// Coming Soon
Upcoming Events
RehabTech Connect will return in early 2027 to once again bring together the rehabtech innovation community for intensive networking to share rehabtech ideas and spark new collaborations.
Past Events
// 29 September to 2 October 2026
ICNR 2026
The 7th International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR) took place in Seoul, South Korea. The EMERGE team joined forces with colleagues from the RehabHRC and the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to deliver a workshop on evidence-driven pathways from innovation through to adoption, as part of the conference’s Clinical Translation and Industry Track.
// 16 September 2026
RehabTech Together 2026
RehabTech Together 2026 blended conference with public celebration, exploring how new technologies can improve rehabilitation.
Jointly organised by the NIHR RehabHRC and EMERGE, RehabTech Together brought together 170 researchers, clinicians, industry innovators and public contributors to showcase innovative projects and new technologies for rehabilitation.
// 16 September 2026
EMERGE RehabTech
Early Career Researcher Forum
EMERGE RehabTech aims to build capacity in the East Midlands by retaining talented innovators in the region and supporting them as they launch their careers.
Led by our EMERGE Early Career Researchers, this workshop at the Nottingham Contemporary provided a platform to share rehabtech research, explore opportunities to generate impact, and network with future innovators in the region.
// 10 July 2026
Science & Technology in Action
Summer Showcase
The EMERGE team demonstrated rehabtech at a hands-on discovery event designed for families, school groups, and community visitors at NTU’s Clifton Campus.
// 28 April 2026
EMERGE RehabTech
Annual All Hands Meeting
This event brought together the EMERGE RehabTech consortium to reflect on progress, shape future activities, and consider the evolving rehabtech landscape in the East Midlands and nationally.
// 19 March 2026
EMERGE RehabTech
Project Kickoff
Launching our first cohort of projects and exploring responsible innovation challenges, and opportunities for patient and public involvement and engagement.
// 28 January 2026
RehabTech Connect 2026
Co-hosted with the NIHR RehabHRC, this event attracted over 80 attendees from academia, industry, charities and healthcare with an interest in rehabtech for intensive networking and an opportunity to showcase rehabtech ideas.
// 29-30 September 2025
BSPRM Annual Conference
Working with the NIHR RehabHRC, EMERGE RehabTech supported a workshop exploring the route from innovation to impact and pathways to translate rehabtech into practice.
// 17 September 2025
Medilink Midlands Innovation Day
Promoting engagement between the Medilink Midlands innovation community and EMERGE RehabTech, the NIHR RehabHRC, and the National Rehabilitation Centre.
Image courtesy of Medilink Midlands and A S Studios Ltd.
// 5 September 2025
EMERGE RehabTech
Partnership Matchmaking
Workshop
Virtual matchmaking session to connect researchers with new partners from industry, healthcare and innovation support to strengthen proposals for Round 1 of the Impact Acceleration Fund.
// 11 July 2025