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haPPIE: SHE Cares project aims to enhance mental health support for Black and Ethnically
Minoritized (BEM) women during the perinatal period (from pregnancy to one year postpartum). We seek to address the causes of low engagement and treatment rates among BEM women, who are at higher risk for mental health challenges. Our goal is to validate a new way of joining up culturally sensitive digital tools with existing community-based services, creating resources that explain mental health support better so women can get the help they need faster and in a way that suits them.

Neotherix is an SME dedicated to developing solutions for problem wounds based on electrospun scaffolds. This project explores the feasibility of developing a novel device for recto-vaginal fistula treatment. Building on work conducted in fistula-in-ano, in collaboration with University of Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, and SME Keighleycolo Ltd, the postulated device integrates a drainage seton with a bioresorbable scaffold to promote more effective drainage and repair. It aims to reduce the need for multiple surgeries and hospital admissions, improving patient outcomes with a less invasive approach.

Nettle, is a Class-IIa, CE-marked, drug-free, hormone-free, Bluetooth-controlled wearable transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) device developed by women at Samphire Neuroscience, and is tailored to women’s needs. Nettle provides non-invasive stimulation to both the motor cortex (to alleviate physical pain) and the prefrontal cortex (to improve symptoms of mood disorders). Use of Nettle during the final two weeks of the menstrual cycle has been shown to relieve pain and low mood associated with dysmenorrhea (painful menstrual cramps), premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).