Medilink Midlands

Creating a Healthier Future
2022-05-26 09:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
Silverstone Technology Cluster
Join us for our next Wearable Technology Special Interest Group event at Silverstone Technology Park.
We have an exciting panel of speakers who will share their insights into the future of Wearable Technology and its varied application in the medical sphere. From smart sensing solutions, new materials and human technologies, this event will delve into ways wearable technology can be applied to create new healthcare/medical solutions.
We are thrilled to announce we will be joined by:

Zeke Steer, CEO at Milbotix who will be talking about the progress he’s made towards commercialising his academic research and cover the importance of engaging with end users to identify unmet needs, the mindset of ‘Research versus Engineering’ and raising early investment.
Stuart Wells, Director at Location Extreme who will be presenting their new GPS safeguarding solution; ‘Meili GPS Safe’ – a next generation GPS tracking system with SOS and GeoFencing features that enables carers to be alerted when a patient or loved-one wanders, and to be routed directly to their location via the Meili App.
Simon McMaster, CEO at Footfalls & Heartbeats who will present ‘Prehabilitation and rehabilitation in the 21st Century’, focusing on the use of wearable technologies to increase the time provided for clinical prehab and rehab whilst allowing the patient to continue in their normal lives.

and recently announced:

Dr Laura Salisbury founder of KnitRegen and Dr Gopika Rajan, postdoctoral researcher soon to join the Royal College of Art, present their revolutionary patent-pending smart textiles as a form of wearable physiotherapy for stroke rehabilitation. The audience will learn how this technology aims at addressing current problems with post-stroke treatment while prioritising end-user comfort, identity and general well-being.

Book your place today to be the first to find out how wearable technology can change the future of medical care and join the conversation with leaders and specialists from the industry.
This is a hybrid event held at the Silverstone Park Innovation Centre, so please ensure you book the appropriate ticket.
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Timings 9.00am – 12.00 noon.

Med-Tech Innovation Expo & Conference 2022
2022-06-08 - 2022-06-09 | NEC Birmingham, Hall 2, Birmingham, B40 1NT, United Kingdom
8-9 June 2022

Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the UK & Ireland’s leading event for medical design and manufacturing technology.
Experience live demonstrations of the latest machines, technology, products and services while networking with more than 4,000 designers, engineers, innovators and manufacturers from across the medical and healthcare sector.
Be inspired by thought-leaders across three conference stages as they discuss the hottest topics in med-tech, including regulation, market access, start-ups and more.
Discover new solutions, materials, machines, applications and suppliers. Join the fastest growing event in med-tech.
All Medilink Members are invited to showcase their organisation at the expo as part of the Medilink UK Pavillion. A prestigious location within the expo, with easy access to Medilink UK staff who will be on hand throughout the show to make introductions and signpost visitors to the Pavillion. The Pavillion pods are priced at £1,300+VAT – for further information, please contact victoria.dunsmore@rapidnews.com
Hear from industry leaders

The Med-Tech Innovation Conference, in association with Medilink UK, is now the UK’s key annual summit for medical device OEMs, with a CPD-accredited programme that offers high-level thought leadership from the sector’s biggest names.
Produced by Medilink UK, the Conference stage has played home in the past to leading figures from Boston Scientific, Roche Diagnostics, NHS England, Innovate UK, and the MHRA to name just a few.
Learn about the regulatory and market access challenges and opportunities from those with senior-level insights, take the opportunity to question policymakers and influencers, and network with a first-class line up of speakers.
You can access the full speaker list and conference programme by registering for the event. Once registered, you can favourite the sessions that interest you and manage your diary for the show. Registration is free and takes minutes.

Exhibit – increase visibility, credibility and sales

Your stand is the platform to generate hot new leads and engage with existing customers; accelerating your sales process and supporting business growth plans. Visitors are highly engaged, many with direct purchasing power and the intention to do business on the day.
With thousands of visitors from the medical engineering, design and manufacturing community, you will meet decision makers and influencers from designers and project engineers to research and development and production professionals.
As an exhibitor, you will have the opportunity to increase brand awareness, boost your profile in the industry, meet suppliers who will help your business grow and learn about innovative new developments in the world of medical technology.

Medilink members receive a discount on exhibition stands – To find out more on exhibiting please direct enquiries to victoria.dunsmore@rapidnews.com

Find out more on the show and the benefits here https://med-techexpo.com/

In-Person Event: Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2022
2022-06-08 19:00 - 23:30 | Hilton Birmingham Metropole, Pendigo Way, Birmingham, B40 1PP
The prestigious Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards, held in association with Med-Tech Innovation, celebrates the outstanding business achievements, international successes and innovative breakthroughs made across the life sciences and healthcare technology sectors in the past year.
Finalists earn nomination to the national Medilink UK Healthcare Business Innovation Awards through victory at the regional awards, making the national awards ceremony the thrilling culmination of a year-long competition. During the awards ceremony, we also celebrate the Med-Tech Innovation Awards which commend innovations in medical technology across six exciting categories.
The winners will be announced at the special black tie awards ceremony, taking place on 8th June 2022 and includes a drinks reception followed by a three-course gala dinner, drinks at your table and entertainment throughout. As in previous years, this will be a sell-out event so keep an eye out for the announcement of ticket sales!
For further information please click here.

WEBINAR: EU Interreg AiBle: Rehabilitation in Robotics Design
2022-06-14 12:30 - 15:00
AiBle is a 3-year cross-border EU Interreg project about an upper-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on AI and cloud computing.
The workshop objective is to create a discussion platform on intersections between the fields of rehabilitation, robotics, and human-computer/robot interaction.

12:30 – 12:40
Welcome and Introduction to AiBle
Prof Zhaojie Ju, University of Portsmouth (UK)

12:40 – 13:05
Designing human gait patterns in rehabilitation: methods & results
Matthieu Masselin, CEO, Wandercraft

13:05 – 13:30
Robotic systems for rehabilitation and neuroscience: Complex to simple, to very complex
Prof. Etienne Burdet, Professor of Human Robotics, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London

13:30 – 13:40
Screen Break

13:40 – 14:05
Exoskeleton interfaces and movements coordination
Dr Nathanaël Jarrassé, CNRS Research Associate, Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Sorbonne University, Paris

14:05 – 14:30
Robo K: Gait Rehabilitation Device
Dr Pauline Harmon, BA Healthcare, Pacè

14:30– 14:55
Rehabilitation robotics design and control problematics: From ABLE 7D Reference Design to AiBLE Rehabilitation product
Philippe Garrec & Alexandre Verney, CEA List

14:55 – 15:00
Closing Comments

To book your place at this free online event, click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Food Supplements Special Interest Group (SIG)
2022-06-16 09:30 - 13:00 | Charnwood Campus, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RB
*Please note that this event is in-person attendance only*
The next Food Supplements SIG in partnership with JensonR+ is taking place at Charnwood Campus and will cover the following:
– Marketing Oversights – Over the Counter Food Supplements
– Cannabidiol (CBD)
– Probiotics
– Impact of Brexit – Updates since Oct 2021
Full programme and speaker biographies to follow.

To book your free place, please complete the online booking form below. Please note the booking system is not automated and a member of the events team will confirm your place to you soon.

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This free-to-attend event is held as part of the INSTILS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project. This event is classed as State Aid to participating businesses, the value of which is £445, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
Please note: whilst this event is held as part of the INSTILS programme, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Derby/Derbyshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire area and is open to all.

WEBINAR: Clinical Trials, Data Protection and You
2022-06-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
The next Afortiori Special Interest Group, “Clinical Trials, Data Protection and You”, will take place online on Thursday 23rd June.
Clinical trials, by their very nature, usually involve a large amount of sensitive personal data. The control and processing of personal and sensitive data means that specific data protection laws apply to Sponsors of clinical trials. Join us alongside leading experts Nicola Wall and Amy Ford to learn more about what this means in practice as you plan and implement your clinical trial.
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Speakers:

Dr. Nicola Wall is the founder and CEO of Afortiori Development, a clinical trials company that addresses the need for improved clinical trial design, planning and management to promote efficient and cost effective clinical trials for all types of products. She has an exceptional background within the pharmaceutical, medical technology and healthcare sectors with over 22 years of diverse experience across a range of therapeutic areas for a number of large and small clients spanning all areas of clinical development. She has worked closely with a number of emerging companies providing guidance and support for the clinical development journey. Afortiori Development have built an impressive global team of clinical trial specialists, clinicians and biostatisticians with experience in adult, paediatric and neonatal clinical research, and both primary and secondary healthcare settings.

Amy Ford is a highly skilled and experienced information governance practitioner. She is passionate about using new, innovative digital solutions to make the best use of Big Data in a lawful and secure manner. Before joining Kaleidoscope, Amy held a number of information governance roles in the health sector. Most recently, she was the Head of Information Governance for NHS NEL Commissioning Support Unit. Amy leads the team to ensure delivery and project management of consultancy services are running smoothly and she deputises for the managing director.
This free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project. This event is classed as State Aid to participating businesses, the value of which is £190, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
Please note: whilst this event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all.
DURATION: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Mediwales Connects
2022-06-29 08:00 - 17:00
Event Name: MediWales Connects
Date: Wednesday 29th June

Description
The only event of its kind for the health and care community, MediWales Connects is an all Wales NHS collaboration conference
NHS colleagues from across Wales, local companies and the wider industry sector will join to share clinical innovation in practice to improve patient outcomes.
The event includes presentations, workshops and networking.
The aims of the conference are to:
· Highlight and showcase the excellent work being carried out by the health and care communities in Wales.
· Improve collaborative working between the health boards, industry and research communities.
· Raise the profile of NHS Wales and clinical innovation across the UK.
· Support closer working relationships between industry, NHS and research groups and clinical trials capabilities.
Programme
· Building on the excellent work that has been done around innovation adoption, we will consider the challenges involved in scaling change and adoption of new products, services and processes that deliver impact for patients across the whole NHS.
· Showcasing new technologies, digital health and NHS innovations
· This NHS led event includes keynote presentations, interactive workshops and networking
· NHS teams and colleagues from the health and care community across Wales, as well as the wider industry sector, will share clinical innovation and insights to improve patient outcomes.
· Over 350 delegates from clinical and care communities, industry and academia from across Wales and the UK.
For more information click here

EMAHSN Innovation Academy Module F live Q&A Session: Constructing an NHS business case & pathway mapping
2022-06-30 13:00 - 14:00
The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network Innovation Academy is open to anyone to register. Once registered, participants will have access to a range of modules, each including a webinar, live Q&A session with the experts and online resources.The webinars are on demand, so can be accessed at any time, with the live Q&A session for each module being scheduled throughout 2022
For further details/to watch the ON-DEMAND webinar or join the live Q&A session please CLICK HERE to Sign up for the Academy and to register for this module.
This webinar focuses on what a business case is and the importance of one for innovators to provide decision makers, stakeholders and the public with a management tool for evidence-based, transparent decision making.
This module also touches on ‘the five case model’, which you will be able to use when creating your own NHS business case. Many people know how to create a standard ‘business case’, but very few understand how to create an NHS/healthcare ‘business case.’
Finally, the pathway mapping section of this module is a key part for you to think about how your proposal contributes to the achievement of NHS policy/priorities and trust objectives and plans.
Presenters / experts

Victoria Townshend – Lead Change Manager, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Sally Robinson – Head of Contracts and Partnerships, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Virtual event: Data and Devices: How the NHS Can Help You Develop Your Product
2022-07-06 10:00 - 14:00
An Engagement Event for SMEs Delivered by University Hospitals Birmingham NHSFT in Partnership with DEMAND-Hub

DEMAND Hub (Data-Enabled Medical technologies AND Devices Hub) is an ERDF-supported programme for the Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire, and Stoke-On-Trent & Staffordshire LEP regions.

The support offered by University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) has a particular focus to navigate the complex and changing landscape of health data use which can influence business and clinical decisions. UHB has a number of pathways and systems to provide licensed access to health data and consultancy. This includes two HDR-UK Hubs: PIONEER and INSIGHT. These Hubs have specific areas of expertise, from acute care (PIONEER) to eye-health (INSIGHT). UHB can also provide grant application guidance, regulatory support, clinical evaluation, and public and patient involvement consultancy.
The virtual engagement event will give SME’s access to credible experts and facilitate collaboration from across the NHS, academia and our partners. It will bring together expertise and best practice to assist SME’s in developing and bringing their product to market.
For more information and to book your place, click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: National Manufacturing Day 2022
2022-07-07 | Nationwide
On Thursday 7th July, manufacturers across the UK will be inviting jobseekers through their doors – from school leavers and graduates through to those looking to reskill at all levels.
It’s an opportunity for the manufacturing sector to engage local communities, raise aspirations and to showcase the diverse range of highly skilled and lucrative career pathways available across the manufacturing industry.
Make UK are working with Government, meaning that details of companies taking part in National Manufacturing Day 2022 will be circulated to job centres and schools across the UK.
By holding a National Manufacturing Day event, you’ll not only join hundreds of other hosts in showcasing modern manufacturing jobs and technologies but also highlight the benefits that manufacturing provides to your community and the country as a whole.
Keen to be involved? Click here for more information.

EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE G Live Q&A: Building Evidence for your Healthcare Innovation
2022-07-12 13:00 - 14:00
The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network Innovation Academy is open to anyone to register. Once registered, participants will have access to a range of modules, each including a webinar, live Q&A session with the experts and online resources.The webinars are on demand, so can be accessed at any time, with the live Q&A session for each module being scheduled throughout 2022
For further details/to watch the ON-DEMAND webinar or join the live Q&A session please CLICK HERE to Sign up for the Academy and to register for this module.
This webinar makes innovators aware of the regulatory compliance that needs to be followed within the NHS.
It highlights why having evidence for your innovation is vital and goes into detail on how you can obtain the relevant evidence that the NHS needs. It further devolves on how ones’ device can be deployed or incorporated in a patient or hospital pathway along with how to make a health economic case. This module will cover value proposition, what applies to digital technology and the differences within this sector. Finally, it will walk you through gathering evaluation evidence for your customers.
Presenters / experts

Philip Miller – Evaluation Researcher, EMAHSN

Mike Watson – Digital Lead, EMAHSN

Dr Sarah Bolton – Business Manager CHEATA

WEBINAR: Has Covid solved the Digital Identity Problem?
2022-07-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join us for the next in the series of our Digital Health Special Interest Groups with PDMS at this webinar, “Has Covid solved the Digital Identity Problem? – The important role of identity in the digital transformation of health and social care“.
The webinar will be chaired by Professor Dean Fathers and will include presentations on:
– Introduction to Digital Identity
– NHS Digital – focusing on the NHS login project, plus a case study
– Decentralised digital identities
– Digital identity in a mental health care app
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This free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project. This event is classed as State Aid to participating businesses, the value of which is £190, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
Please note: whilst this event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all.
DURATION: 1.5 hours
Speaker Profiles:

Professor Dean Fathers DL
Dean has held a portfolio career for over twenty five years combining senior roles across the commercial, public and University sectors. Dean started his commercial career in logistics with Pioneer, TNT and Abbey Hill BMW before becoming a serial entrepreneur and developing an international business base. He continues to hold a portfolio of commercial roles, currently being the Chair of Progress Care, a Non-Executive Director of NeedleSmart and an advisor to the Boards of several organisations primarily in the health and digital technology sector like OxeHealth and PDMS. A commercial mentor on the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur’s programme, Dean further supports commercial healthcare organisations through his role on the Board of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, where he Chairs the Healthcare Strategic Advisory Board, sits on the Innovation Council and also represents the GLLEP on the Midlands Engine’s Health Board. Dean became a Professor in the Practice of Healthcare Management at Cass Business School in 2010 and Chaired the Centre for Healthcare Enterprise. He is currently Chair of both the Centre for Organisational Resilience and the Lincoln International Institute for Rural Healthcare at the University of Lincoln where he is a Professor of Resilience. He is also a Professorial Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health and an Honorary Professor in Healthcare Leadership at the Nottingham University Business School. In addition to being the Chair of separate Acute, Community and Mental Health NHS Trusts, Dean has also Chaired NHS commissioning bodies. With a strong interest in leadership, workforce development and digitisation, Dean has held roles on ancillary NHS bodies such as the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, NHS Providers and the NHS Leadership Academy, supporting numerous national and regional initiatives. He remains an Independent Director of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman, is a Lay Member of the Academy of Health and Care Science’s Regulatory Board, where he is also a Life Science Industry Registry Council member too, and finally is Chair of the Medilink Midlands’ Digital Health Special Interest Group.
Chris Gledhill, Chief Executive Officer, PDMS
Chris co-founded PDMS in 1993 with a mission to help organisations get the maximum value from information technology and their associated data assets. His experience lies in recognising the business benefits that can be achieved by effective use of information technology to make services cheaper, safer and more convenient. He attended Manchester University and Cranfield Institute of Technology and gained his Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors. Drawing on his extensive knowledge and passion for technology, has recently been re-elected as an SME representative on the techUK Central Government Council. Chris also sat on the Advisory Panel as part of an Independent Review of the Isle of Man health and social care system conducted by Sir Johnathan Michael in 2019. Chris has a particular interest in Digital Health and citizen centric services – putting the individual at the core and designing digital services to help improve a patient’s experience and outcomes. Chris is passionate about the benefits that organisations and individuals can achieve through good software engineering. However, he believes that technology is rarely the best starting point, it’s all about understanding the problems and achieving positive outcomes.
Tim Dalby, Lead Delivery Manager for NHS Login, NHS Digital
Currently the lead delivery manager for the NHS Digital hosted ‘Engagement, Onboarding and Live Partner Service – NHS login’. The service has supported over 50 tech partners to be live with NHS login since early 2020 – and actively working with a further 50 to date. NHS login has over 28 million registered users and is playing its part in enabling the NHS ‘Long Term Plan’ and the ‘Vision for Technology’ so that more patients can choose to access assured digital health and care services to help meet their health and care needs using one reusable ‘NHS login’. Tim has a background in local authority adult social work and IT project delivery in health and social care. Tim has also led the implementation of NHS Digital created products, such as Child protection and FGM information sharing. Tim is passionate about leading and working on projects that have a proven benefit to patients and colleagues in the NHS and Social Care and technology sector.
Raja Sharif, Founder & CEO, FarmaTrust
Raja is Founder and CEO of FarmaTrust, who are driving the company’s vision and mission of creating innovative, digital solutions for the personalised medicine and healthcare sector to protect patients and creating efficiencies in the cell and gene therapy industry. Using IoT and blockchain technology, FarmaTrust is creating a transparent, auditable, secure, global solution to give confidence to patients, clinicians and regulators worldwide. Raja is a UK qualified barrister, with over 25 years legal and business experience in multinationals including Guardian IT PLC, Globix, BT plc, COLT and Al Jazeera.
Prasannajeet Mane, Founder & CEO, Cerina
Prasannajeet is the Founder and CEO of Cerina, an early-stage digital health startup venture which is bringing digital interventions to treat anxiety disorders and depression. The origin of the venture is rooted in Prasannajeet’s own personal experiences of surviving a clinical psychological disorder. The research experience of studying different mental health conditions, long experience of using traditional and digital platforms, and business training at London Business School made him familiar with the clear gaps that are present in the existing mental health landscape. Prasannajeet is a graduate of London Business School and Indian Institute of Technology. Previous to his masters from London Business School, Prasannajeet worked as a mental health researcher for where he helped building an award-winning digital intervention and his research work got published in Nature.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Digital Technologies for Future Health
2022-07-14 09:00 - 13:00 | Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF), Clifton Campus, NTU, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 8NS
Digital technologies offer huge opportunities to improve the way health care is delivered and provide benefits to healthcare practitioners and patients alike. This in-person event, organised in partnership with the Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF), will provide an opportunity to learn about some of the developments and initiatives in this exciting area with talks from people involved in delivering the promise of digital technology for future health. .
The event will provide:

An overview of the 5G research work happening at NTU.
A look at the application of robotic surgery within the NHS.
A review of the challenge of remote patient groups and the activity happening in Mablethorpe with the Campus for Future Health.
An opportunity to tour the MTIF facility – featuring laboratories, clean rooms and an extensive range of specialist equipment available for use by SMEs.

Programme
Full speaker profiles to follow.

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EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE I: Adoption and Spread Planning
2022-07-20 10:00 - 11:00
The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network Innovation Academy is open to anyone to register. Once registered, participants will have access to a range of modules, each including a webinar, live Q&A session with the experts and online resources. The webinars are on demand, so can be accessed at any time, with the live Q&A session for each module being scheduled throughout 2022
For further details/to watch the ON-DEMAND webinar or join the live Q&A session please CLICK HERE to Sign up for the Academy and to register for this module.
This module explores innovation, adoption and spread within the NHS. Tony will discuss the key factors which should be considered if your innovation is replicating another or improvement across multiple locations. He will also cover what needs to be thought about if your innovation is new to the NHS and how you can provide evidence that your product significantly improves the quality of health and care.
Tony will also give you the knowledge required during this webinar for you to put a completely new innovation in practice that has been used elsewhere, all whilst making you think about the logic behind your innovation!
Presenter / expert details

Tony Doyle – Commercial Director, Qbtech

FIME
2022-07-27 08:00 - 2022-07-29 17:00
Are you wanting to target the African continent? Perhaps the Americas is of interest for your company?
Exhibiting at international trade shows offers companies a platform like no other to showcase products or services, raise your company profile globally, generate new business and network with a huge range of professionals, all under one roof.
Medilink UK are proud to support British companies at the following healthcare exhibitions (the leading and largest in the regions), offering a full spectrum of support to make your experience as easy, stress-free and cost-effective as possible.
With a 30-year reputation, FIME has established itself as the can’t-miss healthcare trade show in the Americas. Taking place from 27 – 29 July 2022 (in Miami Beach, Florida), FIME will welcome more than 12,000 medical & trade professionals from across the United States and Latin America, to do business with 700 exhibitors from across 40 countries.
Get in touch to discuss your requirements, for further information and the prices: international@medilink.co.uk ; 0114 232 9272

IN-PERSON EVENT: UK House - Data Driven Healthcare
2022-08-01 - 2022-08-02 | The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2DR
The UK House programme is designed to deliver high-level sectoral business events showcasing UK capability and innovation, and to facilitate business connectivity between UK enterprises and both international buyers and investors. On Monday 1 August, the UK House programme will focus on “Data Driven Healthcare”. This will be followed on Tuesday 2 August with a West Midlands Sector Showcase event.
Forward-thinking and people-focused. Our healthcare system is the jewel in the UK’s crown. The West Midlands itself is no exception, hosting eight hospitals combined with over thirty-five regional centres of clinical research, with one in five of all UK trials carried out in the region.
The region’s Data-Driven Healthcare proposition is built upon four distinct pillars of opportunity: digital, data, diagnostics and devices. With unparalleled access to electronic clinical and genomic data, we have the capabilities to test and implement new healthcare interventions, unlike any other region.
Our unparalleled manufacturing expertise and tech capabilities enable firms to prototype, test and commercialise within the region – bench to bedside.
The five leading universities produce over 11,000 graduates in medical sciences each year and a further 6,000 graduates in the engineering and computing fields. The pool for recruitment continues to grow and become even richer in talent.
All of the sessions from 1 August are available to view on demand here: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/website/7419/datadrivenhealthcare/

Overview of session themes (Monday 1 August)
Focussing on healthcare challenges that transcend nations and challenge preconceptions about ‘developed/developing’ systems:

Facilitating greater access to care
Health services vs ‘illness’ services
Healthy ageing and elderly care
Impact of/tackling health data poverty
Tackling bias in system design, clinical trials
Patient participation and empowerment
Non-communicable disease
Healthcare workforce and healthcare infrastructure of the future
Power of big data to enable health improvement (WHO MOU)

Click here for full programme details and to register your interest.
West Midlands Sector Showcase Day (Tuesday 2 August)
The West Midlands Sector Showcase Days are a unique and exclusive in-person opportunity for businesses and investors considering expanding or investing in the UK.
Coinciding with UK House, the Data-Driven Healthcare sector showcase day (Tuesday 2 August) will bring together a select cohort of industry leaders and innovators.
Designed to equip you with an immersive first-hand experience of the region’s business landscape and sector strengths, delegates will benefit from exclusive business leader plenary sessions, complimentary visits to key sector assets and a networking reception.
Register your interest to explore opportunities in:

HealthTech: digital, data, diagnostics, devices
Selling into healthcare systems

Led by the region’s official economic development agency, the West Midlands Growth Company in conjunction with the Department for International Trade, a dedicated team will be on-hand to answer any questions from delegates and take forward opportunities for collaboration with the West Midlands.

WEBINAR: BBSRC/DEFRA Endemic Livestock Diseases Programme
2022-08-19 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-09-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
The BBSRC are offering two informative webinars to coincide with the Phase 2 launch of the BBSRC/DEFRA Endemic Livestock Diseases. These sessions offer the chance for those interested in applying for the funding to learn more about the opportunity and to pose their questions to those allocating the funds.
Book your place today
BBSRC/DEFRA Endemic Livestock Diseases Programme
The Endemic Livestock Diseases Initiative aims to meaningfully reduce the overall level and impact of endemic disease on the UK livestock sector, to improve productivity and the health and welfare of animals. The initiative will bring academia and businesses together to co-create novel prevention and intervention solutions.
All projects must include at least one business project partner. The full economic cost of your project can be up to £1,000,000 over 3 years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost. The business project partner must contribute at least 10% cash (or in-kind) of the full economic cost of the project.
Project collaborators are crucial participants in the proposals. They may encompass a wide range of stakeholders, including:

farmers
businesses
innovators
veterinary practitioners
data management service providers

Businesses must be UK-based or have UK-based research activity.
Projects should address the themes below. The scope is solutions-focused and research and translation activities that cut across the themes are encouraged.

Digital agriculture
Genetics and breeding
Farm management
Vaccine platforms and technologies
Novel therapeutics
Co-infection

Exclusions from this call include bovine TB and animal nutrition.
For more information about the initiative, click here.

Materials Research Exchange 2022
2022-08-25 08:00 - 17:00
MRE 2022 will be taking place 3–5 October 2022 and will be delivered face to face with a virtual add-on for selected seminars. The event is organised and run by Innovate UK KTN, taking place at the Business Design Centre in London and will be full of new insights about what materials research and innovations are taking place to help the UK recover, become more resilient and grow. Confirmed sponsors and exhibitors include Henry Royce Institute, STFC, IOM3, UK Tribology Network, Potter Clarkson, National Nuclear Laboratory, UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Materials Research Facility, the Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) and Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenges, IMechE, IET, IOM3, IOP, Algreen, Green Graphene, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Cranfield University, Imperial College London, The University of Manchester, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool and The University of Sheffield.
Full event programme will be coming next week.
Click here to register, view exhibitor opportunities, and find out more about the event, including our sponsors and confirmed exhibitors.

IN-PERSON EVENT: City of Mentor, Ohio - Fifth Annual Conference on Innovation & Trade
2022-09-05 - 2022-09-07 | City of Mentor, Ohio
The Northeast Ohio region is home to some of the leading medical institutions in the United States, including the Cleveland Clinic, and the region has developed one of the nation’s most important biomedical clusters.
The City of Mentor, Ohio is pleased to offer you this opportunity to learn more about the advantages of doing business in Northeast Ohio and the City of Mentor, particularly in the healthcare industry, through the 5th Annual Conference on Innovation and Trade. Over 700 biomedical firms are located here, including over 400 medical device manufacturers specializing in imaging, neurostimulation, orthopedics, cardiovascular, and sterilization. Among these are world leaders such as General Electric Healthcare, Siemens, Toshiba, Hitachi, Philips Healthcare, and STERIS.
Ohio’s commitment to supporting investment in the biotech industry and these centers of excellence and innovation have driven Ohio’s biomedical industry to grow by 59% since the year
2000, now employing over 80,000 experienced workers. Mentor, Ohio is strategically located in the heart of this cluster and ready to assist international biomedical and technical companies
to invest for success.
This three-day conference includes a packed programme of keynote talks, seminars, informal networking opportunities and an evening reception.
For more information on how Medilink Midlands can support your attendance at this conference, please get in touch.
To learn more about the City of Mentor International Conference on Innovation and Trade and to register for additional information, please click here. Booking details can be found here.

WEBINAR: 3D Printing in Healthcare
2022-09-07 10:00 - 11:30
The next webinar in the Additive Manufacturing Special Interest Group series is taking place on Wednesday 7th September. The session will focus on the latest innovations and developments in 3D Printing across the healthcare sector. Chaired by Ruth Goodridge, our programme includes talks from:

Sophie Cox, Associate Professor in Healthcare Technologies, University of Birmingham
Henry Pinchbeck, CEO, 3D Lifeprints
Peter Llewelyn Evans, Maxillofacial Laboratory Services Manager, Swansea Bay UHB.

See below for speaker profiles and presentation titles
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Speaker Profiles

Henry Pinchbeck, CEO, 3D LifePrints
Presentation title: Personalising Surgery: Medical 3D printing at the Point of Care
3D LifePrints is a leading Personalised Surgery and Medical 3D Printing company. Its focus is the design and manufacture of patient specific medical devices. 3D LifePrints’ USP is that it provides its services from embedded facilities at the Point of Care within host hospitals, allowing the clinicians direct access to the full range of 3D technologies. 3D LifePrints recently opened its first facility in the USA, at the Texas Medical Center. Henry Pinchbeck is a Founder and the CEO of 3D LifePrints. A scientist by training, he is an experienced businessman and a UK qualified solicitor. As CEO, Henry is responsible for all 3D LifePrints’ global activities but particularly concentrates on the development of the medical 3D printing sector in the UK and USA.
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Peter Llewelyn Evans, Maxillofacial Laboratory Services Manager, Maxillofacial Laboratory
Presentation title: The Application of 3D Printing in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Peter’s career started studying Maxillofacial Prosthetics in London in 1987. He moved to South Wales to join the Welsh Craniofacial Implant Team in 1989, a team that pioneered the use of Craniofacial Implants at St Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow. The Unit relocated to Morriston Hospital, Swansea in 1998 where he is the manager of the Maxillofacial Laboratory Services.
His main areas of interest include facial prosthetics for children, craniofacial implantology and 3D modelling and imaging. He has published extensively on the use of digital technology in Maxillofacial surgery and technology and in particular on the integration of digital technologies into facial prosthetics. Peter has also lectured in the UK and worldwide.
Peter is a fellow of the IMPT, founder member of the British Facial and Audiological Implant Group (BFAIG), a founder member and Secretary of the Centre for Applied Technology in Surgery (CARTIS) and Secretary to the Advanced Digital Technologies (ADT) Foundation.

Dr Sophie Cox, Associate Professor in Healthcare Technologies, University of Birmingham
Presentation title: Moving additive manufacturing beyond anatomically customised implants
Sophie is an Associate Professor in healthcare technologies at the University of Birmingham and leads the Centre for Custom Medical Devices. Her research focuses on exploiting additive manufacturing for the production of personalised metallic implants to replace or regenerate skeletal tissues. The team predominantly works on developing strategies to add functionality through surface modification or modification of device designs. In this talk she shall share three case studies to highlight that we may merge the design freedoms of 3d printing with biomaterials advancements to move custom medical devices into a new era that delivers additional patient benefits.
This free-to-attend event is held as part of the INSTILS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project.
Please note: whilst this event is held as part of the INSTILS programme, attendance is not restricted to the region and is open to all.
DURATION: 1.5 hours

In-person event: MedTech Integrates 2022
2022-09-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Leonardo Royal Hotel, London Tower Bridge
*Please note that this event has been rescheduled from 21st June 2022. See bottom of this page for note from organisers regarding tickets already booked.*

Focused on technology, diagnostics, devices, therapeutics organisations, and regulators
Inspired by the success of this year’s MedTech Integrates in June 2021, Life Science Integrates is delighted to announce the third MedTech Integrates conference. This one-day gathering of technology, diagnostics, devices and therapeutics organisations, as well as clinicians and regulators, provides a platform to discuss the major challenges impacting the MedTech sector.
Addressing the needs of the MedTech community to overcome the challenges needed to achieve a transformation of diagnostics and devices in healthcare, MedTech Integrates will be to a face-to-face one-day conference, taking place at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge on 12 September 2022.
To view the full programme and to book your place, click here.

Note from organisers:
As you are no doubt aware, the RMT have planned a number of rail and tube strikes in June; the first of which is planned for 12 September, the date of MedTech Integrates. If this strike goes ahead, we realise the impact this would have for our delegates, speakers, sponsors and innovators.
As such, we have taken the very difficult decision to postpone the event until Monday 12 September (at the same venue). Please note:
All tickets will remain valid and we will transfer these to 12 September.
There are no changes to the agenda timings or session content.
We apologise for the inconvenience, which is of course out of our immediate control. Please rest assured we took this decision to ensure as little disruption as possible and that MedTech Integrates 2022 remains a hugely successful event.

WEBINAR: Infection Control: What has Covid taught us?
2022-09-14 09:30 - 13:00
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT WILL NOW BE HELD ONLINE**
The latest session in the Infectious Diseases Special Interest Group (SIG) series is taking place on Wednesday 14 September. Organised in partnership with De Montfort University, the session will be chaired by Dr Maitreyi Shivkumar, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology at the Leicester School of Pharmacy, and will include three presentations from our expert panel (see programme and speaker profiles below for full details).
To book your free spot at this ONLINE event, please click here.
Speakers and presentation titles

Dr Maitreyi Shivkumar, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University
Session Chair
Maitreyi Shivkumar is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology in the School of Pharmacy at De Montfort University. Her research interests are in developing novel antivirals and understanding host-virus interactions, with a focus on coronaviruses and HIV. She has also developed coronavirus models and systems to evaluate environmental stability and antiviral efficacy of disinfectants against human coronaviruses.

Dr Enrico Ferrari, Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln
Presentation title: The mechanism of adsorption of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein onto solid materials: Can new knowledge contribute to infection control?
Enrico studied for his BSc+MSc in Biotechnology at the University of Udine, Italy between 1996 and 2001. He subsequently completed a PhD in Nanotechnology, graduating from the University of Trieste, Italy in 2007. Enrico went on the undertake a Postdoc in Biophotonics from 2007 to 2009 at CNR, Trieste, Italy, followed by a Postdoc in Molecular Neurobiology between 2009 and 2012 at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. He joined University of Lincoln’s School of Life Sciences in 2012, where he is currently a Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology. Enrico primarily studies the mechanism of interaction between biomolecules and nanoparticles and applies this knowledge to the field of nanobiotechnology.

Dr Gracy Sailo-Lebeau, Director of Technical Projects and Head of R&D, Residual Barrier Technology Ltd
Presentation title: Are biodegradable disinfectants effective against dry surface biofilms and multi drug resistant bacteria?
Gracy oversees the R&D department at Residual Barrier Technology where I take the lead role in new and innovative product development from concept to launch. Gracy has a BSc in Plant Pathology and MSc in Agricultural Microbiology, and obtained a PhD in Environmental Microbiology at Coventry University in 2008. As a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Gracy investigated the antimicrobial properties of plants and chemicals and have since worked in commercial research, new disinfectant development, regulatory affairs, infection control and hygiene related areas.

Siobhan Murphy, Regulatory Specialist, Contec Cleanroom Ltd.
Presentation Title: EU and GB Biocidal Products Regulation – A Post-Brexit Update
Siobhan is a Regulatory Specialist with over 10 years experience in the field of chemical regulations, primarily biocidal product legislation. Having previously worked as a consultant, Siobhan joined Contec in April 2018 to manage the authorisation of their cleanroom disinfectants in the EU, GB and global markets.
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This free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project.
Please note: whilst this event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Engaging with MedTech and HealthTech to support SMEs
2022-09-14 09:30 - 14:45 | Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre, 53 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2RS
The DEMAND Hub (Data-Enabled Medical technologies and Devices Hub), brought to you by the University of Birmingham, is delighted to bring you this SME engagement event that will provide support to small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to access the right expertise that will enable them to successfully collaborate and move novel ideas from products and services through to apps and data technologies.
The event will provide delegates with an opportunity to engage with experts working within the field of medical innovation translation – including representatives from Medilink Midlands – and will focus on how collaboration is key for the success of these innovations from the laboratory through to the clinic and towards commercial exploitation.
The event will also offer a unique pitching opportunity for SMEs to receive 1-to-1 coaching from experts working within the field of commercialisation and technology translation.
For more information and to book your spot, click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: 7th Molecular Microbiology Conference
2022-09-15 - 2022-09-16
The 7th Molecular Microbiology conference, sponsored by AltaBioscience, will take place at the University of Birmingham, UK on 15th – 16th September 2022. This event is a fantastic opportunity to hear about cutting-edge research in microbiology from leading UK and international researchers with talks and posters covering the latest trends on interactions between microbes and their environment, gene expression and RNA biology, bacterial cell structures, replication and cell division, and human pathogens.
For more information and to book your place, click here.
About the Molecular Microbiology (Mol Micro) Conference
The Conference was first organised by Jörg Vogel (University of Würzburg) and John Helmann (Cornell University) eleven years ago (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07852.x). It celebrates the journal of the same name that has long been a gold standard for publishing in the field. Speakers are drawn from the journal’s recent authors and it also provides opportunities for early career researchers to present their work.
Confirmed speakers:

Julia van Kessel: Indiana State University (USA)
Tom Santangelo: Colorado State University (USA)
Thorsten Mascher: Technical University of Dresden (Germany)
Klas Flardh: Lund University (Sweden)
Angelika Gründling (Imperial College London)
Kristina Jonas: Stockholm University (Sweden)
Dirk Schüler: University of Bayreuth (Germany)
Eva Frickel (University of Birmingham (UK)

The full schedule can be found here.
Conference fees and booking:
Standard registration ends 26th August 2022.
Student rate:

Early bird: £100 (EXTENDED UNTIL 20th May 2022)
Regular rate: £200 (after 20th May 2022)

Academic/Professional rate:

Early bird: £150 (EXTENDED UNTIL 20th May 2022)
Regular: £250 (after 20th May 2022)

ONLINE EVENT: NHS Scan4Safety Healthcare Supplier Forum
2022-09-29 08:00 - 17:00
This is a live virtual forum delivered via Zoom on Wednesday 12 October 2022 from 10:00am–1:30pm.
Join us for this online forum to hear from leaders in England, Scotland and Wales about their plans to use open global standards to improve patient safety and supply chain processes for their Scan4Safety programmes.
Hear the latest from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) about the future regulation of medical devices.
NHS Supply Chain will also be presenting on their strategy and the continued adoption of GS1 standards.
There will also be presentations from suppliers that have implemented GS1 standards for UDI.
For more information and to book your place, click here.

WEBINAR: An Overview of the Future UK Medical Device Regulation
2022-09-29 14:00 - 15:00
SEHTA are pleased to offer you a FREE to attend webinar session with IVDeology on an overview of the main points from the UK government’s response to consultation on the future UK Medical Device Regulation.
Overview of Webinar
A chance for attendees to listen to an appraisal of the government’s responses to the consultation results around the shape of the UK Medical Device Regulations going forward.
We will review the UKRP requirements with the Quality Person role, classification proposals, transition provisions to name a few.
There will be ample opportunity for questions at the end of the presentation.
Speaker profile: Stuart Angell, Managing Director & Co-founder, IVDeology
Stuart created IVDeology to provide clear, pragmatic advice and support to the IVD industry focusing on small and mid-size businesses who may not be so familiar with the requirements of IVD regulations in the UK, EU and the rest of the world.
IVDeology is a well established and growing UK company providing quality and regulatory consultancy, training and compliance services to the IVD industry.
Click here for more details and to register.

City of Mentor Midlands Meet Up
2022-10-05 17:30 - 20:30 | Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre, 53 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2RS
Medilink Midlands and the Greater Birmingham Transatlantic Chamber of Commerce invite you to an informal evening to meet with colleagues from the City of Mentor.
We are delighted to be welcoming a team of representatives from our longstanding partners at the City of Mentor, Ohio to the UK on their latest trade mission, including:

Ken Filipiak, City Manager/CEO, City of Mentor
Kevin Malecek, Director of Economic Development and International Trade, City of Mentor
Kim Holizna from the Ohio Aerospace Institute (TBC)

This informal networking event, offers you the chance to scope out potential opportunities for entering the lucrative US market. The City of Mentor is a powerhouse of innovation, being home to more than 300 manufacturers with particular strengths in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, polymer, and biomedical industry clusters. This setting will provide a forum to discuss the prospects for investment in the City of Mentor, as well as establishing connections between UK healthcare, aerospace, and precision manufacturing businesses and appropriate partners and organisations in the US.
Uvamed, a Medilink member company, were introduced to our City of Mentor partners during their first visit in 2018 and have been working with them ever since. Keith Fawdington, Uvamed’s Director, writes:
“Uvamed has long held ambitions to expand into the US. Our products fulfil a real need in the American healthcare market and Medilink Midlands, working in collaboration with the City of Mentor and Uvamed, have helped us towards that ambition. Since attending the first Medilink Midlands trade mission in October 2018, Uvamed has worked with Medilink and the City of Mentor to establish US offices and make in-roads into America.”
For your chance to open the door to similar success, join us at the Edgbaston Park Hotel, Birmingham on Wednesday 5th October from 5.30pm .
Email zoeh@medilinkmidlands.com to confirm your place.
Further information on the City of Mentor can be found City of Mentor

EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE J: Navigating the Digital Health Landscape
2022-10-06 10:30 - 11:30
The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network Innovation Academy is open to anyone to register. Once registered, participants will have access to a range of modules, each including a webinar, live Q&A session with the experts and online resources.The webinars are on demand, so can be accessed at any time, with the live Q&A session for each module being scheduled throughout 2022
For further details/to watch the ON-DEMAND webinar or join the live Q&A session please CLICK HERE to Sign up for the Academy and to register for this module.
This module will provide you with a broad overview of the digital health landscape and the factors that digital health innovators may need to consider. These include involving people in the development of your product and value proposition. There are a wide range of digital stakeholders within the NHS which can make it challenging to navigate.
Mikes differentiates these stakeholders along with highlighting the regulations and evidence around digital health. The concept of digital health reimbursement is also covered throughout this module, signposting to key resources to help innovators understand more about each of these factors.
Presenter / expert

Mike Watson – Digital Lead, EMAHSN

WEBINAR: Routes to Funding
2022-10-06 11:00 - 12:00
Silverstone Technology Cluster
Medilink Midlands, as a long-established membership organisation, has links and relationships with a wide variety of companies and organisations across the health support landscape both regionally and nationally.
In this webinar, supported by Hexagon, they will be looking at what Medilink Midlands can do to support business in the MedTech/Health and Wellbeing areas as well as any transitioning or considering development towards the health sector.
They will be covering the grants still available through Medilink Midlands and looking at what else is out there in the funding landscape at that time (Autumn 2022) across the Midlands region.
They will also look through the most common errors when completing grant application forms.
We will provide Medilink Midlands experts in all these areas but also will be inviting Innovate UK/Innovate Edge and other funding bodies to participate particularly if there is a specific ‘call’ coming up autumn 2022.
Book your ‘FREE’ place HERE.
Timings: 11.00am – 12.00noon
This is an online Webinar, supported by Hexagon and joining instructions will be sent to you the day before to join via Zoom.
