Jo Bekis, joined the Medilink Midlands team in 2023, and brings with her a wealth of skills to support our membership community. Jo is prioritising time to meet with all of our Patrons and Members, to understand their business, any challenges they may be facing, and how best Medilink Midlands...
Meet the Medilink Midlands Head of Innovation: Jo Maltby
To say Jo Maltby is a Medilink Midlands Head of Innovation somewhat belies her passion and enthusiasm for her role within the organisation. Jo is a motivator, an unswerving supporter, an enabler. Her lead on life sciences and med-tech innovation projects has, and does, help project and drive start-ups and...
West Midlands Innovation Accelerator Opens for Business
Funding streams from a new £33 million initiative to turbo charge innovation across the West Midlands and to bolster the region’s research and development capability were officially launched today (Wednesday July 12). The West Midlands Innovation Accelerator is now inviting forward looking businesses to take advantage of the portfolio of...
Medilink Midlands delivers £3.5m of funding to East Midlands life sciences companies
Organisations came together to join Medilink Midlands in celebrating the success delivered under the three ERDF funded programmes, INSTILS, SoLSTICE and ACTIS and to find out what is next for the region. Interim Chief Executive, Melanie Davidson, advised that a total of £3.5m in grants was achieved. This funding was...
STEM teachers invited to development day with talks from sector leaders
STEM teachers and school staff from across the region attended a life sciences industry day at Charnwood Campus Science, Innovation and Technology Park focused on highlighting careers opportunities for students within the sector. This immersive event in collaboration with the LLEP Careers Hub was developed to assist teachers and teaching...
ERDF Funding… a successful conclusion
Last week, we hosted the Medlink Midlands business support and impact celebration event at The Space Park in Leicester. Interim CEO, Melanie Davidson, was able to report that the collective ERDF Projects; INSTILS, ACTIS and SoLSTICE have seen the organisation award a total of £3.5m across 427 individual grants, which...
MTI Expo was a roaring success!
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,...
2023 Winners Announced: Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards in Association with Med-Tech Innovation
Last night saw the winners announced at the Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards Ceremony. Over 200 industry professionals gathered to celebrate the winners of these prestigious awards. The sold-out, three-course dinner was held at the National Conference Centre Birmingham, complete with celebrity host JJ Chalmers. This year’s awards recognised a...







