Newcastle University

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