Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber’s Propel Ireland Boot Camp is delighted to welcome eight small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the UK, who will bring innovative HealthTech solutions to the region’s population.
Delivered in partnership with Enterprise Ireland, the four-day Boot Camp will provide the cohort with a crash course in the UK healthcare market, helping them better understand NHS priorities, navigate the NHS and explore routes to adoption.
Our expert partners provide innovators with tailored support including masterclasses and 1-2-1 mentoring, alongside opportunities to build valuable connections across the region’s health innovation ecosystem.
By connecting innovators with the NHS, the programme supports the uptake of cutting-edge solutions that can improve healthcare services, increase efficiency, enhance patient care and drive economic growth across the region.
The eight chosen companies include:
- eAltra – uses conversational AI that supports remote monitoring of treatment-related side effects in cancer patients.
- EnteraSense – Innovation PillSense is an ingestible capsule to support the rapid detection of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Full Health Medical – a digital platform that delivers structured preventative health assessments.
- HidraMed Solutions – innovative, adhesive-free wound care products for people with difficult-to-dress wounds.
- Kinetic-ID – Innovation Med-Side, combines smart medication storage and connected software to support safer medicines management.
- Mirai Medical – is a minimally invasive, non-thermal treatment for gastrointestinal tumours in patients unsuitable for surgery.
- Phyxiom – a respiratory clinical decision support platform that helps clinicians manage patients with severe asthma and COPD.
- Zendra Health – Zendra Navigator is a needs-led, digitally enabled platform supporting neurodevelopmental care, including ADHD and autism.
Neville Young, Director of Enterprise and Innovation at Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber said:
“This is our first Irish Boot Camp and we’re delighted to welcome this new cohort to the UK. It’s great to see the range of innovations on offer from AI-powered digital health platforms to innovative wound care products, with the potential to improve services, support greater efficiency and deliver better outcomes across our region.
“The programme gives innovators a clear route into the UK healthcare system, equipping them with the knowledge and connections to progress their solutions.
“By attracting international businesses to the NHS, the Propel Boot Camp also supports our wider ambition to drive economic growth across Yorkshire and the Humber, helping to secure new investment, create jobs and strengthen our region’s health and innovation ecosystem”.
