Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce has made a key appointment to boost its international offering to members. Sian Timmins joins the GBCC as international partnerships manager, with overall responsibility for managing the Greater Birmingham Global and Transatlantic Chambers of Commerce. Sian (pictured) has a wealth of experience working with local and international...
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...
Innovative healthcare tech could transform medical treatments
A £36.5 million investment in healthcare technology will transform the way patients are treated for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Funding of £20 million will support scientists to develop and test innovative medical treatments and diagnostic tools using the latest advances in quantum, robot technology and imaging. A...
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...
Guardtech blaze a trail at home and abroad over the past six months
Cleanroom design & build experts on a hot streak as projects continue to rack up in all areas of the business SUMMER has arrived and the sun continues to shine on the Guardtech Group – who are enjoying a hot streak both at home and on foreign shores. Turnkey construction...
Yolanda Zollinger joins Forresters as new COO
Forresters are pleased to welcome their new Chief Operating Officer, Yolanda Zollinger. Yolanda has over 20 years of experience in the legal industry including experience as a lawyer in private practice, in-house and in the provision of off-shore legal services, experience in business development and law firm management. In her...
Pioneer Group and King’s College London to deliver first-of-its-kind incubator partnership
Pioneering partnership will see the delivery of 95,000 square feet of incubator space on the South Bank of London Split across two sites, the life sciences facilities will help incubate early-stage companies spun out of King’s College London in a boost for UK life sciences Announcement comes just weeks after...
MHRA launches public consultation on ICH Good Clinical Practice Guideline which encourages innovation in clinical trials
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is seeking views from the public and other stakeholders in a 3-month long consultation on the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guideline revised by the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The MHRA became a regulatory member of...
The Innovation Challenge
The Innovation Challenge is brought to you by TBAT Innovation with headline sponsor Shakespeare Martineau and has been designed by our expert team to stimulate and support innovation in SMEs. It leverages the expertise of our unique partner network while seeing our partners come together to deliver four free to...
NHS England publishes £35 million tender for privacy enhancing tech
NHS England has opened a tender worth an estimated £35 million to procure privacy enhancing technology (PET) “to provide robust protection and deliver a standard approach to support safe data use”. The technology is to be initially deployed for the federated data platform (FDP) programme and will potentially include cloud-based...