HEALTHCARE innovators from across the region came together in Southampton to learn how to take their cutting-edge technology to the next level.

The three-day healthcare innovation programme provided members of 16 healthcare ventures with an intensive course in taking innovations to market.

Those taking part included workers from the NHS, universities and existing companies, and they got involved in sessions explaining how to bring a business plan to life, and market analysis.

Andy Burroughs, director of wealth and enterprise at Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), said: “The healthcare innovation programme is invaluable for those entrepreneurs looking to shape the next generation of innovative healthcare.”