Driving innovation-led growth in Nottingham
MeTAP
MeTAP was a targeted innovation and business growth programme, funded via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF), designed to support Nottingham City-based life sciences, medtech, digital health and health innovation businesses.
Delivered by Medilink Midlands in partnership with regional stakeholders, the programme helped innovators at critical stages of growth – from early idea validation through to commercial readiness, market access and investment preparation.
MeTAP enabled businesses to move from concept to commercial impact. Through tailored support, specialist expertise and targeted funding, the programme helped organisations reduce risk, accelerate development and strengthen their route to market.
Impact
MeTAP supported businesses to:
- Validate and develop new health and medtech innovations
- Strengthen regulatory, IP and clinical pathways
- Improve commercial and investment readiness
- Access specialist expertise and strategic partners
- Progress innovations towards adoption and scale-up
- Secure grant funding to accelerate development
The programme contributed to strengthening Nottingham’s position as a growing hub for health innovation, supporting businesses to turn ideas into tangible commercial and clinical outcomes.
What MeTAP offered
MeTAP delivered a flexible, tailored package of support designed around business need, including:
- Business diagnostics and innovation planning
- 1:1 specialist advisory support
- Innovation grant funding
- Technical Hive expert clinics
- Commercialisation and market validation support
- Access to regulatory, clinical, IP and legal expertise
- Investor readiness and funding guidance
- Peer learning and cohort-based support
A key feature of the programme was the Technical Hive, which provided coordinated access to specialist experts across regulatory, IP, manufacturing, funding and commercialisation – helping businesses overcome barriers to growth more efficiently.
Case studies
The impact of MeTAP is best demonstrated through the businesses it supported.
These case studies showcase how organisations used tailored support, expert insight and grant funding to overcome challenges, unlock growth opportunities and progress their innovations towards market.
Explore how MeTAP helped businesses across Nottingham City turn ideas into real-world health and medtech solutions.
Medilink Midlands continues to deliver a range of innovation and business support programmes for organisations across the life sciences and medtech sector.
Find out more: https://www.medilinkmidlands.com/innovation-business-support-programmes/
