Medilink Midlands Annual Report 2022 is now live! Formally launched at our AGM on 17 November, the Medilink Midlands Annual Report 2022 gives an insight into what we do, and how we do it. Find out the impact we're having on the Midlands life sciences sector and the value our...
7 Tips for a More Sustainable Lab and Office
This article was written by Medilink Midlands Member, Life Science Group Ltd. In May 2022 we moved premises to our new location in Sandy, Bedfordshire. When we moved, we knew we wanted to start off on the right foot with our sustainability goals at the forefront of our plans. Not...
Mental health funding of £1.8m welcomed by MHRA and NICE to explore regulation of digital mental health tools
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have been awarded £1.8m funding by Wellcome over three years to explore and produce guidance on regulating digital mental health tools. There has been a large increase in the number of digital...
Mills & Reeve advise NRG Therapeutics in its £16 million Series A fundraising
The Stevenage-based life sciences company, founded in 2018, focuses on therapeutic approaches that will restore mitochondrial function and slow or halt the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and motor neurone disease (MND). NRG Therapeutics will use the funds raised to take its lead drug candidate,...
Innovation drive helps Brandauer claim Medium Business of the Year at the Masters
One of the UK’s best kept manufacturing secrets has been named as the Medium Business of the Year at the Business Desk Masters Awards last night. Brandauer, which produces millions of high tolerance metal pressings and stampings every week for customers in 25 different countries, beat off competition from...
Highly Praised BEAMS System Wins Another Major Award
The Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring System (BEAMS) from Tutum Medical Ltd has been highly praised after winning the Building Better Healthcare Award for Best Communications System 2022. The BEAMS monitoring system for single-bed patient rooms and four to six bay wards enables nurses to significantly improve response times to critical...
MHRA Announcement – 12-month Extension to UKCA Standstill Period
Whilst not totally unexpected, it was a major relief to hear the announcement from the MHRA, of a 12-month extension to the current standstill period, with legislation on the future UK Medical Device regime now due to come into force a year later, in July 2024. You can find a...
Entries open for annual Medilink Midlands Business Awards
Entries are now open for the 2023 Medilink Midlands Business Awards – the annual event celebrating the achievements, innovations, and breakthroughs of life sciences companies across the East and West Midlands. Medilink Midlands is the Midlands life sciences industry association with a vision to stimulate the growth of the Midlands...
Major reforms to NHS tech agenda accelerated
Plans to merge NHS Digital with NHS England accelerated to early January 2023 to support Our plan for patients. Move will streamline data sharing processes across the NHS – benefitting patients while ensuring rigorous data protection safeguards remain in place Improved data sharing will ensure patients get more streamlined care...
HMRC R&D Statistics Update
Twice a year HMRC releases their latest stats about the R&D relief schemes, with September’s release showing continued growth in the SME Scheme. In addition, HMRC reported a 7% increase in the number of companies claiming to 89,300 for 2020/21, which will continue to climb as claims can still be submitted...
