Leeds health and care infrastructure is uniquely straight forward for such a large city and all partners share a strong vision and commitment to transform health and care. That means Leeds has the ideal environment for outstanding innovation through collaboration.
Leeds’ three
major universities are renowned for their world-class research in health and
wellbeing impacting local communities and the city’s specialist clinical
research facilities are international centres of excellence. In addition to the
city’s outstanding £40m NIHR infrastructure, Leeds also hosts the NIHR
Yorkshire and Humber Regional Research Delivery Network and the National
Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre.
At the forefront of healthcare innovation, including strengths in healthtech, digital, data and artificial intelligence, Leeds health innovation industry sector and supporting infrastructure is market-leading. Here, the health, technology and innovation sector is thriving. Investment in digital start-ups and scale-ups alone increased by 88 per cent in 2022*.
*Dealroom, for the UK Digital Economy Council. Start-ups/scale-ups including in health.
Has been ranked best UK city for quality of life, with superb transport links, a burgeoning economy, a strong talent pool and exciting new infrastructure, Leeds is a first choice destination for businesses – from individual entrepreneurs to large corporates.
As a market leader, Leeds is home to more than 3,000 digital and data companies.
It hosts the UK’s largest digital festival and its region has 22% of all UK digital health jobs.
West Yorkshire is a unique, high potential healthtech innovation ecosystem with strengths across medtech, digital and data – and connectivity across and between these strengths. It is leading the way with the translation of research into commercialisation.
Leeds has an outstanding track record for inward investment and economic growth. It’s been ranked best UK city for quality of life, has superb transport links and a strong and diverse talent pool. So it’s easy to see why Leeds is increasingly a first choice destination for businesses – from individual entrepreneurs to large corporates.
single health care system, regional HQ.