Dr Young is Director of Enterprise & Innovation at Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber. He has a real interest and track record in supporting the delivery of high-quality research and innovation in the United Kingdom that improves patient outcomes and drives health system efficiencies. Neville is focussed on helping innovative business succeed and grow, he is a National Institute of Health Research i4i reviewer, is a Board member of the NHS Innovation Accelerator and at the Olympic Legacy Park, vice Chair of the NHSE funded Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Cancer Program and Chair of the National Pathology Imaging Collaborative steering committee and was recently invited be an advisor to the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub. He created the Propel@YH accelerator program, now in its 5th year, which supports both UK based and international business succeed in the UK market.
He also has an interest in supporting international activity, promoting export opportunities for UK-based innovators and creating a safe landing space for successful international companies looking to enter the UK market via the Propel@YH International Bootcamp. Neville has worked as an academic researcher, a drug trial manager, a consultant, as a director for a health tech start-up and is focused on helping to identify and support the “pull” from the healthcare systems for innovative health technologies.
He completed his doctorate in Molecular Embryology from Kings College London, before working at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and then the Institute of Molecular Biosciences in Queensland, Australia before returning to the UK and developing a career focussed on supporting innovation across the breadth of Health and Life Sciences industry.
