Design in Action Chiasma 1: Wellbeing. February 26-28th 2013, Citizen M Glasgow
Diabetes affects over 3.8 million people in the UK whilst a further 1 million are estimated to remain undiagnosed. 9% of all NHS expenditure - approx. £13.75 million - is spent on people living with diabetes and this is only set to rise if care levels aren't improved in both medical centres and at home.
We're looking for SMEs, academics, designers and users who can offer their time, thoughts and personality to a 3-day 'Chiasma' event being held in Glasgow's Citizen M from 26-28th February 2013. The purpose of the Chiasma is to work together to create truly innovative ideas to assist those living with diabetes to self-manage their care. This could work towards improving their overall wellbeing whilst also reducing the burden on health professionals and the NHS as a whole.
This is an exciting opportunity which will allow you to build your network, experience design as an innovation process and pitch in teams for funding of up to £20,000 to bring your idea to market.
For further information - or to submit an application - please visit our website http://designinaction.com/ or email enquiries@designinaction.com.
Message from Louise Jack, Administrator of Design in Action
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