Mindset-XR Innovation Support Programme

Welcome to the Innovate UK Mindset-XR Innovation Support Programme, delivered by the Health Innovation Network South London.

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. 

The power of collaboration

The Innovate UK Mindset-XR Innovator Support Programme draws on the expertise of several organisations in mental health across the UK. 

This collaboration enables UK-wide reach and combines complementary expertise in digital therapeutics, service user engagement, clinical research design, and regulation.  

These diverse skills are essential in tackling the challenges associated with integrating immersive technology into the healthcare system and society. 

We hold regular webinars to help anyone wishing to acquire new skills and network with professionals working in this space, and our next webinar on The Art of Procurement: Net Zero, Social Value and the NHS System is taking place on Wednesday 3 December 2025 from 12:00 pm - 13:00 pm. You can find out more and book your free ticket here.

To connect with like-minded professionals and share learnings, join the XR for Mental Health closed LinkedIn group. 

Meet the team

From across the Health Innovation Network South London we have assembled a talented team to drive the Mindset-XR Innovator Support Programme. 

Click here to learn more about the team.

Meet our delivery partners

We have assembled a talented group of delivery partners to drive the Mindset-XR Innovator Support Programme.

Click here to learn more about our delivery partners.

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