Startup Lab x Specialist Briefings: Evaluating AI Innovations

Our October Startup Lab, delivered in partnership with UCLPartners, will explore one of the most important challenges facing health tech innovators today: how to generate the evidence needed to evaluate, adopt and scale AI innovations in the NHS. As AI technologies continue to emerge across healthcare, innovators, commissioners and healthcare organisations are increasingly being asked not only whether a solution works, but how its impact can be demonstrated in different real-world settings. Understanding whether an innovation addresses a genuine NHS need, improves outcomes, delivers value, and performs equitably across different populations is critical to building a compelling evidence base. This panel discussion will bring together perspectives from across the innovation ecosystem, including health tech innovators, NHS leaders and evaluation experts. Together, they will explore what good AI evaluation looks like in practice, the challenges of generating meaningful evidence in NHS settings, and how organisations can ensure innovations demonstrate real value for patients, clinicians and the wider healthcare system. The discussion will cover topics including: -Where evaluation should begin when developing or adopting an AI solution -What evidence matters beyond technical performance and accuracy -How to demonstrate real-world impact, value and outcomes -Challenges of generating evidence in NHS settings -How expectations around AI evaluation and evidence are likely to evolve in the coming years Whether you are a founder, clinician, commissioner or healthcare innovator, this session will provide practical insights into navigating the increasingly important landscape of AI evaluation in healthcare. Event schedule: 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Arrival & drinks reception6:00 PM – 7:15 PM: Panel discussion & Q&A7:15 PM – 8:00 PM: Networking, drinks and light bites Register to attend with the link. The event will be live broadcast. Link to follow.