Roadmap development

To ensure a comprehensive and objective process, the University commissioned the Institute of Manufacturing Education and Consultancy Services Limited (IfM ECS) to deliver a series of road-mapping workshops using the S-Plan framework, developed by the IfM over a period of several years.

The framework has been configured to help universities and research organisations align their research activities with industry needs, supporting decision-making and action.

Key stakeholders from across the University and wider community were asked to identify and examine the biggest challenges for the future of the Cambridge cluster in health tech and uncover the key factors necessary for increased and sustainable interdisciplinary bridges between physically unconnected hubs.

Three workshops were held as outlined below:

Workshop

Landscape – Share perspectives and ideas

To review pre-submitted content from participants on challenges, solutions and enablers
To identify and fill in any gaps

Workshop

Identification of challenges and selection of solutions for detailed exploration

To identify the most important challenges
To prioritise and select solutions for a detailed exploration
To set up the working groups that will be exploring each solution in the third session

Workshop

Explore selected solutions

To explore selected solutions for Connect: Health Tech
To scope each priority solution
To map the enablers and required resources