{"id":43988,"date":"2014-06-20T14:01:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T14:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=784b3bbc3133095560da0a3cc048a2c0"},"modified":"2014-06-20T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T14:01:37","slug":"press-release-public-health-england-approach-tech-start-up-community-to-improve-nations-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=43988","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Public Health England approach tech start-up community to improve nation\u2019s health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Public Health England (PHE<\/abbr>) today (14 June 2014) announced the launch of PHE<\/abbr> Health X, an innovation initiative that invites early-stage tech businesses to submit their ideas for improving people\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

The competition has been launched to demonstrate the commitment from PHE<\/abbr> to identify and support the latest applications and utilities in order to make a difference to people\u2019s lifestyles.<\/p>\n

The benefit package for successful Health X businesses is unique and includes significant promotional support through PHE<\/abbr>\u2019s Change4Life campaign, presence on NHS Choices and help with product development.<\/p>\n

Criteria for entry is available on the PHE<\/abbr> Health X website<\/a><\/p>\n

The initiative opens on the 20 June 2014 and closes on the 1 August 2014. PHE<\/abbr> will choose the top 10 applicants from entries, who will then be invited to present their digital solutions to a Health X panel at a finalist\u2019s event on 11 August 2014 in London. At the event, applicants will present and demonstrate their product, and receive questions from the panel.<\/p>\n

The judging panel will be made up of representatives from PHE<\/abbr>, The Daily Telegraph, Entrepreneur First, Health Box, Delta Partners and Tech City UK. The panel will then select up to 3 winners, who will be announced at the event.<\/p>\n

Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive of PHE<\/abbr> said: <\/p>\n

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PHE<\/abbr> was established in 2013 with the mission to protect and improve the nation\u2019s health and to address health inequalities. We need to help people set goals, monitor their progress and give them ongoing feedback and encouragement when they make positive changes. We used to do this through face-to-face engagement or by providing health information on hard copies. But now, with the advances in technology and the increase in access to that technology, we have opportunities to harness that and so do much more.<\/p>\n

PHE<\/abbr> recognises that technology can play a part in helping change people\u2019s behaviour. PHE<\/abbr> is looking for products that are based on evidence that they work. We will promote them to our user base of 4 million, using brands like Change4Life to bring scale to products and support small to medium enterprises, who have a great idea but haven\u2019t quite got it to scale yet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Gerard Grec, Tech City UK Chief Executive Officer, said:<\/p>\n

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PHE<\/abbr> Health X creates an exciting opportunity for young UK tech firms working in the health space to get their idea or product off the ground and out to the wider market. There\u2019s a rising tide of wearable technology that is already reengineering how we monitor and improve our personal health. Connected devices like the Pebble and Fuelband are great innovations of the Medtech sector. This partnership is about supporting new, technology enabled solutions that will deliver benefit across generations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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