The UK’s Industrial Strategy and Life Sciences Sector Plan emphasise place-based clusters and Innovation Zones as engines of economic growth and health improvement. Yet, Wessex—despite its world-class assets—has not been featured in these plans.
This workshop hosted by Health Innovation Wessex in November 2025 set out to change that, by defining ‘Why Wessex’: a compelling value proposition to attract government investment in the life sciences community and unlock opportunities for innovation and prosperity across Hampshire, Dorset, and the Isle of Wight.
More videos & podcasts
Interview with Christine McGrath, Managing Director, Wessex Health Partners
Interview with Ross Rotheram, Boehringer Ingelheim & Mark Heffernan, Wessex NHS Secure Data Environment
Subtitled - Wessex working together: Leveraging our leading life science sector to collaborate for impact
Wessex working together: Alex McLaughlin, Deputy Director, Innovation and Growth - Office for Life Sciences
Wessex working together: Alex Whitfield, Board Director (2017-2025) - Health Innovation Wessex
Wessex working together: Nicola Bent, Chief Executive - Health Innovation Wessex
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