The ELAROS team came together for our annual Winter Planning Day, an important moment for reflection, collaboration, and shaping our strategy for 2026 and beyond.

The morning opened with a presentation from Blesson Ezra who shared progress from our South Yorkshire Innovation Programme wearables project and outlined next-stage plans for large-scale validation. Scarlett Shaw and Michalina Gers then showcased how AI could improve clinical insight generation, automate task management, and help users track symptom patterns, predict relapses, and receive personalised support.

The afternoon moved into strategic planning led by Professor Paul O’ Brien who outlined the external healthcare landscape, shifts towards home-based care, digital transformation, prevention-focused pathways, NHS economic pressures, and what this means for ELAROS in 2026. We were then joined by Simon Monaghan (Innovate UK Business Growth), who facilitated a forward-looking session to map ELAROS’s development over the next five years, including opportunities in new condition areas, new venture structures, and international funding routes.

It was a valuable and energising day, a reminder of how much we achieved in 2025 and how much opportunity lies ahead. Thank you to our team, partners, and invited contributors for shaping such an engaging and ambitious agenda!

Here’s to a successful 2026 for ELAROS, our collaborators, and the patients and services we support.

On Wednesday, 5th February, ELAROS hosted a webinar on Digitally Supporting ME/CFS and Long COVID Services, bringing together key experts at a crucial time for the ME/CFS and Long COVID communities.

The event featured a presentation from Sarah Tyson (University of Manchester/ME Association) and Russell Fleming (ME Association), who provided an update on the development of a new clinical assessment toolkit for ME/CFS, created in collaboration with people with ME/CFS and clinicians working in NHS ME/CFS specialist services.

Román Rocha Lawrence from ELAROS led the session, presenting our proposal to support NHS ME/CFS services in partnership with The ME Association. This collaboration aims to offer early exclusive access to The MEA’s clinical toolkit through ELAROS’ digital platform, which has already supported tens of thousands of patients across 65 health organisations worldwide, as well as national research studies and service evaluations for NHS England and NHS Scotland.

We were also joined by Anna Gregorowski, Chair of BACME (British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS), a multidisciplinary organisation dedicated to advancing ME/CFS clinical care in the UK. ELAROS is working closely with BACME to signpost its resources, ensuring they are more widely accessible to clinicians and patients through our digital channels.

This webinar followed our highly successful Building a Long COVID Service Legacy series, which has helped clinical practitioners and commissioners explore innovative case studies and digital tools to enhance condition-specific and integrated long-term condition (LTC) services.

The session was particularly valuable for clinicians, researchers, and commissioners working in ME/CFS services, as well as those in Long COVID care looking to expand their service offering to include ME/CFS support.

For access to the recording of the webinar, along with the slides, please get in contact with us at:
C19-YRS@elaros.com

We look forward to continuing these important conversations and driving innovation in digital health solutions for ME/CFS and Long COVID services.

In January, a team of nine ELAROS colleagues travelled to Italy for a four-day programme to meet with one of our longest-standing partners, Umbria Bioengineering Technologies—a leading Italian university spin-out with whom we have collaborated for over seven years.

Our partnership has been instrumental in delivering two ongoing EU Horizon 2020 projects, as well as the recently launched Innovate UK Exchange Programme. This latest visit, made possible through the guidance of our fantastic advisor, Simon Monaghan (Senior Innovation and Growth Specialist) and Innovate UK’s Business Growth Global Explorers programme, provided a valuable opportunity to further develop our commercial collaboration.

ELAROS and UBT worked together on consolidating commercial roadmaps for two innovative screening products—BrainWave and LungWave—which ELAROS will provide connectivity for. Discussions also focused on the €7 million MammoWave project, an ongoing collaboration with partners across Europe.

This visit reaffirmed the strength of our relationship with Umbria Bioengineering Technologies, and together, we have established a framework for a partnership that is set to thrive for at least the next 10 years.

A special thank you to Innovate UK’s Business Growth Global Explorers programme, which continues to be an invaluable resource for UK high-tech companies looking to expand their international collaborations.

We look forward to the future of this partnership and the exciting innovations ahead!

In early December, ELAROS held its Annual Winter Planning Day, bringing together our dedicated team alongside PhD researchers Bárbara Silva-Passadouro (University of Leeds) and Owain Medford (University of Huddersfield), as well as our Neu-Restore Scientific Director, Thomas Richards.

The day began with a strategic session focused on ELAROS’ growth plans for 2025, where we set clear objectives to enhance innovation, expand our impact, and strengthen collaborations in digital health.

The afternoon featured inspiring keynote presentations from our esteemed guest speakers who shared insights into cutting-edge research and industry advancements:

• Adam Lockhart introduced an innovative, non-invasive early screening method for Parkinson’s.
• Dr Ellen Buckley (University of Sheffield) presented her research on using wearable sensors to assess mobility performance in real-world settings.
• Jeremy Gee (Airedale NHS Foundation Trust) showcased the outcomes of various pilot studies utilising the C19-YRS platform.
• Simon Monaghan (Senior Innovation and Growth Specialist, Innovate UK Business Growth) provided an overview of the UK Government’s funding landscape and opportunities for innovation.

The event also provided a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with ELAROS’ first two team members—Dr Angel Jimenez-Aranda (now Associate Professor at the University of Salford) and Dr Claire Horton (Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber)—alongside our software developers James McMunn and Lakshitha Kumaranayake.

This year’s Winter Planning Day was a valuable opportunity to celebrate our achievements in 2024, strengthen partnerships, and set the foundation for a successful and impactful 2025.

Here’s to a successful 2025 for ELAROS and our partners!

On the 6th of November ELAROS hosted their second webinar in the ‘Building a  Long Covid Service Legacy’ series to aid NHS services to support patients in primary, community, and care at-home across a range of long-term conditions.

This webinar is our 5th international webinar focused on supporting clinics, researchers, and most importantly, patients, with Long Covid and follows a recent episode back in June which focuses on sharing case studies from Long Covid services to inspire ideas on how to adapt the current NHS Long Covid offer to support a wider patient community.

We were joined by three excellent speakers:

Our first speaker was Lorraine Perry, Practitioner and Service Lead of the ME/CFS and Post Covid Assessment Services at the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Lorraine presented the plans at Somerset to deliver an integrated service for ME/CFS and Long Covid, and how the proposed integrated clinical pathway would play out.

A second presentation was given by Jeremy Gee, from Airedale and Bradford NHS Trust. Jeremy shared some case studies which showcased how Airedale is adapting its Long Covid model approach to serve the wider community of people with long term conditions. Jeremy spoke specifically about the success of their self referral process, supported by ELAROS, and how it has led to improvements in referral rates in more deprived areas as well as addressing disparity in referral rates based on gender and ethnicity. 

Finally, Román Rocha Lawrence, Director of Research and Development at ELAROS, announced an invitation to English NHS Trusts to join a national service evaluation with The University of Leeds and the Clinical Post Covid Society and the launch of a standalone version of our C19-YRS app for the public.

Colleagues can contact us at c19-yrs@elaros.com to request access to the recording and slides from this webinar.

You can learn more about the speakers from the event below or on the teams page:

Lorraine Perry, Practitioner/Service Lead ME/CFS & Post Covid19 Assessment Services, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Jeremy Gee, Long Covid Clinical Pathway Co-ordinator and Community Advanced Practitioner, Airedale and Bradford NHS Foundation Trusts

Román Rocha Lawrence, Director of Research and Development at ELAROS 24/7, Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Leeds

On the 26th of June ELAROS hosted a webinar to showcase how NHS MDT services are evolving to build a legacy from Long Covid to support patients in primary, community, and care at-home across a range of conditions.

During this webinar, Jeremy Gee from Airedale and Bradford NHS Trusts was invited to share insights into how their Long Covid Rehabilitation service is evolving to support: i) self-referrals, ii) a persistent symptoms service, and iii) vocational rehabilitation in stroke. This digital-first service is currently conducting pilots in these three areas to adapt the learnings from their Long Covid Service first launched in 2020 to support a wider patient group.

A second presentation was given by Professor Manoj Sivan, President of the British Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) and the newly established Post COVID Society in collaboration with NHS England to share his aims for the new professional clinical society for Long Covid and post-viral conditions.

The webinar was chaired by representatives from ELAROS 24/7 Ltd and University of Leeds; developers of the digital C19-YRS clinical research platform recommended by NHS England, NHS Scotland, and adopted internationally; to share case studies from other NHS Long Covid services and organisations who are adapting their approach to support patients with other chronic conditions and harder-to-reach groups in the community.

This webinar was aimed at healthcare professionals supporting patients with Long Covid and other chronic conditions such as chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and PoTS, as well as professionals working in Public Health, General Practice, Rehabilitation Medicine and associated research.

You can learn more about the speakers from the event below or on the teams page: 

Professor Manoj Sivan, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Leeds & Leeds NHS Trusts, President of the British Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) and Post Covid Society.

Jeremy Gee, Long Covid Clinical Pathway Co-ordinator and Community Advanced Practitioner, Airedale and Bradford NHS Foundation Trusts

Román Rocha Lawrence, Director of Research and Development at ELAROS 24/7 Ltd, Honorary Research Fellow at University of Leeds.