Respiratory innovation workshop 2026: Shaping the future of community respiratory care

This workshop offers a unique platform for innovators to network, connect and receive guidance from leading experts in respiratory care and HealthTech evidence generation.

Whether you're an emerging start-up or a well-established company, this event is tailored to support your growth and impact in improving respiratory care in community settings. This is a perfect opportunity for innovators developing devices and digital technologies across the care continuum, from early risk detection and diagnosis to home management, and long-term care.

What you'll gain:

• Individual multi-disciplinary feedback sessions on your technology from NHS respiratory specialists, clinical researchers, patients and commissioners
• Expert guidance on evidence requirements, regulatory pathways, and funding routes
• Direct insights into current NHS respiratory care challenges and priorities
• Valuable networking with key stakeholders in respiratory innovation

Agenda:

10:00 - Arrival and Coffee networking

10:30 - Expert presentations with Q&A (speakers and topics to be announced soon)

12.30 - Lunch in College Dining Hall

13.30 - Multi-disciplinary feedback clinics, alongside Tea/Coffee, Networking and College Tours

Individual innovators will have the opportunity to meet with a group of experts which may include (depending on your needs) respiratory/primary care clinicians, patients, and methodologists specialised in qualitative, statistical or health economic analysis, who can provide feedback.

15.00 - Panel Discussion - panel members and topic will be announced soon

16:00 - Close

Venue:

The event will be held in the award-winning Cheng Yu Tung Building, a contemporary addition completed in 2022 at Jesus College. This venue blends cutting-edge design with the rich heritage of one of Oxford’s historic colleges. Founded in 1571, Jesus College offers a unique setting where centuries of tradition meet modern innovation in the very heart of the city. Throughout the day, attendees will enjoy access to the College’s beautiful and historic grounds, including the Chapel, the Principal’s Lodgings (still used for their original purpose), the Fellows’ Library, and the tranquil quadrangles. Lunch will be served in the 17th-century Dining Hall, offering a rare opportunity to experience the traditional formal setting of an Oxford college.

Please note that there is no parking available on site, but the venue is easily accessible by public transport, with five convenient Park and Ride locations situated around the Oxford ring road.

Registration:

The cost is £50 per attendee, to cover the cost of lunch and refreshments, but other event/speaker costs are being covered by the hosts as part of industry engagement work.

As places are limited, we are asking innovators to complete an Expression of Interest form (opens in new window) so that we can prioritise those most likely to benefit from the available expertise.

We will then confirm your place and send practical details of the day, including payment information.

Who we are :

The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Community Healthcare, based at the University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, supports industry in evidence generation across the development pipeline. We have a dedicated Respiratory Theme , co-led by Professor Naj Rahman and Dr Helen Ashdown.

We bring together NHS clinicians caring for patients with respiratory disease from community to specialist tertiary care, and leading clinical and academic experts in NIHR infrastructure, evidence generation, and across research methodologies, including diagnosis, qualitative, regulatory and health economic evaluations.

We are aligned with other NIHR infrastructures, including the other NIHR HealthTech Research Centres, the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, and the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Oxford and Thames Valley. We also work closely with Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley, Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, TheHill Innovation Catalyst and a number of teams within the Oxford University Hospitals and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trusts. 

The Respiratory Innovators Network is a body of industries interested in developing new innovations in the UK respiratory space, regardless of their size or stage of development. The Network is co-ordinated by representatives from The Centre for Applied Respiratory Research, Innovation & Impact (CARRii), the Association of British Health Industries (ABHI) and Asthma & Lung UK (A+LUK)