Navenio secures grant funding from the NHS AI Lab to expand its hospital workforce AI platform.
The company received support in the latest round of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award.
Navenio provides indoor location technology and task allocation software that streamlines patient care logistics and workforce efficiency in healthcare environments. The Oxford University spinout develops solutions using smartphone sensors to deliver real-time operational insights.
Navenio has secured grant funding through the second round of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award to expand its hospital workforce platform across the NHS. The company was selected alongside 37 other organisations from the £140m fund distributed over four years by the NHS AI Lab. The capital will be used to deploy the technology across multiple hospital sites, beginning with logistics teams and later expanding to clinical support roles to improve patient movement and care efficiency.
From the founder
"The Navenio team is both honoured and delighted to receive the AI in Health and Care Award. The funding will help us accelerate being able to support more teams and patients across the NHS, as we look to build on the positive impact that our technology has provided, particularly during the pandemic. Artificial intelligence is one of many technologies making a real world impact in the healthcare sector, and Navenio is proud to help spearhead digital transformation alongside the other award recipients"
Tim Weil
CEO and Co-Founder at Navenio
Investor perspective
"With this latest round of AI Award winners, we now have an incredible breadth of expertise across a wide range of clinical and operational areas. Through this award, Navenio will be at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence in new ways to transform health and care."
Indra Joshi
Director of AI, NHSX
Use of funds
- 01Continue product development
- 02Scale operations
