West Yorkshire Soft Landing Programme: Your gateway to growth

The West Yorkshire Soft Landing Programme offers a unique opportunity to explore one of the UK’s fastest-growing health innovation ecosystems and discover the practical support available to help your business establish and scale successfully.

This virtual workshop will introduce attendees to West Yorkshire’s thriving HealthTech landscape, bringing together expertise from NHS organisations, universities, innovation hubs, research institutes and business support partners.

Participants will gain valuable insight into why international businesses choose West Yorkshire as a launchpad for UK growth and how the region’s collaborative ecosystem can help accelerate market entry, innovation and commercial success.

During the session, attendees will learn about the West Yorkshire Soft Landing offer, including fully funded workspace opportunities, tailored introductions to key partners, regulatory guidance, innovation support and routes into NHS collaboration.

Businesses will also discover how to access clinical expertise, research and testing facilities, academic partnerships, talent pipelines and regional networks that support product development, adoption and commercialisation.

Whether you are an early-stage innovator, scale-up or established HealthTech company, this session will help you understand the opportunities available across West Yorkshire and how the Soft Landing Programme can provide the connections, infrastructure and support needed to build a successful and sustainable presence in the UK healthcare market.

The programme is aimed at:

• International and national HealthTech businesses looking to expand into the UK market.
• Start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs developing healthcare technologies, products or services who are seeking access to clinical expertise, testing environments, research capabilities and commercial opportunities.

What can attendees expect to gain from the session?

By attending this workshop, businesses will:

• Develop a clearer understanding of West Yorkshire’s HealthTech ecosystem and why the region is an attractive location for international companies entering the UK market.
• Learn about the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Soft Landing support packages, the benefits available and the application process.
• Hear directly from ecosystem leaders representing the NHS, universities, innovation organisations and research bodies about the support available to growing HealthTech businesses.
• Discover routes to testing, adoption and commercial growth through partnerships with healthcare providers, researchers and innovation networks.
• Gain first-hand insight from businesses that have successfully established a presence in West Yorkshire, including lessons learned, challenges overcome and opportunities that accelerated their growth.
• Build connections with key stakeholders who can support market entry, innovation activities and long-term business growth in the region.