The Alder Hey Innovation conference, will bring together healthcare leaders, innovators, industry partners and investors for two days focussed on paediatric innovation and its real world impact.
The event on 19-20 March, will mark a decade of Innovation at Alder Hey, and will offer a unique opportunity for companies working in health, technology and life sciences to connect directly with one of the UK’s leading children’s hospitals and its innovation ecosystem.
Register your intrest hereWhy Should I Attend?
This conference is designed for companies, organisations and SME’s seeking meaningful collaboration, clinical insight and routes to deployment within paediatric healthcare.
Across the two days, attendees will gain:
- Insight into how innovation is developed, tested and adopted within a specialist NHS children’s hospital
- Direct exposure to early-stage and scaling paediatric health technologies
- Opportunities to engage with clinicians, researchers, innovation leaders and delivery partners
- A clearer understanding of the Paediatric Open Innovation Zone (POIZ) and how organisations can work with Alder Hey innovation
Whether you are exploring partnerships, looking to validate a solution, or seeking to understand the paediatric healthcare landscape, this event is designed to support informed decision-making and long-term collaboration.
Who Can Attend?
The event is aimed at corporate, commercials and our innovation partners, including:
- Health and life science companies
- Digital health, medtech and AI organisations
- Start-ups and SMEs developing paediatric solutions
- Innovation, R&D and corporate development leaders
- Investors, funding bodies and regional growth organisations
Attendees can choose to attend one or both days, depending on their interest.
What Should I Expect?
Day one focuses on insight, offering behind the scenes access to Alder Hey innovation and the wider hospital campus.
Day two brings the community together for a programme featuring innovation showcases, discussions on delivery and scale as well as the opportunity for networking and engagement.
Throughout the event, there will be a strong emphasis on:
- Practical collaboration
- Translating innovation into clinical and commercial outcomes
- Supporting the next generation of paediatric innovation, including school led initiatives
- Strengthening regional, national and international partnerships
Why Alder Hey innovation?
Alder Hey Innovation is one of the UK’s largest hospital-led innovation hubs, supporting the development and adoption of new technologies and approaches to improve children and young peoples health and wellbeing. Through initiatives such as POIZ, the team works with different companies, who are all at different stages of maturity to explore, test and scale solutions in a real clinical environment.
This conference reflects that mission: opening doors to industry and creating a space for collaboration, learning and future partnerships.
Join us in Liverpool this March
Places for the Alder Hey innovation Conference 2026 are very limited. Early registration is recommended.
Register your intrest hereWant to sponsor the event? To discuss sponsorship or any other questions you have, please reach out to: [email protected]