MTI brings the UK life science industry together to collaborate, network and grow.
On 7-8 June, Medilink Midlands and our members and partners exhibited at Birmingham’s NEC as part of the national Med-Tech Innovation Expo and Conference.
The Med-Tech Innovation Expo and Conference is a leading national healthcare technologies conference, featuring leading innovators who delivered talks on current issues and relevant topics effecting the sector. For businesses and individuals wanting to stay up to date with trends and developments in the MedTech Industry, this is an unmissable conference, and the expo once again demonstrated the wealth of expertise and innovations within health and life sciences.
Medilink Midlands had a stand area at the conference, featuring a number of Medilink partner organisations, including the Department for Business and Trade, the West Midlands Growth Company, the University of Birmingham, the Department for Business and Trade’s Export Academy and the City of Mentor, Ohio, who brought a delegation of American businesses with them which were looking to expand and grow.
Medilink Midlands is the Midlands Life Science Industry organisation, focused on connectivity, collaboration, serving our members and supporting businesses to establish develop and grow. Medilink Midlands works with key strategic partners across the midlands, including the Midlands Engine to develop shared strategy across the region.
In addition to the MTI Expo and Conference, the evening of June 7 saw the Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2022. Held in association with Med-Tech Innovation, these awards celebrate the outstanding business achievements, international successes and innovative breakthroughs made across the life sciences and healthcare technology sectors in the past year. Winners at the regional awards then went on to compete in eight categories at these UK awards. The following Medilink Midlands Member companies were shortlisted.
Start-up
Joint Approach Rehab Ltd & iethico
Advances in Digital Healthcare
Spirit Health &The Tribe Project (By Bronze Software Labs Ltd)
Delivering Innovation in Health and Care
NuVision Biotherapies Ltd & PRIMIS (University of Nottingham)
Partnership between Academia and Business
NuVision Biotherapies and College of Health and Life Sciences, Optometry & Vision Science Research Group (OVSRG) (Highly Commended)
Export Achievement
Upperton Pharma Solutions
Innovation
JointMedica & BlueSkeye AI
Outstanding Achievement
BPR Medical & Redditch Medical
One to Watch
Bioxhale Ltd & InoCardia Ltd
Melanie Davidson, Interim Chief Executive Officer at Medilink Midlands, said: “The MTI Expo is a fantastic opportunity for our members. We help to unite the sector to facilitate growth and collaboration and the MTI Expo and Conference is a prime example of this. I am confident that the networking which has occurred over the last two days will form the basis for some very exciting collaborations in the future.”
For more information on the Med-Tech Innovation and Expo, visit https://www.medilinkmidlands.com/event/mti-expo-2023/
For further information about this media release contact Medilink Midlands Marketing Leader Sam Burbage, by email at [email protected]
