Develop and prototype health & wellbeing products
From early ideas to tested prototypes, with specialist support and access to product development facilities.
Product development for health and wellbeing businesses
Turn health or wellbeing ideas into practical, testable products with support from the Huddersfield Health Innovation Incubator. Whether you’re developing a wearable, physical product or digital solution, we support early‑stage innovators through research, design, prototyping and testing - helping you move confidently from concept to creation.
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Why innovate with us
Members benefit from:
- Product design and development expertise
- Access to the Health and Wellbeing Innovation Maker Space that houses:
- Sketching equipment & CAD software
- 3D printers & laser cutters
- Sewing machines
- Arduino, sensors & electronics kits
- Collaboration with University of Huddersfield academics, NHS partners and industry specialists
- Support from a dedicated health innovation technician *
* for HHII members only and subject to project eligibility and resource availability
Our product development support
We support innovators at every stage of development:
- Research & validation: Academic insight, user needs analysis, market and system understanding
- Design & prototyping: Hands-on development using digital and physical tools
- Testing & evaluation: Functional testing, data capture and simulated care environments
The state-of-the-art Maker Space is based within the Health Business Innovation Centre and includes facilities for electronics, textiles, VR/AR, ergonomic assessment and more.
What this means for your business
Product development support is available to eligible Incubator members, helping you to:
- Reduce technical and commercial risk: Validate ideas early and make informed design decisions before investing heavily.
- Accelerate development: Move more quickly from concept to prototype using specialist facilities, tools and expertise.
- Strengthen your route to market: Gain insight and credibility through collaboration with clinicians, researchers and sector specialists.
How to get started
Discuss your idea with our health innovation team and discover how we can support your product journey. During your discovery call, we’ll take the time to understand your product, assess how it fits with our project and determine how we can best support you - book a call to get started.
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Ready to innovate?
Bring your health innovation to life with expert support, cutting‑edge technology and meaningful collaboration.
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Get In Touch
Based in West Yorkshire and working in – or moving into – health and wellbeing innovation?
We’d love to hear from you. Whether you are just starting out or want to collaborate and grow, HHII has the expertise and connections to help you succeed.
The Huddersfield Health Innovation Incubator (HHII) is being delivered as a partnership between Kirklees Council, the University of Huddersfield and 3M Buckley Innovation Centre. It is being funded through the West Yorkshire Investment Zone, a set of funding schemes that focus on developing innovation infrastructure and support programmes in the region.