Medilink Midlands

Innovation Day
2025-09-17 09:30 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Aston Villa Football Club, Villa Park, Trinity Road,, Birmingham,, B6 6HE
Innovation Day is back – bigger, better, and part of West Midlands Life Sciences Week.
Join us for our annual flagship conference, bringing together the life sciences and medtech community for a dynamic day of inspiration, connection, and opportunity.
This year, we’re offering even more value with two content tracks, exclusive networking formats, and practical sessions tailored to help you grow, collaborate, and innovate.
Whether you’re a start-up, NHS professional, academic, or multinational – this is your must-attend event for 2025.
What’s New for 2025? Two tracks of content – choose how you spend your day with two parallel streams:
Track 1 – Main Stage:
Sector-wide themes including:
Innovation across the Midlands
Co-creation with the NHS
AI & Precision Medicine
International growth
Funding & investment insights
Track 2 – New for 2025:
Choose interactive formats including:
Learn about the EMERGE Initiative*
Supplying into the NHS*
Practical workshops with event sponsors:

Creative Networks
Adamson Jones
Penningtons Manches Cooper

Ticket Options
£8.50 + VAT – Includes a lunch bag
Free – Standard entry (without lunch)
*(pre-booking required, based on first come first serve, matching eligibility criteria)
*Catering facilities are not available on-site, lunch bags must be pre-ordered.
What is West Midlands Life Sciences Week?
This region-wide celebration highlights the depth and breadth of life sciences in the West Midlands. From diagnostics and medtech to advanced therapeutics, the week showcases sector strengths, drives collaboration, and champions innovation that improves lives and fuels economic growth.
Medilink Midlands Innovation Day is proud to be a key feature in this week of activity.
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WMHTIA: Impact, Insights & the Future of Health Tech in the West Midlands
2025-09-18 08:45 - 12:30 | Baskerville House, Centenary Square,, Birmingham, B1 2ND, United Kingdom
Date: Thursday 18th September
Venue: Baskerville House, Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2ND
Time: 08:45am – 12:30pm
Over the past two years, the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) has delivered exceptional results, catalysing investment, strengthening collaborations and cementing the West Midlands as a leading hub for health and med tech innovation.
Through strategic partnerships, outstanding ROI and the creation of a flourishing life sciences ecosystem, WMHTIA has demonstrated how targeted support and innovation can deliver real impact for both the region and the wider UK economy.
Now, as we look to the future, this invite-only event will provide key insights into what has been achieved and how continued collaboration and investment can unlock even greater potential in the years ahead.
The agenda will focus on highlighting the impacts and insights from the WMHTIA programme to support the case for reinvestment.
Agenda
08:45 – 09:15 | Registration & Refreshments
09:15 – 09:30 | Keynote Address
Speaker: Chair of the West Midlands Innovation Board Mike Wright
The regional strategic perspective, highlighting the success of the Innovation Accelerator programme and the importance of health tech to the region.
09:30 – 09:40 | WMHTIA: Impact, Outcomes and What’s Next
Speaker: WMHTIA – Luan Linden-Phillip
09:40 – 09:50 | Making the Case for Reinvestment: The Economic Argument
Speaker: City-REDI – Tim Burton & George Bramley
09:50 – 10:00 | Collaboration in Action: A New Model for Supporting Innovators
Speaker: Manufacturing Technology Centre – Thorsten Kampmann
10:00 – 10:10 | Accelerating Innovation Through Regional Clusters
Speaker: Medilink Midlands – Melanie Davidson
10:10 – 10:20 | Innovation Through Co-Creation: Accelerating Impact in Months, Not Years
Speaker: WMHWIN – Joshua Dale
10:20 – 10:35 | Networking Break
10:35 – 10:45 | Extending Reach: SPARK and Building Regional Opportunity
Speaker: SPARK UK, Aston University – Chynna Pascual
10:45 – 10:55 | Plug and Play: Attracting Global Investment into the West Midlands
Speaker: Plug and Play – Adam McGuiness
10:55 – 11:05 | West Midlands as the Front Door for Health Tech Innovation
Speaker: Health Innovation West Midlands -Tim Jones
11:05 – 11:15 | Shifting Care: Secondary to Primary with Our Health Partnership
Speaker: Our Health Partnership – Omar Daniel
11:15 – 11:25 | Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Speaker: WMHTIA – Luan Linden-Phillips
11:25 – 12:00 | Networking
12:30 | Event Close

For further information, please contact the Events Team at: events@medilinkmidlands.com

Online - Monthly Membership Drop-In session
2025-09-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Online – Members Portal
Launched in May, the new Member Portal provides members with access to wider community reach, knowledge sharing, exclusive member offers, forum discussions and access to event & training materials – all in one place.
Member Forum – no registration required, just sign into the portal, head the Member Forum and join the conversation!
If you are a member and not yet signed up to the portal, click here to unlock your access.
Non members are invited to explore open areas of the portal – to receive full access join our membership starting from £275+VAT.
Our Monthly Membership Drop-In Session is an open space for members to ask questions, share feedback, and engage with the Medilink Midlands team. These informal drop-in sessions take place on the last Tuesday of each month.
Each session focuses on a specific topic. The next forum will be held on:
Tuesday, 30th September Topic: Feedback from the Innovation Day, plus a discussion on the upcoming events:

02.10.2025:WMHTIA Cluster Event –Digital: Empowering Innovators to Engage with the NHS of Tomorrow (Webinar)
15.10.2025: Sotas Regulatory Session – Details TBC
13.11.2025: Medilink Midlands Winter Networking (In Person)
21.11.2025: Innovations Against AMR 2025 (In Person)
27.11.2025: WMHTIA: Impact, Insights & the Future of Health Tech in the West Midlands (In Person)
09.12.2025: WMHTIA Cluster: Community: Driving Local Innovation to Meet Regional NHS Challenges (Webinar)
13.01.2026: WMHTIA Cluster: Prevention – Innovating for a Healthier Future (Webinar)

We look forward to seeing you there!
