Medilink Midlands

Nottingham Digital Summit 2018
2018-06-21 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham, NG1 5AF, United Kingdom
Nottingham Digital Summit is an inspirational digital marketing conference that brings together the marketing, creative and tech communities for a series of seminars exploring the latest thinking in our industry.
At #NottmDigital you’ll get the right mix of inspiration, innovation and insight. Whether you’re responsible for SEO or PPC, or creating great user experiences, or you’re a digital marketing leader, this day is for you.
Not only will you go home feeling inspired and full of new ideas, you will also go home feeling great knowing that you have made a donation to support the complex needs of the homeless in and around Nottingham. This event is free to attend, but all delegates are asked to kindly make a donation to Framework, a charity dedicated to helping homeless people.
This is a conference with a one track format so that every session takes place in the main Auditorium. That means no difficult decisions and no rushing around between presentations.
And take the oppotunity to attend one of the 48 free digital marketing clinics, where you can sit down with an expert and discuss your business’ marketing needs.
Take your digital skills to the next level – find out more or book your place here.

Executive Development Workshop: Complex modern contracting - managerial and legal perspectives
2018-06-21 08:00 - 11:30 | College Court Conference Centre, Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3UF
University of Leicester School of Business, together with Leicester Innovation Hub invite you to this Executive Development Workshop.
Join Haward Soper, a commercial and contract management specialist, whose research explored the perceived gap between commercial practice and legal reality, how commercial players manager complex modern contracts and the legal framework applicable to these contracts. The workshop will be interactive and allow plenty of opportunity for attendees to participate in discussions and share experiences.
Who should attend?
In attendance will be legal and contract executives and managers from different sectors and sizes of organisations, who will be given the opportunity share and discuss their experiences with contract management.
The Executive Development Workshop will cover:
• The changing commercial landscape.
• A case study where disputes arise over a prolonged period, and one of the parties makes little effort to resolve them.
• What does the research say?
Attendees can expect to:
• Understand what cooperation is needed to run complex modern contracts and how it can be achieved.
• Gain knowledge on improving and introducing new procedures for managing contracts in their organisation.
• Know how to deal with problems which arise from these contracts.
Booking Information
To find out further information or to register your free place, please click here.

NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Anniversary Conference
2018-06-20 10:00 - 17:00 | East Midlands Conference Centre, University Park, Beeston Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2RJ
The NIHR Conference marks the first anniversary of the establishment of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
It brings together leading speakers from the Department of Health and Social Care, from NIHR research themes, from industry and from partners to showcase discovery science developments and their impact in the first twelve months of the centre.
The conference is open to NHS, academic and industry leaders with an interest in biomedical research and in particular in research themes of hearing, imaging and mental health and technology, which will feature as some of the main presentations.
It is also an opportunity for those who are interested in working with the NIHR on future collaborations to learn more about the facilities and expertise on offer.
Places are limited, so please register early. The full programme and joining instructions will be sent to you by email once you have registered. For further details including how to register your free place, please click here.
Please note: In addition to the main conference there will be a Symposium (including a series of workshops and plenary presentations) on Tuesday 19 June. To find out more about the Symposium event please click here.

MediWales Connects
2018-06-20 09:00 - 17:00 | TBC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
MediWales Connects is the all Wales NHS collaboration conference, the only event of its kind for the health and care community in Wales. Bringing together industry and the NHS to connect and collaborate.
The aims of the conference are to:
• Highlight and showcase the excellent work being carried out by the health and care communities in Wales
• Improve collaborative working between the health boards, industry and research communities
• Raise the profile of NHS Wales and clinical innovation across the UK
• Support closer working relationships between industry, NHS and research groups and clinical trials capabilities
Event Fees
NHS Staff: £95 + VAT
MediWales members: £195 + VAT
Members of partner organisations including regional Medilinks: £225 + VAT
Non-members: £250 + VAT
To find out more about this event or register your place, please click here. Please note there are also sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available, click here to find out more.

NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Anniversary Symposium
2018-06-19 09:00 - 17:00 | De Vere Jubilee Conference Centre & Hotel, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG8 1DH
The 2018 Symposium is your opportunity to learn directly from the clinicians and scientists working as part of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
Held for the first time this year, the Symposium will showcase the latest developments from the Nottingham BRC and give you a greater understanding of how their research is being translated into clinical practice.
During the day you will have an opportunity to attend up to three different workshops from a selection which covers all six research themes. You will also be able to learn more about the impact that BRCs are having locally and regionally.
The Symposium is particularly aimed at clinicians, scientists, researchers and students with an interest in translational research.
This event is free to attend and refreshments and lunch will be provided. Please register your interest as places are limited.
To find out more information or register your place, please click here.

Medilink East Midlands Innovation Day 2018
2018-06-13 10:00 - 22:00 | The Nottingham Belfry, Mellors Way, Off Woodhouse Way, Nottingham, NG8 6PY, United Kingdom
Innovation Day sits firmly in our calendar of events and is a must-attend event for those in the Life Sciences sector across the East Midlands. The day includes a conference, exhibition, ample networking opportunities and our annual business awards.
Hosted by Vivienne Parry OBE, the conference will feature top speakers covering key industry topics. Speakers include:
• Dr Darren Clark, Chief Executive, Medilink East Midlands
• Karen Taylor, Research Director, Centre for Health Solutions, Deloitte LLP
• Dr David Boocock, Group Leader of the Clinical Proteomics/Biological Mass Spectrometry Group, Nottingham Trent University
• Dr Carl Edwards, Commercial Manager, Leicester Precision Medicine Institute
• East Midlands Academic Health Science Network Commercial Team
• Dr Glenn Crocker MBE, Chief Executive Officer, BioCity
• Dr Faz Chowdhury, Chief Executive, Nemaura Pharma
• Philip Salt, Chief Executive, Salts Healthcare
• Plus showcase presentations by members of Medilink EM
The day concluded with the celebration of our regional business awards, the winners and highlights are below:
Start Up Winner: SurePulse Medical
Export Achievement Winner: Charnwood Molecular
Collaboration with the NHS Winner: Questmark
Innovation Winner: Ariane Medical Systems
Outstanding Achievement Winner: Quotient Sciences
View the finalist and winner videos here and the photographs from the evening here.

MPD Training Course: MDD2MDR
2018-06-07 09:30 - 16:30 | Millenium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG, United Kingdom
This one-day course is designed for those who need to better understand the Medical Device Directive (MDD) and want to learn what is important to understand for compliance in the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Comprehensive notes in the form of slides are used in the training, but it is the experience, insights, examples and methods used by the well-known trainer, that makes it important to be present as a delegate.
Meet the Trainer
Trevor Lewis has a unique, truly engaging approach that previous delegates have found very effective and especially memorable. He has decades of relevant experiences to draw from; in industry, as a consultant and as a trainer of regulators around the world on behalf of the European Commission.
Delegate numbers are deliberately limited, so the training can be sensitive to individual experience, ability and needs. Delegates should ideally provide us with a training needs analysis to ensure optimal training and use of time. Where requested, white papers, briefings, guidelines and some training materials can be provided to ensure those new to the industry or with less experience can gain the maximum possible insights in just one day of this intensive course.
The course will cover:
• What is and what is not a medical device
• Who is involved
• Insights into guidance and standards
• What is CE marking and why the ‘Blue Guide’ matters
• An introduction to the MDR, key considerations and timelines
• Understanding the role of economic operators
• How to classify your device under both the MDD and MDR
• How to choose a regulatory route to market and why a quality system approach is important
• What is required in technical documentation
• Labelling insights
• Brief but vitally important comments on clinical evaluation**
• MDD2MDR planning considerations
Trevor Lewis, Director of the Medical Device Consultancy always works with individuals on points of a general nature as much as possible on the day, during breaks, at lunch and immediately afterwards. Those companies or groups requiring a more bespoke training with more practical exercises involved can approach him directly.
If a delegate wants to discuss a specific issue of a confidential nature with Trevor, we recommend this be made clear prior to the event. An appropriate time and place can then be planned for this item to be discussed, usually this should be outside the training day.
**please note comments on clinical evaluation have to be limited and is strongly recommended that delegates wanting in-depth training on this register for other more specific Medilink West Midlands courses.
For more information or to register your place, please click here.

Medical Device Clinical Strategy & Requirements Workshop
2018-06-06 11:00 - 15:30 | Hempsons, 100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AN, United Kingdom
Clinical strategy, evidence and evaluation are central to product approval and market access. It’s a requirement of the new EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR: article 61) that a medical device company have a regulatory strategy and of the MDR and MEDDEV 2.7/1 rev 4 that the company have a clinical evaluation strategy.
In order to generate sales, organisations need to have thought through the clinical elements for market access as this will put them back months, if not years, if not understood and completed when initially gathering clinical evidence.
Companies need to be prepared and have solutions in place to address this and their ongoing clinical requirements. Getting your clinical strategy wrong will delay approval and also access.
Learning Outcomes
• Understand the clinical strategy and how that fits within an overall company strategy
• Understand the role of clinical investigations, evaluations, evidence and post market clinical follow ups
• Understand how clinical evidence and the role of clinical strategy enables market access
• Interact with fellow practitioners and presenters during the Q&A
Delegate Fees
SEHTA members: £125 + VAT
Non-members: £175 + VAT
To find out more information or register your place, please click here.

Your NICE Submission for Devices and Diagnostics - what you need to know
2018-06-05 11:45 - 16:15 | Discovery Building, BioCity Nottingham, Pennyfoot Street, Nottingham, NG1 1GF, United Kingdom
Attend this free half-day training course on ‘Your NICE Submission for Devices and Diagnostics – what you need to know’ to learn about:

– MedTech and NICE
– Your value proposition
– Specifying a decision problem for HTA
– Generating clinical evidence
– Economic evaluation of medical devices

The team from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) will guide you through the above topics plus there will be activities on ‘what makes a good value proposition’ and the ‘PICO’ – to find out more, view the full course programme below.
The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) programme provides fully funded workplace training to SMEs to meet individual, employer and regional economic needs. The training includes bespoke and vocationally relevant qualifications that are responsive to the needs identified. All training is delivered in the workplace or at nearby convenient locations.
learndirect have Skills Support for the Workforce contracts covering Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire, Lancashire, Somerset and Devon. These are delivered in conjunction with specialist delivery partners in each location. To provide you with the best training for your workforce, we work in partnership with the relevant Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in your area.
Limited spaces available on this course and priority will be given to D2N2 (Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire) SMEs. Non- D2N2 SMEs will be added to a waiting list and we will let you know if a place is available prior to the event.
Event Documents:
Programme
Speaker Profiles
Delegate List

Health Data Harmony for Remote Diagnostic Businesses - Part Two
2018-06-05 09:30 - 13:30 | MediCity Nottingham, D6 Building West, Thane Road, Nottingham, NG90 6BH, United Kingdom
Big Data, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence are becoming so overused that they can mean anything to anyone, however, the hype doesn’t change the facts.
Health and Medtech companies are being overwhelmed with data and if you don’t know what to do with it, your competition will.
Join BioCity Group for a series of free events with talks from startup founders, healthcare investors and industry executives exploring how data is disrupting healthcare.
Each event will explore new and innovative ways to mine, effectively use and analyse what you have.
Part one will take place on Wednesday 2 May and will cover:
• Connected Devices
• Analysis in the age of cloud computing
• Data Sharing & Security
To be taken to the Part one event please click here.
Part two will take place on Tuesday 5 June and will cover:
• Machine Learning for predictive analytics
• Data-driven Actionable Insights
• Autonomous Decision Making
To find out more about this event or register your free place, please click here.
Both sessions will close with a chance to discuss what you’ve learned over lunch.

Midlands Engine market visit to BIO Boston 2018
2018-06-04 - 2018-06-07 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA, MA 02210, United States
Calling all Biotech companies and academia from the Midlands. Are you looking to enter new markets? Are you looking to increase your market share? Are you looking to collaborate with like-minded organisations and academia?
Following a successful visit to BIO 2017, Midlands Engine are taking a delegation of Midlands Biotech companies and academia to BIO International Conference in Boston. We will be showcasing the strength of the Biotech sector in the Midlands region with an exhibition space on the UK Pavilion as well as hosting a Midlands Engine partnering and networking event.
BIO International Convention Boston
BIO is the largest biotechnology event in the world, attended by top decision-makers and buyers from more than 76 countries and attracting 16,000 biotechnology and pharma leaders. See here to view more information.
The areas of focus are:
Gene/Cell Therapy • Bioinformatics • Genomics • Biomanufacturing • Devices • Cell Biology
Innovation • Clinical Research • Lab Services • Contract Research • Stem # Cell Research Drug Delivery • Tech
Transfer • Drug Discovery & Development • Digital Health
Midlands Engine, in association with The Department for International Trade in Washington, will organise a 1 2 1 meeting schedule with Biotech companies from Maryland who are looking to collaborate with Midlands Biotech organisations and academia. This will be followed by a networking event. The event will be exclusive to Midlands Engine delegates.
Benefits of being part of the delegation
• Pre-arranged 1 2 1 meeting schedule with Biotech companies and academia from Maryland
• Use of the Midlands Engine exhibition space on the UK Pavilion
• Ability to hold meetings at the stand as well as use of meeting space reserved by Midlands Engine.
• The chance to feature in a Midlands Engine Trade Delegation to BIO Boston brochure which will be circulated to our overseas network of Department for International Trade.
• The opportunity to showcase your company on the UK Pavilion by delivering a 10 minute presentation.*
• In market support from a DIT International Trade Adviser experienced in the sector.
Financial Support Available for Eligible Small and Medium Enterprises
Financial support of £500.00 is available for those companies in the Midlands Engine area who meet the required eligibility criteria as detailed on the application form. To secure an offer for financial support, companies should complete and return the application form ASAP. Note: the closing date for applications is Friday 20 April.
TAP Funding
TAP funding of £2000.00 is available against convention access with partnering pass or exhibiting. Note: the number of TAP grants only is limited and subject to eligibility criteria.
See here to apply. Early bird rates are available from Biopartner for visitors and those wishing to purchase education passes and visitor passes to the exhibition only.
Commitment Fee
A commitment fee of £200 + VAT is applicable for each organisation. Any extra delegates from the same organisation wishing to participate will be charged an additional £100 + VAT per delegate. An invoice will be raised for the commitment fee once your application has been approved and emailed to you. This can be paid by BACS transfer once received.
Register your interest
To register your interest today, please click here. For any queries please contact Louise Stock, Healthcare & Bioscience Sector Specialist for DIT East Midlands.

Africa Health 2018
2018-05-29 09:00 - 2018-05-31 17:00 | Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Africa Health is the largest healthcare event in the continent and is enjoying year on year growth. The 2018 exhibition is expecting around 10,000 visitors from over 60 countries, including professionals within hospitals, clinics and the government.
Healthcare spend in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to exceed $35bn in the next year and 90% of medical devices used in the region are imported. The continent is continually looking to the UK to provide effective products and solutions and exhibiting at Africa Health gives UK companies the perfect platform to increase their exports in this vital, high-growth market.
Along with year on year growth in attendees, in 2018 the exhibition will further expand to allow for more companies to reach the target audience of healthcare industry professionals that Africa Health draws.
To find out more about attending Africa Health, please click here to go to the event website.
Interested in Exhibiting?
Medilink are pleased to announce that bookings are now open for UK companies on the Medilink UK Pavilion. To secure your stand at this renowned exhibition, complete and return the booking form and choose from a range of stand locations. For further information please contact the International team via email or by calling 0114 232 9292.

Do not lose business with the NHS - attend this PEPPOL Online Webinar
2018-05-25 10:00 - 12:00
From September 30th this year, it is mandatory to use the PEPPOL standard for orders with the NHS, if you do not have this standard in place your NHS business will be impacted.
PEPPOL is the system the NHS has mandated for e-Procurement and e-Invoicing, as well as the international GS1 standard, and enables the NHS and its private providers to share electronic trading documents over a European-wide network – providing a standardised network for electronic ordering, invoicing and shipping.
To ensure our members and the wider sector do not lose business with the NHS, Medilink and our member Kodit are providing a webinar that will provide clear information to our members about compliance, when it is required and how to achieve it.
The online webinar is free to Medilink UK members (non-member rate is £50+VAT).
Joining instructions will be sent one week before the seminar.
For further information or to register your place, please click here.

MPD Training Course: Medical Device Audit Fundamentals
2018-05-24 09:00 - 16:30 | MeetPoint Midlands, Conference Centre, 28 High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2DA
This one-day course is designed for those who need to better understand what medical device audit is, what it is trying to do, how to do it, and when it is required.
You might be new to medical devices, about to get involved with internal audit, perhaps you are thinking of becoming an auditor? Perhaps you are a senior manager who wants to know the fundamentals to help you manage your team?
In just one day, the course will cover:
– Role of the key players in Europe: Competent Authorities and Notified Bodies.
– Where to find key guidance so you can answer the exam question!
– Standards you can learn from.
– What is the ‘Blue Guide’ and why it is so important.
– Notified Body Unannounced Audits and the effect on the supply chain.
– Differences between Competent Authority and Notified Body Audits.
– MDR/IVDR and ISO 13485: 2016 and effect on audits.
– Insights about United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Inspections.
– Comments on the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) and why this matters so much to those who want to market to Canada!
– The Direction of Travel!
– What is CE marking and why the ‘Blue Guide’ matters.
– Auditing – the process for effective results.
To view the programme and further information (including target audience, learning outcomes and speaker profile) click on the Event Brochure link below.
Member cost: £ 200
Non-Member cost: £ 300
All prices are excluding VAT
Once we receive your booking form, you will be sent a confirmation email and an invoice.
Event Brochure
Delegate List

Doing Business with Remarkable Indonesia
2018-05-23 09:30 - 13:00 | Greater Birmingham Chambers, 75 Harborne Road, Birmingham, B15 3DH, United Kingdom
Join the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce for this free event on doing Business with Indonesia.
Programme Agenda:

Indonesia economic overview
Business opportunities in Indonesia (sector overview)
Success stories of British companies in Indonesia
Individual Business consulation

For more information or to register your place, please contact Alex Lamle via email or by calling
07971 144 061.

Biological Applications of Smart Materials for Life Science Businesses - CANCELLED
2018-05-22 09:30 - 13:30 | Mercure Milton Keynes, The Approach, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, MK8 8LY, United Kingdom
Unfortunately this event on ‘Biological Applications of Smart Materials for Life Science Businesses’ has been cancelled.

This free to attend event is being held as part of the ACTIS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project.
Programme
Speaker Biographies

Senior Leaders Masters Degree Apprenticeship Breakfast
2018-05-22 08:00 - 10:00 | Bowden, Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, United Kingdom
The Senior Leaders Masters Degree Apprenticeship (SLMDA) breakfast will give you an idea of what it’s like to study at Nottingham Business School and where it can take you. Information about how your company can use the Senior Leaders Apprenticeship Levy will be provided as well as further information about the course, and the mentoring and coaching available.
The SLMDA, underpinned by the Executive Masters of Business Administration degree, is your passport to a successful senior management career. Academic tutors, employee mentors and executive coaches will guide your leadership development, exposing you to a supportive but challenging reflection on attaining mastery.
This qualification is eligible for funding under the Apprenticeship Levy .
If your organisation is an apprenticeship levy payer you may be able to fund participation from your existing employer contribution.
If you are not currently paying the apprenticeship levy then you may be eligible for support for up to 90% of fees.
What to expect on the day:
• Breakfast is provided
• Course talk with programme leader Paul Caulfield
• Mentoring and coaching information session
• Apprenticeship and funding Q&A
For further information or to register your place, please click here.

Royal Society of Biology East Midlands Branch Postgraduate Poster Symposium
2018-05-21 12:00 - 17:00 | Trinity House, De Montfort University, Leicester, LE2 7BY, United Kingdom
Postgraduate students are invited to present their research in a public engagement context at this Royal Society of Biology event.
Posters will be judged by a team of experts, with a cash prize of £100 available for the most accessible and well-described project, and £50 for second place.
The day will start with Keynote Speaker Professor Geoff Park FRS, giving a talk entitled ‘Abandoning a medical career for sex, conflict and violence’. Geoff is a highly acclaimed scholar in evolution, ecology and behaviour so this is a great opportunity to hear about his work.
If you’re interested in presenting your research, the deadline for abstract submission is 10 May 2018. Please email your abstract (no more than 250 words) to philippe.wilson@dmu.ac.uk & klaird@dmu.ac.uk.

LATi NPD in Life Sciences Conference
2018-05-17 14:30 - 18:00 | Discovery Building, BioCity Nottingham, Pennyfoot Street, Nottingham, NG1 1GF
LATi ‘NPD in Life Sciences’ Conference will look at the broad spectrum of product development, from biomedical products and services to the design and development of commercially viable medical devices, with talks by highly successful local enterprises working at the cutting edge of bioscience and biomedical product and service development.
The Conference is a unique and focused networking event for people that work in the lifesciences, bioscience, pharma and drug discovery.

Hear about the innovative research and development projects undertaken in the life sciences sector
Learn from experts in the industry about how to profit from research and innovation
Network with key players in the industry

Case studies by Albumedix and Reach Separations
Dave Mead of Albumedix and Peter Ridgway of Reach Separations will talk about their individual approaches to New Product Development (NPD), the deciding factors in developing new products and services, the impact on strategic direction, and what the businesses have learnt through the process.
Each company has been on an exciting transformational journey, from starting up their businesses with a germ of an idea, to building and growing that business, and responding to changing market forces.
Medical Device Development by Datalink Electronics
Arash Ghadar of Datalink Electronics will talk about the key aspects of NPD from ideation to developing a commercially viable medical device.
Medical devices are an integral part of our lives, from home care, to primary care and hospitals. The journey of a medical device often starts from a healthcare insider identifying a problem that if solved, could lead to significant health and economic benefits.
This, however, is the start of a long journey, with every step requiring careful consideration and meticulous planning in order to ensure the outcome is fit for purpose and economically viable for all stakeholders.
To find out more information or register your free place, please click here.

BioScience Sales and Marketing Training Course
2018-05-17 09:30 - 16:00 | Millenium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG, United Kingdom
MedilinkWM and Acclaim Biomedical Consulting bring to you practical training sessions designed around the delegate. These intimate sessions are designed to maximise learning outcomes and they are created to promote interaction and discussion.
Join Dr George Boukouris on a 1 day exploration of the pitfalls and perils of market development and marketing communications in the medtech sector. This 1 day training session is aimed at the SME who is currently in development or nearing the end of this activity and is planning the next phases of their business.
Learning Objectives
• Examine techniques for market access, selection of critical distributors and good use of clinical evidence
• Which markets should be first, aspiration VS the right decision
• Working with quality and regulatory team members: internal approvals, local registration and reimbursement issues (respecting language requirement and post market surveillance)
• Understand the importance of strong interfaces between the customer facing groups and the design and regulatory groups
• Understand the importance of the technical knowledge of sales staff and their training. Training standards (as SOP) and enforcing clear ethical communication messages
• How important are the new regulations to the sales and marketing functions?
• Analysing Global distribution and strategies: direct sales, agency model, distributor models; implications of the European Agency Directive
Topics of discussion
• Getting ready for the launch and where
• Which markets should be first, aspiration VS the right decision
• Working with quality and regulatory team members: internal approvals, local registration and reimbursement issues (respecting language requirement and post market surveillance)
• Understand the importance of strong interfaces between the customer facing groups and the design and regulatory groups
• Understand the importance of the technical knowledge of sales staff and their training. Training standards (as SOP) and enforcing clear ethical communication messages
• How important are the new regulations to the sales and marketing functions?
• Analysing Global distribution and strategies: direct sales, agency model, distributor models; implications of the European Agency Directive

For further information or to register your place, please click here.

Managing and Mitigating Risk of Cybercrime and Protection of your data
2018-05-17 08:00 - 10:30 | Discovery Building, BioCity Nottingham, Pennyfoot Street, Nottingham, NG1 1GF, United Kingdom
This free to attend breakfast event will cover some very important topics, whilst providing you with the opportunity to get your questions answered by the experts.
In partnership with BHIB Insurance Brokers and Shakespeare Martineau, the topics will include:
– What trends BHIB are seeing and what they believe are the significant risks to the life sciences industry
– Ways to mitigate risk
– Reasons for imminent changes to data protection legislation
– Key GDPR concepts and changes
Event Documents:
Programme
Speaker Profiles
Delegate List

Building Resilience and Wellbeing for Growth Conference
2018-05-16 09:00 - 15:00 | The Riverside Centre, Riverside Ct, Derby, DE24 8HY, United Kingdom
Stress, anxiety and depression within the workplace are at the highest levels ever recorded. According to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), in 2016, 45% of all reported absenteeism was accounted to stress. This is now costing UK businesses, over £2.4 billion a year (UK Statistics Authority).
The ‘Building Resilience and Wellbeing for Growth’ conference will look at all aspects of wellbeing from HR support to enabling leaders to drive a ‘wellbeing culture’ for business growth and employee satisfaction and alternately employee retention.
All of the guest speakers have a passion for organisational and personal wellbeing and bring along their wealth of knowledge and experience from the private and public sectors, the academic arena and the wellbeing industry.
Local business will have the opportunity to discuss with peers and wellbeing experts and practitioners, practical ways to introduce or grow the wellbeing agenda within your business. There will also be our marketplace of exhibitors, plenty of networking opportunities and refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Join in this crucial discussion on how businesses and individuals can help drive a ‘Wellbeing culture’ in 2018 and beyond.
This event is taking place during Mental Health Awareness Week (14 – 20 May 2018).
Conference content
The conference will look at different aspects of wellbeing, including:
• How do we define “wellbeing” in a modern workplace?
• What is a wellbeing culture?
• Does introducing a wellbeing culture driver better business performance?
• Where does the ethical and social responsibility for wellbeing start and finish for a business?
• What are the synergies between physical and mental wellbeing?
• Connections between public initiatives and private sector businesses for a wellbeing nation?
• Mental health awareness – prevention and management
• What are businesses doing globally to drive wellbeing for their employees?
Agenda
9am: Registration and Networking

9.30am: Welcome and introduction to D2N2 Growth Hub (Chris Pook, D2N2 Growth Hub Manager)
9.45am: Wellbeing – The Rolls-Royce journey to date (David Roomes, Group Director – Health, Safety, Sustainability & Environment and Chief Medical Officer at Rolls-Royce)
Share the journey that Rolls-Royce has taken to drive a wellbeing agenda from Board level down. Sharing knowledge on how and why a business should look at wellbeing from 5 physical, mental, spiritual, social and intellectual point of view, and empowering employees to take the initiative in their health and wellbeing.
10.30am: ‘What do we mean by wellbeing?’ (Professor Gareth Hughes – Lecturer, Psychotherapist and Research Lead – Student Wellbeing – University of Derby)
What do we actually mean by ‘wellbeing’ and how does it influence performance, resilience and the workplace?’ Drawing on research from psychology, biology and education, we will explore how emotional, physical and social wellbeing can improve or reduce the performance of individuals and teams. The session will also share practical skills and steps that can improve wellbeing for everyone.
11.15am: Tea & Coffee break and networking
11.30am: Tools in mindfulness and yoga for Employee Engagement and Retention (Anna Kelynack-Boddy, Founder and Owner of Yogic Frog and Certified Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher)
Explore how managing your own energy, both physical and mental, drives how we work with our colleagues and employees. Using the ancient practices of Yoga and mindfulness we will share the tools of self-management.
12 noon: Round-table discussion and questions for panel
12.15pm: Lunch Break & Marketplace to meet wellbeing experts to talk about tools and services that they provide.
1.15pm: Managing a change environment whilst looking after your employees’ wellbeing(Paul Shepherd, owner Gritstone)
Exploring how managers and leaders in different businesses can implement change while minimising the impact this will have on the wellbeing of employees. Looking at leadership behaviours in the context of individual and organisational resilience and wellbeing or psychological responsibility.
1.45pm: Creating physical ‘time-out’ for employees (Athalie Redwood- Brown, Senior Lecturer – Nottingham Trent University, Founder and Owner – Crossfit Deviant)
The benefits of physical “time-out” on both the physical and mental health of employees within business as well as its impact on productivity and general workplace well-being.
2.15pm: What is the wellbeing agenda at local, regional and national level within government? (speaker to be confirmed)
Looking at government policy and how will this will be implemented at the local and regional level.
2.45pm: Round table discussion and questions for panel
3pm: Closing Remarks and Finish

Who Should Attend?
This event is free to attend for small and medium-sized enterprises located in the D2N2 region (Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire). It will be of particular interest to those who have accountability, responsibility and a passion for wellbeing within organisations.
Speaker Profiles
David Roomes
Group Director – Health, Safety, Sustainability & Environment and Chief Medical Officer at Rolls-Royce

Experienced Occupational Health and Safety Executive and accredited physician specialist in Occupational Medicine with international experience leading global teams.
Gareth Hughes
Lecturer, Psychotherapist & Research Lead – Student Wellbeing – University of Derby
Gareth Hughes is a psychotherapist and the Research Lead for Student Wellbeing at the University of Derby. Derby is a Gold rated university in the Teaching Excellence Framework (2017) and is in the Top 20 for teaching quality in the UK, according the Times Higher Education league tables. It is also recognised as a leading university in developing and providing support for student wellbeing. Gareth has a nationally recognised presence in the field of student wellbeing and has published and presented internationally on issues related to student wellbeing, academic anxiety, student transition, the role of student services and the links between wellbeing, learning and academic performance. He has been extensively quoted in national media. Gareth also teaches and lectures – delivering on Derby’s psycho-education programme and as a tutor at the Human Givens College and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Anna Kelynack-Boddy
Founder and Owner of Yogic Frog and Certified Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher
Anna’s philosophy is that yoga and mindfulness is for everybody and Mind, because we all need tools and techniques to manage what life offers us. Anna worked as a Senior Manager within Rolls-Royce and Walgreens Boots Alliance over a 20-year period, across several different continents around the world. She has had direct experience of how the pressures, stress and physical affects from working within industry can affect how you perceive yourself and the world around you. After 12 years of practicing yoga, Anna trained as a Yoga Teacher seven years ago and started to integrate this into the management role, before launching her Yogic Frog business full-time in 2016.
Paul Shepherd
Owner of Gritstone
Paul has lived and worked in a number of countries for a wide, variety of organisations in the private and third sectors. He realised early in his career that for teams to be successful they had to have the right composition of knowledge, skills and behaviours. He uses several tools and techniques to help increase individual and organisational resilience, working with senior management teams to enable companies and their staff to achieve peak performance. His company, Gritstone, utilises Disc profiling and other behavioural models to reduce workplace conflict.
Athalie Redwood-Brown
Senior Lecturer – Nottingham Trent University, Founder and Owner – Crossfit Deviant
Athalie has worked in the fitness industry for over 20 years, both as a practitioner and academic. She now co-owns her own functional strength and conditioning facility alongside her husband Rob whilst continuing to work as a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. She has worked across a number of high profile organisations, including the Football Association, English Premier League and National Governing Bodies. Above all else, Athalie is a mum (of two small children) as well as an athlete and business woman, and as such is a huge advocate of creating physical “time out” for mental health and well-being.
Athalie has a passion for helping individuals no matter what their age, to feel empowered through health and exercise and optimise their human potential through physical activity.

This workshop is part-funded via the European Regional Development Fund, therefore we are required to evidence that you are a small to medium enterprise.
There will be a couple of forms that will need to be completed either prior to the event or on the day and these will be sent to you once you have registered. One form is to ensure you are a small to medium enterprise, the second is to capture any business support you have received over the last 3 years to ensure you haven’t exceeded €200,000. If you have previously completed these forms at a Growth Hub event you will not have to complete another set.
To find out more information or register your free place, please click here.

MPD Training Course: Product Management
2018-05-15 09:30 - 16:30 | Millenium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG, United Kingdom
Want to get the right opinions and direction from those who matter? Want to learn how to calculate a Worldwide Market quickly and with confidence?
Book now to delve into the depths of Product Management, with this one day training course by Medical Device Consultancy.
This course will cover:
• The Basics of the four Ps: Product, Place, Promotion and Price
• The Vital Role of Product Managers and Business Development Managers – creating a future!
• How to determine your Unique Selling Propositions (USPs) and use them to target your customers and key influencers with confidence – the importance of an evidence based approach
• Market Intelligence System and Sources (MISS) – where to look and what to look for
• The Power of Observation and Proactive Debate. Focus Groups and Scientific Advisory Boards.
This course will be exploring the important basics such as the SWOT and PESTE Analysis – how to spot Supertankers and other unstoppable trends. We will also uncover how to use these methods to understand market dynamics. You will be provided with a brief insight on using Nominal Group Technique and other brain storming ideas.
Course Fees
Member cost: £150 + VAT
Non- Member cost: £190 + VAT
To find out more or register your place, please click here.

Topical Legal Considerations for a Life Science SME
2018-05-10 09:00 - 13:00 | Shakespeare Martineau Offices, Waterfront House, 35 Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3DQ
Attend this free half-day training course to learn about a variety of legal matters including:

– Corporate
– Employment
– Immigration
– Commercial IP

The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) programme provides fully funded workplace training to SMEs to meet individual, employer and regional economic needs. The training includes bespoke and vocationally relevant qualifications that are responsive to the needs identified. All training is delivered in the workplace or at nearby convenient locations.
learndirect have Skills Support for the Workforce contracts covering Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire, Lancashire, Somerset and Devon. These are delivered in conjunction with specialist delivery partners in each location. To provide you with the best training for your workforce, we work in partnership with the relevant Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in your area.
Limited spaces available on this course and priority will be given to D2N2 (Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire) SMEs. Non- D2N2 SMEs will be added to a waiting list and we will let you know if a place is available prior to the event.
Event Documents:
Programme
Speaker Profiles

Open competition for Innovation Loans: West Midlands briefing
2018-05-09 09:30 - 14:00 | The Priory Rooms Meeting & Conference Centre, Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF, United Kingdom
Find out about the open innovation loans competition, the scope and how to apply.
Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting a briefing event for Innovate UK’s new Open innovation loans competition, which is currently open for application.
Innovate UK is running a pilot programme of loan competitions over 2 years to the end of 2019. A total of up to £50 million is available for business innovation projects. Innovate UK is working to broaden the range of innovation finance support available to businesses, so they can access funding at all stages of innovation. Innovation loans are for UK small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that want to scale up and grow through innovation, developing new or improved products, processes or services. They can be used for late-stage research and development (R&D) projects, which have not yet reached the point of commercialisation.
Innovate UK is to offer up to £10 million in loans to SMEs for innovative late stage projects. The aim of this competition is to provide loans to help SMEs to undertake game-changing innovations with strong commercial potential across any sector or industry. Innovation loans will offer affordable, patient, flexible, repayable funding for later-stage research & development projects with a clear route to commercial success. More information can be found here.
The deadline for registration for the competition is 6 June and the application deadline is noon on 13 June 2018. We expect to run two further Open competitions for innovation loans during the course of this year.
The purpose of the briefing event is to provide vital information to enable businesses to decide if an innovation loan is appropriate for them and, if so, to develop a clear and compelling application that shows that they have an innovative project and are suitable for a loan.
Agenda
09:30 – Coffee & Registration
10:00 – Welcome & Introduction
10:05 – Innovate UK and innovation loans overview
10:20 – Competition scope and Q&A
11:30 – How to complete Application Part A on your project
12:00 – How to complete Application Part B on your business
12:45 – Q&A
13:00 – Networking lunch
14:00 – Close
If you are unable to attend this event, there will also be similar events across the UK between 30th April and 10th May, as well as a webinar. Click here to see these other briefing events.
To find out more information or register your place, please click here.

Health Tech Alliance Meeting
2018-05-08 12:30 - 16:00 | Health Tech Alliance, 69 Wilson Street, London, EC2A 2BB
The Health Tech Alliance is delighted to announce that their next meeting will focus on best practice in NICE submissions. Attendees will hear from David Sissling (Project Director for MedTechScan at NICE) and Sheryl Warttig, a Senior Technical Advisor in the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation with considerable experience in relation to NICE submission and assessment processes.
Learn about:
• Best practice in NICE submissions and assessment processes
• MedTechScan: a national horizon scanning mechanism to identify transformative medical technologies
• How industry can benefit from the work of MedTechScan
For more information or to book, please contact secretariat@healthtechalliance.uk.

Health Data Harmony for Remote Diagnostic Businesses - Part One
2018-05-02 09:30 - 13:30 | MediCity Nottingham, D6 Building West, Thane Road, Nottingham, NG90 6BH, United Kingdom
Big Data, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence are becoming so overused that they can mean anything to anyone, however, the hype doesn’t change the facts.
Health and Medtech companies are being overwhelmed with data and if you don’t know what to do with it, your competition will.
Join BioCity Group for a series of free events with talks from startup founders, healthcare investors and industry executives exploring how data is disrupting healthcare.
Each event will explore new and innovative ways to mine, effectively use and analyse what you have.
Part one will take place on Wednesday 2 May and will cover:
• Connected Devices
• Analysis in the age of cloud computing
• Data Sharing & Security
To find out more about this event or register your free place, please click here.
Part two will take place on Tuesday 5 June and will cover:
• Machine Learning for predictive analytics
• Data-driven Actionable Insights
• Autonomous Decision Making
To be taken to the Part two event please click here.
Both sessions will close with a chance to discuss what you’ve learned over lunch.

2nd Digital Health & Wellbeing Conference 2018
2018-05-01 09:00 - 2018-05-03 17:00
The 2nd Digital Health & Wellbeing Conference will be held between Tuesday 1st and Thursday 3rd May 2018 at The Open University Campus, Milton Keynes. The conference is organised by the Health & Wellbeing Priority Research Area.
This year’s theme is “Fusion – All things Digital Health & Wellbeing”. Due to the nature of the conference, we aim to challenge research and practitioners to explore, uncover and inspire the ethos of Digital Health & Wellbeing and how this can be deployed across varying environments, research and practice, innovation, health, public services, community and non-profit organisations.
The event is made up of a three day conference and exhibition, with plenty of networking opportunities available throughout. There is also a conference dinner taking place on the evening of day 2.
Registration

Registration is now open- you can find out more about the event and register your place here.

Knowledge Transfer Network Additive Manufacturing Special Interest Group
2018-05-01 09:00 - 13:30 | Discovery Building, BioCity Nottingham, Pennyfoot Street, Nottingham, NG1 1GF, United Kingdom
Alongside the Knowledge Transfer Network team, we are running an Additive Manufacturing Special Interest Group. Taking place on the 1st May in Nottingham, attend this event to hear presentations on:

– Introduction to the KTN Additive Manufacturing SIG
– Custom tools for custom surgery
– What makes Additive Manufacturing suited to medical device manufacture?
– Invaluable aids to visualisation in surgery
– 3D printing biology – current state of the art
– Additive Manufacturing Living Electrodes

This free to attend event is being 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.
Event Documents:
Programme
Speaker Profiles
Delegate List

Presentations:
Dr Richard Cooper, Knowledge Transfer Network
Michael Wilson, 3M Buckley Innovation Centre

Unlocking the Midlands' Productivity: Aligning Mental Health, Skills and Innovation
2018-04-27 09:30 - 16:00 | Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University, Science & Enterprise Park, Loughborough, LE11 3GR
Poor mental health and well-being is increasingly understood as a critical barrier to productivity, with business and civic leaders vocal on the cost to the local economy. While tacking issues such as this through closer health and care integration is a priority for many, the financial challenges facing the mental health community – often seen as highly innovative in how it works within and across its local populations – have never been greater. This presents both challenges and opportunities.
Building on the pioneering work of the West Midlands Mental Health Commission and the long-established and related innovation sector strengths that exist across the Midlands, the Midlands Engine is working to align regional public, private and third sector organisations with its leading research base to drive new innovations that make people both better and better off.
This event will bring together key communities from across the region to better understand how we can collectively engage in this important agenda and help realise the Engine’s ambitions to better align mental health with innovation.
Background:
The Midlands Engine strategy states that:
“The government will establish a Midlands Skills Challenge, with the objective of closing the skills gap between the Midlands and the rest of the country. The government’s first steps to support the region to meet this challenge include:
Providing £7 million to pilot innovative approaches to supporting employers to help employees with mental health issues, following the findings of the recent West Midlands Mental Health Commission. The pilots will build on the findings of the review currently being led by Paul Farmer and Lord Stevenson.”
“Thriving at Work: a review of mental health and employers” was commissioned by Prime Minister Theresa May. It was written by Lord Dennis Stevenson (mental health campaigner and former HBOS chief) and Paul Farmer (chief executive of the mental health charity Mind), and was jointly published by the Department of Health and the Department for Work and Pensions. It includes research on costs to employers and the state.
The report stated that:
“Around 15% of people in work have symptoms of a mental health condition. Around 6% of people with a long-term mental health condition lose their job each quarter – amounting to 300,000 people each year – compared with 4% of those with a physical health condition.”
The costs to employers are estimated at:
– £8 billion for absenteeism
– £17-26 billion for lost productivity from presenteeism
– £8 billion for staff turnover
The loss to the economy was estimated to be up to £99 billion a year, including lost productivity output, the cost of providing benefits and healthcare costs.”
Importantly, the Midlands Engine’s core objective is to raise the region’s productivity to that of the national average.
Who should attend?:
Mental Health providers from across Midlands (both NHS and third sector); LEPs; Universities; Medical Innovation Businesses; Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs); Communities and Local Growth team for Midlands; Employers
Organisers:
Midlands Innovation
NHS Confederation
Mental Health Network
Conference programme:
9.30 Registration and refreshments
10.00 Introduction to the Day – Sir John Peace, Chair, Midlands Engine
10.15 Keynote speech – Paul Farmer, CEO, Mind
10.45 The aims and objectives of the Midlands Engine – Anthony May, Chief Executive, Nottinghamshire County Council and Chair, Midlands Engine Operations Board
11.05 The innovation strengths of the Midlands region – Professor Iain Gillespie, PVC Research and Enterprise, University of Leicester
11.25 Why mental health matters to the region and early learning from the MHC’s work – Superintendant Sean Russell, West Midlands Combined Authority Mental Health Commission Implementation Director and Professor Guy Daly, Pro-Vice Chancellor (health and life sciences), University of Coventry.
11.45 Coffee
12.00 Delivering the Industrial Strategy – Liz Shutt, Director of Policy, Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partners
12.20 Panel session on need for alignment and mutual benefit for place – all above speakers
13.00 Lunch
13.45 The challenges facing mental health providers and what the future of the sector looks like – Sean Duggan, CEO, Mental Health Network
14.15 What can we do? Interactive workshops covering related local issues/plans, running in parallel
15.00 What can we do? Parallel workshops repeated as above
15.50 Commitments for future working and close. Building on the learning from the day and mapping out what future regional collaboration might look like – Dean Fathers, Chair, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
16.00 Close
To find out more about this event or register your free place, please click here.
