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...
TBAT Innovation Ltd launch Swift R&D Online Portal
Launched on 1st July, Swift R&D, the online and interactive R&D Tax Credit portal is the latest offering from TBAT Innovation Ltd – R&D Funding and Tax Credit specialists. With an easy 5 step process, specifically designed to make R&D Tax Credit claims as simple as possible, Swift R&D offers...
InterCity RailFreight Market Research
Medilink EM Member Intercity Railfreight are working with developers to try and understand the market for high-speed freight: They would appreciate Medilink members' help with this. The survey comprises two short videos and a small number of questions that will take around five minutes to complete. Click here to complete...
EU MDR and IVDR: impact on combination products and companion diagnostics
New whitepaper from Maetrics highlights regulatory updates and foreseeable challenges facing manufacturers of combination products and companion diagnostics July 2019 - Medilink EM Member Maetrics, a leading international life sciences regulatory and compliance consultancy, has launched a new whitepaper on the adaptations and additions to the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)...
Medilink East Midlands Volunteers at Stonebridge City Farm
Medilink East Midlands’ latest team building day saw the Medilink EM team visit Stonebridge City Farm, in Nottingham. Stonebridge City Farm is an urban farm in the St Ann’s district of Nottingham. It was set up in 1978 as a community-run project and now runs as a charity, supporting people...
XenoGesis Founder and CEO named Director of the Year
XenoGesis Founder and CEO, Richard Weaver, has been named Director of the Year at the Institute of Directors East Midlands Awards 2019, in the SME business (Small) category. Held at Winstanley House, Leicestershire, the awards celebrated the most dynamic and inspiring directors in the region. Forty-six of the region’s successful,...
Quotient Sciences to Recapitalize With Global Private Equity Firm Permira
Quotient Sciences and global investment firm Permira today announced that a company backed by the Permira Funds has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Quotient from companies controlled by GHO Capital and other investors for an undisclosed sum. The investment provides substantial new funding to fuel the next stage...
Mills & Reeve Sequence Law – Life Sciences Update
The latest edition of Sequence, the legal newsletter from Mills & Reeve’s specialist life science team is now available. They take a look at some of the key legal and business issues affecting the sector. To view please click here.
Medilink East Midlands Innovation Day
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation at Oxford University, the Deputy Director of the NHS Innovation Accelerator and an award-winning Science Author and former BBC Science Correspondent were among the guest speakers at the 2019 Medilink East Midlands Innovation Day. On Thursday, 4 July, over 200 representatives from Life Science companies from...