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Icon Oncology Group buys Leeds cancer care firm Nova Healthcare

Icon Oncology Group has bought Nova Healthcare, which runs private cancer care and the Gamma Knife service at St James's, ahead of its planned…

A.MacGregor · 6 Nov 2026
Funding, deals and investment

Maven Capital Partners opens Leeds office to back Yorkshire growth firms

Growth investor Maven Capital Partners has opened a Leeds office and appointed Greg Allsopp as investment director to back more Yorkshire businesses.

A.MacGregor · 15 Oct 2026
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Leeds Health-Tech Firm Radar Healthcare Buys Cemplicity

Leeds-based Radar Healthcare has acquired patient-experience specialist Cemplicity, its second acquisition in 18 months under private equity backing.

A.MacGregor · 13 Aug 2026
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Leeds NHS Cancer Diagnostics Tech Goes Global in Epredia Deal

TANGO, a cancer diagnostics tool developed at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, will go global through a deal with Epredia, bringing investment and jobs to Leeds.

A.MacGregor · 6 Aug 2026
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Leeds Founder Launches App for Obesity Medication Aftercare

Leeds founder Tsitsi Chinyandura has launched Lotessa, an ORCHA-assured app helping people on obesity medication manage their treatment after the prescription.

A.MacGregor · 5 Aug 2026
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Leeds Office Market Rebounds in Q2 After Slow Start to Year

Leeds city centre office take-up rose 113% year-on-year in Q2 2026, though first-half figures show the market still trails last year's pace.

A.MacGregor · 30 Jul 2026
Tech and innovation

£3bn Healthtech Cluster Relaunches to Chase Investment

The West Yorkshire healthtech cluster group has relaunched to attract investment to a £3bn sector spanning Leeds universities, NHS trusts and 300-plus businesses.

A.MacGregor · 27 Jul 2026
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UK Femtech Funding Jumps 194% but Yorkshire Barely Features

UK femtech deal activity has risen 194% in a decade, but Yorkshire remains underrepresented, though a University of Leeds spinout raised £3.5m in December.

A.MacGregor · 24 Jul 2026
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Leading Urology Nurse Joins Leeds Digital Health Firm Vyne

Sarah Hillery, a former president of the British Association of Urological Nurses, has joined Leeds digital health platform Vyne as chief clinical officer.

A.MacGregor · 23 Jul 2026
Funding, deals and investment

70 Northern Founders Meet 40 Investors at Nexus Leeds as GC Angels Hosts Second Showcase

Leeds Today was at Nexus as 70 northern founders met 40 investors at the second Early Stage Northern Showcase, hosted by GC Angels and…

A.MacGregor · 3 Jun 2026
Policy and infrastructure

Northern Square Mile Leeds: Bank of England, FCA, and PEXA Reveal Scale of Commitment at UKREiiF

Bank of England, FCA, PEXA, and Lloyds reveal the scale of their Leeds commitment at UKREiiF, with the Northern Square Mile targeting 50,000 new…

A.MacGregor · 24 May 2026
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Leeds Healthcare Firm Promni Health Rebrands After Scaling to 1 Million NHS Appointments a Year

Leeds-headquartered Primary Care Physio rebrands as Promni Health after scaling to over a million NHS appointments a year with BGF backing.

A.MacGregor · 11 May 2026
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Leeds Health Tech Firm Asclepius MedTech Leeds Wins £100k in Mayor’s Big Ideas Challenge

Leeds health tech firm Asclepius MedTech wins £100,000 in the Mayor’s Big Ideas Challenge for Surgfit, a wearable sensor that assesses patients’ fitness for…

A.MacGregor · 18 Mar 2026
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Leeds-Based Pharmacy2U Acquires Care Quality Pharmacy in Care Home Expansion

A Leeds healthcare firm is expanding into the care home sector through acquisition.

A.MacGregor · 27 Jan 2026

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