We have won multiple awards for this concept:
1. Patient Safety-Up Award 2016 (Fareham & Gosport CCG)
2. UK Anticoagulation Achievement Award for Best Work for the Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Thrombosis 2017 (collecting this award at Westminster above)
3. Ingenuity Impact Awards 2021
We participated in the Ingenuity Impact Programme 2021 (University of Nottingham) and our business plan and pitch landed us a place in the national finals, where we won 3 awards:
1. South Coast Champion first place prize
2. Joint prize for the Health Challenge National Champion
3. Regional Legal Prize from Shakespeare Martineau.
For more information on our awards and company, go to: https://ingenuityimpact.org/velma/
We were accepted and supported by:
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme 2021-2022
See: https://nhscep.com/2022/06/23/our-entrepreneurs-simon-toh/
and the Wessex AHSN Health Innovation Programme 2023.
We have received mentorship from Meta for our App development, and for business development with Lars Hagelmann from Big Issue, and have legal advice from Shakespeare Martineau.
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Recent News:
Velma participated in the Future Worlds Cohort 24 Bootcamp, and co-founders Miles & Christopher spent two days in the University of Southampton Dec 1-2 2023 testing and growing VELMA alongside other start-up companies.
https://futureworlds.com/cohort-2024/
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Upcoming News:
Please visit our stand at the PETRAS Summit: We are Connected - Are we Protected? 21st February 2024, County Hall, London SE1 7PB. A summit that explores ideas of prioritising the human experience, privacy and security in a digitally connected world.
Professor Toh has been invited to give the keynote speech on 'Citizens Rights and Cybersecurity of Wearable Technology'.
https://petras-iot.org/update/we-are-connected-are-we-protected/