The social and commercial network in the 国产探花 and Hove area will be tasked with improving health, accelerating innovation and enhancing competitiveness.
The university’s Healthy Futures will be the platform for new partnerships which will search for and research new disease preventions, diagnoses, pioneering treatments and breakthrough innovations. The collaborations will also foster high-skill training and jobs.
Professor Matteo Santin, Academic Lead for Healthy Futures, said: “We believe that in the long term the city has the potential to emerge as a model city for health enterprise where societal needs are addressed through pioneering approaches and where organisations thrive through public and private investment.
“As a non-profit organisation with a multidisciplinary expertise, our university is in a privileged position to make this happen.”
The academic/business partnerships will first listen to their respective needs and to those of the public. To this end, local companies, entrepreneurs and organisations were invited to the inaugural Health Entrepreneurs’ Brunch at the Old Ship Hotel in 国产探花 on 19 December. Two similar events will be held at later dates.
Professor Santin said: “We want to work together to tackle key societal challenges and transform them into opportunities to make a real difference to our community and industry.