Product Development Strategy Sessions for Health Innovation

These sessions are crafted for startups aiming to translate their health-focused ideas into impactful products, this could also be suitable for companies that have a product that isn’t linked to health but has an interest in discovering if they have capabilities to produce product for health innovation.

Participants will engage directly with an experienced product designer, post-doctoral researcher and health innovation technician who will provide personalised feedback and guidance to refine product concepts, enhance user experience, and address real-world health challenges.

What you can get from these sessions:

• Concept Refinement: Help startups/ businesses wanting to explore the health market, articulate and refine their product ideas, ensuring alignment with user needs and market demands.
• User-Centric Design: Focus on incorporating user feedback and ergonomic principles into the design process, leading to more effective and accessible health solutions.
• Prototyping Strategies: Offer insights on rapid prototyping techniques and tools that can accelerate the development of product designs.

Format

• One-on-One Sessions: Each session will be 1 hour 30 minutes, focusing on the specific product development challenges faced by the participant.
• Expert Feedback: Participants will receive tailored evaluations on their product development concepts, including usability, functionality, and aesthetic considerations.
• Action-Oriented Outcomes: Each session will conclude with actionable strategies to advance the product development process, including recommendations for further research, prototyping, and user testing.

Who Should Attend

This event is ideal for start-ups, businesses with a product that is not currently in the health sector, entrepreneurs, product designers, and health professionals at any stage of the product development phase.

Whether you are starting from scratch or looking to iterate on existing designs, this personalised approach will equip you with the insights needed to succeed in the competitive health innovation landscape.

Registration

Spaces are limited for this focused experience. Register now to secure your one-on-one product design session and transform your health innovation ideas into tangible solutions!

Session Schedule

Session 1 - 09:00 - 10:30

Session 2 - 10:30 - 12:00

Session 3 - 12:30 - 14:00

Session 4 - 14:00 - 15:30

Please only book on to one of the available sessions.

About the Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership

The Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership is a collaboration between the University of Huddersfield, 3M Buckley Innovation Centre, Business Kirklees, the NHS and other local and regional health and wellbeing partners.

This ecosystem of public, private and third sector organisations offers business support initiatives, such as industry-related events, 1:1 mentoring, grants for product development, proof of concept and employee wellbeing, as well as access to a Health Innovation Network.

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Other Information

During the session, photographs may be taken to post on social media to promote the session. If you do not wish to be included in the photographs, please let a member of the events team know.

If you have any access or dietary requirements or would like to get in touch with the events team, please contact [email protected].

Please be aware that there is NO parking available at the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre, there are several car parks within a 5-minute-walk from the centre. We recommend the NCP Colne Road West that charges 95p per hour. Find out more .

By registering for this event, you are consenting to the sharing of your data between the University of Huddersfield and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

The Data collected in this form will be used by the Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership to meet the requirements of the programme for which you are expressing an interest. We may also share your data with West Yorkshire Combined Authority as they control the UK Shared Prosperity fund, from which our programme is funded and regulated. We may also share your data with event partners and event sponsors. It will not be shared further without your consent. The information will be stored and used in accordance with the University’s privacy policy which you can find here.

Your data will be retained for a period of up to 6 years, after which it will be securely destroyed unless you provide explicit permission for us to retain it for a longer duration, or you request its removal sooner. We assure you that your information will be handled in accordance with UK GDPR regulations and will only be used for the purposes stated herein.

Host or Publisher Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership