Are you a small business that would like to understand how commissioning works in the Liverpool City Region for the health and social care sector?
This workshop will focus on understanding the complexity of the NHS and how you as an SME can navigate your way through the commissioning landscape.
In addition there will be an opportunity to take part in a Q&A session with our speakers and networking.
Speakers include:
- Jenny Dodd, Associate Director of Transformation – Cheshire and Merseyside, Innovation Agency
- Adrian Quinn, Assistant Programme Manager – Digital, Innovation Agency
- Andy Cairns, Programme Manager (Commercial), Innovation Agency
- Mike Kenny, Associate Commercial Director, Innovation Agency

This event is part of a series of workshops run by the Innovation Agency, as a part of the Health Innovation Exchange, to support SMEs in the Liverpool City Region.
The Health Innovation Exchange, a three-year collaborative business support programme, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), supports businesses in the Liverpool City Region to accelerate innovation and co-develop new or existing services, products or processes for the health and care sectors through collaboration with the NHS, academia and industry.
Events >
Bionow Empowering Women in BioTech 2026 Find out more
Hear from inspirational women in the sector!
MatNeo Safety Improvement Programme - Optimisation Collaborative Event Find out more
An interactive study day as part of our optimisation of the preterm infant week
Health Innovation North 2026 Find out more
The third Health Innovation North Conference, where we will explore cutting-edge solutions that drive improvements in population health and foster economic growth.
Bionow BioIgnite 2026 Conference Find out more
Sparking growth through collaboration
Medilink Investment Pitching Competition 2026 Find out more
Medilink is delighted to invite you to enter its Investment Pitching Competition
Bionow BioCap 2026 Find out more
Connecting Investors and Innovators in Life Sciences
Red Rose Research and Innovation Conference Find out more
Join colleagues from across the NHS and academia in Lancashire and South Cumbria for an engaging day discussing hot topics in clinical and applied research and forge new partnerships and collaborations.
CVKM Innovation Review Panel (IRP) Event Find out more
Join the four Northern Health Innovation Networks for the first in a series of Innovation Review Panels (IRPs), spotlighting real-world innovations that are already making a difference in healthcare
Collaborative Masterclass: Developing Tomorrow's Leaders Find out more
How effective leadership succession ensures we have leaders that can meet future challenges
North West Cancer Research Gala Dinner & Awards 2026 Find out more