Medilink Midlands offers Patronage to prominent organisations within the Midlands who recognise and demonstrate the importance of life sciences to the region, and who also appreciate the positive contribution that Medilink make to the sector through our diverse events programme and innovation support activities.

We are proud to highlight the significant contribution that our Patron, Penningtons Manches Cooper, makes to the sector, who have been part of our Medilink community, since October 2022.

Who they are

Penningtons Manches Cooper is a leading UK and international law firm which provides legal advice tailored to both businesses and individuals. They have a strong, hardworking and close-knit life sciences and technology team passionate about organisations with the potential to drive real world change, increase the reach of the research community and advance human progress.

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Navigating the journey of growth: Key legal considerations for scaling up

Growing a start-up or spin-out comes with many challenges, and legal matters are an important part of this complicated journey.

Important legal considerations cover a range of topics, all connected to the main goal of growing while keeping the business strong. Their guide dives into key legal topics, serving as a helpful companion that gives insights into the important decisions that support growth across different areas.

How they can help

Their award-winning life sciences practice provides comprehensive, business-oriented advice, bringing extensive legal, scientific and industry specific insights to its medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

Their team acts for small and medium sized clients, larger PLCs and multi-national enterprises. In addition, they work closely with research organisations to enable the effective adoption and transfer of technology and its further development. They also represent a number of venture capital funds.

They provide the full range of legal, commercial and regulatory advice to clients and understand that the life sciences field is fast-moving and competitive and so they work at the pace needed for their clients.

They take an active role in organisations that support the life sciences industry, both on a local level, such as OBN, One Nucleus, WMHTC and Medilink Midlands, and internationally, and have strong links to life science specialists outside the UK.

PennStart

Pennstart is a legal support package designed specifically for start-ups and spin-outs across the technology and life sciences sectors, delivering value where you need it most and giving you the freedom to concentrate on making your vision a reality. Backed by their expert team, PennStart will give you the benefits of our expertise and decades of sector experience, as well as great value and cost certainty.

Find out more in less than two minutes with our video explainer.

Get in touch

To get in touch with Penningtons Manches Cooper, you can contact Rich Morley, Business Development Manager, via email, or alternatively, visit the Penningtons Manches Cooper website.

We hope that the above highlights just some of the sector-leading work being carried out by Penningtons Manches Cooper, one of our valued Patrons.

More information on Medilink Midlands Patronage is available here.

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