Medilink Midlands has revealed the findings of its 2024 Voice of Industry report, which seeks to capture the support challenges to medtech and life sciences businesses from across the Midlands and beyond. The report’s findings covered a range of issues faced by the region’s medtech and life sciences sector, and...
MRC launches two £50m centres for cutting-edge gene therapies
MRC is launching its first two Centres of Research Excellence, which will develop transformative new advanced therapeutics for currently untreatable diseases. The new Medical Research Council Centres of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) will receive up to £50m each over 14 years. The centres will build on the huge progress made...
Happy Christmas from all at Medilink Midlands
From everyone here at Medilink Midlands, we wish you all season’s greetings. We are delighted to be part of such an inspiring community, which has facilitated invaluable opportunities and connections across our vibrant life sciences and medtech network. I would like to give thanks to the Medilink team, who have...
Thank you and final farewell from Chris….
As many of you know I’m not a great user of LinkedIn, so to get so many well wishes on my retirement is amazing and overwhelming. So, a big Thank You to everyone for all your kind words and comments. My first and big thank you must go to Chris...
Wetwipe manufacturer Guardpack secures funding for expansion into medical device manufacturing
One of the UK’s most established contract manufacturer of wet wipes and sachets, Guardpack, has been awarded funding through Anglia Ruskin University’s Arise ABOVE Programme. This achievement will be instrumental in enabling the company to take the first steps towards obtaining ISO 13485 certification. ISO 13485, the internationally recognised standard...
New Chair of the MHRA
Anthony Harnden has been appointed the new Chair of the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Anthony is a professor of primary care at the University of Oxford. Until the end of December 2024 he is also a registrant council member of the General Medical Council and Chair of...
UK medical device companies to benefit from landmark agreement with Medical Alley in the US
Medilink UK, a professional membership association and specialist consultancy for the life sciences sector, has signed an agreement with the world-famous Medical Alley, to support medical device companies in the UK to unlock exciting opportunities in the US market through its Market Access Programme (MAP). Dr Rashmi Raju, International Manager...
Veteran Medilink Midlands retirement announcement
Officially announced today (22 November), Medilink Midlands longest serving member of staff is set to retire. Chris Dyke, Head of Connectivity at Medilink Midlands has been an essential fixture at the company since its inception over 20 years ago, then known as Medilink West Midlands. Medilink Midlands is a membership...
Clinics will provide support to budding innovators
Budding entrepreneurs can get advice on how to bring their products to life thanks to a new partnership with the University of Leicester. Leicestershire Innovation Clinics aim to offer support to students, academics and healthcare professionals, or companies already in, or transitioning into, the life sciences, medtech and health tech...
World-class ‘accelerator’ to speed development of crucial rehabilitation technologies
A world-class impact accelerator will connect hundreds of East Midlands MedTech SMEs with health and care professionals, academics and the public to drive the design, development and delivery of pioneering rehabilitation technologies. Medilink Midlands reacts to new accelerator project Melanie Davidson, CEO at Medilink Midlands, said: "The EMERGE project brings...