Medilink Midlands Innovation Adviser Alasdair Gaw is pleased to have supported a Nottingham biotechnology company in their successful bid to secure a £50,000 grant from Innovate UK. Avgo-Flaxby Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of AVGO Biotech Ltd and has been awarded the grant through Innovate UK’s Fast Start programme....
New horizons for Guardtech Group as international presence continues to grow
Cleanroom construction specialists establishing their brands overseas with string of exciting European projects THE GUARDTECH GROUP are expanding their horizons. The company that began life in 2000 as a small-scale provider of modest modular cleanrooms is now a multi-brand powerhouse delivering a wide range of cleanroom solutions to an ever-wider...
NHS England plans £975 million tech framework
NHS England has released a prior information notice to inform the market of an upcoming opportunity for digital primary care technology and to initiate an information gathering exercise. The programme aims to introduce a framework of new solutions and capabilities, with NHS England planning to engage with potential suppliers to review, ask...
Meet the Medilink Midlands Innovation Adviser: Caroline Sykes
Caroline joined Medilink Midlands as an Innovation Adviser 18 months ago and has already supported many medtech, healthcare, and life science companies on their innovation journeys. In her role, she assists Medilink Midlands’ members in identifying barriers to innovation and helps to map out pathways for them to overcome these...
A Guide to Mapping Laboratory Workflows into a LIMS
Interactive Software are pleased to advise of the publication of their new white paper titled: 'A guide to mapping laboratory workflows into a LIMS: Maximize the benefits and avoid common pitfalls'. The white paper details how to get the best from standardizing workflows in a LIMS whilst avoiding common, and...
Creating a safe circular economy for small medical devices
A collaboration between Loughborough University and the University of Leeds – is developing a circular economy (CE) approach to reducing the staggering amount of small medical device (SMD) waste generated each year. The EPSRC-funded CirculaR economy of small Medical devices (ReMed) project – led by the Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) –...
Meet the Medilink Midlands Innovation Adviser: Ben Roberts
As a Medilink Midlands Innovation Adviser, Ben is responsible for assisting companies with identifying, evaluating, and implementing innovative solutions to enhance their products, services, and processes. Working closely with clients he can provide strategic guidance and support to accelerate the development and commercialisation of cutting-edge medical technologies. Being able to...
Alarm response times considerably reduced at Leeds Children’s Hospital thanks to BEAMS
One of the largest Children’s Hospitals in the UK, Leeds Children’s Hospital, has recently installed the multi-award-winning BEAMS (Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring System) on one of its wards, to enhance patient safety in a timely manner and improve nursing efficiency and conditions. BEAMS at Leeds Children’s Hospital has reduced the...
Expert social housing solicitor returns to Shakespeare Martineau
Leading full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed legal director Vicci Faulkner to its social housing sales team in Stratford-upon-Avon. With more than 17 years’ property law experience, Vicci is returning to the firm following four years developing her skillset as a residential property solicitor at Band Hatton Button. Prior...
Recent Developments as the industry aims for the Future!
By now, all MedTech industry members are aware of the EU MDR, which is keeping everyone on their toes. The new European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on May 5th 2017 and “entered into force” 20 days later on...