The Mindset-XR Innovator Support Programme

The Mindset Programme

Innovate UK’s £20 million Mindset programme is helping to catalyse the growth of immersive digital mental health solutions in the UK. By funding projects that develop therapeutic interventions, Mindset is establishing a supportive ecosystem to facilitate the market entry of these innovations.

Through fostering collaboration between the immersive technology sector and mental health providers, Mindset aims to accelerate treatment by leveraging immersive digital therapies to offer faster and more accessible support for individuals with mental health concerns.

Lord Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation said: “These projects are shining examples of how innovation can transform people’s quality of life, by helping those with severe mental health conditions take on everyday tasks that can otherwise feel impossible.”

The Innovate UK’s Mindset-XR Innovation Support Programme

As part of the overall Mindset Programme, the HIN South London is working with Innovate UK to help Mindset projects develop their innovation toward market readiness.  

Together, we aim to facilitate the broader adoption of immersive digital mental health therapeutics alongside traditional approaches to care. 

The Mindset-XR Innovator Support Programme assists both large-scale industrial research and smaller feasibility projects by: 

• Creating a networking and information sharing platform for potential collaborators.
• Providing advice and expert support to existing and future competition applicants.
• Delivering a programme of outreach and engagement activities to cover the whole of the UK, including the devolved administrations.
• Facilitating knowledge exchange and providing tailored support for Mindset projects.
• Delivering a learning package on a range of topics that address key challenges and barriers to innovation development and adoption.
• Creating the conditions for change through industry-wide and health system-wide roundtables.

We are currently providing support to innovators, from Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3 of the programme, assisting them through feasibility testing and the journey toward commercialisation. 

You can find out more about the Mindset-XR Innovator Support Programme and access all our related resources on our dedicated webpage.