The healthcare technologies sector in Yorkshire & Humber offers your business access to one of the UK’s and Europe’s most important regions for research and development in healthcare
With one of the fastest growing healthcare technology sectors in the UK, the Yorkshire and Humber region offers your company unrivalled access to clinical trials, research collaboration and new product development.
The region is already home to over 10,000 industry specialists and 360 healthcare technology businesses, including world-leaders such as Smith & Nephew and Swann-Morton. It also boasts three medical schools, four teaching hospitals, Europe’s largest cancer treatment facility and several internationally renowned research organisations.
Yorkshire and Humber contains the largest concentration of orthopaedic and medical device companies in the UK, and the leading centre nationally in the field of medical diagnostics.
With an increased global focus on diagnostics, and a growing worldwide medical device market currently worth £175 billion, the region provides the ideal base for your business to access this booming market
To help your business achieve its full potential within the healthcare industry, Yorkshire and Humber offers:
- Pioneering healthcare R&D from multidisciplinary teams focused on business growth
- Unique licensing and distribution opportunities
- Exceptional access to clinical trials
- The largest teaching hospital in Europe with an annual budget of £540m
- Easy access to the rapidly expanding UK and European markets
- One of the largest concentrations of universities in Europe, with particular expertise in science and medicine
- Over 16,500 engineering and science graduates
- An excellent science and technology-based incubation infrastructure
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Let the facts speak for themselves as to why Yorkshire & Humber is at the forefront of the latest advances in healthcare.
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