Reasons to
attend GIANT
this year

Since 2015, the HealthTech industry has become one of the fastest-growing segments within healthcare.

Inward investment to the UK artificial intelligence (AI) sector has increased by 17% over the past year, more than the whole of Europe combined.

As part of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy the UK government is committing to boost spending on R&D to 2.4% GDP by 2027 and rising to 3% with an additional £4bn invested in R&D since 2017.

Global imports of medical technology products into the UK was $5.1bn in 2017.

The UK's NHS and NIHR are aiming to work towards a more digitally enabled Research world.

The UK government has committed to deliver a dedicated life sciences scale-up investment programme, worth around £600m, through the British Business Bank.

Private sector investment in the UK life sciences has grown from less than €0.5bn investment to nearly €15bn from 2011-2017

$4.0bn worth of medical technology products were exported globally from the UK in 2017.

The US telehealth innovation sector has seen $588 million in investments so far this year, an amount already surpassing 2019’s total fundraising.

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What do people say?

It was fantastic to see the brilliant work being done by health innovators at Giant Health Event this week. So excited to be a part of the movement towards prediction and prevention

Dr Jamie Wilson, Founder, myhometouch

Attending GIANT was an excellent beginning to cereno’s entry into the Healthcare Industry. This event has allowed us to open great opportunities that would have otherwise been inaccessible.

Caroline Goatley, Marketing Manager, cereno

The team at Alder Hey was honored to be part of such a prestigious global healthcare innovation event; we work so hard behind the scenes incubating our innovation pipeline and an opportunity for the team and our partners to share and showcase our portfolio to a global stage is invaluable. The event was unanimously praised as a success, we look forward to future events and being a Giant partner.

Louise Shepherd CBE, Chief Executive, Alder Hey Hospital

GIANT was a fabulous networking opportunity. It gave us a chance to speak with a host of professionals; from young minds to seasoned doctors, physicians, and healthcare specialists who were all looking to innovate in this sector.

Moe Miah, Producer, VISYON 360

Parkinson’s Concierge attended the Giant Event in 2018 and led us to Patient Engagement. We met invaluable business contacts there. Thanks to GIANT Health we're establishing worldwide partnerships with Pharma, Biotech, Med Tech, Academia, Research & Parkinson’s Charities. Thank you again to the entire GIANT Health international team for your high-impact, results-driven support.

Parkinson’s Concierge Ltd

"Working with Barry and the whole GIANT Health team has always been a fruitful experience for us. GIANT puts on such impactful events that bring positive actors together and are the catalyst for a myriad of partnerships that exist in the health sector today. Humanity has nothing but time always for GIANT Health."

Pete and Michael, Founder of Humanity
Note: In 2021 Humanity has raised £2.5M

"At the Giant Health 2021, I had the pleasure of meeting many fantastic professionals in digital health including Katherine Church the Chief Digital Officer of Surrey Heartlands whom I shared some interesting research on immersive technology"

David Reilly I MD Let’s Learn Digital Educate and Inspire Business in Digital and Emerging Technologies

"The GIANT Health indeed opened up new opportunities for the S-PRO team. The networking, as well as partnerships that would have taken years to come were formed with the help of the conference. Now together with our newly established partnerships we are able to cover any of our clients' questions and effectively position their products on the market."

Kateryna Askarova Head of Sales in Healthcare Unit at S-PRO

It's the first time we were part of in GIANT Health event in London. The quality of the visitors was impressive! Due to the event, we are now setting up research projects, are in contact with commercial partners, and people helping us to access the NHS. We'll definitely be back next year!

Stefanie Broes, PhD
ceo and co-founder
Moonbird BV

'Based on the interactions and subsequent opportunities, GIANT Health proved to be the most productive(and enjoyable) of 2022'

Chris Reid, Platforce UK Sales (former Multilot)

This year's GIANT Health conference was an amazing opportunity to learn about the latest mental health technology trends as well as to meet inspiring thought-leaders and potential partners. We'll definitely come again!

Neuromore - Mental Health Technology company

Giants events are hugely useful to learn and network with those at the forefront of health innovation.

James Davis, CEO of Inicio Health

GIANT health allowed us to connect with other companies and stakeholders in the digital mental health space. It was particularly good to meet clinical professionals with whom we could discuss the benefits of the technology that BlueSkeye AI has developed.

Prof Michel Valstar, CEO at BlueSkeye AI

One of the premier, must attend healthcare conference for anyone interested in exploring the healthcare sector in UK and Europe

Vijay Sivaprakasam CEO at BOT SYSTEMS - MedTech company

The Giant Health is an amazing place where the NHS, Private and Public Sector or Startups are coming together. It was my first participation and no doubt that I would do everything possible to attend the event again in 2023.

The GIANT Health Event, 2023London, England

"The UK's largest, most valuable annual festival of health-tech innovation"- Financial Times

4–5 December 2023 Face to face! In person festival at The Business Design Centre, London, England. Don't miss out. Join the largest, most valuable group of everyone involved in health and innovation.

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2022 Speakers

Stefano Bini

Lucy Jung

Ian Wharton

Kai Eberhardt

R.J. Grossmann

Mr. Iain Hennessey

Ms. PILAR HERMIDA

Anne-Marie Vine-Lott

Mohammed Hannan

Reasons to attend GIANT this year