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Celebrating ground-breaking achievements in the healthcare sector, the Medilink Healthcare Business Awards shine a spotlight on the innovators and organisations driving real impact. Each year, the event honours outstanding contributions that are shaping the future of healthcare.

We are delighted to be sponsoring these awards that offers a chance to demonstrate the North’s strong capabilities, innovation and commercial successes and highlight the expertise in our region.

Entries are open from now until Friday 14 March and the shortlist will be announced the week commencing Monday 24 March.

Dr Neville Young, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber Director of Enterprise and Innovation, said: “Together with Health Innovation Manchester, Health Innovation North West Coast and Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria, we are delighted to sponsor the ‘Advances in Digital Healthcare’ Award at the Medilink North of England Business Awards 2025.

Digital innovation is transforming healthcare, and this category celebrates the pioneering companies harnessing technology to enhance existing services and develop new ways of delivering care. We look forward to recognising and celebrating the outstanding achievements driving positive change in the sector.

We have a proven pipeline of transformational digital health innovations in the North with the power to improve patient outcomes, boost NHS productivity, and tackle health inequalities”.

There are nine categories with submissions having the chance of being nominated for the judges’ choice ‘One to Watch Award’:

• Innovation Award: for the development of innovative technology, design and or processes that has produced a major improvement in business performance.
• Advances in Digital Healthcare Award: demonstrates how digital technologies were employed to enhance current service delivery or create new ways of delivering healthcare.
• Partnership with the NHS: for the development of a partnership in collaboration with industry/the NHS that has major impact/benefit.
• Partnership with Academia Award: demonstrates how the collaboration / partnership has or will enhance current service delivery or create new ways of delivering healthcare.
• Outstanding Achievement Award: for an achievement that has had a significant or vital impact on the company.
• Export Achievement Award: for maximising opportunities to exploit and develop new markets or outstanding performance in other areas of International trade.
• Start Up Award: for newly-established companies in the healthcare sector that show a promising future.
• Sustainability Award: for a commitment to change within an organisation that has been clearly communicated both internally and externally.
• One to Watch Award: the one to watch award recognises those companies that deserve special recognition for their contribution to the sector and achievements in the previous year.

The black-tie gala evening will then be held on Thursday 08 May at 6pm  at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester.

For more information, view all categories and download the application forms, please click here