chief executive at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

“The completion of Sheffield Children's newest building, The Spark, is an important milestone for children and young people everywhere.”

University of Cambridge Associate Professor of Paediatrics

“The Sprint is a rare opportunity for innovators to sit in one room with the full range of expertise they need – families, clinicians, engineers, regulators and industry and get honest, rapid feedback. That matters enormously in children's health, where the bar for paediatric innovators is set so high.”

Head of Operations at the NIHR HRC in Paediatrics and Child Health

“This year's Paediatric HealthTech Sprint was a fantastic example of what can be achieved when clinicians, researchers and industry experts come together. It was inspiring to see innovators make such tangible progress in just one day, transforming early-stage concepts into viable solutions that move them further along the development pathway.”

Head of Innovation at Health Tech Enterprise

“The innovations presented at this event demonstrated strong potential to address unmet needs in paediatric healthcare, showcasing both the quality of innovation within the sector and the commitment of innovators to improving outcomes for children and families.”

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

“Our study suggests that having higher concentrations of personal care products-associated chemicals, known as phthalates, in the body might contribute to elevated blood pressure in pregnancy.”

Committee member, Bladder and Bowel Forum; Children's Specialist Nurse, Bladder and Bowel UK

“Paediatric nursing is an evidence-based profession. It requires integration of clinical judgement, technical and communication skills, to build therapeutic relationships to provide care, improve health outcomes and advocate for the needs of the children, teenagers, families and communities who need us.”

Service lead for core optometry at Bristol Eye Hospital and member of the AOP's Hospital Optometrist Committee

“Modern medicine, which is a wonderful thing, means that we see a lot more children with a lot of additional needs: for example, premature children surviving from 23 weeks, which is really young, and they have significant eye problems. These children, who are treated for retinopathy of prematurity, have got significant refractive error, and a number will have visual impairments.”

Chief Executive of ALUT (The Israeli Society for Children and Adults with Autism)

“The emergency department is one of the most challenging environments for a child with autism and their parents. Parents possess irreplaceable knowledge. They understand how their child communicates, what calms them, how they express pain, and what may trigger sensory overload. Listening to parents is not simply a courtesy—it is essential to providing excellent medical care.”