When a cleanroom is fully operational, all staff are trained and proper protocols are followed, you can achieve a relatively sterile environment that is suitable for manufacturing medical devices, pharmaceuticals, superconductors and more. However, no facility is perfect, and mistakes are made. In this article, Medilink Midlands Member Airology Systems...
Shakespeare Martineau expands employment law team
As part of its strategic growth plans, leading full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has expanded its employment law team to address increasing client demand. The firm has recently welcomed several new legal experts and is continuing to actively recruit to ensure it continues delivering high-quality, strategic advice tailored to client...
Upperton continues strategic growth with the appointment of Chief Commercial Officer
Upperton Pharma Solutions, a leading UK-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), continues its growth following the build of a new sterile manufacturing facility with the appointment of Michael Mellor-Clark as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Michael joins the company in a period of sustained growth and expansion and will work...
Medilink Midlands Member Blüm Health named one of UK & Ireland’s fastest growing startups
Blüm Health, a trailblazer in digital health innovation and a valued member of Medilink Midlands, has been named among the Top 100 fastest-growing startups in the Sifted 100: UK & Ireland 2025 leaderboard. Founded and led by Dr Michael Watts MBA MBChB BSc (Hons)—Young Health Tech Leader of the Year...
Government continues to support regional Innovation Accelerators
WMHTIA extended as UK-wide Innovation Accelerator programme gets boosted by an additional £30m of public funding The West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) – which is led by the University of Birmingham – is pleased to announce it will continue its support of Health Tech innovators following an additional...
Turning uncertainty into opportunity: Medilink Midlands supports members amidst US tariff changes
As the United States announces a new wave of tariffs — including a 10% reciprocal tariff on UK exports and a 25% global tariff on vehicles — UK businesses are once again reminded of the complexities of international trade in an evolving global landscape. But challenge often brings opportunity, and...
Leicestershire Life Sciences Innovates
A Charnwood Campus Cluster Business Support event, and the only dedicated life science day of the Leicestershire Innovation Festival 2025. This event was delivered by the partnership that has run the hugely successful Leicestershire Innovation Clinics, Charnwood Campus, Medilink Midlands and The Institute for Precision Health, University of Leicester. The...
Joining forces to build business resilience
By Geraldine Johnson, Managing Director of Medilink Midlands Member Eumar Technology I truly believe small and medium organisations can transform the UK economy at times like these – where political and economic turmoil dominate the headlines and decision making in equal measure. SMEs, like ourselves at Eumar Technology, make up...
Medilink Midlands hosts first HIVE event as part of Innovation Builder programme
Innovators from around the world gathered at Medilink Midlands’ first Innovation Builder HIVE event, pitching groundbreaking ideas as part of the organisation’s new Medilink Midlands Innovation Builder (MMIB) programme.https://youtu.be/X8nZJ-IgflUhttps://youtu.be/YJfWZzjVQfghttps://youtu.be/NI5XaF0-zGEThe event provided a platform for founders to showcase their innovations to industry-leading service providers from Medilink Midlands’ membership network. Attendees also...
Automotive start-up wins Minerva Pitch Up at this year’s Venturefest West Midlands
The man behind the wheel of a company that has developed the world’s first cloud-based simulation software for vehicle suspension and chassis development is the winner of this year’s hugely competitive Minerva Pitch Up competition. Raoul Popescu-Ghimis, chief executive of RACE Solutions, was chosen as the winner of this year’s gruelling Dragons...