Afortiori Development, who are specialists in the development and delivery of clinical trial strategies, have received notification, September 2019, of their ISO Accreditation BS EN ISO 9001 underlining their commitment to providing quality solutions, alongside their continued growth and expansion. ISO 9001 certification is the most widely recognized international standard...
Medilink East Midlands Celebrates its 15th Anniversary
Medilink East Midlands has now been serving the East Midlands life science community for 15 years! On Friday, September 20, current and former Medilink EM staff and board members gathered to celebrate the achievements and look to the future of the region’s...
New hires, new horizons
Birmingham-headquartered intellectual property (IP) specialist Barker Brettell has announced a 25 per cent increase in its trainee attorney intake this year, and an eleven per cent growth in the total size of its staff. The firm currently employs 148 attorneys and support staff based in its Edgbaston, Southampton and Stockholm...
Office for Life Sciences EU Exit Bulletin – 13 September 2019
OLS Introduction The Office for Life Sciences (OLS) is a joint unit between the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The OLS works across Government to help support and grow the life sciences sector in the UK and get innovative...
Priority skills for D2N2 SMES
Nottingham Trent University is delivering a free 3-day course for women in small and medium enterprises designed to help develop their careers, their capability to manage and lead within their organisations. Who will benefit? The project will specifically support employees who may face additional barriers to high-level skills, including: women...
Access NTU Talent at Employer on Campus: Explore Healthcare
The Employer on Campus: Explore Healthcare event gives you as employers a platform to promote your opportunities to a tailored talent pool. Wednesday 16th October 2019, 2.00pm – 4.00pm LT3, Teaching and Learning Building, Clifton Campus Giving you a specific opportunity to recruit relevant graduates and talk to talent first...
Estates and Facilities Innovation Exchange
You are invited to apply to the East Midlands and Eastern Academic Health Sciences Networks’ Innovation Exchange focused on Estates and Facilities. We are seeking innovations that respond to the following challenge statements that have been developed in partnership with colleagues from across the health system: Challenge statements How might...
Saudi Vision 2030: The opportunities in healthcare
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia accounts for around half of the GCC’s $1.6trn economy, making it the biggest market in the Arab world and the 19th-largest worldwide. Known for its rich oil reserves, the likes of which have allowed Saudi to remain the world’s biggest oil supplier for decades, times...
Chancellor accelerates Brexit preparations for businesses
Chancellor announces new plans to help businesses that trade with Europe prepare for October 31. HMRC is stepping up efforts to ensure businesses are ready to trade post-Brexit by automatically enrolling companies in an important customs system and doubling the numbers registered, the Chancellor announces today (Wednesday, 21 August). More...
Novel medical-grade wearable patent granted for BuddyWOTCH
Medilink EM Member Renfrew Group International (RGi) and Aseptika have worked together on the design and prototyping of the Activ8rlives BuddyWOTCH™, which has now been granted a patent by the European Patent Office (EU patent number 3197354, granted 3rd July 2019 with a filing date of 9th September 2015). BuddyWOTCH is a...
