19 healthtech companies have been selected for the latest Propel@YH accelerator programme.
Now in its 6th year, it’s the flagship digital scheme from Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber – an organisation set up to bring new innovations into the NHS.
17 of the chosen start-ups are from the Yorkshire region and includes a device to support people endometriosis, a platform that uses technology to predict heart failure, a support tool helping autistic children and a digital health coach empowering older adults to self-care at home.
The cohort is:
- Aire Innovate Ltd
- Fix Your Future Ltd
- MiiCare
- Healthlinx
- Med Frontier
- Asclepius MedTech Ltd
- ibox Healthcare
- PD2X
- Accessercise
- OSHI
- Third Age Therapeutics
- Spectrum Tailored Technologies
- Agenly AI
- Get into Gear
- Strolll
- My Amber
- Carly Walter Wellbeing
- ASAP Analgesia
- QDR Health
“We’re delighted to welcome the 19 SMEs and are really excited to launch the programme for a sixth year. We hope to see them grow and join our thriving health ecosystem,” said Dr Neville Young, Director of Enterprise and Innovation at Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber.
“We’d like to thank all our partners for their ongoing brilliant support but in particular this year Leeds City Council for the additional funding they have provided to Propel@YH. This contribution has meant we are able to support an extra eight innovators.”
“This is a fantastic opportunity for the chosen SMEs to receive expert advice and guidance from Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and our key partners, so they can navigate the NHS market, increase their presence in the region and spread their innovations for the benefit of those living and working in Yorkshire and the Humber.
“Our work with innovator companies is a central element of our role as we seek to encourage health innovation and stimulate growth in life sciences and industry across our region.”
The programme is part-funded by the UK Government through Leeds City Council’s Innovation@Leeds programme, which is supporting innovation-driven businesses through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Starting today, the chosen companies will receive support from partners including: Hill Dickinson; Nexus, University of Leeds; Barclays Eagle Labs; Leeds Teaching Hospitals Innovation Pop Up; Par Equity; West Yorkshire Combined Authority; Leeds City Council; Digisafe; Acorn Compliance; 6B; Quiddity Health; CDS; Prova Health; York Health Economics Consortium; ORCHA; Medipex; Department of Business and Trade; HMA; West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership; Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and South Yorkshire Integrated Care System.
“Our support for this year’s Propel@YH programme underlines our commitment to the city’s wider vision for stimulating innovation in a way that drives and delivers measurable impact towards a healthier, greener and inclusive future for Leeds and the world,” added Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council’s Deputy Leader.
“Leeds is already recognised as a leading light for health technology innovation and research, with institutions such as the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds’ Nexus hub blazing a trail alongside a huge range of brilliant businesses.
“The benefits that new digital health solutions can deliver – both for patient care and the well-being of the population as a whole – mean it is vitally important that we keep pushing ahead and giving our backing to the brightest and best innovators in this field.”
