Yorkshire Forward

World leaders in Healthcare

With a regional economy worth over £80 billion and one of the highest concentrations of orthopaedic and medical device companies in the UK, Yorkshire and Humber is leading the field in medical diagnostics.

Over 350 healthcare businesses operate out of the region, from global companies like Smith & Nephew, Johnson & Johnson DePuy and Symmetry Thornton to smaller university spin-outs. With over 10,000 industry specialists employed in this sector, and growing four times faster than the rest of the UK, our regional businesses are making waves around the world with cutting-edge innovation in areas such as urology, neck surgery and orthopaedics through to developing new ultraprecision manufacturing capability for medical device manufacturers.

Yorkshire Forward is working to support the growth of this industry, connecting businesses with the region’s leading academic base to support new collaborations and encourage innovation. We are working to promote our industry strengths in new markets to attract new investment and business to the region and we are working to ensure the region’s population has access to the opportunities and education that means they can support the continued growth of the industry.