NHS Innovations South East

NHS Innovations South East (NISE) was a regional innovation hub established to support the National Health Service (NHS) in the South East of England by identifying and commercializing intellectual property. The organization provided technology transfer services to NHS Trusts, helping healthcare professionals develop and protect new medical devices, diagnostics, and software solutions. NISE offered expertise in patenting, market analysis, and licensing, acting as a vital link between clinical innovators and the commercial healthcare industry. Its primary goal was to ensure that frontline innovations reached the market to improve patient care and generate reinvestment for the NHS. The company was eventually dissolved as the UK transitioned to the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) model for healthcare innovation.