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The UK’s largest dedicated property platform serving the growth of the nation's science, tech and innovation sectors, Bruntwood SciTech announces the completion of its £4.5m redevelopment of Centre City. The work has seen the iconic Birmingham landmark transformed into a central hub for the city’s high-growth businesses, delivering cutting-edge workspaces and high-quality wellness...

Clun-based patient handling equipment provider Hospital Direct has officially secured a trademark for its product line, the Satin In-Bed Assistance (SIBA®) range. The development underscores the company’s role in developing innovative patient care solutions for professional and home settings. Celebrating its 28th anniversary, family-owned Hospital Direct has been supplying manual...

Hidden away in the heart of England there is a small charity called Hope Against Cancer that is helping to change lives around the world. The Hope Against Cancer model works on three core principles: Discover, Deliver and Share. These concepts work in concert to build a foundation of innovative...

Health Innovation West Midlands has announced that their new Chair will be Jonathan Pearson, a highly experienced health business leader.   Jonathan has been the Chair of Birmingham Health Partners for the last 18 months and is a co-founder and Chair of Virtue Health Group, which provides technology-enabled hospital level care...

Life science innovation company ValiRx has announced the appointment of a Director of Research and expanded the lab team of its research subsidiary, Inaphaea BioLabs. Michelle Barnard joins ValiRx to head up the company’s scientific programmes and coordinate client projects with Inaphaea BioLabs, providing technical and commercial expertise and oversight....

Organisations from across the medtech and life sciences community have been recognised as finalists for the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2025. The announcement was made at a Medilink Midlands networking event on 13 March, held in partnership with the West Midlands Health Tech Accelerator (WMHTIA). The event celebrated the achievements...

NHS patients who suffer with kidney failure will now start to experience a more relaxed experience when connecting themselves to a dialysis machine. FORTEC UK was proud to support Quanta Dialysis Technologies, whose Quanta SC+ portable dialysis machine won the UK’s top engineering innovation award of 2022. This revolutionary device...

Leading medicinal cannabis company Cannim has announced its UK operations will be based at Birmingham’s Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA), as part of a partnership aimed at furthering its research and improving patient outcomes. Cannim was established in Australia in 2017, curating products from across a network of EU GMP...