The NIHR Oxford BRC hosted the first National Institute for Health Research Social Enterprise Workshop on Friday 17 May to discuss the value of social enterprises to the NIHR and potential future opportunities in this field.
Delegates from Oxford University Innovation, Oxford Health BRC, Said Business School, Nottingham University, University of Cambridge Business School, the Academic Health Science Network from both Oxford and the West of England, and legal experts in technology transfer attended the workshop.
Social enterprises are companies with a mission to focus on enacting positive societal or environmental change and are an increasingly important part of the mission of the academic health network ecosystem.