More than 60 of Huddersfield’s leading business people attended Huddersfield Unlimited’s third Business Forum, united by an aim of promoting health and wellbeing innovation in the town.
The event was sponsored by Colne Valley-based STADA Thornton & Ross, the pharmaceutical company behind household brands such as Covonia, Zoflora and Savlon.
Huddersfield Unlimited’s event took place on Wednesday September 25 at the STADA EXPO, which was hosted at the University of Huddersfield’s Barbara Hepworth Building.
The STADA EXPO is a temporary exhibit showcasing the very best of STADA’s cutting edge work in health and wellbeing innovation.
Speaking at the event were Huddersfield Unlimited’s chair, Sir John Harman; Nigel Stephenson, general manager, STADA Thornton & Ross; Chris Duffill, head of business, economy and growth at Kirklees Council; Dr Liz Mear, chair of the Healthcare Innovation Consortium; and Charles Maltby, programme director for Huddersfield Unlimited.
Huddersfield is increasingly drawing attention on the national and international stage with over £1 billion of investment heading to the area. This includes the University of Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Campus (NHIC) and Kirklees Council’s Station 2 Stadium Enterprise Corridor.
Attendees discussed the latest innovations in health and wellbeing and explored the incredible innovations from the STADA Group through touring the STADA EXPO.
Guests were also given the opportunity to be one of the first to enjoy a guided tour of NHIC’S brand new Daphne Steele Building, led by Prof Liz Towns-Andrews OBE, lead on the National Health Innovation Campus at the University of Huddersfield, who was instrumental in delivering the project from its inception.
Nigel Stephenson, general manager UK at STADA Thornton & Ross, said: “Our roots lie deep in the local area, having been based in Huddersfield for over 100 years, and we’ve even had multiple generations of families working at the company over the decades.
“And, right now, Huddersfield is a town full of ambition and innovation – from the incredible university campus, through to the many exciting businesses operating across the area.
“As a global healthcare company, we need to be able to access talent and, thanks to the developments in Huddersfield with the National Health Innovation Campus, that talent pool will be secured for many years to come.”
Charles Maltby, of Huddersfield Unlimited, said: “It was an evening of insightful ideas around health and wellbeing and it is truly incredible to see the sector thriving in our town, through projects like the NHIC which will be transformational for the town, and put Huddersfield on the map for the national and global healthcare communities.”
For more information on Huddersfield Unlimited’s Business Forum events, please visit: https://www.huddersfieldunlimited.co.uk/business-forum/
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