From today (13 May 2024), the Small Business Research Initiative has been renamed to Contracts for Innovation. The new name reflects that Contract for Innovation is able to offer fully funded research and development (R&D) contracts to innovative organisations of all sizes. The programme was established in 2005 and is...
Shakespeare Martineau expands East Midlands corporate team
Full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has grown its East Midlands-based corporate team with a trio of hires. Joining the firm as an associate in Leicester is Raksha Agarwal. Solicitors Renee Freeman and Aryaan Bassi will both be based in Nottingham. Raksha qualified as a solicitor in 2020 at Clarke Willmott,...
Vacancy at SEHTA: Research Analyst – Healthcare Technology
Science and Engineering Health Technology Alliance (SEHTA), is one of the largest health technology network support organisations in Europe with over 1,500 members and a database of over 7,000 contacts. The SEHTA Team and its associated network has a deep understanding of the UK public and private markets which includes...
V Formation strengthens team with business development hire
East Midlands marketing and PR agency, V Formation, has announced the appointment of Senita Vohra-Copley in the newly established role of Business Development Manager. With over 15 years’ expertise in professional services marketing, Senita began her career at audit, tax and consulting adviser RSM Tenon and Nottingham law firm Berryman...
Bursaries available for Help to Grow: Management cohort starting in June
We are happy to announce that Nottingham University Business School will be running our next Help to Grow: Management cohorts in June and November 2024. Thanks to the Haydn Green Institute, we are able to offer a limited number of fully-funded, discretionary bursaries. These are for businesses or social enterprises that...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 is dedicated to increasing movement YOUR way, this doesn’t have to mean excessive cardio. Instead think about small ways you can increase your time moving each day in the workplace, that will soon add up. Why is increasing movement important? Recent evidence is showing that...
Free on demand courses for healthcare innovators who want to work with the NHS
Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM) has launched its Innovation Academy on a new platform – with brand new content for healthcare innovators. The Innovation Academy offers support and guidance to innovators who have an idea that could benefit our health and care system. The Academy offers free on-demand short courses...
Winners of the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024 revealed
Nine of the most exceptional and innovative life sciences and medtech companies and industry collaborations from across the Midlands have been recognised as winners of the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024. Held at the prestigious Athena in Leicester on 9 May, the Business Awards 2024 were Medilink Midlands’ most spectacular...
Medilink Midlands launches its Strategic Innovation Gateway series (SIG)
The first Strategic Innovation Gateway (SIG) got underway with a hugely successful, extremely well-attended event held on the 1st May 2024 at Charnwood Campus, focused on Rehabilitation Technologies. CEO of Medilink Midlands, Melanie Davidson, welcomed everyone to the event and introduced the speakers from Loughborough University, University of Nottingham and Nottingham...
Organisations needed for Medical Information Evening
Nottingham Girl's High School is holding a Medical Information Evening on Monday 1 July from 6-8pm. The evening is for students who are interested in applying for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine and they will be given the opportunity to hear from Nottingham girl's High School alumnae, universities, application support...