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 (Europe/London)
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.

WEBINAR: Making Sense of Intellectual Property for Medtech Start-Ups
2022-10-11 10:00 - 11:00
This talk is aimed at inventors and technologists, leaders and entrepreneurs at medtech start-ups and early stage companies.
Intellectual property is the most important asset of most tech start-ups. Ensuring that your IP is protected in an appropriate way is a significant consideration when seeking funding to grow and underpins the future success of your company.
This talk outlines things to consider when you are starting out to put your IP strategy on a good path to protect your innovation, get ready for investment and avoid some common mistakes.
Join Medilink, Dr Daniel Hudson, UK and European Patent Attorney, Partner at Potter Clarkson and Clark Crawford, Innovation & Commercial Services lead, West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) at this webinar to understand and ‘make sense’ of intellectual property in the medtech space.
DURATION: 1 hour
TO SECURE YOUR FREE PLACE CLICK HERE
Speaker:

Dr Daniel Hudson, UK and European Patent Attorney, Partner at Potter Clarkson
Daniel is a partner in the electronics and computing patent group at Potter Clarkson, an award-winning, top-tier firm of European patent and trade mark attorneys and IP solicitors. He works with innovative organisations to recognise and protection inventions. Dan drafts and prosecutes UK and European patent applications in the digital heath space, and works with patent attorneys around the world to manage the international prosecution of families of patent applications. He particularly enjoys addressing the challenges involved with prosecuting related families of patent applications to obtain comprehensive protection for his clients’ inventions in view of their commercial objectives.

NEW DATE - WEBINAR: Video Marketing for Life Science Companies: Increasing Awareness, Engagement, and Investment Potential
2022-10-12 10:00 - 11:00
NEW DATE! This event was original scheduled for Tuesday 4 October but had to be unavoidably postponed.
Now, more than ever, video provides incredible opportunities, enabling organisations to promote products, explain processes and raise the profile of their brand. In this Life Sciences Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) webinar, we will be discussing how life science organisations can harness the power of video – tailoring it to the needs of their organisation and audience. We’ll be discussing how video can be used to tell powerful stories, enable viewers to process high volumes of content, communicate complex subject matters and increase their appeal to investors in engaging and memorable ways.
The presentation will be hosted by Robin Bodicoat, Head of Marketing at Touchlight, and the guest presenter will be Tim Bassford, an award-winning filmmaker and Creative Director of Turbine Creative, who specialises in marketing for the life science industry. Tim will provide insights and recommendations on relevant and innovative video solutions related to the industry, which will increase awareness amongst your customer base, maximise client relationships, and support collaboration amongst your employees.
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Learning points include:
• Different video solutions – various video types that can be used to meet different needs
• Latest innovations in video – which can empower Life Science organisations
• How to get the most out of video – practical tips and key considerations
• Delivering video – the most appropriate and successful platforms to use for your needs
• Budget – what sort of costs to expect, and what can be achieved for different budgets
Plus there will be time for the audience to ask questions.
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 £190, 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 D2N2/NG area and is open to all.
DURATION: 1 hour
Speaker Profiles:

Robin Bodicoat – Head of Marketing, Touchlight
Robin is the CIM qualified, Head of Marketing at Touchlight Genetics, a London-based biotech focused on the discovery and development of DNA-based genetic medicines, including DNA vaccines and gene therapies. He is also an active Board Member of the BMC (Business Marketing Club), which is the independent voice of the B2B marketing industry. He has 20+ years’ experience in Life Sciences, Pharma and Healthcare, with knowledge in marketing campaign planning and strategy, and brand development. In 2017 he managed the global re-brand of Quotient Sciences

Tim Bassford, Creative Director, Turbine Creative
Tim is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of Turbine Creative, a Nottingham based creative agency working with ambitious brands both locally and across the world. Tim has previously provided expert content marketing services to organisations such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, Beckman Coulter, Johnson & Johnson, the BBC and Team GB to name a few. Tim has over 15 years’ experience in the creation of engaging video content for B2B clients and has won industry awards along the way for his innovative, creative and diverse portfolio.

SEHTA 2022 MedTech Expo
2022-10-13 09:00 - 17:30
For over 17 years, South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA) has developed an excellent reputation for support of its 1,400+ members, especially SMEs, through its one-to-one mentoring, fund-finding, consultancy and events programme.
Last year we ran our 2nd International MedTech Expo & Conference, as hybrid – a combination of an attended in-person and virtual event, aimed at SME’s, Corporates, Academics & NHS Healthcare Providers, designed to take the programme of support to another level. We had 35 Sponsors and Exhibitors from all over the UK, Europe and Rest of the World and over 150 delegates took part.
For 2022 we are organising this event as an attended live event only.
Programme:
EXPO OPENS – 09:00
CONFERENCE STARTS – 10:00
EXPO CLOSES – 17:00
CONFERENCE CLOSES – 17:30
Click here for more information and to register.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Women's Health: A Holistic Approach
2022-10-18 09:30 - 13:30 | MeetPoint Midlands, Conference Centre, 28 High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2DA
Tuesday 18th October marks World Menopause Day. We’ll be hosting our next Food Supplements Special Interest Group (SIG) to mark the occasion, with an in-person event dedicated to exploring how nutrition and supplementation can positively impact women’s health. The event will be held at Meetpoint Midlands in Kegworth.
In addition to updates from our event partners, Jenson R+ (Janet Worrell and Mihai Inceu) and SIG co-organiser, Nick Bennett (ADM Protexin), we’ll hear presentations from guest speakers including:

Esther Mills Roberts, HFMA – Collagen: Research, Regulations and Opportunities
George Donnely, Hemogad – Ferritin: Unmet needs and Solutions
Jolanta Borkowska, The Holistic Pharmacist – A holistic approach to perimenopause and menopause: How functional testing, nutrition, supplements and lifestyle factors can help balance hormones and ease symptoms

This event is open to all and intends to provide both an overview of the latest developments and opportunities in the sector, as well as practical guidance for those wishing to learn more about how supplementation, nutrition and lifestyle choices can positively impact women’s health. Secure your place at this timely event via the link below.

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Speaker profiles

Janet Worrell, Head of Regulatory Affairs, JensonR+
Presentation: Introduction and Panel Chair
Janet is based at JensonR+ Limited’s Nottingham office. She previously ran her own consultancy business, consult2deliver limited, where she collaborated with OTC Experts. She developed her regulatory skills at Thomas Kerfoot and Medeva, before moving to 3M as the global regulatory lead for Qvar. Her first role in OTC medicines began at Boots the Chemist, before transferring to senior roles within Boots Healthcare International. She subsequently worked at Vectura, and later became Head of Innovative Regulatory Affairs at Boots Pharmaceuticals. Janet is the co-founder of the Food Supplements SIG.

Nick Bennett, Head of Product Development, ADM Protexin
Presentation Title: Andropause and Menopause
Nick’s career in food supplements spans over 25 years. He has worked with organisations of all sizes, focusing on the technical and regulatory aspects that underpin product development. His passion is designing formulations that contain a worthwhile and appropriate amount of each ingredient, as well as increasing consumer understanding around choosing worthwhile products that suit their budget and individual needs. A registered nutritionist for 20 years, Nick is excited about joining ADM Protexin as Head of Product Development, producing pre, pro and postbiotic based products for animals and humans which can profoundly support health and wellbeing.

Mihai Inceu, Senior Regulatory Officer, JensonR+
Presentation Title: Product Characterisation: Natural Health Products
Mihai is currently based in London and Nottingham for JensonR+ Ltd. While at the Faculty of Chemistry in Cluj-Napoca, Mihai was awarded a research scholarship for a study monitoring pesticide residue in Romanian wines, while also working on developing extraction techniques to enable the identification of fake food products on the market.
After a short spell at Ranbaxy as a Bioequivalence Scientist, Mihai worked for 5 years at Nelsons within quality control, quality assurance, and later Regulatory Affairs, where he focused on food supplements, cosmetics, traditional herbal remedies and homeopathic remedies. He has expertise in regulatory complications relating to uncategorised products

Esther Mills-Roberts, Director of Communications, HMFA
Presentation Topic: Collagen: Research, Regulations, Opportunities
Esther Mills-Roberts is Director of Communications at the Health Food Manufacturers’ Association. She is a registered AfN nutritionist, and BANT registered nutritional therapist. Well-known for her passion for nutritional science, Esther enthusiastically communicates at every level; business, practitioner and the consumer. She spent many years editing and writing for publications ranging from Journals, through to trade health publications, consumer press and digital

Jolanta Borkowska, The Holistic Pharmacist
Presentation Title: A Holistic Approach to Menopause: How Functional Testing, Nutrition, Supplements and Lifestyle Factors Can Help Balance Hormones and Ease Symptoms
Jolanta Borkowska is a holistic pharmacist and nutritional therapist, helping people transform their health using advanced scientific testing and personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine.

George Donnelly, Founder & CEO, HemoGAD
Presentation Title/Topic: Ferritin: Unmet needs and Potential Solutions
George Donnelly is the Inventor, Founder and CEO of HemoGAD. A diagnosis of Haemochromatosis in his early 40’s led George to study the effects of Iron overload. Considered a patient expert with his peers, his goal is to educate and help patients manage their care routines effectively.

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 companies in the Derby/Derbyshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire area and is open to all.

IN-PERSON EVENT: The Future of Remote Monitoring and Virtual Wards
2022-10-19 09:30 - 14:00 | iCentrum, Innovation Birmingham, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BB, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BB, United Kingdom
This event is part of the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) industry event programme, aimed to support the West Midlands innovation ecosystem, and to make the West Midlands healthier, more productive and deliver the best possible clinical outcomes for patients.
Event overview:
Since covid we have seen a rapid rise of acceptance and use with remote monitoring and virtual wards within the health care sector, and this in person event will look at the past, present, and future demands within the remote monitoring and virtual ward landscape, and what individuals, including innovators, suppliers, clinicians, and service providers need to collectively consider.
Event to cover:

What is the technical scope
What is required (DTAC, regulations and requirements)
Who are the customers? And how to approach
Integrated care, do we have the systems to facilitate?
Market opportunities (NHS structure, procurement and accessibility)
What is the future and potential future requirements
Funding & support

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With presentations including:

Thomas Llewellyn, Remote Monitoring Lead, WMAHSN
Fiona Costello, VP of National Accreditations, ORCHA
Adrian Smith, WM5G Health & Care Sector Lead, WM5G and Head of Digital Transformation, NHS Arden & GEM CSU
Ian Newington, Head of Special Projects, Innovation Programmes and IP, NIHR
Dr Masood Ahmed, Chief Digital Officer, WMAHSN
Chris Dyke, Connectivity Manager, Medilink Midlands
Ewa Truchanowicz, Managing Director, Dignio
Dr Noel O’Kelly, Clinical Director (Spirit Digital) Spirit Health

You will also have the chance to put your questions to our panellist of experts.
Nearby parking is available at Faraday Wharf ( same postcode as iCentrum).
If travelling by train, it is an approximate 15 minute walk from Snow Hill or New Street train station.

IN-PERSON EVENT: NHS Adoption of Medical Devices: Pathway to Procurement
2022-10-20 09:30 - 13:30 | Charnwood Campus, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RB
Want expert guidance on how to get your medical device adopted into the NHS? Don’t miss the latest session in our series of events organised in partnership with CHEATA, taking place in person at Charnwood Campus on Thursday 20th October. Our panel brings together leaders from across the NHS, including:

Natasha Brown, Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Procurement
Professor Dan Clark OBE, Head of Clinical Engineering for NUH
Simon Hall, National Clinical Engagement and Implementation Manager, NHS Supply Chain
Dr Sarah Bolton, Business Manager, CHEATA

This is your opportunity to gain insight from those involved with all stages of the adoption process, and will include ample time to pose your own questions to the panel.

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Speaker profiles

Dr Sarah Bolton, Business Manager, CHEATA
Sarah has been the Business Manager for CHEATA since August 2016. Prior to joining CHEATA, Sarah was responsible for Healthcare and Medical Devices at Pera Technology, a role which included project delivery, client engagement and management, project planning and management as well as bid writing for major UK and EC funding bodies. Sarah is an experienced research scientist with a background in academic and clinical inflammation research where she undertook her post-doctoral studies on inflammatory mechanisms in the brain and activation mechanisms of eosinophils in asthma. She joined AstraZeneca in 2004 as an Experimental Pathologist in the Respiratory and Inflammation Therapy area, specialising in translation pathology of COPD and asthma. After leaving AZ, Sarah worked as an independent consultant continuing the experimental pathology work for a range of academic and commercial clients.
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.

Professor Dan Clark OBE, Head of Clinical Engineering, Nottingham University Hospitals & Director, CHEATA
Dan leads the Clinical Engineering service at Nottingham University Hospitals, one of the largest in Europe, which provides the full scope of equipment services including: device evaluation, commissioning, service and maintenance, decommissioning and disposal. He has considerable experience of evaluating new technologies and medical devices and introducing them into the healthcare setting. Dan also holds an honorary chair in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham and is co-director of the Centre for Healthcare Technologies, a unique collaborative venture between Nottingham University and NUH NHS Trust specialising in the acceleration of curiosity driven science into adopted medical technology. He also chairs the NUH NHS Trust’s Medical Devices Group and sits on a number of trust-wide risk committees. Finally, Dan was an expert member of the NICE Medical Technology Advisory Committee (MTAC) for 10 years until his “retirement” from the committee in 2019. Dan is a director and founder member of CHEATA since its inception in late 2014. Dan was awarded an OBE for Services to Clinical Engineering particularly during Covid-19 in the 2021 New Years Honours.

Simon Hall, National Clinical Lead, NHS Supply Chain
Originally working in urology in London, Simon has spent the majority of his nursing career in community services. Returning to acute care, he became lead nurse for tissue viability at University Hospitals Bristol (UHB), wining the trust’s rising star award for service improvement.
Simon was seconded to work in the Department of Health to establish if clinical input positively impacted the procurement of healthcare products. He returned to UHB as Deputy Head of Nursing, before joining CPP as the National Clinical Lead for Tower 5 within NHS Supply Chain.

Natasha Brown, Deputy Head of Procurement, Nottingham University Hospitals
Natasha has a wealth of public sector procurement experience and hold the procurement and supply chain industry qualification (MCIPS). Natasha holds a Law degree which has provided a solid foundation into the procurement and supply chain profession, and her experience includes procurement within local authorities, universities and housing associations as well as the NHS.
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.

WEBINAR: Using LIMS to Support MHRA and HTA Auditing
2022-10-20 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
Interactive Software are delighted to be hosting a live webinar on the 20th October from 2.30 – 3.30pm for Biobank Managers and laboratory professionals who would like to understand more about using LIMS to support MHRA and HTA auditing.
The agenda:

An introduction to Interactive Software
LIMS for auditing and quality compliance
Nottingham University – client case study

The team at Interactive Software will talk and guide you through how a laboratory information management system (LIMS) can help support your lab processes to meet the requirements for regulatory compliance with the MHRA and the Human Tissue Act (HTA).
Compliance is all about quality. By improving your data quality through use of timely capture, management, validation and formatting of sample information, a well-designed LIMS will give you complete traceability for compliance and quality assurance.
Interactive Software are well placed to offer advice and assistance. As developers of the Achiever Medical web-based, laboratory information management system, our software is trusted by Biobanks, pharma, research labs and biorepositories to manage, analyse and process laboratory data accurately and securely. It is designed to instil good laboratory practice and automate lab workflows to increase efficiency and productivity.
To register your interest, click here.

HYBRID EVENT: Digital Technologies for Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing
2022-10-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Harlow Innovation Park, CM17 9LX
To mark the launch of the collaborative project between Medilink Midlands and the ARISE Innovation Hub, part of Anglia Ruskin University, we will be hosting an exciting hybrid event on Thursday 27th October. The event will be held at Harlow Innovation Park, located in Essex, within the established London-Stansted-Cambridge corridor.
For the first in our series of events held in collaboration with ARISE, we’re taking the MedTech and Systems Special Interest Group (SIG) on the road. Born out of our longstanding partnership with Nottingham Trent University (NTU), this special interest group has met several times a year since it was first established in 2016, and is a great example of how networks of this kind can strengthen connections between academia, clinicians and industry.
This next event in the series explores how digital technologies are providing innovative solutions that are positively impacting mental health care and wellbeing more widely. We’ll hear talks from specialists working across this swiftly developing field, covering topics ranging from AI and machine learning, through to app-based interventions and interactive physical devices.
The event will be introduced by Professor Yvonne Barnett, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at Anglia Ruskin University and Medilink Midlands Board Member. Our presentations will be chaired by Professor Phil Breedon, Professor of Smart Technologies at NTU and leader of the MedTech and Systems Special Interest Group since its launch.
We will hear presentations on the day from:

Professor Graham Ball, Executive Director of the Medical Technologies Centre, Anglia Ruskin University & Founder-CSO of Intelligent Omics
Dr Joseph C. Manning, MBE, Clinical Associate Professor for the NIHR and HEE based at the University of Nottingham
Dr Sarah Wright, Global Account Director for Blueskeye,
Dr Will Farr, Chief Investigator within the NHS, Tangiball
Emilios Lemoniatis, Director, Frontline Buddy & Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – Digital Ethics/Innovation, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Offered as a hybrid event, we’d be delighted to welcome you in person on the day. We’ll be creating a dedicated networking space alongside the formal presentations, as well as offering a tour of the facility. We encourage you to bring along your banners and any other take-home resources to facilitate connections between attendees and hopefully spark future collaborations.
To join us in person at Harlow Innovation Park, click on the button below.
Speaker Profiles

Professor Graham Ball, Executive Director of the Medical Technologies Centre, Anglia Ruskin University & Founder-CSO of Intelligent Omics
Presentation title: Digital Innovations for Mental Health – A Partnership Approach
Prof Graham Ball is the Executive Director of the Medical Technologies Research Centre at Anglia Ruskin University and founder-CSO of Intelligent Omics. Prof Ball specializes in the application of innovative artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to the analysis of complex data in the biomolecular, biomedical, and pharmacological domains.
Prof Ball has led the development and validation of bioinformatics algorithms using Machine learning to mine molecular data for the last 20 years. He has focused on applying these approaches to public data repositories leveraging actionable and translational features from the data. He has published over 200 journal papers and 7 patents in this area. After a PhD (UN-funded) modelling environmental systems, in 2000 he shifted his focus to analysis of proteomic and genomic data; searching for proteins and genes associated with cancer. His current research focuses on innovative computational methods that allow the identification of optimized biomarker panels, molecular systems of disease and druggable biology.

Dr Joseph Manning MBE, Clinical-Academic Children’s Nurse, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust
Presentation title: The SAPhE Pathway Study – Using Digital Innovation to Enhance the Safety of Children and Young People Experiencing Mental Health Crisis in Acute Paediatric Care.
Joseph is a Clinical-Academic Children’s Nurse with a strong national and international profile within the fields of nursing, paediatric critical care, and clinical academic capacity and capability development. He is the first registered children’s nurse in the UK to be awarded an HEE NIHR ICA Clinical Lectureship and is seen as a trailblazer in his field.
He has meaningful concurrent engagement in clinical practice and research, holding frontline healthcare and senior leadership roles at Nottingham Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professorship (Research) / Deputy Director of the Centre for Children and Young People Health Research at the University of Nottingham. Joseph leads a methodologically diverse and clinically focused programme of research with a mission to improve the experiences, outcomes and lives of children, young people and their families that access acute care. Over the past decade he has received more than £5.4 million in competitive grant capture from national and international funders. His contribution and leadership to the nursing profession, clinical academic careers, and nursing research has been recognised by being a recipient of a Chief Nursing Officer for England Gold Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 and by Her Majesty the Queen’s with a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2021.

Dr Sarah Wright, Global Account Director, Blueskeye AI
Presentation title: Using BlueSkeye AI Face Sensing Technology to Improve Quality of Life
After graduating in Anthropology at Swansea University, Sarah worked in market research in the Travel & Tourism sector before leading a European Funded programme to support Leadership Development in Industrial South Wales which in turn introduced Sarah to Telos Partners. At Telos Partners, Sarah led and supported programmes of work with public, private and voluntary sector organisations focussing on sustainable growth and development. Throughout this time Sarah continued with her academic interests completing an MSc in Social Research and her PhD. Sarah’s doctoral research focused on patient-centred care in outpatient settings. Sarah has 10 years’ experience working various roles in the health sector. Before joining BlueSkeye AI, she previously led the roll out of Patients Know Best in the devolved nations and has contributed to the review and evaluation of the delivery of local mental health services and dermatology services in Wales. Sarah is also the Vice Chair for an all Wales skin charity, Skin Care Cymru and set up the first Cross Party Group on Skin that raises the profile of skin health in Wales. Sarah is a trustee of the Telos Foundation, an organisation that supports and encourages sustainability and growth amongst social enterprises in the UK. At BlueSkeye AI, Sarah leads the commercial and research partnerships that use BlueSkeye AI technology.

Dr Will Farr, Honorary Clinical Research Fellow at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, NHS Clinical Entrepreneur
Presentation title:“Tangiball”: Acceptability of a Smart Toy for the Clinical Detection of Sensori-Motor Dysfunction in Children with Possible Autism Aged 2-5
Will worked as a primary school teacher over 20 years and worked as a year 6, 5, and reception teacher. Whilst in this role he was a DH, AHT, SENCO, and co-ordinator in IT, PE, KS2, Humanities, and Literacy.
Will now works with collaborators across the University and Healthcare sectors in various Chief Investigator or Co-applicant roles, to assess and improve the diagnostic pathways for children with possible autism, digital innovation for diagnosis, and use of AI for individualised therapy.

Emilios Lemoniatis, Director, Frontline Buddy & Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – Digital Ethics/Innovation, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Presentation title: Frontline Buddy: Peer Support for a Frontline Workforce with Organisational Data Insights
“Working in a context of limited resources and challenging circumstances, I have been drawn to the world of innovation and digital development as a way of enabling citizens to access high quality mental health services. Working clinically with complex cases has enabled me to creatively transfer my skillset into working with systems and people to acknowledge difficulties in the way we work as well as find ways to adapt and change. This has led me to my current position where I practice within a portfolio of teams with shared themes of adverse experience, neurodiversity and complexity.
I bring my experience of talking through difficulties as a psychiatrist to help people think creatively and dialogically. This helps people develop themselves and consider the materials they are working with to develop new insights and concepts. Having been on the NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur programme since 2019 both as a entrepreneur and as a mentor to start-ups in mental health, I am a go-to person to guide new developments in mental health as well as understanding and living the entrepreneurial spirit of the work involved. This has also helped me further develop my network that I have been developing nationally and internationally of people, products and companies in this field for over 15 years.”

WEBINAR: Clinical Trials: Your Questions Answered
2022-11-01 10:00 - 11:00
This year’s final instalment of our Clinical Trials special interest group series, organised in partnership with Afortiori Development, brings together a panel of experts to answer your questions relating to clinical trials from planning through to delivery.
Rather than formal presentations, this hour-long session will take a roundtable discussion / Q&A format. If you’re currently planning or implementing a clinical trial, or anticipate doing so in the near future, it’s an invaluable opportunity to gain in-depth, tailored responses to any questions you may have to ensure the success of your clinical trial.
Our panel brings together specialists from our partners at Afortiori, alongside guest speakers from other industry leaders.
Joining us on the day will be:

Dr Nicola Wall, Afortiori Development
Jo Goble, Afortiori Development
Cheryl Bailey, Afortiori Development
Dr Danielle Bodicoat, Afortiori Development
Kate Pym, Pym’s Consultancy
Matthew Burton, IMed Consultancy

Full speaker profiles will follow shortly. For now, click the link below to secure your place today.
Book your free place now
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.
DURATION: 1 hour

EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE H Live Q&A Session: Why and how to involve patients and the public in your healthcare innovation
2022-11-08 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 what Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is and why it is so important to involve people from the start and throughout. It also gets you to think about where you are with PPI as you inform, engage, involve and co-produce with people as you develop your innovation or service.
It also covers the three important drivers for involving patients and the public in healthcare innovation and why these are critical to getting your innovation moving within the NHS.
Presenter/ expert
Shahnaz Aziz – Patient Public Leadership and Equality Lead, EMAHSN

IN-PERSON EVENT: Building Resilience into the UK's Life Sciences Sector
2022-11-08 13:00 - 17:00 | Charnwood Campus, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RB
Part of the Leicester Business Festival Programme, this in-person event focuses on how to increase your business resilience. Join an expert panel of local business leaders who will be sharing their experience of building resilience into their business. We’ll hear from those working in supply chain, shoring and finance through to talks on leadership and skills.
The event programme includes presentations from:

Stefan Ogrodzinski, CEO, BioStratus Group
Chris Hobson, East Midlands Chamber
Graeme Cameron, CEO, Pennine Healthcare
Dr Faz Chowdhury, Founder & CEO, Nemaura
Tim Robinson, Commercial Director, EMAHSN
Gosia Khrais, Director, Charnwood Campus
Helen Compton, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, NIHR
Malcolm Youll, Managing Director, Weiss Technik UK
Julian Patel, Commercial Manager, EMAHSN

For more information and to book our place, click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Open House: Cross-sector opportunities for Midlands SMEs
2022-11-10 09:30 - 16:30 | British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ
Four business-led sector organisations are coming together to host a unique Cross Sector Open House. The event is being delivered by Aerospace Unlocking Potential*, which is led by the University of Nottingham in Partnership with the Midlands Aerospace Alliance, and supports companies to diversify into and out of aerospace and aviation.
Midlands Aerospace Alliance, Medilink Midlands, Rail Forum and the Motorsport Industry Association will share their knowledge of recent developments and current and future opportunities for SMEs across the Midlands. Case study SMEs will demonstrate how they have successfully diversified into other sectors.
Teams from the four organisations will be on hand to field enquiries about their sector. Additional support is available through Aerospace UP for any SMEs wanting to diversify into (or from) aerospace, aviation, space or advanced air mobility.

We know that great ideas and technologies from businesses that are experts in one sector can be applied to solve problems in another – this event is designed to help things along by providing a forum for Midlands companies to network across all sectors and learn from one another.
This event is funded by Aerospace Unlocking Potential which enables Midlands SMEs to attend for free (please check criteria at booking page).
Topics to include (all still to be confirmed)

Developments / Opportunities in aerospace
Developments / Opportunities in rail
Advanced Air Mobility – future supply chain opportunities
Developments / Opportunities in motorsport
Space – future supply chain opportunities
Developments / Opportunities in MedTech
Aerospace UP funding and available support
SME case studies
Panel Q&A sessions
Networking sessions

Date: Thursday 10th November 2022
Venue: British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ (Free museum ticket included)
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IN-PERSON EVENT: Connected Healthcare Programme (Modules 1-3)
2022-11-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2TE
Split into 6 modules, the Connected Healthcare Programme is brought to you by West Midlands 5G and designed for healthcare organisations. Join us to discover how to accelerate connectivity, innovation and benefit adoption to transform the Healthcare Industry.
This first session on Thursday 10th November will cover Modules 1-3. Modules 4-6 will be delivered on Thursday 17th November.
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Module 1 – The 5G Triangle?

Dimensions of 5G & its releases (Including Standards)
5G Applications
The 5G Environment
Where are you within the 5G triangle?

Module 2 – Pillars of Application

Prevention, early diagnosis, LTCs and emergency response
The Four Key Pillars and the associated Use Cases

Module 3 – Digital Strategy

The NHS Strategy to Digital Transformation with SMEs
An overview to the key aspects of a business strategy & developing a clear vision for 5G to the service offering
The NHS’s Digital Journey

* SME qualifying criteria

This programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In-order to qualify for a free space on the programme, an organisation needs to satisfy the following criteria: Organisation Size: Be a Start-up or SME (A small and medium-sized enterprise covers enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million Euro, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding 43 million Euro)
Location: Registered or trading in the Black Country LEP region or the Coventry & Warwickshire LEP region.

HYBRID WORKSHOP: EU Interreg AiBle: Robert Intelligence for Rehabilitation
2022-11-11 13:00 - 16:30 | Online
The EU Interreg AiBle Project are pleased to offer you the opportunity to join us for this workshop on Robotic Intelligence for Rehabilitation, either in-person at Portsmouth University or virtually via the ONLINE platform.

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.
Click here for more information about the project and to book your place.

GMT
CET
Programme
Programme

13:00 – 13:10
14:00 – 14:10
Welcome and Introduction to AiBle
Prof Zhaojie Ju, Professor of Machine Learning and Robotics, University of Portsmouth, UK
Accueil et Introduction à AiBle
Prof Zhaojie Ju,
Professeur d’apprentissage automatique et de robotique, Université de Portsmouth, UK

13:10 – 13:55
14:10 – 14:55
Computational Intelligence for Multiscopic Topological Twin
Prof. Naoyuki Kubota, Professor of Robotics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Intelligence computationnelle pour le jumeau topologique multiscopique
Prof. Naoyuki Kubota,
Professeur de robotique,
Université métropolitaine de Tokyo, Japon

13:55 – 14:40
14:55 – 15:40
Wearable Sensing/Intervention for Healthcare
Dr Zhiqiang Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK
Détection/intervention portable pour les soins de santé
Dr Zhiqiang Zhang, Professeur Associé, Université de Leeds, UK

14:40 – 14:50
15:40 – 15:50
Break
Pause

14:50 – 15:35

15:50 – 16:35

Assistive Technology for personal and clinical rehabilitation
Stephen Ruffle, Director, Rebotics Technology Ltd
Technologie d’assistance pour la réadaptation personnelle et Clinique
Stephen Volant, Directeur, Rebotics Technology Ltd

15:35 – 16:20
16:35 – 17:20
Practical VR games for upper limb rehabilitation following stroke
Prof. Venky Dubey, Professor Of Medical Robotics, Bournemouth University, UK
Jeux pratiques en réalité virtuelle pour la rééducation du membre supérieur après un AVC
Prof. Venky Dubey, Professeur de Robotique Médicale, Université de Bournemouth, UK

16:20 – 16:30
17:20 – 17:30
Closing Comments
Mots de clôture

MEDICA 2022 – The World’s largest healthcare event
2022-11-14 08:00 - 2022-11-17 17:00 | Düsseldorf
Bookings are now open for the leading UK pavilion at MEDICA 2022, (14 – 17 November, Düsseldorf).
As the largest healthcare event in the world, that has been running for over 40 years, MEDICA provides a great opportunity for UK companies to showcase their products and services on a global, B2B platform. It attracts tens of thousands of healthcare professionals from around the world, looking to meet and network with innovative companies.
The Medilink UK pavilion will be in a prominent location within the exhibition (hall 16) and we offer a range of cost-effective options as well as a full spectrum of support for exhibitors.
Due to the popularity of the event, we encourage companies to book their exhibition space as soon as possible via the booking form above, as it regularly sells out months ahead of the event. Corner positions are limited, and assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Click here to find out more and secure your exhibition stand
For other exhibiting options, please contact our team to discuss your requirements or if you have any questions: international@medilink.co.uk ; 0114 232 9272

ONLINE: Creating a Secure Future for your Life Sciences Company through Robust Business Strategy and Planning
2022-11-15 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
****Please note this event will now take place online ****

This event, organised with patron Shakespeare Martineau in partnership with Ampa, will now take place online.
If you are selling into the NHS or other healthcare providers, no matter what your product or service, the security of your business is critical. This session offers guidance on creating a secure future for your life sciences company through robust business strategy and planning.
The online session will cover:

How to secure your business and supply chain against cyber attacks, and how to mitigate risk
How to ensure solid fundamentals are in place throughout the lifecycle of the business – inception, growth and exit
Funding and investment for growth;
Exit strategy and valuation and exit options i.e., trade or PE sale, management buyout of Employee Ownership Trust.

The case study-led event looks at a real-life example of a business lifecycle, from raising finance and receiving investment to reviewing strategic options, preparing for sale and how to achieve maximum value while also considering how to minimise associated risk and avoid potential pitfalls. Follow the links below to read the case study material in advance and to view full speaker profiles.
Case Study
Speaker Profiles
The Ampa team of experts will be offering one-to-one advisory appointments, and will provide advice and guidance on:

Funding – outsourced contracts, site acquisitions, product development, refinancing existing debt (over draft and property term loans), lending and additional funding; Potential investors, investment.
Management – share options, discretionary bonuses.
Commercial – contractual, IP, Employment and cyber security/data considerations.

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Shakespeare Martineau are proud Patrons of Medilink Midlands. To read more, please click here.

WEBINAR: Grant Application Writing Masterclass
2022-11-16 10:30 - 11:30
Join TBAT Innovation Ltd for a Grant Funding Masterclass, delving into how to write a successful grant application for Innovate UK.
Knowing how to write your grant funding application is the most important part of applying for innovation funding.
Many competitions have success rates of below 10%; therefore, your application needs to stand-out, showcase your innovation and demonstrate your knowledge and expertise, all within tight word-limits.
Through years of successfully helping businesses just like yours, apply for Innovate UK funding competitions, TBAT are experts in writing successful funding applications that will capture the assessor’s attention and highlight why your innovative project should be funded!
During this 1-hour masterclass, TBAT will cover:

The Innovate UK application form
How to answer each question
Their top tips for applying for Innovate UK funding
What to do if you need help applying

This is great opportunity to learn how to apply for current Innovate UK funding competitions such as the Smart Grants and the Bio-Medical Catalyst and secure up to 70% of your project costs via these opportunities.
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Speaker Profiles
Vincent Seddon – Commercial Director
Vincent Seddon joined TBAT in 2019 to head up business development after spending 10 years supporting Corporate clients to plan and grow their businesses as well as mentoring and coaching local business managers with the Barclays Business Bank.
Esther Lawrence – Business Development Manager
Esther joined TBAT in May 2021 having spent 25 years working in technology sales helping take products and services to market. She’s worked with start-ups, manufacturers, distributors, and Go-to-markets specialist. She’s witnessed first-hand the struggles companies go through to gain funding to develop and innovate their new tech and services, which is why she’s excited to be part of TBAT to help guide innovative organisations through the R&D funding landscape.
TBAT Innovation
TBAT Innovation Ltd are a value-led independent consultancy with over 19 years’ experience working with technology & research and development organisations all over the UK to fund their innovation. Their innovation support services include; Grant Funding, R&D Tax Credits, Video Game Tax Relief, Capital Allowances, SEIS/EIS and Patent Box.

IN-PERSON EVENT: NIHR Biomedical Research Conference 2022
2022-11-17 08:30 - 17:30 | East Midlands Conference Centre, University Park, Beeston Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2RJ
Medilink Midlands will be exhibiting at this year’s NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Conference, held at the East Midlands Conference Centre.
The NIHR Biomedical Research Conference returns in 2022 to celebrate the BCR’s achievements since 2017. We will also be launching our new programme of research up to 2027.
Our world-leading researchers will present their latest findings and impacts.

you can hear from national and international speakers on what’s coming next for research in the UK
we’ll engage the delegates and social media users in a live Research Lounge debate on the future of translational research
we’ll discuss what we have learned from COVID-19 research that could improve all translational research
we’ll showcase the work of our research Themes and introduce our new Themes

In addition to the above, the programme includes keynote presentations from:

Professor Ian Hall, Director, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre
Professor Matt Brown, Genomics England
Natalie Owen, Head of NIHR Infrastructure Research Capacity and Growth Science, Research and Evidence Directorate, Department of Health and Social Care
Professor Sir Martin Landray, Oxford Population Health

As well as optional workshop sessions, panel discussions and a panel discussion.
For more information and to book your place, click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Connected Healthcare Programme (Modules 4-6)
2022-11-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2TE
Split into 6 modules the Connected Healthcare Programme is brought to you by West Midlands 5G and designed for healthcare organisations. Join us to discover how to accelerate connectivity, innovation and benefit adoption to transform the Healthcare Industry.

This second session covers Modules 4-6. The first three modules are covered in the session running on Thursday 10th November.
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Module 4 – Business Cases
• Working with partners & channels to accelerate growth
• Overcoming engagement challenges in the NHS
• ROI (Return on Investment) – Adherence to the principles of the Ansoff Matrix
Module 5 – Culture of the NHS• Introduction of The Healthy Living Lab Business Partners
• The relationship to customer culture and attitudes
• ORCHA
Module 6 – Putting it together• How does tech affect employees?
• Final presentations
* SME qualifying criteria

This programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In-order to qualify for a free space on the programme, an organisation needs to satisfy the following criteria:Organisation Size: Be a Start-up or SME (A small and medium-sized enterprise covers enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million Euro, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding 43 million Euro)
Location: Registered or trading in the Black Country LEP region or the Coventry & Warwickshire LEP region.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Medilink Midlands Annual General Meeting (AGM)
2022-11-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Mills & Reeve, 78-84 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2AB
The Medilink Midlands Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Thursday 17 November from 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm.
Hosted at Medilink Patron offices, Mills & Reeve, Birmingham.
Following the formal presentations, you will have the chance to meet and network with fellow members and representatives from the Board of Directors.
You will also hear from our members sharing their recent experiences and how they have benefited from their membership.

Agenda:
14:00 – Arrival refreshment & networking
14:20 – Welcome & notices – Professor Martin Levermore MBE DL, Chair, Medilink Midlands
14:35 – Medilink Midlands update – Simon Himsworth, Chief Executive, Medilink Midlands
14:55 – Member spotlight – Dave Seaward, Projects Director, 3P innovations
15:10 – Member spotlight – Adam Townsend, VUIT
15:25 – Sustainability vision – Ben Roberts, Innovation Advisor, Medilink Midlands
15:35 – Closing comments – Professor Martin Levermore MBE DL
15:40 – Networking & refreshments
16:00 – AGM close

We’re looking forward to seeing our members in person and hope you can join us.
Please note: Non-members are welcome to attend the AGM.
To book your place, please complete the online booking form below.

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Once your booking form has been received a member of the events team will be in touch to confirm your place, please note this is not an automated system.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Silverstone Technology Cluster Annual Conference 2022
2022-11-22 09:00 - 17:00 | The Stables, Milton Keynes
Silverstone Technology Cluster will be holding their Annual Conference at The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes. The event is run in association with Silverstone Park, supported by Hexagon, and additional event partners Partner Electronics and Silverstone Composites.
As the STC is all about bringing people together the day will feature extensive networking opportunities as well as a networking lunch.
STC are thrilled to announce the following leading industry experts will be joining us on the day:

Chiara Bontadini, Territory Manager, Amazon Web Services. As the lead cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the primary profit driver for Amazon. AWS provides servers, storage, networking, remote computing, email, mobile development, and security.
Lewis Stringer, Senior Manager UK Network – East & South-East Midlands, British Business Bank, the UK’s national development bank and experts in small business finance, working with a broad range of partners to help businesses like yours.
Greg Smith, MP. Previously deputy leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, he has been the Member of Parliament for the Buckingham constituency since the 2019 general election.
Patrick Fowler, PhD. Patrick is a US Army Civilian motivated by working closely with end users to find the most relevant technical solutions to daily problems.
Richard Collins, CEO, CSR Accreditation. A keynote speaker and presenter who inspires, motivates, and educates his audiences through his energy, positivity, and most of all – his determination that we can build a better world for future generations.
Dr. Cristiana Pace, Enovation Consulting Limited. Founded in 2018, a strategy and sustainability consulting focusing on the sport and motorsport sector which also delivers STEM and legacy projects nationally and internationally.

Additional presenters and contributors will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, and to book your place today, click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Introduction to the Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism
2022-11-24 13:30 - 16:30 | Kedleston Campus, University of Derby
To celebrate the opening of their new £1.75 million Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism, University of Derby invite you for an afternoon of networking, presentations and a tour of this state-of-the-art facility, designed to revolutionise diet and medication research, by bringing together biomedical and data science expertise under one roof.
Dr Sally Akehurst, Head of School of Human Sciences for the University of Derby, will be leading a series of presentations and case studies showcasing the work that is currently underway at the centre, and will be joined by guest speakers, including:

Prof Gyan Tripathi: Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism: An Overview
Dr Stella Ademowo: Nutrition and Oxylipidomics
Dr Ali Kermanizadeh: Next Generation in vitro 3D Liver Models
Dr Urvashi Gunpath: Digitised Manufacturing of Sustainable Custom-Made Devices for the NHS
Dr Tom Illingworth: Synthetic Antibodies: An Alternative Diagnostic Approach

Following the presentations, you will be taken on a tour of the facility and the specialist equipment available there. The event will also provide ample time for networking.
Book your place today for your chance to discover and connect with the innovative research taking place at this exciting new facility.

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IN-PERSON EVENT: BDI Showcase: Shaping Future Health through Biotechnology
2022-11-28 09:00 - 13:00 | Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham
Modern healthcare and biotechnology present challenges that require innovative, collaborative approaches to build solutions. By bringing together researchers from across traditional disciplinary boundaries, the Biodiscovery Institute (BDI) aims to use, or support, scientific endeavour to deliver change for societal benefit. This in-person event, organised together with the BDI, will provide an opportunity to hear about a diverse range of projects and about opportunities to access the facilities, technologies and expertise as part of new partnerships.
The event will provide:

An overview of the research and commercial projects being carried out in BDI and of the underpinning research culture.
A discussion of how we engineer microbes to make useful products from greenhouse gases, waste products and low-cost feedstocks.
Presentations on the development and implementation of AI for cancer diagnostics.
An overview of how deep mechanistic understanding of cell-surface proteins can lead to innovation in drug design.
An opportunity to tour BDI – featuring robotic cell and liquid handling, large-scale cell culture suites, high field NMR and super resolution imaging with many facilities available for use by SMEs.

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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.
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: Getting Your Healthcare app reviewed and accredited
2022-11-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
This event is part of the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) industry event programme, aimed to support the West Midlands innovation ecosystem, and to make the West Midlands healthier, more productive and deliver the best possible clinical outcomes for patients.
The WMAHSN, Medilink Midlands and ORCHA invite you to attend a free digital health webinar on Tuesday, 29 November at 10:00 am – 11:00 am.
ORCHA is the world-leading health app evaluation and advisor organisation, helping governments, health, and social care organisations to choose and deliver health apps that will safely make the biggest impact to improve outcomes.
This session will cover an introduction to the importance of digital health tools, and the current digital health landscape, with Paul Weston, Review & Accreditations Director at ORCHA.
Including:

Update on the current digital health landscape
The importance of getting app reviews and accredited
What it involves
Getting yourself ready to do it a
How to make sense of it all!
Sources of support

There will be time at the end of the presentation to ask Paul questions.
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Paul S Weston is passionate about keeping people out of hospital. As Review & Accreditations Director at ORCHA he gives healthcare professionals and consumers the confidence to recommend and benefit from digital health products that are safe, effective and secure. Paul and his team of Digital Health Assessors develop and maintain Reviews in 11 countries and continually monitor and assess over 3000 products a year.
Prior to joining ORCHA, Paul was Chief Operating Officer at Tiny Medical Apps (Developer of top ORCHA rated asthma app the Digital Health Passport). His work led to inclusion on healthcare frameworks (LPP, G-Cloud, HSSF); maintaining quality assurance certification (ISO 27001/13485, Cyber Essential Plus, DSPT); and product deployment to over 1000 patients in 16 healthcare organisations.
Paul’s commitment to improving health outcomes started with delivering regulation-heavy primary care developments – a journey that impacted over 275,000 patients over 19 years leading ISO9001 certified Architecture businesses. Having seen the growing, untenable demands of in-person healthcare provision, in 2018 he made the decision to explore the role that digital health technology can play in reducing demand on the built environment.
Paul is a London Tech Advocate and One HealthTech (Diversity & Inclusion) Fellow focusing on international partnerships.
