The D2N2 Growth Hub is hosting a major conference during Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May 2018) that will highlight and promote a healthy culture of wellbeing as a key driver for business growth. The ‘Building Resilience and Wellbeing for Growth’ conference takes place on 16 May at The Riverside...
Universities join forces to help businesses boost economy
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is leading a £4.68million project to help businesses and entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life and help boost the UK economy through the Government’s new Connecting Capability Fund (CCF). DMU has joined forces with Brunel University London, Nottingham Trent University and industry bodies to create...
University of Birmingham to lead Midlands Innovation Commercialisation of Research Accelerator (MICRA)
The University of Birmingham is to lead a connected system of incubators and accelerators that will drive jobs and economic growth across the Midlands region, following a £5 million award announced today by Research England. The award will establish MICRA as the largest formal technology transfer collaboration in the UK,...
AdamsonJones way ahead in ensuring Nottinghamshire companies are protected
AdamsonJones, a firm of patent and trade mark attorneys, has helped more Nottinghamshire companies protect their inventions overseas through the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) than any other rival firm of patent attorneys in the county. Statistics from WIPO show that since 2015 AdamsonJones, which has offices in Nottingham, Leicester...
Life sciences credentialing register receives accreditation: a step forward for patient safety
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care has approved the addition of a credentialing register for the Life Science Industry to the existing Accredited Register run by the Academy for Healthcare Science. This register is the first of its kind and sets national standards for healthcare professionals working...
The NHS’ 31 March deadline for e-ordering has now passed… are you compliant?
Suppliers needed to show to NHS buyers that they can receive purchase orders in PEPPOL format, and send back an invoice by 31st March 2018, with a final deadline of September 30th 2018. PEPPOL is the system the NHS has mandated for e-Procurement and e-Invoicing, as well as the international...
New programme to support Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Medical Technology companies has awarded the first four grants
The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) is pleased to announce that the first four clinical evaluation awards have been made as part of the INSTILS Project – part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The EMAHSN is contributing to the funding of...
The start of a new era for 3M in Loughborough
The science-based technology company 3M has begun the next era in its long relationship with Loughborough after the official opening of new offices on Charnwood Campus. Some 170 employees have relocated to Building 47 on the science, technology and enterprise park from 3M's previous site at Morley Street, where it...
A potentially life-saving project will receive funding boost from Pal International
Two organisations which were introduced via Medilink East Midlands (EM) have joined in an exciting collaboration which has the potential to benefit hundreds of children and families in India, and even save lives. “A Germ’s Journey” is a project led by Dr Katie Laird and her colleagues at De Montfort...
Upperton Pharma Solutions expands to offer cGMP spray drying and clinical trials manufacturing service
Upperton Pharma Solutions is pleased to announce that the company has relocated to larger, self-contained facilities at Highfields Science Park, adjacent to the University of Nottingham. The move to new premises underlines the company’s rapid expansion and will enable it to develop its own cGMP manufacturing capabilities for early phase...
