Four companies offering 5G-enabled healthcare solutions have been selected to receive tailored support from CPI as part of its 5G Innovation Programme.
CPI is focused on accelerating digital technologies and unlocking the potential of high-bandwidth connectivity, such as 5G and other advanced wireless infrastructure – such as LoRaWAN – to address critical challenges in health and social care delivery.
FloKi, Aire Innovate, Walk With Path, and Dynamic Metrics Limited – have been selected to receive tailored support from CPI, including access to test-bed facilities at NETPark in Sedgefield, technical and regulatory expertise, and up to £50,000 in business support to help accelerate their route to deployment.
Two of the four selected innovations will be trialled in real-world healthcare environments, such as hospitals or care homes, n the north east of England, providing a platform to demonstrate impact and scalability to key NHS and social care stakeholders.
Steven Bagshaw, strategic engagement lead at CPI, said: “Our ambition with this programme is to demonstrate how high-bandwidth connectivity like 5G can unlock real improvements in patient flow, hospital discharge, and care coordination.
“By supporting HealthTech innovators to validate their technologies in real-world settings, we’re helping to drive forward a more connected and efficient healthcare system.”
The programme is funded by the North East Combined Authority (NECA), as part of a wider £2.3m investment in 5G-enabled innovation across the region.
This complements an additional £5.6m investment received from the government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology through the 5G Innovation Regions Programme.
Phil Witcherley, director of economic growth and regeneration at NECA, said: “This programme shows how the North East is leading the way in 5G and healthcare technology – supporting regional innovation and economic growth and improving outcomes for patients and care providers alike.”
Partcipants were chosen after a competitive selection process, in which businesses specialising in 5G technologies were invited to submit ideas for improving patient flow and discharge services through CPI’s 5G innovation acceleration programme.
The £1m project was aimed at exploring how 5G technologies can improve and speed up the delivery of healthcare services in the north east of England.
Nine shortlisted companies with the most promising innovations presented their ideas at a showcase event on 28 April 2025 to demonstrate how their technologies could address priority areas including patient communication, asset tracking, patient flow modelling, remote monitoring, and secure data-sharing.
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