Barker Brettell, the Birmingham-headquartered intellectual property (IP) specialist, has announced that Yvonne Johnson has been elected as the firm’s new managing partner. Yvonne joined Barker Brettell in 2001 whilst training to become a UK and European patent attorney and qualified in 2004. She quickly displayed considerable talent in oppositions and...
University of Oxford spin-out HydRegen revealed as winner of ‘Golden Ticket’ programme for planetary health innovations
University of Oxford spin-out HydRegen has been revealed as the winner of a programme designed to recognise innovations in planetary health created by Pioneer Group in partnership with CPI. The 2024 Golden Ticket programme was open to hydrogen and climate technology companies that are innovating solutions to some of the...
Polyflon gains ISO 13485:2016 accreditation
Polyflon Technology is delighted to announce its eagerly anticipated accreditation to ISO 13485:2016, in association with BSI. The certificate has been awarded to Polyflon for complying with the requirements of ISO 13485:2016 for the following scope; “the contract manufacture of non-sterile thermoformed polymer tube components for medical devices”. Polyflon Medical, a...
Round table report: Exploring international trade relationships post-Brexit
Recently Medilink Midlands CEO Melanie Davidson took place in a round table hosted by The Business Desk and sponsored by Medilink Midlands. Life science industry leaders came together in Kegworth, Leicestershire, to discuss exploring international trade relationships post-Brexit.. The panel explored the steps businesses need to take to ensure they can...
Client success stories for Inventya
Inventya has successfully won grants for three of its clients in the medical sector, take a look at the case studies below to learn more: NEPeSMO Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) presents a significant health and economic challenge in the UK, standing as the second most common lung condition after...
Finalists announced for the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024
Thirty-four outstanding life sciences and medtech companies and industry collaborations from across the Midlands have been shortlisted in this year’s Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024. Celebrating Medilink Midlands’ 20th anniversary, the Business Awards are set to be bigger than ever as they continue to provide the perfect platform to showcase...
XCAM develops key hardware for Craft Prospect’s next-generation AI-powered context imager
UK based XCAM Ltd, world leaders in specialist digital camera systems, are developing a variant of their Nuscis electronics for the context imager in Craft Prospect's Salient project. In Salient, Craft Prospect will be using their on-board processing algorithms in a data processing module to perform autonomous detection and decision...
eg technology’s Co-Founder, Andrew Ede, retires
Today is quite a monumental day at eg technology. Today, our co-founder Andrew Ede is retiring after 22 years at eg and a broader career spanning over 40 years. Although this seems like the end of an era at eg, the wheels have been in motion for some time, and...
It was not a phone Nikita Kuzmin had in the Celebrity Big Brother house
Ultralife manufacture Thin Cells® for CGM sensors and rechargeable batteries for handheld receivers, plus Thin Cells® can be used in insulin pump patches. Celebrity Big Brother runner-up Nikita Kuzmin made headlines when some viewers believed he had smuggled a phone into the diary room of the reality TV show's house....
The ‘Four Ps’ of successful product development: insights from Venturefest West Midlands
Venturefest West Midlands took place on 21 March 2024, providing entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators with the opportunity to meet, engage, and exchange ideas for co-operation and collaboration, particularly in the fields of science and emerging technologies. A key feature of Venturefest West Midlands is its programme featuring industry leaders delivering...
