Medilink Midlands

WEBINAR: Surviving the Times: What now for employers? - Life after the pandemic
2021-03-16 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Join Shakespeare Martineau Partner, Rhys Wyborn, for an insight into considerations for employers as the lockdown is expected to end and as businesses look beyond the pandemic.
With the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended until September 2021 and the Government well underway with their vaccination campaign, what will employers need to be thinking of in moving into this next period?
This webinar will cover:
• Reviewing terms and conditions and building in flexibility for “emergency leave” once the CJRS scheme is removed;
• Can employers insist upon vaccination;
• Managing flexible working requests – adapting to agile working;
• Litigation risks – fallout from redundancy exercises. Do’s and Don’ts in defending Employment Tribunial claims.
• HR changes expected in April 2021.
This webinar is open to Life Science businesses who are seeking to keep their finger on the pulse of the constantly evolving world of HR and employee rights, and who wish to ask questions directly to the experts.
Speaker Profiles:
Rhys Wyborn, Partner, Shakespeare Martineau
Rhys is an employment law specialist helping employers manage their staff and HR issues from recruitment through to termination of the employment relationship, with everything in between! Specialisms include: – handling disciplinary and grievance issues; defending unfair dismissal and discrimination claims; redundancy and business reorganisations; TUPE transfers and corporate support; drafting bespoke employment contracts and HR policies. He is also regularly instructed to advise on severance agreements for senior executives and other employees, including the drafting of terms and negotiating matters to a conclusion. Rhys also provides training on HR issues via seminars and forums and bespoke training events for clients including Mock Tribunals and managing investigations.

WEBINAR: Research location: Where and Why! Selecting and contracting with appropriate clinical research sites in uncertain times
2021-03-11 10:00 - 11:00
Join us for the next in the series of our Clinical Trial Special Interest Groups with Afortiori Development at this webinar where we will be discussing research location: where and why!
When it comes to making decisions about your chosen research trial setting, there is much to consider. Join us to learn how to make the right location choice for your product and understand how patient pathways, healthcare setting, institutional policies, geography and costs can affect your trial success.
DURATION: 1 hour
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 £127, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
Speaker Profiles:

Charlotte Culver, Clinical Project Leader, Afortiori Development
Charlotte has a strong project management background in clinical research Phases I-V while delivering both commercial and non-commercial research throughout her career to produce quality results.
She is experienced in both pharmaceutical and device trials across several disease areas throughout the lifecycle of the project, in collaboration with key pharmaceutical and device companies in the industry.
Her proven project management track record provides her with the tools to deliver excellence and detailed delivery in clinical, regulatory, and financial aspects of clinical research.
Throughout her research career, she has worked on projects internationally, as either multicentered or single-centre as lead.

James Fry, Head of Life Sciences and Partner at Mills & Reeve
James heads the firm’s fast growing, multi-disciplinary life sciences practice and focuses exclusively on this sector. The practice supports clients in the pharma and biotech, medical device, diagnostic, medtech and digital health sub-sectors. James’ own practice focuses on intellectual property, commercial contracting and regulatory work.

WEBINAR: Reducing Health Inequalities through Digital Health
2021-03-10 10:00 - 11:30
The pandemic has brought about a dramatic acceleration of Digital Health solutions and the requirement to deliver care remotely. Adoption of, and access to healthcare is impacted by many factors including the use of the technology itself.
Join De Montfort University’s Digital Health Team for an insight into the latest developments in this area supporting the future of healthcare.
This webinar will cover:
• Understanding the digital response to Covid-19.
• Examining the application of Digital Health in Covid-19 with a focus on health and social care providers.
• Exploring the adoption of Digital Health and how it is impacted by factors of technology.
• Understanding the user perspective including ‘trust’ in digital, and the practical application.
This webinar is open to all organisations keen to explore and understand the digital health landscape.
This free to attend webinar will be held as part of the SoLSTICE programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. For further details please click here. 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
Speaker Profiles:

Dr Simon Oldroyd, Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Dr Simon Oldroyd became Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor in April 2019. Prior to this he had been PVC/Dean for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences since February 2015 and Deputy Dean to the faculty since October 2011.

Professor Bertha Ochieng, Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care
Bertha Ochieng is Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University. A key aspect of her research is in examining digital solutions that support development of integrated models of health and social care and community engagement.

Professor Barnaby Poulton, MRPharmS FFCI; Hon. Professor of Digital Medicine and Director Digital Health and Care Unit. Digital Health Strategist
Barnaby is a pharmacist by training who has switched his focus to digital health. He has built and led multiple digital health companies and co-founded the Digital Health and Care Unit at DMU to support the evaluation of novel technologies, enabling them to enter market and deliver benefits to patients.

Eric Kihlstrom, Chairman, Centaur Robotics
Eric is Chairman of Centaur Robotics, a leading British inclusive micro-mobility innovator. He is also Honorary Associate Professor of primary care innovation, De Montfort University, Expert Advisory Board Member, Design Age Institute at the Royal College of Art and Aging2.0 UK Ambassador (volunteer roles).
Previously, Eric helped to launch the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund – Healthy Ageing as the Interim Director. He was responsible scoping the challenge and facilitating collaborations with industry, Government, 3rd sector and academia to unlock opportunities deriving from the UK and global demographic shift. The Healthy Ageing Challenge Fund is a £98 million fund to invest in innovations enabling people to live better for longer. He also was co-founder of the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Longevity.
Eric is an established innovation professional with a background in large corporations (General Electric, KPMG and IBM) as well as disruptive new startups in technology and healthcare. Eric studied Economics at the University of Pennsylvania and has an MBA from New York University. He is a Freeman of the City of London at the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists. He speaks French, completed the Paris, Berlin and New York marathons and is now an avid swimmer.

WEBINAR: AI - minefield or potential gold mine?
2021-03-09 11:30 - 12:30
Join Mills & Reeve for this Artificial Intelligence webinar to hear from James Fry and Isabel Teare as they consider some practical examples and the legal considerations that can arise.
The use of artificial intelligence across all areas of technology is increasingly significant, with its application in life sciences offering great promise. AlphaFold’s striking advances in protein folding prediction provide a great example. However, AI remains largely unregulated despite widespread concern about the ethical issues.
Mills & Reeve have worked with the Association of Medical Research Charities to review this developing picture, and drew conclusions about how AI law and regulation are likely to evolve – see “A Sense of Direction for AI”.
James and Isabel will offer some pointers on how to navigate an uncertain situation and what you can do to protect your position. As well as providing the opportunity for you to ask questions.
DURATION: 1 hour
Speaker Profiles:

James Fry, Head of Life Sciences and Partner at Mills & Reeve
James heads the firm’s fast growing, multi-disciplinary life sciences practice and focuses exclusively on this sector. The practice supports clients in the pharma and biotech, medical device, diagnostic, medtech and digital health sub-sectors. James’ own practice focuses on intellectual property, commercial contracting and regulatory work.

Isabel Teare, Senior Legal Adviser at Mills & Reeve
Isabel Teare is a Senior Legal Adviser at Mills & Reeve. She started her career in molecular biology, and focuses on all aspects of life sciences law and regulation.

VIRTUAL COFFEE BREAK – East Midlands Academic Health Science Network
2021-03-09 10:00 - 11:00
Join EMAHSN for a virtual coffee break on Tuesday 9 March at 10am, to have a chat to better understand the payment system in the NHS including tariffs, aligned incentive payments, block contracts and the current Covid arrangement and what this means for innovators. This informal gathering will be hosted by Chris Skilbeck, Head of Engagement & Operations in the Pricing and Costing team at NHS England and NHS Improvement. We encourage you to ask questions and use the opportunity to share your experiences.
Networking opportunities are a key part of Medilink EM events and whilst the current COVID-19 crisis still restricts face to face events, this online opportunity enables the life sciences community to still connect with one another.
Grab a coffee, a biscuit and join us.
Joining details will be provided to delegates by a member of the Medilink EM events team once the online registration form has been completed.
If you have any topics that you’d like to discuss in future AHSN coffee breaks, please feel free to email any suggestions to us by clicking here.
Guest Speaker

Chris Skilbeck, Head of Engagement & Operations
Chris works in the Pricing and Costing team where he oversees all aspects of engagement with stakeholders in the development of the national tariff and patient level costing programmes. In the past twenty years he has worked at ambulance, acute, regional and specialist NHS trusts in a variety of roles.

WEBINAR: Technology Enabled Community Care: The future of health
2021-03-03 10:00 - 11:00
Join Spirit Digital at this Medilink Midlands Webinar: Technology Enabled Community Care: The future of health.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community providers were challenged in the way that they connected to patients. The imperative was to look at new ways to provide safe and responsive care for their patients, by embedding digital technology within their clinical pathways.
In this webinar, we’ll hear directly from the specialist community cardiorespiratory team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust as we look forward to a life beyond COVID-19 and what the delivery of clinical care might look like.
The team will share their experiences having successfully been using CliniTouch Vie, Spirit Digital’s digital health platform for the remote monitoring of patients with COPD and heart failure in the community to reduce the number of face to face appointments. The service was widened to deliver virtual wards to monitor symptomatic COVID-19 patients’ progress post-discharge from hospital and to include a virtual cardiopulmonary rehabilitation service.
The expert panel will include:
• Chair: Pam Penn, Head of Customer Success, Spirit Digital
• Zoe Harris, Integrated Cardio-respiratory Lead, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
• Alex Woodward, Deputy Integrated Cardio-respiratory Lead, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
• Dr Noel O’Kelly, Clinical Director, Spirit Digital
The panel will discuss key questions including:
• How quickly can vital clinical pathways be reimagined through digital technology?
• What will be the impact on patient and staff experience?
• How will this affect future preparedness plans?
• Will digital clinical pathways become the norm across services?
• Do patients deserve a choice?
• How can we ensure inclusivity?
• Will digital clinical pathways play a role in ongoing sustainability and system change?
The team at Spirit are excited to connect online, share their experience over the last 12 months, answer your questions and look to the future.
DURATION: 1 hour
Speaker Profiles:

Pam Penn, Head of Customer Success, Spirit Digital
Pam has been working in healthcare, in and around the NHS, for over 15 years. She has specialised in remote monitoring and pathway redesign with NHS clinicians. With a drive to deliver digitally enabled care to improve outcomes. This work has enabled her to allow the NHS to deliver care at the right time and place. Pam believes we must refocus and keep developing healthcare as the world and times evolve.
Pam is passionate about the mix of clinical and holistic activity that enhances healthcare and how we blend that into everyday life to improve patient outcomes and improve patient’s quality of life.

Zoe Harris, Integrated Cardio-respiratory Lead, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Zoe qualified in 1994 with a DipHE in Adult Nursing from De Montfort University. Zoe went on to complete her BSc Health Sciences Degree in 1998. More recently, Zoe completed her PG Cert in Leadership from the University of Northampton. Zoe has worked in the NHS for 26 years in the specialty of cardio-respiratory services in both acute and community settings. She is passionate about developing patient centred services, building and leading multi-disciplinary teams to provide the best evidence based care. For the past three years Zoe has held the post of Cardio-respiratory clinical service lead in Leicestershire Partnership Trust leading the Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurse Team, Respiratory Specialist Team and the Heart Failure/ Respiratory Rehabilitation Team.

Alex Woodward, Deputy Integrated Cardio-respiratory Lead, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Alex is a physiotherapist with a MSc in respiratory practice and a post-graduate diploma in healthcare leadership. He has worked in cardio-respiratory services across the acute, community and private settings for a number of years. He has lead and developed a number of new community based respiratory and rehabilitation services nationally. Alex has also been involved in the development of various national and international respiratory guidelines and currently sits on the Primary Care Respiratory Society’s Policy Forum committee. For the last few years Alex worked for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust as the lead for the respiratory and rehabilitation service and has recently become the deputy lead for cardio-respiratory services.

Dr Noel O’Kelly, Clinical Director, Spirit Digital
Noel joined Spirit Digital as their Clinical Director following his career within the NHS as a GP, GPwSI in Respiratory Medicine and latterly as an Associate Medical Director at Leicestershire Partnership Trust. He currently also works as the primary care lead for the redesign of respiratory services in Lincolnshire STP. Noel has won awards for his work in redesigning services for long-term conditions within the NHS and has a passion for the use of digital technology within clinical pathways.

Webinar: Collaborating to support Biotech and Med Tech Businesses across the Midlands & East of England
2021-03-02 10:00 - 11:00
Innovative businesses (whether biopharma, med-tech or converging technologies) face many common challenges in bringing new products and services to market. They also face different challenges depending on their type of technology, target market and stage of development.
Medilink Midlands and One Nucleus are both committed to supporting and facilitating the growth of the sector and share many similarities, but equally recognise that we bring complementary activities, strengths and connections to the sector.
The East of England and The Midlands are both significant regions in the UK Life Sciences & Healthcare and through collaborating are looking to maximise our support for all our clients and members.
Join Darren Clark, CEO of Medilink Midlands and Tony Jones, CEO of One Nucleus for this initial online session to understand their activities, how they can help your business and discuss what useful steps could be taken next.
We will be joined by a member company from each organisation, who will provide an insight into how being a member has benefitted their organisation.
You will have an opportunity to ask questions directly to our speakers after the presentations .
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This webinar will be via the Zoom platform, and will be hosted by One Nucleus.
Upon registration you will be sent joining details by a member of the Medilink Midlands events team.
Please note: Your contact details are being shared between the two parties as joint organisers and deliverer providers of the jointly informative virtual event for the purposes thereof and reasonable follow-up actions, all of which falls within each party’s legitimate interests under the GDPR/Data Protection Act 2018 and the consistently drafted terms of each party’s privacy policies.
Presenters:
Darren Clark, CEO Medilink Midlands

Tony Jones, CEO One Nucleus

POSTPONED MPD Training Course: Medical Device Regulation in the EU, GB & NI
2021-03-02 09:00 - 17:00 | MeetPoint Midlands, Conference Centre, 28 High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2DA
Unfortunately due to the current situation with COVID-19 and the National lockdown, this training course has been postponed to TUESDAY 6th JULY. To book your place, please click here
This is a one-day course designed for those who need to better understand Medical Device Regulation in Europe, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Comprehensive slides and information will be supplied on the day alongside a wealth of experience, insights, examples and methods.
This one-day course will help you better understand the:
o EU Medical Device Regulation;
o UK & Northern Ireland transitional requirements and timings regarding Brexit;
o How to classify your medical device;
o Gain useful insights into technical documentation and labelling;
o Gain useful insights into clinical evaluation, usability, and what really matters.
o Gain lots of insights into helpful guidance, and white papers.
Plus, you will be able to ask ‘that question’ of one of the UK’s most experienced medical device consultants.
Please note that this course is available as both a face-to-face, and interactive virtual event.
To view the programme and for further information (including target audience, learning outcomes and speaker profile) please click on the Event Brochure or Detailed Course Content links below:
EVENT BROCHURE
DETAILED COURSE CONTENT

MEMBER
NON-MEMBER

STANDARD
£200
£300

EARLY BIRD OFFER*
£160
£240

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE**
£180
£270

All prices are excluding VAT.
Once we receive your booking form, you will be sent a confirmation email and invoice. If attending virtually, payment is required at least 1 day prior to the commencement of the event to receive joining details.
*EARLY BIRD OFFER – Book before 5pm on Tuesday 2nd February 2021
**VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE : This is an interactive session via Microsoft Teams that will require the use of webcam and computer audio at all points throughout the training course. Prior to booking this option please ensure that your system allows the use of Teams, webcam and computer audio. Relevant documents for use on the day will be sent electronically.
You will have the ability to ask questions directly to our presenter at any point throughout the training course.

How to find MeetPoint Midlands
Conveniently located off Junction 23a/24 offering easy access to Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. The nearest train station is East Midlands Parkway which is 3.4 miles away. To help plan your journey, please click here to visit the venue’s website. Complimentary on-site car parking is available
Venue – COVID-19 Compliance
* The room will be laid out in classroom style with relevant spacing between tables
*All rooms have a hands free hand sanitiser nearby
*Social distancing measures will be in effect for all toilets
*Delegates will be required to wear a face mask while moving around the venue, but will be able to take them off during the training course
*Individual boxes will be provided for lunch – with options for Meat eaters, Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free

Medilink Midlands Virtual Coffee Break - Members Only
2021-02-24 10:30 - 11:30
As we continue to provide the majority of our events online for 2021, join Medilink Midlands for our next Virtual Coffee Break of 2021.
The informal gathering will be hosted by Darren Clark, Chief Executive at Medilink Midlands. These online coffee breaks provide an opportunity to share current challenges and experiences and make introductions to those that can help.
We will be joined at this session by Alex Mclaughlin, Head of International Trade and Medical Device Regulation at the Office for Life Sciences, who will be giving us a short update on how Brexit has affected the Life Sciences sector.
We’re here to help, so let Medilink along with the virtual group work together to help each other with any concerns, issues, or solution needs you may have. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to submit in advance to make sure we cover your needs and meet expectations.
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Dial-in details will be provided to delegates by a member of the Medilink Midlands events team once the online registration form has been completed.
Medilink Members only.
Chair:
Dr Darren Clark, Chief Executive Medilink Midlands

Guest Speaker:

Alex Mclaughlin, Head of International Trade and Medical Device Regulation, Office for Life Sciences
Alex is responsible for all of OLS’s work on International Trade and Medical Device Regulation, advising Ministers in the Business and Health Departments.
Prior to his current role, Alex was Senior Private Secretary to two Health Ministers, established the Department’s epidemic vaccines programme, and worked for the Chief Medical Officer.

Life Sciences Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) :Delivering engaging social media in 2021-how to succeed in B2B Life Sciences
2021-02-23 10:00 - 11:00
Join us online for our very first Life Sciences Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) event, focusing on the hot topic of B2B social media. Social media marketing is becoming much more prominent for B2B marketers and if used effectively it can become a powerful marketing channel for engagement and lead generation.
Learn B2B social media insights from a leading expert – Mark Saxby, Consultant and Director of Status Social; one of the UK’s first specialist social media agencies. Discover real life examples of how B2B businesses are using social media for success and gain hot tips to help you improve social media engagement and communication.
The event will be hosted by Robin Bodicoat, Marketing Director, Quotient Sciences, who will also share his own insights and provide industry examples.
You can also take part in a live Q&A session.
DURATION: 1 hour
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 £127, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
Speaker Profiles:

Robin Bodicoat, Marketing Director at Quotient Sciences
Robin is the CIM qualified, Marketing Director at Quotient Sciences, a leading drug development services organization. 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 15+ 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.

Mark Saxby, Consultant & Director of Status Social
Mark Saxby is the director of Status Social, a thriving social media consultancy based in Derby. He is a recognised social media expert and when not helping his clients to generate revenue through social, Mark is an in-demand speaker and has presented alongside Google and Mars.

MediWales: LifeScience Academy Special Interest Group
2021-02-18 14:00
Special Interest Group
Skills, recruitment and placements
18th February 2pm
The LifeScience Academy Special Interest Group was created to support and develop our LifeScience Academy activity. The meetings bring together key industry and academic stakeholders to address which areas should be a focus for future events and engagement activity.
Join us to discuss:

Recruitment
Help with student placements
Skills gaps
Training and professional development
Collaboration with universities

Connect with other colleagues within the sector for an interactive discussion around these topics. If there are any specific activities or issues you wish to add to the agenda, please let us know.
This is a members only meeting but please get in touch if you are interested to talk to us about getting involved.
Email Isabelle to register or find out more

WEBINAR: Reimagining healthcare post COVID-19
2021-02-18 10:00 - 11:00
Join this Medilink Midlands webinar in partnership with Frost & Sullivan ‘Reimagining healthcare post COVID-19’.
As healthcare businesses, organisations and governments work to determine what course of action needs to be taken in a post-pandemic world, Frost & Sullivan has mobilised its global resources to provide comprehensive scenario based analysis on the future growth and opportunities in the healthcare industry. This analysis will provide stakeholders with sector insights to guide economic development, collaboration/partnership and company targeting efforts.
This webinar will cover:
* How will the current market turmoil impact business planning?
* What are the scenarios in the market which will influence strategy?
* What are the best practices and recommendations for business survival?
* What growth opportunities exist in the market and how organisations can leverage them?
There will be an opportunity to ask any questions in a Q&A session following the presentations.
Speaker Profiles:
Siddharth Saha, Vice President:Healthcare Research
Siddharth Saha, MHM, BSc. is the Vice President of Research for the Medical Technologies program area within Frost & Sullivan’s Healthcare practice. In this role, Siddharth’s main function is providing thought leadership and big picture business implications of research conclusions to commercial and executive teams within stakeholder organisations in the healthcare space. Apart from providing operational and commercial leadership for the research business within the healthcare practice, he also uses his experience in hospital operational issues, clinical workflows and real time healthcare industry analysis to design, execute and deliver professional services based on actionable market insights and advisory services. Siddharth has a passion for analysing the role of technology and innovative business models in solving the myriad of challenges the healthcare industry currently faces. He works closely with leading medical OEM’s, ICT firms, technology start-ups, new entrants in the value chain and, the investment community, as they assess commercially sustainable value propositions in the healthcare business sector.

Unmesh Lal, Industry Principal: Life Sciences
Unmesh has 15+ years of healthcare industry expertise, comprising of strategy consulting, primarily with global pharmaceutical companies. His particular expertise lies in tracking game changing companies, innovative business models and disruptive technologies in the digital transformation of the life sciences industry. He has engaged with European clients across key healthcare sectors from pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to clinical diagnostics and clinical research. His thought leadership and in-depth understanding of the precision health ecosystem enable him to guide companies in identifying growth opportunities in key segments like life sciences IT, personalized therapeutics and contract services. He is author of the ‘Post-pandemic Global Healthcare Market Outlook’ research analyses and holds a Master degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor.

Chandni Mathur, Senior Industry Analyst: Transformational Health
Chandni Mathur is a seasoned healthcare strategist and consultant with over 11 years of experience across large, global consulting firms and in the healthcare provider space in India and in the UAE. She is currently serving as a Senior Industry Analyst in the Digital Health program at Frost & Sullivan.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Is your Business Case NHS Ready?
2021-02-17 10:30 - 11:30
Join the second of our two-part CPD accredited virtual workshops, Is your Business Case NHS Ready?, delivered by the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN).
The challenge as innovators and companies selling to the NHS is often that when you have a product that improves patient outcomes and saves cost you still cannot get it adopted by the NHS. This is frequently because there isn’t a fully developed business case.
PART 1 is a pre-recorded 40 minute webinar that you can watch at a time convenient to you.
The pre-recorded webinar will cover:
– What a business case is, what is its purpose and why is it so important?
– Who reviews the business case and how are they evaluated?
– How to construct a good business case
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PART 2 is a live 1-hour Q&A session on Wednesday 17th February.
In order to gain access to this live session, delegates are required to watch the pre-recorded webinar prior to attending.
The Q&A session will be held with a panel of experts from the EMAHSN and delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the team.

Upon registration you will be sent a link to the pre-recorded webinar by a member of the Medilink Midlands events team. Joining details for the live Q&A session will be distributed separately once the webinar has been viewed.
SPEAKER PROFILES:
Live Q&A Session Chair: Mike Watson, Digital Lead, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network

Mike is responsible for taking forward our approach to supporting change through digital innovations working with a wide range of partners from across the East Midlands to take forward the most promising digital innovations and ways of working. Mike is also responsible for horizon scanning the rapidly evolving landscape for digital and Artificial Intelligence solutions.
Live Q&A Session Support: Aisha Ajij, Project Support and Industry Liaison Officer

Aisha develops contacts with industry partners and helps ensure the effectiveness of supporting processes such as our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.

Pre-recorded webinar: Nicholas Brown, Commercial Manager, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (note, Nicholas no longer works for the EMAHSN)

Nick joined the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network as Commercial Manager in 2015. Prior to this, Nick has more than 20 years’ experience of the medical industry working with manufacturers, distributors and clinical staff from the UK and European health sectors, from both the sales and marketing side, as well as in a consulting and advisory role. His Commercial Manager role focuses on building closer links between healthcare and businesses; identifying new services and products that can be introduced for the benefit of patients throughout the region – as well as marketed throughout the UK and abroad, providing wealth creation opportunities across the East Midlands.

WEBINAR: Getting Your Healthcare app reviewed and accredited
2021-02-11 10:30 - 11:30
Medilink Midlands and ORCHA invite you to attend a free digital health webinar on Thursday 11 February at 10:30 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 Liz Ashall-Payne, CEO 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 Liz questions.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SECURE YOUR PLACE

Speaker Profile:

Liz Ashall-Payne
Liz Ashall Payne is co-founder and CEO of ORCHA, the world’s leading provider of digital health accreditation and distribution services. A trained Speech and Language Therapist, for almost 20 years Liz led NHS transformation programmes, helping to unlock the power of digital across the UK and Europe.
In 2015 Liz founded ORCHA, attracting investment from Sir Terry Leahy and Bill Currie. The organisation has grown exponentially, now providing digital health assessment and distribution services in eleven countries and in the UK to organisations in 50% of NHS regions.
ORCHA has won numerous awards, whilst Liz has been selected as a Tech Trailblazer by the BIMA 100, picked as a Healthcare IT Leader by the HIMSS Future 50, named Entrepreneur of the Year by the British Chamber of Commerce and has featured within the LDC top 50.
Liz was appointed a NHS England NIA fellow, is a coach for the NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur program, a member of the OCS Advisory Board, the Tech UK Health and Social Care Council and is the Associate Vice Chair for Standards for the British Computing Society.

WEBINAR: Using Government Schemes to Fund your Innovation!
2021-02-10 11:00 - 12:00
Join TBAT Directors, Matt Symonds and Sam Stephens to get the latest updates on funding and Tax Relief opportunities for your innovative projects in the Health & Life Sciences sector!
The new year has signified many changes for the Grant Funding landscape, most notably, the EU Funding opportunities available to UK businesses.
2021 also brings with it a new financial year for R&D Tax Relief claims, as well as new R&D Tax legislation that will come into effect on 1st April 2021.
In this webinar, we’ll look at the current opportunities available to your business, as well as how these changes will affect you looking further into 2021.
The webinar will cover:
– Current Grant Funding Opportunities
– EU Funding Changes
– Claiming R&D Tax Relief
– R&D Tax Legislation changes
– Could your business utilise Capital Allowances?
DURATION: 1 hour
Speaker Profiles:

Matt Symonds, Managing Director, TBAT Innovation Ltd
Matt joined TBAT Innovation in 2007 and shortly after became a Director of the business. Since, he has assisted many organisations large and small across a variety of sectors to access UK and EU grant funding to further enable innovation. He has a mechanical engineering degree and is an experienced project manager as a result of ten years’ experience in the Aerospace, Power Generation and Rail sectors with companies like Rolls-Royce and Bombardier Transportation.

Sam Stephens, Director, TBAT Innovation Ltd
Sam founded TBAT in 2002. As a founding Director of the business, Sam heads up the R&D Tax Credit team. He began his career at Rolls-Royce Aerospace as a graduate and manufacturing engineer and has continued that passion about engineering, innovation and new technology throughout his career and personal life.

Webinar: Maximising your Membership
2021-02-09 10:00 - 11:30
Join us for our first ever Maximising your Membership event, an informal virtual event chaired by our CEO Darren Clark. Find out about exclusive benefits, events and offers that will maximise your existing membership or encourage you to join the Medilink Midlands Membership Group.
We will be joined by two of our Members who will discuss exclusive member discounts available for their services:
– Ed Wright, Partner, Shakespeare Martineau LLP (Medilink Midlands Patron)
– Steve Thomason, The Marketing Doctor, Agora Marketing Communications (Medilink Midlands Member)
In addition we will be joined by two of our current members Accelerate Associates and Hospital Direct, who will provide an insight into how being a member has benefitted their organisation.
Join this event to understand and learn:
• The benefits and value of being a member
• How we can continue to support your business and assist with raising your profile
• Exclusive offers and discounts offered by our Patrons and Members
• Details of member-only events
There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions directly to the team at Medilink Midlands.
Not currently a Medilink Midlands member? If you are not currently a member and wish to find out more, we would be delighted if you could join us. If you are unable to attend but require further information on membership, please click here to contact us and we will get in touch.
Dial-in details will be provided to delegates by a member of the Medilink Midlands events team once the online registration form has been completed.
Speakers:

Darren Clark, CEO Medilink Midlands

Ed Wright, Partner Shakespeare Martineau

Steve Thomason, The Marketing Doctor, Agora Marketing Communications Ltd

Philippa Bevan, Director, Accelerate Associates

Helen Gutteridge, Technical Director, Hospital Direct (Marketing) Ltd

Software UKCA Marking Webinar
2021-02-04 14:00 - 16:00
The SEHTA and Psephos Software UKCA Marking Webinar takes places on Thursday 4th February 2021. This 2-hour webinar will help guide you through the changes taking place from 1st January 2021.
Date: Thursday 4th February 2021
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (GMT)
Webinar platform: WEBEX
Cost: Early Bird Rate: Book by 30th November
SEHTA Members: £115+VAT pp
SEHTA Non-Members: £130+VAT pp

Why attend?
The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) Marking is a new UK product marking that will be used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). It covers most goods which previously required the CE Marking, including medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. Therefore, from 1 January 2021, there will be a number of changes to how companies will be able to place medical devices on the market in Great Britain which will include:

A new route to market and product marking will be available for manufacturers wishing to place a device on the Great Britain market from 1 January 2021
From 1 January 2021, all medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) placed on the UK market will need to be registered with the MHRA. There will be a grace period for registering – 4 months for Class IIIs and Class IIb implantables, and all active implantable medical devices; 8 months for other Class IIb and all Class IIa devices; and 12 months for Class I devices
CE Marking will continue to be used and recognised until 30 June 2023
If you are a manufacturer based outside the UK and wish to place a device on the UK market, you will need to establish a UK Responsible Person who will take responsibility for the product in the UK. Further details on the UK Responsible Person

This webinar will also provide an overview of CE Marking:

MDR CE Marking Process and the role of a Notified Body and Competent Authority
MDR Device Classification
MDR Conformity Assessment routes for class I, IIa, IIb and III products
Compiling Technical Files, Clinical Evaluation Reports & the Declaration of Conformity
Clinical Investigations

Target audience: Manufacturers based outside of the UK wanting to access the UK market, UK based manufacturers wanting to access the EU market, Medical Technology Entrepreneurs, Medical Device Software Developers, Technology Transfer Officers, Medical Technology University Researchers, IVD Developers, Business Owners, Executives, Product Owners, Regulatory Specialists within a company that need to understand the overall regulatory requirements for their medical devices to enable them to place a device on the market and to maintain access. All company sizes will find it useful.
Click here to book

POSTPONED: WEBINAR: Research location: Where and Why! Selecting and contracting with appropriate clinical research sites in uncertain times
2021-02-03 10:00 - 11:00
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this webinar has been postponed. The webinar will now take place on Thursday 11th March, to book your free place, please click here.

Join us for the next in the series of our Clinical Trial Special Interest Groups with Afortiori Development at this webinar where we will be discussing research location: where and why!
When it comes to making decisions about your chosen research trial setting, there is much to consider. Join us to learn how to make the right location choice for your product and understand how patient pathways, healthcare setting, institutional policies, geography and costs can affect your trial success.
DURATION: 1 hour
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 £127, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
Speaker Profiles:

Charlotte Culver, Clinical Project Leader, Afortiori Development
Charlotte has a strong project management background in clinical research Phases I-V while delivering both commercial and non-commercial research throughout her career to produce quality results.
She is experienced in both pharmaceutical and device trials across several disease areas throughout the lifecycle of the project, in collaboration with key pharmaceutical and device companies in the industry.
Her proven project management track record provides her with the tools to deliver excellence and detailed delivery in clinical, regulatory, and financial aspects of clinical research.
Throughout her research career, she has worked on projects internationally, as either multicentered or single-centre as lead.

James Fry, Head of Life Sciences and Partner at Mills & Reeve
James heads the firm’s fast growing, multi-disciplinary life sciences practice and focuses exclusively on this sector. The practice supports clients in the pharma and biotech, medical device, diagnostic, medtech and digital health sub-sectors. James’ own practice focuses on intellectual property, commercial contracting and regulatory work.

How Life Sciences companies can use SEO & content to promote their website & drive leads
2021-02-02 10:00 - 11:00
Medilink Midlands and digital marketing experts, Anicca Digital Ltd invite you to attend a free webinar on Tuesday 2 February at 10 am.
Anicca Digital Ltd helps established organisations improve and grow their digital marketing by using Anicca’s award-winning marketing strategies.
Sukh Singh, Head of SEO of Anicca will cover the basic areas of SEO and content Life Science companies need to consider and how PR can help your digital presence within the medical industry. Sukh will also share with you an invaluable list of ‘quick-wins’ to take away and implement into your own business.
Including:
-Gain a basic understanding of On-Page, Off-Page and Technical SEO
-Start to improve how people find you in local search
-Improve how your site’s ‘clickability’ in SERPs (search engine results pages)
-Start to improve your rankings through on-page SEO
-Start to fix basic Technical SEO issues
-Monitor your progress with reporting tools (Google Analytics, Search Console and rank trackers)
-There will be time at the end of the presentation to ask Sukh questions.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
Speaker profile:

Sukh Singh, Head of SEO – Sukh graduated from De Montfort University with a 2.1 in Multimedia Computing in 2007 and began his career working as a Web Designer and Developer which he did for 3 years. After becoming interested in conversions rather than web builds, he made the transition into SEO. Sukh has worked as an SEO consultant both in-house and at agencies, and has worked at Anicca since 2014. He currently heads up the SEO team where he divides his time between department management, business development, research and development, and managing large SEO campaigns and website launch/migration projects.

POSTPONED WEBINAR: Innovation during lockdown – Speak to the Advisers
2021-01-27 10:00 - 11:00
Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been postponed to Tuesday 13th April. To register please click here.

We remain open for business during the current lockdown and we will continue to support our members, clients and the life sciences community, albeit in a more virtual way.
Delivered by Medilink East Midlands, join this meeting to meet our team of Advisers for a detailed interactive discussion on innovation support and how our projects can help. We will talk through examples of the types of projects we can fund and also what other support is available across the East Midlands region.
During this virtual meeting you will:
– Find out how we can support you to fast-track your innovations and bring your ideas to market
– Have the opportunity to ask questions directly to our team of knowledgeable advisers and find out how you can obtain further support
– Identify who is the dedicated Adviser for your area
– Receive information on the grants we have available to help companies overcome innovation barriers
This is an interactive meeting, where attendees are encouraged to join via their webcam and to ask questions directly to our advisers.
DURATION: 1 HOUR
PLEASE NOTE: The funding and support discussed in this meeting is only available for companies in the East Midlands region.
This free to attend meeting will be held as part of the INSTILS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Click here to be redirected to further information about the project. This event is classed as State Aid to participating businesses, the value of which is £127, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
Medilink Midlands Innovation Advisers:

Lyndsey Allen

Neil Barnes

Alasdair Gaw

Jo Maltby

Teresa Smith

VIRTUAL COFFEE BREAK - East Midlands Academic Health Science Network
2021-01-26 15:00 - 16:00
Join the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) for a virtual coffee break on Tuesday 26 January at 3pm, to have a chat about how to map your health and care stakeholders effectively. This informal gathering will be hosted by Chris Taylor, Associate Director of Communications and Engagement and you will have the opportunity to share your experiences and find out how the EMAHSN can help.
Networking opportunities are a key part of Medilink Midlands events and whilst the current COVID-19 crisis still restricts face to face events, this online opportunity enables the life sciences community to still connect with one another.
Grab a coffee, a biscuit and join us.
Joining details will be provided to delegates by a member of the Medilink Midlands events team once the online registration form has been completed.
If you have any topics that you’d like to discuss in future AHSN coffee breaks, please feel free to email any suggestions to us by clicking here.
Chair:

Chris Taylor, Associate Director of Communications and Engagement
Chris is the strategic lead for communications and engagement and oversees the work of the Communications and PPI and Inclusion teams. He also has a lead role within the national AHSN Network communications forum.

Webinar: The Impact of Brexit - How has your Business been Affected?
2021-01-20 10:00 - 11:00
In this Medilink Midlands webinar, the Office for Life Sciences, the Government’s specialist team covering the sector, are eager to hear the views of Life Sciences businesses on how they are being affected by Brexit and the end of the Transition Period.
In this session, the Office for Life Sciences will reflect on areas where Brexit has led to a change (such as the regulation of medicines and devices; the way the border operates; and research and international recruitment) and invite attendees to share how their business has been affected.
The insights gained from this webinar will be fed back to Government Ministers and inform future Government policy making in relation to the Life Sciences.
This is an interactive session, with plenty of opportunity for questions, limited presentations, as well as guidance on where to go for further information, support and advice.

Speaker Profile:
Alex Mclaughlin, Head of International Trade and Medical Device Regulation, Office for Life Sciences
Alex is responsible for all of OLS’s work on International Trade and Medical Device Regulation, advising Ministers in the Business and Health Departments.
Prior to his current role, Alex was Senior Private Secretary to two Health Ministers, established the Department’s epidemic vaccines programme, and worked for the Chief Medical Officer.

Robert Reid, Head of Regulation & Engagement, Office for Life Sciences
For the past 3 years Dr Robert Reid has headed up the Office for Life Science’s Medicines Regulation and Business Engagement function in the Trade Regulation and Analysis Team. Prior to this role, Rob worked as the Group Leader for the Biometrology research group at the National Physical Laboratory

Medilink Midlands Virtual Coffee Break - members only
2021-01-19 13:00 - 14:00
As we continue to provide the majority of our events online for 2021, join Medilink Midlands for our first Virtual Coffee Break of 2021.
The informal gathering will be hosted by Darren Clark, Chief Executive at Medilink Midlands. These online coffee breaks provide an opportunity to share current challenges and experiences and make introductions to those that can help.
The theme for this coffee break will be the importance of clinical evaluation and how it has been successful in accelerating a vaccine for COVID-19, we will be joined by Theo Christie, Business Development Manager from the NIHR Clinical Research Network. Theo will be sharing information on the work and research being carried out by NIHR and his personal experience of taking part in a COVID-19 Clinical Trial.
We’re here to help, so let Medilink along with the virtual group work together to help each other with any concerns, issues, or solution needs you may have. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to submit in advance to make sure we cover your needs and meet expectations.
Dial-in details will be provided to delegates by a member of the Medilink Midlands events team once the online registration form has been completed.
Medilink Members only.

CE & UKCA Marking Webinar
2021-01-14 14:00 - 16:00
SEHTA and Psephos latest MDR webinar is on CE & UKCA Marking. We have developed this 2-hour webinar in light of the new UK product marking that will be used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales & Scotland).
Date: Thursday 14th January 2021
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (GMT)
Webinar platform: WEBEX
Cost: Early Bird Rate: Book by 30th November
SEHTA Members: £115+VAT pp
SEHTA Non-Members: £130+VAT pp

Why attend?
The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) Marking is a new UK product marking that will be used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). It covers most goods which previously required the CE Marking, including medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. Therefore, from 1 January 2021, there will be a number of changes to how companies will be able to place medical devices on the market in Great Britain which will include:

A new route to market and product marking will be available for manufacturers wishing to place a device on the Great Britain market from 1 January 2021
From 1 January 2021, all medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) placed on the UK market will need to be registered with the MHRA. There will be a grace period for registering – 4 months for Class IIIs and Class IIb implantables, and all active implantable medical devices; 8 months for other Class IIb and all Class IIa devices; and 12 months for Class I devices
CE Marking will continue to be used and recognised until 30 June 2023
If you are a manufacturer based outside the UK and wish to place a device on the UK market, you will need to establish a UK Responsible Person who will take responsibility for the product in the UK. Further details on the UK Responsible Person

This webinar will also provide an overview of CE Marking:

MDR CE Marking Process and the role of a Notified Body and Competent Authority
MDR Device Classification
MDR Conformity Assessment routes for class I, IIa, IIb and III products
Compiling Technical Files, Clinical Evaluation Reports & the Declaration of Conformity
Clinical Investigations

Target audience: Manufacturers based outside of the UK wanting to access the UK market, UK based manufacturers wanting to access the EU market, Medical Technology Entrepreneurs, Medical Device Software Developers, Technology Transfer Officers, Medical Technology University Researchers, IVD Developers, Business Owners, Executives, Product Owners, Regulatory Specialists within a company that need to understand the overall regulatory requirements for their medical devices to enable them to place a device on the market and to maintain access. All company sizes will find it useful.
For more information, and to book, click here

WEBINAR: The UKCA Mark (implications on medical devices and product import/export)
2021-01-14 13:45 - 14:45
The UK has left the EU and part of that transition is the establishment of a UK based alternative to the European CE mark.
In this Medilink Midlands webinar, regulatory affairs expert Richard Young will explore the requirements for the UKCA mark, the time frames associated with this transition, and the strategic considerations organisations should be planning for if they wish to maintain access to the UK market going forward.
The session is intended for business, Quality, and Regulatory leaders and will feature 40 minutes of presentation followed by a 20 minute Q&A session.
Duration: 1 hour
CLICK HERE TO SECURE YOUR PLACE

Speaker Profile:

Richard Young, Managing Director, Acclaim Biomedical Consulting Ltd
Richard has an extensive background in regulatory affairs in addition to GMP (quality assurance), GLP (laboratory testing), and GCP (clinical). Spanning over two decades, these core skill areas have been developed with experience in products ranging from class 3 devices such as Orthopaedic implants (IIb) neurological robots, through electromedical devices such as infusion systems and cardiovascular products.
Richard brings a blend of pragmatism and experience to these disciplines that facilitate insightful problem-solving approaches as well as solid solutions.
Richard’s skills and experience includes such areas as the development and implementation of effective quality management systems, auditing to ISO and FDA QSIT standards, and operating at national and international level through industry associations including Eucomed, ABHI and ABHI Technical Policy Group.

WEBINAR: Mental Health in the Workplace
2021-01-13 14:00 - 15:00
This Medilink Midlands webinar will explore the impact of mental health on the workplace and introduce the Mental Health and Productivity Pilot (MHPP) being offered to businesses across the Midlands Engine Region.
A healthy and inclusive workplace is essential for all businesses so providing appropriate support for employees, creating a culture of openness and tackling discrimination and stigma will help to remove some of the barriers to growth and development for businesses. The cost to the economy of mental health across the Midlands is estimated to be in the region of £45 billion in 2020. This will be impacted further by the covid-19 pandemic, which no one was prepared for.
DURATION: 1 hour
Speaker Profiles:

Dr Paula Holt – Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of College of Health, Psychology and Social Care
Paula started her career as a General nurse, specialising in acute medicine. She then became a mental health nurse working in acute psychiatry and care of older people with mental illness. She served as an Army officer for 8 years serving in SE England, Germany and Scotland heading up mental health services for Forces personnel and their families, and served on operational tours of Bosnia in 1993/4 with the UN and 1997 with NATO. She returned to the NHS and headed up a drug and alcohol team, a mentally disordered offender service and developed court-mandated drug treatment for offenders. She has worked in Higher education since 2002 and is currently Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of College of Health, Psychology and Social Care at the University of Derby.

Professor Dean Fathers, Chair and Non-Executive Board Member, Mentor and Consultant
Dean has a wealth of experience in a range of organisations, from FTSE/blue-chips in the private sector, large national Government Departments and Public Agencies, including over 20 years experience as the Chair of a variety of NHS organisations, to medium sized private, entrepreneurial companies. He is an accomplished Director, having held numerous executive and non executive board positions and also has international experience as an organisational change leader, practicing as a Board/Executive Development Consultant in fields as diverse as; the automotive industry, construction, distribution, education, media, retail, and pharmaceutical/health sectors in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. The development of strategy as a driver for change and sustainable long term success is his forte and this is linked to a deep understanding of best practices principles of board governance which he has honed through a number of visiting professor roles at Cass, Leeds, Lincoln and Nottingham Business Schools. Amongst his portfolio of roles Dean Chairs the Centre for Organisational Resilience at Lincoln International Business School which is exploring the relationship between governance and mental health.

Kate Wood – Project Manager Mental Health and Productivity Pilot
Kate has worked in the University’s Research and Knowledge Exchange Office for over 12 months. She brings with her over 20 years experience in business development and management, specialising in substance misuse and mental health-having worked in the Prison Service for 10 years and across a variety of community mental health services for both vulnerable adults and young people. Her drive for positive mental wellbeing within all sectors is at the heart of her role and she feels honoured to be leading on the Mental Health and Productivity Pilot.

Robin Pepper – Knowledge Exchange Manager
Robin has some 30 years experience in a Business Development role spent primarily in the Healthcare Sector. Originally from a Communications and Marketing background, Robin’s latter career pathway has been established within Higher Education and Health & Social Care, in a Knowledge Exchange capacity. Much of this time has centred on working with academic partners and practitioners on the development of the workforce, research and innovation in healthcare practice.
Working with employers and healthcare professionals on improving public health and reducing health inequality, particularly with regards to community & mental health, is a key focus of Robin’s current role at the University of Derby.

Virtual Workshop: Introduction to NHS Market Access
2021-01-12 10:30 - 11:30
Join our two-part CPD accredited virtual workshop, Introduction to NHS Market Access, delivered by the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN).
Combined, the two sessions will give innovators key insights into the complexities of the NHS and wider healthcare ecosystem as well as the support available to help you to introduce your health technology product or service into the NHS.
PART 1 is a pre-recorded 45 minute webinar that you can watch at a time convenient to you.
The webinar will cover:
– The NHS Structure
– Understanding pathways and cash flow
– Getting your message right
– What support you can expect from the AHSN
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PART 2 is a live 1-hour Q&A session that will take place on Tuesday 12th January .
In order to gain access to this live session, delegates are required to watch the pre-recorded webinar prior to attending.
The Q&A session will be held with a panel of experts from the EMAHSN and delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the team.
Upon registration you will be sent a link to the pre-recorded webinar by a member of the Medilink Midlands events team. Joining details for the live Q&A session will be distributed separately once the webinar has been viewed.
BOOKING IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS SESSION

SPEAKER PROFILE:
Live Q&A Chair:

Tim Robinson, Commercial Director, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network

Aisha Ajij, Project Support & Industry Liaison Officer, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network

Julian Patel, Commercial Manager, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network

Pre-recorded Webinar:
Nicholas Brown, Commercial Manager, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network
Nick joined the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network as Commercial Manager in 2015. Prior to this, Nick has more than 20 years’ experience of the medical industry working with manufacturers, distributors and clinical staff from the UK and European health sectors, from both the sales and marketing side, as well as in a consulting and advisory role. His Commercial Manager role focuses on building closer links between healthcare and businesses; identifying new services and products that can be introduced for the benefit of patients throughout the region – as well as marketed throughout the UK and abroad, providing wealth creation opportunities across the East Midlands

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2020-12-25 08:00 - 17:00
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East Midlands Academic Health Science Network Virtual Coffee Break
2020-12-17 10:30 - 11:30
Join the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) for a virtual coffee break on Thursday 17 December at 10:30am, to have a chat about the complexity of health data and where to find publicly available data to support innovation in the NHS.
This informal gathering will be hosted by Glen Howard, Programme Manager – Health Analytics and Informatics and you will have the opportunity to share your experiences and find out how the EMAHSN can help.
Networking opportunities are a key part of Medilink EM events and whilst the current COVID-19 crisis still restricts face to face events, this online opportunity enables the life sciences community to still connect with one another.
Grab a coffee, a biscuit and join us.
Joining details will be provided to delegates by a member of the Medilink Midlands events team once the online registration form has been completed.
If you have any topics that you’d like to discuss in future AHSN coffee breaks, please feel free to email any suggestions to us by clicking here.
Chair:

Glen Howard, Programme Manager – Health Analytics and Informatics

WEBINAR: Planning & Executing a post Covid-19 Business Recovery Plan
2020-12-15 10:00 - 11:00
Join this Medilink Midlands webinar in partnership with Christopher Demetriou, Head of Business Advisory at Archimedia Accounts, to learn how to Facilitate a Business Recovery Planning Session with your team, focused on Recovering your business impacted through Covid.
Every business has been impacted to some extent by the Covid-19 pandemic. We want to ensure businesses recover from the pandemic as strongly as possible.
• Do you want certainty about your new minimum weekly viable sales level to survive?
• Do you want to learn how to further maximise opportunities and minimise vulnerabilities and risks?
• Would you like to reduce the cashflow strain on your business?
• Do you want clarity on the support and finance needed for your business at this challenging time?
A Business Recovery Planning session requires you to reconsider all aspects of your business to ensure its best chance of recovery. Archimedia Accounts work with clients to develop a concise Business Recovery Plans and clarify the future direction of their business.
We’ll also show you how to revise your personal and business’s budget, maximise support entitlements, set goals for each department, apply for bank finance (if needed) and ensure you feel supported throughout this recovery period.
This webinar will show you the exact Business Recovery Planning process we undertake with clients so you can do it yourself with your team.
There will be an opportunity to ask your questions directly to our speaker during a Q&A session.
Speaker Profile
Christopher Demetriou, Head of Business Advisory, Archimedia Accounts
Chris has been delivering Business Plans over the last 8 years with many of Archimedia’s clients and in that time he has lead a number of those clients towards business success. His passion is continuously understanding business strategy & culture, and helping our clients achieve their goals.
