Partner

Circadacare 

Circadacare is a pioneering health technology company that combines circadian lighting with advanced AI monitoring to help people live independently for longer, and have a better quality of life in any stage of care. Founded in 2020 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, the company has developed Heleos - an innovative smart lighting system that automatically delivers natural circadian light while providing non-invasive health and wellbeing monitoring.

The company has received multiple awards and grants, including the Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award, and has partnered with leading institutions including Newcastle University to validate their technology's impact on health outcomes. Circadacare's solutions are designed for use in both care homes and private residences, helping to address the growing challenges of elderly care while reducing pressure on care infrastructure.

About Innovate UK

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is the UK’s innovation agency. It works to create a better future by inspiring, involvingx and investing in businesses developing life-changing innovations. Its mission is to help companies to grow through their development and commercialisation of new products, processes and services, supported by an outstanding innovation ecosystem that is agile, inclusive and easy to navigate.

About Innovate UK Women in Innovation

The Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards launched in 2016, to increase the number of women engaging with Innovate UK and investing in innovation to grow their own businesses.

Research conducted with women innovators revealed that access to funding and finance remains the most significant barrier to success, alongside challenges such as the lack of visible role models and difficulty accessing key networks. Over the past eight years, the Awards have worked to break down these barriers. They have championed women entrepreneurs, driven business growth, and created opportunities for more women and girls to be inspired into innovation.

They have had an incredible impact and kickstarted positive change across the innovation system. Through the Awards, Innovate UK has invested over £11 million in 200 pioneering women innovators and the programme has driven a >100% increase in the number of successful women-led applications across all Innovate UK funding competitions.

This pipeline of high-potential, women-led businesses will be ready to engage with the upcoming Invest in Women Taskforce. This industry-led, government-backed initiative is establishing a £250 million funding pool - one of the world’s largest investment resources for female-led and mixed-gender enterprises.