​FemTech Leeds is teaming up with Carnegie Innovation at Leeds Beckett University's Sport HealthTech Incubator, for a day out of the city centre, at one of the region's most interesting spaces for sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing innovation.

​Carnegie Innovation is based in Fairfax Hall, on the Leeds Beckett's Headingley campus, right in the middle of a world-leading sport and health research environment. You'll get to work from the space for the day, take a look around the facilities if you want to, and hear directly from the people who use them.

​Throughout the day we're running short, informal talks over coffee, so if a topic catches your interest you can drop in, listen, ask questions, and get back to work.

Themes and topics include:

• ​Validation: making sure what you're building is backed by research

• ​Commercialisation pathways: real examples from academics who've supported businesses to market

• ​Health inequalities research: evidence, measurement and evaluation

• ​Designing accessible services and products

​It's a genuinely relaxed way to get some work done, have a look around the campus, and learn more about the support and expertise availble for your idea or innovation.

​When: Wednesday 26 August, 8:30am – 5:00pm (come and go as suits you)
Where: Carnegie Innovation, Fairfax Hall, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus
Cost: Free
Parking: Free parking on site, tick the box at registration if you'd like a space

​Agenda

​Co-working, networking and meeting others runs throughout the day from 8:30am to 5:00pm, come and go as suits you. Alongside this, drop into any of the short sessions below to hear a brief discussion over coffee:

8:30-9:30 - Arrival, coffee and networking

​9:30 – 10:00 — Tour of the new £45 million Carnegie School of Sport building, incorporating state-of-the-art research, activity and laboratory spaces. The tour showcases the knowledge and equipment available at Leeds Beckett University, including a look inside the Strength and Conditioning Facility, Environmental Chambers, Respiratory Laboratory, DXA Body Composition and Bone Density Unit, Sport and Exercise Therapy Clinic, Human Movement Laboratory, Biochemistry Labs and Nutrition Laboratory, with John Kirkby, Sport Health Tech Incubator Manager, Carnegie Innovation

​Morning sessions:

​10:45 – 11:00 — Validation: ensuring what you're building is backed by research. Health inequalities research: evidence, measurement and evaluation with healthy communities in mind, with Professor Anne-Marie Bagnall, Director of the Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Beckett University

​11:45 – 12:00 — Commercialisation pathways: hear about academics who've supported businesses directly and the InPath programme, with Dr Helena Last, InPath Relationship Manager

​Afternoon:

​1:45 – 2:00 — Designing accessible services and products, with Joshua Gardner, Senior Communications and Engagement Manager at NHS England

​Lunch break: 12:00 – 1:00 (bring your own or grab something on campus)


Parking instructions for Carnegie Innovation

​The event will be held in Fairfax Hall on the Headingley Campus.

​Ground floor room FFG02
Fairfax Hall
Beckett Park Campus
Headingley
LS6 3QT

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Please park in the Headingley campus Pay and Display carpark, which is free of charge on the day.

​Headingley Campus Pay and Display Car Park
Leeds Beckett University
Headingley Campus
Leeds
LS16 5LF

​Access Headingley Campus via Church Wood Avenue. The pay and display carpark is on the right-hand side before the car park attendant/security barrier.

​Please contact us if you require a accessible parking space.

​Please note there is an LNER Beryl bike bay on campus too so if you want to scoot/cycle up you can do so.

​We look forward to seeing you on the day.