As part of its accelerated growth strategy, full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has announced new heads of its West Midlands office hubs in Birmingham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Solihull. Dispute resolution partner James Woolstenhulme will take on the role in Birmingham, the firm’s largest hub, supported by deputy Joanna Lee-Mills, a social...
MDR in the EU and UK
The European Union has recently amended the transitional timelines for EU Regulation 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and Regulation 2017/746 - In-Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR). In parallel, the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UKMHRA) has been working to issue guidance on the implementation of Future Medical Device regulations in...
Triple-qualified Tax Partner Joins Birmingham Law Firm
Leading full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed new partner Julia Rosenbloom to its Birmingham private client team, specialising in tax. With more than 20 years’ post-qualified experience, Julia has joined Shakespeare Martineau after a decade at Evelyn Partners (formerly Smith & Williamson), where she was most recently a private...
UK Export Academy
What is the UK Export Academy? Brought to you by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the UK Export Academy is a free training programme, delivered through a hybrid of online and face-to-face learning. Join thousands of businesses to discover your export potential, increase your confidence, and upskill your...
Medilink Midlands showcases the region’s life sciences sector at Madrid trade mission
Medilink Midlands’ Connectivity Manager Chris Dyke recently participated in a trade mission in Madrid, to promote the Midlands region to life sciences businesses and discover the opportunities the Spanish market has to offer. In this blog, he reports on the event and shares his key learnings. Warm welcome for the...
Women in IP podcast
As part of World IP Day (which is observed annually on 26 April), AdamsonJones spoke to three of their intellectual property (IP) specialists – Catherine Ayers, Georgina Bagnall and Paven Munder – on what issues women face in the industry. They tell us what their experience has been like and...
Best and Brightest from UK Science, Engineering and Tech to Join DSIT under New Expert Exchange
First science, engineering and tech expert secondees beginning work soon, after accepting placements at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) DSIT’s Expert Exchange secondment scheme bringing deep sector expertise into government, in key areas like AI and quantum part of Science and Technology Secretary’s plans to leverage talent...
UK’s Next Generation of Medical Researchers Given Funding Boost
£50 million given to 90 charities to fund revolutionary new medical research into diseases such as cancer, dementia and motor neurone disease. Over 1,200 early career researchers set to benefit from the funding, sustaining the future of the medical research industry. Funding backs PM’s priorities to support the NHS, provide...
Delivering Accelerated Data Acquisition Services for the Medical Device Start-up Business at No Net Cost
A major unmet need for a medical device start-up is how to acquire industry benchmarking data or relevant performance data to inform their product development without the substantial time and cost associated with conventional trials. For the fledgling start-up the cost of data acquisition is often perceived as a significant,...
Driving Innovation in Midlands Healthcare – a collaboration with the University of Leicester’s Institute for Precision Health.
A Charnwood Campus Cluster NHS and Academia Collaboration Platform event, part of a series of events to support the growth and success of the life science organisations clustered around Charnwood Campus Science, Innovation and Technology Park. World leading clinicians, academics, business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and stakeholders gathered at Charnwood Campus...