Health Business Innovation Centre launches to accelerate health and life sciences innovation
Posted: 8th July 2026
Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin officially opened the Health Business Innovation Centre, part of the National Health Innovation Campus at the University of Huddersfield today, marking the launch of a collaborative home for health, life sciences and wellbeing organisations – and the new base for Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber.
The senior leadership team from Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber joined West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Kirklees Council and the University of Huddersfield, and teams from the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre and HBIC to celebrate the opening.
Part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the Centre will help organisations develop, test and scale new products and services that improve health outcomes. It offers flexible office and lab space, meeting and event facilities and access to a thriving community of innovators and health related organisations.
For Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber, being based within the Health Business Innovation Centre will enable closer collaboration with innovators, researchers, healthcare partners and businesses, supporting the development and adoption of new solutions to improve health outcomes.
Richard Stubbs CEO of Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber said:
“It is a perfect fit for us to be part of the National Health Innovation Campus, where we can work closely with researchers, innovators, the NHS and industry to develop cutting edge new technologies and other solutions.
“The population of Yorkshire and the Humber experiences some of the biggest health challenges in the country, with the third lowest life expectancy for both men and women.
“Aligning so many brilliant assets and people in one place gives us a fantastic opportunity to be a leader in developing innovations which transform and extend lives, for our own communities and worldwide.
“This is a great venue for our successful Propel Healthtech programme and businesses who see the benefits of being co-located with leaders in innovation, may choose to move in and grow here.”