Scotland Cross-Sector Hub Event 3: Data and Digital

Date: 23/09/2025 to 23/09/2025 Venue: COSLA, Verity House, Edinburgh

The Academy of Medical Sciences Scotland Cross-Sector Hub aims to encourage and enhance collaboration across disciplines and sectors to benefit health and life sciences research and innovation

This, our third event, will focus on research and innovation in Data and Digital Health, an area in which Scotland is internationally renowned.

Data and Digital Health research and innovation in Scotland benefits significantly from the wide array of multi-disciplinary knowledge, expertise and infrastructure provided by our NHS, Universities and industry working together proactively (Triple-Helix). This includes, life scientists, health professionals, engineers, regulators, policy makers, investors, patients and the public.

We welcome researchers and innovators from any of these, or related, disciplines, who have an interest in health to consider attending to help further enhance our continuing growth in these areas.

Individuals at any stage of their career are welcome, but those in the early-mid stages of their careers may find this event particularly useful.

For further information about the event contact enquiries@nrs.org.uk.

Programme

10:00 - 10:25	Registration and Refreshments
10:25 - 10:35	Welcome and Introduction Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientific Advisor (Health), Scottish Government; Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Glasgow
10:35 – 10:40	The Academy of Medical Science Jill Lockett, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Medical Sciences
10.40 – 10.55	Population-wide Data and its Relevance to Health Professor Cathie Sudlow, Director, Usher Institute and School of Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Director, Adolescent Health Study
10.55 – 11.10	Lived Experience in a Digital World: Embedding patient and public voices in health data governance Jillian Hastings Ward, Patient Advocate
11:10 – 11:30	Early Career Researcher Presentations
11:30 – 12:10	Oral Poster Presentations and Networking
12:10 – 12:40	Research Data Scotland and Scottish Safe Havens Network (SSHN) Professor Roger Halliday, Chief Executive Officer, Research Data Scotland Carole Morris, Head of Data and Modelling Services, Public Health Scotland Katie Wilde, HDRUK Co Director for Scotland; Interim Head of Applications at the University of Aberdeen Richard Walls, HIC Operational Director, University of Dundee
12:40 - 12.55	Working with industry to improve kidney care: Scottish AZ Collaboration Dr Samira Bell, Clinical Reader, University of Dundee; Consultant Nephrologist, NHS Tayside; Associate Director, BHF Data Science Centre Kidney Catalyst; Co-chair, UK Renal Health Data Network
12:55 – 13:30	Networking Lunch
13:30 – 13:45	Scottish Life Sciences Strategy 2025 — 2035 Mark Cook, Chair, Life Sciences Scotland ILG; Chair, Teachers Pension Scheme; Co-chair, CSO Industry Partnership Group; Trustee, Jane Moore Trust; Chair, Dumfries and Galloway Health Board
13:45 – 14:25	Interactive Discussion Session Professor David Lowe, Clinical Director, Innovation, University of Glasgow; Emergency Consultant; Clinical Director, Health Innovation, Scottish Government
14:25 – 14:30	Closing Remarks Ken Sutherland, Managing Director, Canon Medical Research Europe; Assistant to the Chief Technology Executive, Canon Medical Systems Japan
14:30	End and Networking

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