Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
one of the UK’s largest, is internationally renowned for research and innovation which drives advances in clinical science and health technologies.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)
Leeds is at the heart of West Yorkshire, a top UK healthtech region. WYCA works with public and private sector partners to boost business, attract new investment and develop the skills and infrastructure for continued economic growth.
NIHR HealthTech Research Centre
Part of the city’s £40 million National Institute for Health and Care research (NIHR) infrastructure, this centre of excellence focuses on clinical areas of high morbidity and unmet need for NHS patients.
Nexus
is a vibrant global community of innovators, entrepreneurs and high growth businesses.
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
generates high quality research with a focus on mental health, learning disabilities and neurodiversity.
Leeds Beckett University
specialises in applied research, with thematic strengths in obesity, active lifestyles, psychological wellbeing, dementia, community-based wellbeing and the reduction of health inequalities.
Health Innovation Leeds
brings together world-leading organisations and assets to showcase the city’s market-leading strengths in healthtech, digital, data and AI.
Chris Herbert
Chris will join a Northern Health Science Alliance panel to explain how the Trust’s unique, award-winning Innovation Pop Up is providing exclusive industry innovator access to the National Health Service (NHS).
This opportunity – unmatched in the North of England – enables healthtech companies, from startups to established firms, to work alongside our clinicians and innovation teams to develop their healthcare solutions.
Ian Hogan
Leeds is a digital and data powerhouse. Representing the city’s digital strengths, Ian will be part of an important discussion focused on standards in healthcare data exchange, which are allowing diverse systems to “speak” a common language in order to support integrated, patient-centred care.
Paul Jones
Paul will showcase the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s groundbreaking work using AI and associated technologies.
These approaches are enabling Leeds to support gold standards in breast screening, visualise anatomy, spot hidden heart conditions, support innovation in radiology and more