The Yorkshire & Humber Secure Data Environment (Y&H SDE) provides secure access to health and care data, enabling approved researchers to analyse information safely and responsibly to drive innovation, improve services, and advance patient outcomes.
By bringing together regional expertise and robust governance, the Y&H SDE supports high-quality research and innovation while safeguarding privacy and maintaining public trust.

Health Innovation Leeds represents the city’s internationally renowned ecosystem. Discover the new £2m Health Innovation Leeds Incubator – powered by Nexus at the University of Leeds, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds City Council – supporting innovators and business at all stages via bespoke 1:1 support and a dynamic programme of workshops.

In-Path helps established SMEs and high-growth health tech businesses accelerate innovation and growth. Delivered by Leeds Beckett University with the Universities of Bradford, Huddersfield and Leeds, the programme connects businesses with academic expertise, research and facilities to develop new products, solve challenges and unlock new market opportunities.

Crystec Limited (CrystecPharma) is a Bradford-based pharmaceutical company with a technology that transforms the performance of medicines. Its proprietary mSAS® particle engineering platform helps pharmaceutical partners overcome drug development challenges, improving bioavailability, stability and delivery, while enabling efficient, scalable manufacturing. Crystec works with innovators globally to accelerate development and increase access to enhanced medicines.

The Huddersfield Health Innovation Incubator supports early-stage startups and growing organisations to turn health and wellbeing ideas into real-world solutions. A partnership between Kirklees Council, University of Huddersfield and 3M BIC, it sits within the West Yorkshire Investment Zone, offering free membership with product development, mentoring, events and growth support.

MFL Insurance Group Ltd has provided risk and insurance solutions to businesses across the med tech sector for more than 25 years.
The dedicated Science and Technology team possess significant experience in assisting businesses with mapping out their insurance needs.
MFL has supported some of the sector’s leading companies in the region since their inception, guiding them from pre-commercial activity to clinical trials and through the sale of products or services to international trading and, in some cases, public listings.
MFL Insurance Group Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRCs) work with medical device, diagnostic and digital health technology companies to develop, evaluate and validate new medical technology and diagnostics. The Accelerated Surgical Care HRC aims to deliver socio-economic benefit through quicker diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions with safe, early recovery in the community.

Nexus is a vibrant community for innovators and entrepreneurs. We help turn your big ideas into reality, whether that’s developing a new product or growing a successful business.
Nexus brings together the brightest minds from business, technology and academia. Our community of high growth businesses is located across the globe but has its physical base in a state-of-the-art innovation hub on the University of Leeds campus.

We offer support to pioneering businesses who share a commitment to making a positive impact on health.
Whether that's through digital products, medtech innovations or data-driven services with the potential to transform healthcare delivery. We introduce these businesses into Leeds' thriving health ecosystem, where we can help them research and develop products, build viable commercial propositions and open the door for wider deployment through the health services.

Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber is one of 15 health innovation networks set up by NHS England to operate as the key innovation arm of the NHS. Across the country health innovation networks act as a bridge between health care providers, commissioners, academia and industry. By connecting these sectors, we help to build a pipeline of solutions for the NHS from research and product development through to implementation and commercialisation.