from funding for digital transformation projects , to projects which support early cancer detection and innovator support packages . And we also helped applicants with business development , project management or planning their adoption strategy .
Some of the highlights include :
• We supported PinPoint Data Science with a successful application to Small Business Research Initiative ( SBRI ), from which they received £ 700,000 of funding to undertake further evidence generation for their game-changing , AI-driven blood test for cancer which is designed to optimise the NHS two-week wait urgent referral pathways .
• We partnered on a bid with the University of Huddersfield who received £ 3.8m of funding through the West Yorkshire Shared Prosperity Fund to develop a Health and Wellbeing Innovation Centre .
• We have supported each of the three regional Integrated Care Boards ( ICBs ) to receive between £ 500,000- £ 900,000 of funding through the HealthTech
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Adoption and Acceleration Fund to accelerate projects that will meet the needs of their populations . We will continue to support each ICB with the delivery of their initiatives .
In addition to the above successes , we have also played a crucial role in facilitating other funding applications . We supported FemTech companies in their applications to Innovate UK ’ s Biomedical Catalyst . This assistance stemmed from our collaborative efforts running a FemTech accelerator alongside our partners from Health Innovation South London .
Within our broader strategic mission throughout West Yorkshire , we are dedicated to fostering inclusive economic growth . In the last year , the West Yorkshire Innovation Hub has played a pivotal role in catalysing investment across the region . Notably , we contributed as a co-author to a successful Innovate UK proposal , securing £ 7.5m for the West Yorkshire area to propel HealthTech innovation forward .
West Yorkshire fought off competition from nearly 40 other areas to secure the new investment . The hub worked alongside partner organisations such as : West Yorkshire Health and Care
Partnership , Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust , the Universities of Bradford , Huddersfield and Leeds , as well as industry partners at Medilink North of England , Medipex , and the Association of British HealthTech Industries . We are proud to have been a part of the bid that brought this opportunity into our region , and as companies will be able to bid for funding of up to £ 1m , the launchpad programme will also further support our ambition of inclusive economic growth .
Our work to support economic growth in our region has led to :
387 innovators supported
4,127 hours of support provided
45 grant applications supported