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Northern Pulse: Driving health innovation across Yorkshire

Event details

  • Location:
    Steel City Stadium, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
    Worksop Road
    Sheffield     S9 3TL
  • Date: 30 September 2025 - 30 September 2025
  • Time:

Business Finance Week 2025

30 September - 9 October 

With a host of free nationwide and regional in-person events, webinars and more, Business Finance Week helps smaller businesses learn about the different finance options that may be available to them to support their individual needs.

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About the event

Join the British Business Bank as we unite health tech and life sciences leaders, innovators, and investors to accelerate transformation across Yorkshire. 

Yorkshire is leading the way on health innovation and this event will showcase cutting edge advancements and investment opportunities from across the region.

The event will highlight the region’s strengths in health innovation and its potential to drive economic growth, improve outcomes, and foster impactful collaboration.

This event will be delivered in partnership with Sheffield Technology Parks, Tech SY, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

This event is aimed at founders, business leaders, innovators, investors, and anyone curious about the future of Health Tech and Life Sciences. 

Speakers

  • Chris Low, CEO, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
  • Hana Hussain, Investment Director at Big Issue Invest
  • Louis Taylor, CEO, British Business Bank 
  • Claire Paxman, Brand Ambassador & Director of Global Training, Paxman Scalp Coolers
  • Doug Quinn, Partner, DSW Ventures
  • Richard Stubbs, CEO, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber
  • Robert Higginson, Co-founder, Par Equity
  • Sophie Copley, Co Founder and Chief Product Officer, Little Journey 
  • Tom Wolfenden, CEO, Sheffield Technology Parks
  • Phillipa Hedley-Takhar, Head of Implementation & Client Experience, XR Therapeutics
  • Maria Korde, Co-founding partner and COO, Two Magnolias Venture Capital

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