Along with the EU Regulation on medical devices (MDR), the EU Regulation 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council on in-vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDR) entered into force on 26 May 2017. After a 5 year transition period, the IVDR will replace the EU’s current Directive on in-vitro...
Which Languages Are Accepted under the MDR Language Requirements in Each EU Member State?
The new EU Medical Devices Regulation has introduced more stringent language requirements for medical devices sold in the EU market. In doing so, it has placed the responsibility on each EU Member State to determine the language(s) in which the information related to the device is provided. In this article,...
eg technology and Health Enterprise East announce winners of the 2021 Innovation Voucher award
Following the success of the 2020 Innovation Voucher Award, won by Mr Ryan Mathew and Dr Heiko Wurdak for their Mini-brain benchtop test, eg technology and Health Enterprise East (HEE) are pleased to announce, not one, but two joint winners of this year’s Innovation Voucher Award. Having received numerous applications...
Nottingham CRO bolsters team with appointment of senior molecular biologist
Nottingham based contract research organisation (CRO) Cellomatics Biosciences has expanded its team with the appointment of senior molecular biologist, Dr Lara De Tomasi, in response to recent growth and the continued increase in demand for its bespoke preclinical and early discovery phase expertise. A specialist in genetics and molecular biology,...
Levelling Up White Paper and Life Sciences
Written by Glenn Crocker The UK Government's recently released "Levelling up White Paper" makes for interesting reading in the context of the life sciences sector. In advance of a more in-depth review, here are some of the key points and my thoughts, focusing on two of the main areas of...
How to increase chances of a successful application with a notified body
The Best Ways to engage with your Notified Body The strain on Notified Bodies during the current climate is monumental. This is having a direct effect on manufacturers being able to sell medical devices, due to fewer notified bodies being designated to the applicable regulations. concern is growing throughout the...
Medilink Midlands expands to Charnwood Campus
As part of Medilink Midlands strategic growth plans, the company is excited to announce that it has become the latest organisation to take space at Charnwood Campus the rapidly growing science, technology and enterprise park,. As the Midlands life science industry association, Medilink Midlands strives to help the sector grow...
Finalists Announced for the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2022
The best and brightest Life Sciences companies from across the Midlands have been shortlisted for the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2022. The awards ceremony will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Nottingham, on Thursday 27 January, from 7:00pm till late. The business awards celebrate the achievements, breakthroughs and...
The Medilink Midlands Merger – one year on
A year on since the merger of Medilink East Midlands and Medilink West Midlands, the work undertaken by the merged entity Medilink Midlands shows a bright and vibrant future for life science companies in the region. Medilink Midlands is a Midlands life science industry association working to help companies in...
Adamson Jones increases depth and breadth of experience
Adamson Jones remains committed to expanding our capabilities throughout all areas of the business and would like to introduce four members of the team that have joined us in the last twelve months. Natasha Walker (neé Hybner) joined the business in November as Associate and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and specialises in...