A £650 million war-chest to fire up the UK’s life sciences sector and drive forward the government’s priority to grow the economy has been unveiled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today 25 May 2023. Ambitious life sciences package to support economic growth with new commitments and funding...
New Midlands Engine Partnership report calls on government to boost support for regional business clusters, to drive economic growth
Report brings together the latest business, talent, innovation and investment data to provide a unique insight into clusters in the Midlands Midlands Medical Technologies cluster calculated to be worth £1.6bn to the UK economy annually Midlands Aerospace cluster home to 7% per cent of Europe’s aerospace industry 20% of the...
Medilink Midlands launches new business support programme
Life science businesses from across the Midlands came together on 24 May to hear about the latest support provided by Medilink Midlands. The launch event on 24 May offered an insight into what the new 'MeTAP' sector focused business support programme can offer. Open to companies in the Nottingham City...
NHS England board meeting focus on key opportunities for technology and innovation in the NHS
NHS England’s board meeting this month included a focus on technology and innovation, with an overview of the “greatest opportunities for the NHS in the future”. The paper acknowledges the three-year plan for the NHS to digitise, connect and transform, and splits key areas of opportunities according to these categories....
PHTA and Oxford Science Enterprises join forces to accelerate innovation
Early-stage life sciences enterprises are set to benefit from a unique new collaboration between Birmingham’s Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) and Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE). The partnership will focus on helping high-growth health technology and life sciences companies to scale, primarily through access to high-quality lab and innovation space, while...
Shakespeare Martineau gets keys to Lincoln hub and announces office head
National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has signed on the dotted line for its new office hub to be located in Lincoln city centre’s Cornhill Quarter. Heading up the hub will be Lincoln-based partner Michael Squirrell. Following a full refurbishment, the hub will host meeting and office space, as well as...
Taking Your Medical Device to the US – It’s Not As Hard As You Think
On 18 May, Medilink Member IMed Consultancy and the City of Mentor, Ohio, joined forces to deliver a webinar on Taking Your Medical Device to the US. Medilink Midlands has worked with the City of Mentor for the past 5 years and IMed Consultancy has been a Medilink Member since...
University launches pioneering new centre to study bacteriophages to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria
A pioneering new centre to study bacteriophages to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria has officially launched at The University of Leicester. The Centre for Phage Research is the first of its kind to exist in the UK and will look at alternatives to antibiotics - specifically the potential use of phages...
BioXhale Breath Diagnostics
Bioxhale’s team and Renfrew Group International have been working together on the development of device and kit of parts to deliver Intrinsically Valid Sampling, a system which is simple and economic to operate and which aims to be the standard tool for breath sampling used in research or commercial applications in...
Guardtech Group all set for Birmingham exhibition double header
The cleanroom construction kings and queens will be appearing at Cleanroom Technology Conference and Med-Tech Innovation Expo THE GUARDTECH GROUP are preparing to kick off their summer exhibition programme with an exciting Second City double header in the coming weeks. The Haverhill-based controlled environment construction experts will be exhibiting in...