Pennine Healthcare is proud to announce the return of Pitch Your Product: MedTech for 2026, offering innovators across the medical technology sector an opportunity to accelerate the development, refinement, and commercialisation of their healthcare innovations.
Now entering its second year, the programme delivered in partnership with Health Innovation East Midlands is designed to support medtech innovators at every stage of development, from early-stage concepts through to established businesses looking to scale within the NHS and wider care sector.
At Pennine Healthcare, innovation has always been at the heart of what we do. Through Pitch Your Product: MedTech 2026, we are opening our doors to ambitious innovators who are developing medical devices with the potential to make a real difference to patient care.
Participants will have the opportunity to present their innovations to a panel of NHS leaders, industry experts, and commercial stakeholders, while accessing a tailored package of support designed to help bring products successfully to market.
Virtual Masterclasses: Monday 29 June 2026
Successful applicants will begin their journey with a series of expert-led virtual masterclasses covering:
These sessions are designed to ensure participants are fully prepared for Pitch Day and equipped with the knowledge needed to navigate the medtech landscape.
Finalists will then join us in person at Pennine Healthcare’s manufacturing headquarters in Derby for Pitch Day, where they will present their innovation directly to a panel of industry specialists and NHS decision-makers.
Participants will receive valuable live feedback, strategic insights, and the opportunity to unlock further support from programme partners.
As part of the programme, Pennine Healthcare will work alongside selected innovators as a potential commercial development partner, offering:
Our goal is simple: to help innovators turn promising ideas into products that improve patient outcomes across healthcare systems.
Alongside Pennine Healthcare, participants will also benefit from support from programme partners including:
Expressions of interest for Pitch Your Product: MedTech 2026 are now open.
Applications must be submitted by Monday 1 June 2026.
We encourage applicants to reserve the programme dates in their diaries should they be selected.
At Pennine Healthcare, we believe collaboration drives innovation. If you’re developing a medical device that could transform care delivery, we want to hear from you.
We look forward to welcoming the next cohort of innovators to Derby this summer.
