Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM) would like to invite innovators who provide solutions which can positively impact our local surgical pathways (from initial referral to post operative care) to apply to showcase their innovation at our next Surgical Innovation Exchange. The event will take place virtually on the morning of...
Package for life sciences and manufacturing R&D announced ahead of Spring Budget
Ahead of the Spring Budget this week, the chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced an investment package in the UK’s life sciences and manufacturing sectors. The funding will go towards several companies and projects who are making technology in sectors key to economic growth and part of wider government support to...
Round table report: What’s next for AI in healthtech
Recently Medilink Midlands CEO Melanie Davidson took place in a round table hosted by The Business Desk. The round table, sponsored by Tank, a digital marketing agency, saw clinicians, academics, healthtech and data security experts discuss the potential benefits of implementing new technologies, focusing specifically on the role of AI,...
InterAct & GW+Co workshop
GW+Co and the InterAct Network will be coming together on Thursday 21st March at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry to host a workshop examining current perceptions of manufacturing and how 'collaborative design’ through aligning strategy, brand and culture can help your business’ image. Who is this event for? Leaders of...
Medilink UK appointed exclusive UK partner by Messe Düsseldorf
Medilink UK, the largest representative body in the UK for life science companies has been chosen as the exclusive UK partner by Messe Düsseldorf for MEDICA 2024 in Germany, one of the biggest medical B2B trade fairs in the world. The partnership also includes other medical trade fairs worldwide organised...
CBBC Knowledge Exchange Partnership Tour of the Greater Bay Area for UK Innovation Leaders – 9-11 April 2024 – Expression of Interest
The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is organising a tour for UK higher education senior leaders for research and international activities, start-ups, entrepreneurial researchers, and innovators to visit the Greater Bay Area (GBA) between the 9-11 April 2024. The theme of the tour is Knowledge Exchange Partnerships (KEP). There will be...
Lil-Lets celebrates 70 years and launches new Organic Cotton range
In 2024 Medilink member Lil-Lets UK limited proudly celebrates 70 years in business and what better way to do so than by bringing new products to market! The company’s latest launch showcases its commitment, understanding and expertise in providing quality, comfortable and absorbent consumer products that also align with sustainability...
Andy Hill (NuVision Biotherapies) discusses recent AOP update to clinical guidelines
There are currently 600,000 people on the NHS waiting list for ophthalmology treatment, and over 5,000,000 people in the UK currently live with dry eye disease. Here, Andy Hill, CEO at NuVision Biotherapies Ltd, discusses a recent update to clinical guidelines and what this means for optometrists, patients and taxpayers. In...
Ashfield Enterprise Development Grant Scheme
Ashfield District Council has created an Enterprise Development Grant Scheme in order to provide grants to businesses and social enterprises with viable growth plans leading to the creation of new jobs. This grant scheme will end on 31st March 2025. The closing date for applications is 31st October 2024. Who...
Upperton Pharma Solutions continues growth with appointment of Philip Payne as Chief Commercial Officer
Leading UK contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Upperton Pharma Solutions (Upperton) continues its growth following the build of a new 50,000 sq ft GMP manufacturing facility and recent sterile fill-finish capability announcement, with the appointment of Philip Payne as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Philip joins Upperton’s leadership team and...