ONLINE SESSION: Understanding the recent R&D changes and how they will impact you
2022-12-06 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | Online
This event, brought to you in partnership between Medilink Midlands and Patron member TBAT Innovation, has been created in relation to the recent Autumn budget announcement, the R&D Tax relief scheme will be impacted across both schemes.
Join this event to find out how these changes may affect you and your business.
Event to cover:

Full overview of funding options available both competitive and non- competitive
Review of recent changes to the R&D Tax Relief scheme, what will happen and when?
How might these changes impact the scheme and what will it mean for you?
Live Q&A panel session with panellists

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Meet the panel:
Ian Davie – Senior R&D Consultant
Ian has been with TBAT for over six years and brings a wealth of experience to the team. Ian is passionate about guiding manufacturers with advice, consultancy support, R&D tax credits and grant support that TBAT Innovation offers to their clients.

Mark Robbins – R&D Consultant
Mark joined TBAT last year, coming from an innovation background having held roles in renewable energy, space exploration, thermal management, automotive energy harvesting, microwave and radio frequency processing and plastics recycling.

Yasmin Dalton – R&D Consultant
Yasmin joined TBAT this year and developed a keen interest in innovation while studying for her master’s degree. This involved being part of the 2030 ‘Agenda for Sustainable Development’ at the United Nation’s HQ in New York.

Caroline Sykes – Innovation Advisor, Medilink Midlands
Caroline has over 15 years’ experience of supporting inventors and companies within the healthcare sector working at the interface between academia, clinicians and industry. With a broad knowledge of innovation funding for healthcare organisations and has worked with start-up companies navigating the innovation pathway and funding options. With a PhD in chemistry, Caroline has a passion to support the development of healthcare innovations from bench-to-bedside, with the ultimate focus being positive patient benefit.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Sustainability – What it Means for the Health Care Supply Chain
2022-12-08 09:30 - 14:00 | Conference Aston, Aston University Aston Street, Birmingham, B4 7ET, United Kingdom
This event is part of the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) industry event programme, aimed to support the West Midlands innovation ecosystem, and to make the West Midlands healthier, more productive and deliver the best possible clinical outcomes for patients.
Event overview:
Government and the NHS have set out their sustainability goals, with ambitious targets to reach by 2040. Every organisation needs to recognise the scale of impact to the sector and understand how to adapt their business to meet the requirements of the customer. In addition to the environmental benefits to net zero pledge, businesses and organisations should not miss out on the ‘competitive edge’ and opportunities.
Event to cover:

What does sustainability /Net Zero mean in the health and life science sector
Existing and coming legislation – what are the standards that your product must meet
Solutions on best ways to measure, benchmark and monitor
What do your customers expect (NHS)
How does your supply chain effect you, plus contractual, legal & KPI’s
What is expected by the NHS and what this means for the supply chain
What are the other business benefits of a sustainability driven SME
What tools and support are available for SME’s

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With presentations including:

Anna Edwards – Innovation Project Manager (Greener NHS- Environmental Sustainability of Medicines) at the WMAHSN
Clark Crawford – Innovation & Commercial Services Lead at the WMAHSN
Simon Rollason, Regional Greener NHS Lead, NHS England, South East Region – ‘Engaging with the NHS on the net zero journey’
Michelle Sullivan, Head of Public Affairs at Boston Scientific – ‘How to make Net Zero Healthcare a reality’
Ben Roberts – West Midlands Innovation Advisor & Sustainability Champion at Medilink Midlands.

Energy-Smart Places: Delivering Net Zero
2023-02-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Manchester & Online
Innovate UK and the EPSRC are holding a one-day hybrid event, taking place in-person in Manchester and online.
The Prospering from the Energy Revolution programme, delivered by Innovate UK and EPSRC, has invested over £100m in developing and demonstrating local approaches to energy, with over 80 projects involving hundreds of organisations.
This one-day conference and exhibition will help tell the projects’ stories and give insight into what has been learnt and achieved. The event will bring people together from across the energy landscape, to look at how the potential of local smart energy systems can be realised on the journey to net zero.
Joining this event will be a great way to learn more about the opportunities and issues around place-based approaches to energy, to share experiences with others to take inspiration and key insight back to your area’s net zero delivery plans.
To register for this event, click here.

WEBINAR: The State of the Nation Cyber Webinar Series Part 1 - Cyber Risk Quantification
2023-03-16 10:00 - 11:00
Join Gallagher for part one of this year’s State of the Nation Cyber Webinar Series – Cyber Risk Quantification – Measuring the Cost of Cyber Risk Exposure.
How much should we invest in a new security control? What level of cyber insurance coverage do we need? Are we reducing the amount of cybersecurity risk within our business, and if so, by how much?
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These are questions that boards around the world are struggling to answer in the current environment. Traditional qualitative methods of measuring the level of cyber risk within an organisation currently do not provide accurate enough information to answer these questions. A more robust, probabilistic and scenario-driven type of analysis is required. That’s where cyber risk quantification comes into its own.
In this webinar, Gallagher cyber specialists will discuss this burgeoning field of risk quantification, and explore:

Why traditional Cyber risk ‘heat maps’ are not up to scratch.
What Risk Quantification involves, and the methodology that it employs.
How small amounts of information and data can still provide key insights.
How Risk Quantification can help guide business decisions, including control investment and insurance limits.

The key takeaways from this session will include how business leaders can use risk quantification to aid in their decision-making and leverage the Gallagher Cyber Risk Quantification service to provide key insights into the level of risk they face, and where investments could make the biggest difference.

Speakers

Johnty Mongan, Head of Cyber Risk Management at Gallagher
John Clarke, Consulting Manager, Cyber Risk Management at Gallagher

Format

Panel discussion followed by audience Q&A.

ONLINE EVENT: TBAT Innovation Challenge 2023 - Workshop 1 - Finance
2023-03-23 13:00 - 17:00 | Online
Join TBAT Innovation, Shakespeare Martineau and Modus Accountants, along with other partners for the first of the Innovation Challenge workshops to discover all you need to know to fund your business growth and innovation. They will discuss problems, challenges and highlight opportunities to reduce the effects of funding barriers – supporting on the journey to commercialisation and being a disrupter in the marketplace.
For more details of this first workshop, click here.
This event forms part of the wider TBAT Innovation Challenge 2023.
The Innovation Challenge is brought to you by TBAT Innovation with headline sponsor Shakespeare Martineau and has been designed by our expert team to stimulate and support innovation in SMEs. It leverages the expertise of our unique partner network while seeing our partners come together to deliver four free to attend, vibrant and informative workshops.
Once our final workshop has concluded in June, the final stage of The Innovation Challenge will open. We will invite applications for businesses to submit a full business plan to be considered for our exciting prize package.
The winner will receive a £5,000 cash prize and support packages from partners involved in The Innovation Challenge, tailored to their needs. Furthermore, two runners up will receive a free support package from partners involved in The Innovation Challenge.
We will be hosting a final showcase event in October 2023 to announce the winner from 10 finalists who will be invited to pitch their business plan in 3 minute presentation in front of key investors.
The Application window will open March 23rd, with further details on how to apply to be announced.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Health Data Immersion Week: Working With Real World Data
2023-03-27 - 2023-03-31 | University of Birmingham, Winterbourne House, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
The University of Birmingham’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Data Science and AI has partnered with Health Data Research UK to deliver a series of intensive courses (immersion weeks), intended to enable individuals with skills in mathematics and computational science to gain insight into key topics in health data science.
Our upcoming course taking place at the end of March is delivered in collaboration with University Hospitals Birmingham, through the HDR UK supported PIONEER Data Hub. It will be of particular interest to anyone wishing to gain an understanding of the potential and challenges of real-world health data, and practical experience of working with such data.

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Course Title: Working with Real-World Data
Dates: Monday 27th to Friday 31stMarch 2023
Location: University of Birmingham (in-person only)
Registration Fee: £400,with a discounted rate of £250 for registered students (small number of stipends available)
To find out more & apply: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/data-science/health-data-training/health-data-immersion-week-real-world-data.aspx

IN-PERSON EVENT: The King's Awards for Enterprise event for Wolverhampton businesses
2023-04-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Wolverhampton Art Gallery
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are a prestigious set of awards given annually to UK-based businesses that demonstrate exceptional achievement in areas such as innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility.
Hear direct from Wolverhampton Deputy Lieutenant Professor Martin Levermore MBE and Deputy Lieutenant John Wood, who will outline the process involved and answer any questions you may have.
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Winning a King’s Award is widely considered to be a hallmark of business excellence and can bring numerous benefits to your business:

Increased brand recognition and credibility
Improved marketing opportunities
Networking opportunities
Access to funding and grants
Improved employee morale

The awards are valid for 5 years. Winners have reported benefiting from worldwide recognition, increased commercial value, greater press coverage and a boost to staff morale. Hear from previous Queen’s Awards winners sharing their experience.
Those who gain an award will be:

Invited to a Royal reception
Presented with the award at your company by one of The King’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant
Able to fly The King’s Awards flag at your main office, and use the emblem on your marketing materials (for example, on your packaging, advertisements, stationery and website)
Given a Grant of Appointment (an official certificate) and a commemorative crystal trophy

The 2024 awards will open for entries in May 2023 with a closing date early in September 2023.
For more information about The King’s Awards for Enterprise, please click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Empowering Women in Biotech
2023-04-18 09:30 - 15:30 | Charnwood Molecular
Taking place on 18th April between 9.30am – 3.30pm, this event aims to bring together likeminded individuals working in the biotech and life science sector, and women looking to pursue a career in this industry. We will have talks from inspirational women in the industry on topics ranging from leadership and the visibility of women in biotech, investment opportunities available, and ways to connect with one another.
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Aim of the Event:

Share personal and professional experiences and career strategies from a woman’s perspective.
Help women, wherever they are in the career paths, realise their future goals.
Encourage women to enter and maintain careers in Biotech.
Generate a wider network of professionals working in Biotech.

Who is it for?
This is an inclusive event and all are welcome particularly:
-Women in academia and industry who would like to network
-Women who would like to learn about and explore the opportunities available to them
This event is in partnership with Bionow, Charnwood Molecular, Charnwood Campus, IBioIC, Potter Clarkson, SynBioBeta and WiSB (Women in Synthetic Biology)
A great opportunity for academic and industry colleagues to get together.
For any further information please contact mollie.nolan@bionow.co.uk

IN-PERSON EVENT: BIOTRINITY 2023: Catalysing Growth in the Life Sciences Industry
2023-04-25 - 2023-04-26 | 155 Bishopsgate, London, 155 Bishopsgate, London, London, United Kingdom
BioTrinity is an established, must-attend London conference, that catalyses growth and supports in-person engagement across the life sciences industry.
The event is attended by an audience of early stage and emerging life sciences R&D Companies, investors, big pharma, and other valued partners throughout the life sciences ecosystem. The conference features a focused, relevant, and stimulating programme, led by great speakers, who bring their knowledge, expertise, and vision to the fore in exciting, high-quality sessions.
Interacting with new companies each year is something we believe to be a critical attribute of a successful conference and we work hard to ensure that a substantial and fresh line-up of investable opportunities and collaboration possibilities are showcased.
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BioTrinity features:

A dedicated ‘Scientific Track’, featuring a focus on eight core therapy areas; Oncology, Neuroscience, Microbiome, Inflammatory Diseases, Rare Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Medtech and Cell & Gene Therapy. Each dedicated session will include an expert update from a key opinion leader, followed by up to 5 showcase presentations from some of the most innovative and interesting R&D companies.
A second ‘life sciences business’ focused presentation track, that will feature discussions and keynotes addressing topics from finance and investment, regulatory, government strategy and tax.
Pre-scheduled live & in-person private partnering meetings during the two-day physical conference as well as a bonus third day of virtual only partnering.
A sponsors exhibition area and plenty of ‘all-delegate’ networking opportunities throughout both in-person day, which are so valuable to share knowledge and unlock future collaboration and new business opportunities.
Option for registered delegates to revisit recorded presentations in the days following the conference.
BioTrinity Investor Drinks Reception 24 April and BioTrinity Networking Party 25 April events open to conference delegates.

For more information click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Driving Innovation in Midlands Healthcare
2023-04-25 09:00 - 15:30 | Charnwood Campus Loughborough, LE11 5RB, Charnwood Campus Loughborough, Loughborough, LE11 5RB, United Kingdom
A Charnwood Campus NHS and Academia Collaboration Platform event, part of a series of events and workshops to support the growth and success of the life science organisations clustered around Charnwood Campus Science, Innovation and Technology Park.
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Are you developing a new healthcare product, drug or biomarker?
Are you interested in these therapeutic areas?

Respiratory
Cancer
Diabetes and Lifestyle
Cardiovascular

Are you looking for a clinical or academic partner?
Are you looking for new research to commercialise?
Are you considering a Precision Medicine approach for your product?
Would you like to have 1-2-1 discussions with world leading clinical and academic experts?
Would you like to develop collaborative projects to de-risk new product development?
Our event aims to grow and develop research partnerships between Industry and the University of Leicester. To facilitate this, pump-prime funding of up to £5K per project will initially be available to help early-stage project development with potential partners following on from this event.
For further information on the funding available and how to book slots with the speakers, please contact Dr Lynne Howells at lh28@le.ac.uk or iph@le.ac.uk

Agenda
9.00 – 9.20 Registration Refreshments and Poster Exhibition.
9.20 – 10.10 Event Welcome and Introduction to the Institute of Precision Health/Clinical Translation of Respiratory Research.
Professor Chris Brightling, Co-Director University of Leicester Institute for Precision Health, Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician, Respiratory Theme Lead for Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (Respiratory).
10.10 – 10.30 Developing the Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Diagnostics.
Professor Jacqui Shaw, Co-Director University of Leicester Institute for Precision Health, Head of Department Genetics and Genome Biology (Genetics).
10.30 – 10.50 Clinical evaluation and enhancing uptake of MedTech to improve outcomes in diabetes.
Professor Pratik Choudhary, Honorary consultant in Diabetes, Leicester Diabetes Centre. Chair of Diabetes Technology Network UK.
10.50 – 11.20 Refreshments and Networking Break.
Pre-book your 10-minute slot with one of our speakers.
11.20 – 11.40 Introduction to the PROTAC pipeline.
Dr James Hodgkinson, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry.
11.40 – 12.00 Developing Novel Biomarkers for Disease Detection.
Professor Don Jones, Co-Director University of Leicester Institute for Precision Health, Director of van Geest MultiOMICS facility and Dr Jim Langridge, Waters (Biomarkers).
12.00 – 1.40 Lunch and Networking Break.
Pre-book your 10-minute slot with one of our speakers.
1.40 – 2.00 Industry Talk.
2.00 – 2.30 Industry collaborations advancing novel cardiac risk prediction tools to the clinic.
Professor Andre Ng, Head of Department, Cardiovascular Sciences, Professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist.
2.30 – 2.50 How Companies can Access Funded Projects.
Dr Lucy Alexander, Head of Business Development, Charnwood Campus.
2.50 – 3.00 – Professor Don Jones. Session close and collaborative opportunities.
3.00 – 3.30 Networking and speaker slots.

Speaker Profiles

Professor Chris Brightling
Professor Chris Brightling’s research focusses on improving the clinical management and understanding the mechanisms of airway diseases such as asthma, chronic coughs and COPD. He has published over 450 peer reviewed articles. Prof Brightling is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, National Institute for Health Research Senior Investigator, Respiratory Theme Lead for Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Director Institute for Lung Health, and Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician. He is Coordinator of the MRC Molecular Pathology Node EMBER and Respiratory lead for the IMI 3TR and was founding Director of the European Respiratory Society Clinical Research Collaborations.
Prof Brightling is the national lead for the post-COVID consortium PHOSP-COVID and local research lead for the COVID-19 pandemic. His main research focus is on improving the clinical management and understanding the immunopathogenesis of the airway diseases asthma, chronic cough and COPD. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians’ Cough Guidelines, the British Thoracic Society, American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Severe Asthma guidelines and is on the scientific committee for the Global INitiative for Asthma – GINA. Prof Brightling draws on his experience in research excellence and leadership to coordinate the research teams at the University of Leicester and three Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust sites in their COVID-19 response.

Professor Jacqui Shaw
Professor Shaw is Head of the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, Co-Director of the Institute for Precision Health and Professor of Translational Cancer Genetics at the University of Leicester. Her extensive expertise in innovative blood-based tests for monitoring breast and lung cancers, known as liquid biopsies, is highly sought after through national and international collaborations in clinical studies and trials. Professor Shaw’s research has found that breast cancer recurrence can be detected by a blood test up to two years ahead of when traditional screening techniques would be able to detect it. This highly impactful work enabled US-based genetic testing company Natera achieve the prestigious ‘Breakthrough Device’ designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2019 for their Signatera™ test, which offers patients personalised cancer testing.
Professor Shaw’s research group’s expertise is in molecular diagnostics. This expertise was deployed during the coronavirus pandemic to establish and lead on asymptomatic screening for COVID-19 at the University of Leicester, using a quick antigen test known as LAMP – Loop-mediated isothermal amplification. This screening programme has supported the University in the early detection of COVID-19 outbreaks on campus by detecting staff and students with asymptomatic cases who may have unknowingly spread the virus.

Professor Pratik Choudhary
Professor Choudhary is an honorary consultant in Diabetes with a special interest in type 1 diabetes and technology. He has active clinical and research programs around education psychology and technology in type 1 diabetes. In particular, using neuroimaging to explore mechanisms of hypoglycaemia unawareness and use of different strategies such as technology and behavioural interventions to restore awareness.
Professor Choudhary is currently chair of the Diabetes Technology Network-UK working to improve access to technology for diabetes through training education and advocacy. He has experience in academic and industry-funded early-phase studies evaluating novel glucose sensors and closed loop- artificial pancreas systems to help progress technologies, and multinational randomised clinical trials (RCTs) and Real-World Evidence studies to support implementation and policy decisions that have enabled equitable access to developed technologies across the NHS.

Dr James Hodgkinson
Research within the Hodgkinson Group is focused on the synthesis of novel chemical probes and compound libraries designed to study biological processes otherwise challenging by genetic approaches. We are specifically interested in developing chemical probes for Class I Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes and other protein partners that exist in Class I HDAC multiprotein complexes. Class I HDACs and their associated complexes have been implicated in diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. Applications include using our chemical probes to investigate novel ligand-protein interactions and protein-protein interactions within HDAC complexes, and developing heterobifunctional molecules including proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) for the targeted degradation of Class I HDACs and their associated complex partners in cancer cells. Our overall goal and vision is that our validated chemical probes will have direct applications for use by the members of chemical biology and biology communities in revealing new biology, studying disease and ultimately aiding the discovery of new therapeutics.

Professor Andre Ng
Professor Ng is an expert in the management of cardiac arrhythmias especially in catheter ablation and the use of mapping systems in such procedures. He has played a key role in the establishment of an active ablation programme for Atrial Fibrillation since 2002 at Glenfield Hospital and has pioneered the use of a novel robotic system in AF ablation. He has provided proctorship for new ablation technologies at many centres worldwide. He also specialises in advance device implantation including pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) devices.
He has translated important preclinical findings into investigations in cardiac patients with the successful development of a novel technology for sudden death risk stratification, LifeMap, which won numerous prizes including Medical Futures Award 2011 – Best Innovation in Diagnostics and European Heart Rhythm Association Inventors Award 2016, resulting in several internationally granted patents.

Professor Don Jones
Professor Jones is co-director of the Leicester van Geest Multi-OMICs Facility, which is a world-leading centre for biomarker research. Professor Jones’ research involves discovering and implementing novel biomarkers of disease using mass spectrometry techniques, with particular interest in the discovery of biomarkers (proteins, metabolites and lipids) using state-of-the-art analytical techniques in combination with novel data interrogation techniques. From these projects the group are establishing targeted assays for biomarkers and working with pathology colleagues to validate and achieve clinical accreditation for assays.
As Co-director of Institute for Precision Health which helps coalesce precision medicine activity across the University and NHS. All this work helps to underpin the implementation of precision medicine by finding novel tools to personalise diagnosis and treatment in modern medicine.
Professor Jones plays an active role in the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre which allows this research to be translated into clinical use.

Dr Lucy Alexander
Head of Business Development and Senior Business Development Manager of Innovation Centre, Charnwood at Charnwood Campus. I am passionate about research translation to real world product and have been delivering research commercialisation for over 25 years. Before joining the Campus, I led the Leicester Life Sciences Accelerator, focused on developing commercialisation of novel medicines and technologies with start-ups and SMEs.

Making Pharmaceuticals 2023
2023-04-25 09:00 - 2023-04-26 16:00 | Coventry Building Society Arena, Judds Lane, Coventry, CV6 6GE, United Kingdom
The leading UK Pharmaceutical Exhibition and Conference will take place in person on 25 and 26 April at the Coventry Building Society Area. Attend to see 200+ companies exhibiting their latest products and services. network with pharmaceutical professionals and be part of the No.1 event in the UK for Pharmaceutical professional from research to finished product.
There will be 6 Industry Zones:
– Cleanroom & Hygiene
– Laboratory
– Processing and Machinery
– Ingredients & Raw Materials
– Pharmaceutical Building Facilities
– Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packing Zone
For more information or to book your stand visit www.makingpharma.com

ONLINE SESSION: How to Create a Medical Device: Turning a Digital Health App into a Software-Based Medical Device
2023-04-26 12:30 - 13:00 | Online
How do you turn a digital health app into a medical device?
Join this online session to gain insights from Tim Bubb, Technical Director of IMed Consultancy.
This informal, 25-minute session offers a beginner’s guide for companies and entrepreneurs who have an existing digital health app or product (or are looking to create one), and are interested in making it a software-based medical device in the UK.
Topics to cover:
· When does a digital health product become a medical device?
· At what point to start thinking about medical device implications
· The steps people face on their way to medical device status
· The benefits / opportunities of qualifying your product as SaMD
For more details and to book your free place, click here.

TBAT Innovation Challenge 2023 - Workshop 2 - People & Recruitment
2023-04-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Online
This free-to-attend online workshop is designed to delve into the people and recruitment solutions you need to know in order to support your business growth. We will discuss problems, challenges and highlight opportunities to reduce the effects of barriers within people and recruitment – supporting you on your journey to commercialisation and being a disrupter in the marketplace.
In this webinar, we will cover:

Talent and Recruitment
The role of a non-executive director
Engaging and retaining your workforce
Investment and share incentives
Recruiting the best people you can

Speakers include:

Sam Stephens – TBAT Innovation
Shakespeare Martineau – Roger Harcourt & Rhys Wyborn
Chris Hill – Vestd
Rachael Bull – Engage and Grow Central Midlands
Simon Bucknell – EMBS

This event forms part of the wider TBAT Innovation Challenge 2023.
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The Innovation Challenge is brought to you by TBAT Innovation with headline sponsor Shakespeare Martineau and has been designed by our expert team to stimulate and support innovation in SMEs. It leverages the expertise of our unique partner network while seeing our partners come together to deliver four free to attend, vibrant and informative workshops.
Once our final workshop has concluded in June, the final stage of The Innovation Challenge will open. We will invite applications for businesses to submit a full business plan to be considered for our exciting prize package.
The winner will receive a £5,000 cash prize and support packages from partners involved in The Innovation Challenge, tailored to their needs. Furthermore, two runners up will receive a free support package from partners involved in The Innovation Challenge.
We will be hosting a final showcase event in October 2023 to announce the winner from 10 finalists who will be invited to pitch their business plan in 3 minute presentation in front of key investors.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Blüm Connect Launch
2023-04-27 18:30 - 21:30 | St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace Venue, St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace Venue 78 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AG, London, EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are excited to invite you to join us at the launch of Blüm Connect™, our industry-disrupting solution that’s set to revolutionise the healthcare sector. For a long time at Blüm HQ, we have recognised the pressing need for high-quality yet efficient digital health innovation, and Blüm Connect is our response to this challenge.
Join us for an evening of networking, refreshments and some amazing guest speakers including Rachel Murphy and David Plumb who will share their experiences of the digital health ecosystem. We will also hear from the Blüm Team about Blüm Connect – our solution that is providing NHS Trusts, Universities, and allied sectors with pre-built software features, regulatory-compliant APIs, and full code integrations.
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE TODAY
Our event is being hosted by Tech Canal, an organisation that supports NHS adoption and sales capabilities by creating mutually beneficial partnerships to provide better outcomes, and transform the delivery of health and care. Tech Canal plays a crucial role in closing the loop on our rapid innovation model, making it easier for healthcare providers to adopt our solution.
We highly recommend registering early as space is limited. Please reserve your place here, and join us as we collaboratively discover the future of healthcare innovation. We welcome you to also invite a technical lead / CTO colleague of your choice.
On behalf of the Blüm and Tech Canal Team.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Invitation to “Nurturing a Diverse and Sustainable Future in Life Sciences: A Comprehensive Approach to Equity and Inclusion” Workshop
2023-05-03 09:30 - 13:30 | Charnwood Campus Loughborough, LE11 5RB, Charnwood Campus Loughborough, Loughborough, LE11 5RB, United Kingdom
We are excited to invite you to the upcoming workshop, “Nurturing a Diverse and Sustainable Future in Life Sciences: A Comprehensive Approach to Equity and Inclusion.” delivered by Leicester Life Sciences Accelerator (LLSA).
The Leicester Life Sciences Accelerator (LLSA) delivers free innovation support to Leicestershire life sciences SMEs to increase knowledge exchange between clinicians, academics, and local companies to accelerate product development in partnership with the Midlands Engine.
This FREE workshop will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to create a more diverse, inclusive, and sustainable culture in your organization.
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The workshop will be held at Charnwood Campus, Loughborough, and is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The workshop will be delivered in two sessions:

First session: “Internal Focus – Nurturing an equitable workforce and sustainable company”
Second session: “External Focus – Cultivating inclusive thinking and positive impact in product development”

If you have further questions, please contact jacque.landry@leicester.ac.uk.

Growth Through People 2023
2023-05-10
Growth Through People will be kicking off with our first event of the year on the 1st March 2023 with four weeks full of free, expert-led event and webinars, accompanied by digital content including blogs and podcasts. The series will culminate with the Growth Through People Conference, to be held on the 10th May.
Upcoming events:

Leading and Managing Change in the Transition to Net Zero – Book Here
Is a Four-Day Week the Future of Work? – Book Here
Ensuring LGBTQ+ inclusivity in Your Workplace – Book Here
Harnessing personal resilience in challenging times – Book Here

Growth Through People Conference
Join our conference this May to explore exceptional perspectives on themes including responsible leadership, accessing and engaging talent, unlocking potential and harnessing resilience. Take away new ideas to drive and inspire positive change within your business.
Through the 2023 Growth Through People conference, we want to help local businesses learn the latest techniques, advice, guidance and view points on how to get the best out of their workforce during these challenging times.
Keep an eye out for more details on our conference.
For full programme details, please click here.

WEBINAR: Investment, Employee Incentivisation and R&D
2023-05-16 14:00 - 15:30
SEHTA are pleased to bring you this webinar session with Accountancy firm Finerva – specialist advisers in finance, accounting, tax and beyond.
This session is ideal for you if you are an investor backed or may be seeking investor funding; wants to achieve a potential exit; has employees it wants to incentivise through shares in the company; or carrying out Research and Development.
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR PLACE TODAY
Date: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (BST)
Cost: FREE for SEHTA members (£75 + VAT for non-members)
Platform: TEAMS

WEBINAR: Life Sciences Legal Forum - Focus on ESG
2023-05-23 10:00 - 11:00
Mills & Reeve’s next Life Sciences Legal Forum will be a panel session, chaired by senior life sciences lawyer Isabel Teare, and will give insight and informative discussion into ESG themes and challenges within the life sciences sector.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE TODAY

Isabel will be joined by Laura Ludlow, Carrie March, Judith Houston and James Fry. They will give their expert views around issues as diverse as supply chain, diversity, real estate and reporting in an ESG context.

Upon confirmation of your place, you will have the opportunity to send questions to the speakers so they can be covered if possible, during the webinar.
We hope you can join.
If you have accessibility needs or require any adjustments to enable you to take part in the webinar, please let us know here.

WEBINAR: Intellectual Property Masterclass: Essential Tips for Life Sciences Companies
2023-05-24 10:00 - 11:00
Intellectual Property (IP) is all around us, and for many businesses across the Life Sciences, IP can be their most valuable asset. Despite this, IP protection is still being overlooked by many companies in the Life Sciences sector.

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Join IP experts from Gallagher and Forresters on 24th May at 10:00am, for a masterclass webinar exploring how Life Science companies can harness the IP in their business and turn it into a competitive commercial advantage.
In this webinar, further topics covered will also include:

What is IP – how to identify it and protect it within your organisation.
How to generate tangible revenue through IP.
How patents can reduce corporation tax rates.
The typical IP claims seen within the Life Sciences sector.
The importance of IP insurance in Life Sciences.
How to prepare your IP portfolio for exit.

This webinar is a great opportunity for Life Science companies of all sizes that are looking to reduce risk and protect their IP. So, don’t miss out, register your place today as spaces are limited!

Panel List:
Jon McArdle Account Executive & Client Service Leader, Gallagher
Erik Alsegard, Head of IP Insurance, Pen Underwriting
Mark Connell Partner UK & European Patent Attorney, Forresters
Kate Wilson Senior Associate UK & European Patent Attorney, Forresters

Online Workshop: Innovation Challenge - Product Development & Protection
2023-05-25 13:00 - 16:45
The Innovation Challenge is back for a second year, powered by TBAT Innovation, in collaboration with headline sponsor Shakespeare Martineau!

The Challenge is designed to support innovation in SMEs through our unique partner network, delivered via a series of online workshops.

In addition, businesses will also have the opportunity to win a £5000 cash prize and support packages from our partner network tailored to the winner’s needs.

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The ‘Product Development & Protection Workshop – How to design and protect your innovation’ will discuss problems, challenges and highlight opportunities to reduce the effects of product design and protection barriers.

Online Product Development & Protection Workshop
Thursday 25 May 1:00pm – 4:45pm

This informative and interactive online workshop, sponsored by Forresters IP, will consist of short presentations, Q&As, comfort breaks throughout and a panel discussion towards the end.

They will cover:

IP
Product Design
Patent Box
User Interface (UI)/User Experience(UX)
Regulation
Client Company
Licensing in and third party involvement
CE Marking

Tickets are limited and will be issued on a first come, first served basis. Secure your place now to avoid disappointment.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Aerospace UP New Technology Showcase and Future Funding Opportunities
2023-06-15 | University of Nottingham Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, United Kingdom
The Aerospace Unlocking Potential innovation funding programme draws to a close in June.
The Midlands Aerospace Alliance and the University of Nottingham are joining with the UK’s national Aerospace Technology Institute to hold this final in-person event at the university on Thursday 15 June.
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The objective of the day will be to

disseminate and showcase the achievements that Midlands aerospace companies have made in their Aerospace UP technology development projects
explore where the next funding opportunities will come from.

Draft agenda: 08:00 to 16:00

Registration and Networking
Welcome and Introduction
Aerospace UP Dissemination Presentations Session #1*
Panel Session & Q&A – Reflection on the Aerospace UP Programme
Lunch & Networking
Aerospace UP Dissemination Presentations Session #2*
Networking break
Panel Session & Q&A – Future Funding Opportunities
Closing comments

Aerospace UP project topics include:

Electrification in Aerospace
Drone & AAM technology
Jet Zero’ technologies
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Composites Technology
Automation & Digital Technology
New Design & Manufacturing Capability
Aviation Technology
Space Technology

IN-PERSON EVENT: University of Nottingham’s Annual Power of Partnerships Conference
2023-06-16 09:00 - 14:30 | East Midlands Conference Centre, University Park, Beeston Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2RJ
The University of Nottingham’s annual Power of Partnerships conference is back on Friday 16 June 2023!

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Join them to find out how your business can:

collaborate with them on R&D projects
access talented students and graduates
upskill your workforce
tap into cutting-edge technology
work with them as a supplier

…and much, much more! As well as gaining insights into how a relationship with the university can supercharge your business, you’ll have the opportunity to network with hundreds of other local businesses. You’ll also be able to hear directly from the policy and decision makers who are shaping the business environment in the East Midlands region.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Accelerating FemTech: East Midlands
2023-06-20 09:00 - 15:00 | Charnwood Campus Loughborough, LE11 5RB, Charnwood Campus Loughborough, Loughborough, LE11 5RB, United Kingdom
East Midlands Academic Health Science Network is pleased to launch their Accelerating FemTech: East Midlands event, which will be taking place at Charnwood Campus in Loughborough on Tuesday 20 June.
Delivered as part of the Accelerating FemTech programme, this in-person event is aimed at innovators, clinicians, academics and patient groups interested in the development of innovative technology solutions to women’s health needs.
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The agenda will feature expert insights from key stakeholders, including:
• Dame Barbara Hakin, renowned system leader with rich clinical and managerial experience in a variety of roles including CEO of East Midlands Strategic Health Authority and Deputy CEO and COO of NHS England
• Simon Harris, Senior Project Manager at Kheiron Medical
• Ollie Croft, FemTech mentor and Business Development Engineer at eg technology Ltd
• Nelli Morgulchik, Venture Development Associate at Pioneer Group
• Zoe Wright, Founder of The Real Birth Company Limited and Registered Midwife
• Anna King, Commercial Director at the Health Innovation Network (HIN)

IN-PERSON EVENT: Workshop: Transformative Technologies for Neurological Rehabilitation
2023-07-05 - 2023-07-06 | Jubilee Hotel and Conferences, Triumph Road Jubilee Conference Centre, Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, United Kingdom
The Next Generation Rehabilitation Technologies Network (RTN) is funded through an EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Network Plus award. Its activities are directly connected to the new National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) at Stanford Hall, which is due to open to patients in 2024.
They work with academic and non-academic stakeholders to build and strengthen the Rehabilitation Technologies community and identify requirements and promising new directions for research in this area. If you are interested in joining their Network, you can become a member by completing the form on their website here.
They are pleased to invite members to apply to attend a Grand Challenge Workshop on “Transformative Technologies for Neurological Rehabilitation”. Participants will help identify research priorities and questions of central interest, as well as potential disruptive technologies and solutions to clinical challenges.

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Workshop Theme: Transformative technologies for neurological rehabilitation
Date: 5th and 6th July 2023
Location: Jubilee Hotel and Conferences, Nottingham
Application deadline: 5pm, 8th May 2023

Up to £100,000 of RTN funding will be made available to fund interdisciplinary feasibility studies arising from this workshop.
To find out more about their workshops and to apply to attend, please visit their website.

If you have any questions or would like to get in touch, please contact their Network Manager, Ginny Birney at rehabtech@nottingham.ac.uk.

Managing the Generations: Baby Boomers and Generation X
2023-07-06 10:30 - 11:45 | Online – Zoom
Manufacturing is facing an acute skills shortage with an increasing number of the workforce now being defined as inactive. The sector historically has experienced a higher than average median workforce age, so it is unsurprising that half of manufacturing businesses expect between 6% and 20% of their workforce to retire within the next ten years. It is critical, now more than ever, to that you are managing your experienced staff.
This online event will provide unique insight into how to successfully manage baby boomer and Generation X colleagues in your workforce. In this session you will hear expertise from Make UK, our partners and manufacturing business exemplars. Sharing personal experience and success on this topic.
Attend this event to understand… how to successfully manage an ageing workforce and your more experienced staff.
Ideally suited for… business leaders in manufacturing and those responsible for managing people and workplaces.
The event will be held via Zoom and the link will be sent out to delegates upon registration. Make UK reserves the right to prioritise bookings for members and manufacturers. All delegates registered will receive a recording and a copy of the presentations.
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NICE is Transforming: An Update on Our Progress and Future Ambitions
2023-07-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Hear directly from NICE’s Chief Executive, Dr Sam Roberts, about how we’re ensuring our guidance is relevant, timely and helps practitioners and commissioners get the best care to people, fast, whilst ensuring value for the taxpayer.
Discover more about NICE’s plans to continue to support a system under pressure by focusing on what matters most, providing useful and useable advice, as well as learning from data and implementation.
The event is free to attend. For further information please contact events@nice.org.uk
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Speakers
• Dr Sam Roberts, Chief Executive of NICE
• Professor Jonathan Benger, Chief Medical Officer and Interim Director of the Centre for Guidelines at NICE
• Dr Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive of the Health Foundation.

Cracking the Code: NHS Supplier CRP
2023-07-11 12:30 - 13:15 | Online
This complimentary 45-minute webinar is delivered by Innovative Energy Consultants and is designed to provide you with more information on:

What a CRP is
What it entails
Who needs to publish one
How to make your CRP stand out

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For more information, contact info@innovative-energy.org.

Once you’ve signed up, you’ll receive a link to the meeting.
Can’t make it? Sign up anyway and we’ll send you a recording of the session.

Dragons Den for Serendip Incubator and Accelerator Innovators
2023-07-13 09:30 - 16:00 | iCentrum, Innovation Birmingham, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BB, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BB, United Kingdom
The WMAHSN are holding an event for the Serendip Incubator & Accelerator to assist with the facilitation of the Serendipity philosophy of shared learning and developing innovation with the aim to evolve innovation to potentially became market ready for adoption and spread.
For External stakeholders – This is a fantastic opportunity for the regional ecosystem to come together to drive the possibilities for the future.
WMAHSN staff – Have the opportunity to meet the tenants and come together to support face to face pitch sessions and share knowledge to drive innovation.
Serendip tenants – This is your opportunity to showcase your innovation and take advantage of the diversity of knowledge within the network.

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Draft Agenda:
9:30 Arrival & welcome
10:00 -11:00 – Section 1 – Pitches commence /1.1 sessions
11: 00 – 13:00 – Section 2 – Pitches commence /1.1 sessions
13:00 – 13:45 – Lunch
13:50- 15:00 – Section 3 – Pitches commence /1.1 sessions
15:00 – 16:00 – Networking
Click here to read a short introduction for each of the tenants. You can click on their names to explore more detail about their innovations on Meridian, our online health innovation exchange.

Who should attend and why?
External stakeholders
As a part of the Serendip Incubator & Accelerator program on-going support, we are looking for the wider ecosystem team and support services across the Network to come together and support a face-to-face event that will be mixed of innovator pitches of 5 minutes with asks, 5 minutes for feedback with extended conversations to continue in the surgery style area set up as mini support surgeries on the day where your insight would be valued.

WMAHSN staff
The WMAHSN Incubators are part of our enhanced offer. As a part of the program on-going support, we are arranging for the wider team and support services across the WMAHSN to come together and support a face-to-face event that will be mixed of innovator pitches of 5 minutes with asks, and time for feedback and mini support surgeries on the day.

Serendip Tenants
As an Innovator on the WMAHSN Serendip Program we are arranging for the wider ecosystem team and support services across the Network to come together for a face-to-face event that will be mixed of your pitches, opportunities for networking and meeting the wider teams and mini support service surgeries on the day to drive forward your innovation.

This event is by invitation only. If you would like further details of future events of this nature, please contact I.C@wmahsn.org

ONLINE: Grow Your Business Overseas with Innovate UK
2023-07-20 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
Are you looking for some expert guidance to help you innovate and grow your business’ offer overseas? Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency, can support you by providing specialist advice on scaling up and expanding internationally through business-led innovation across all sectors, technologies, and UK regions. Expect to hear how Innovate UK can help you scale and expand overseas, introducing you to the full range of programmes and support that Innovate UK provide to businesses.
Click here to sign up for the UK Export Academy, view the full programme of events and register for this session.

IN-PERSON EVENT: AI4SE@STAF 2023
2023-07-21 09:00 - 17:00 | College Court, Leicester, UK, Leicester, United Kingdom
Software Technologies: Applications and Foundations (STAF) is a federation of leading conferences on software technologies. It was formed after the end of the successful TOOLS federated event in 2012, providing a loose umbrella organisation with a steering committee that aims to provide continuity.
The STAF federated event runs annually. The conferences that participate may vary from year to year, but all focus on practical and foundational advances in software technology. The conferences address all aspects of software technology, from object-oriented design, testing, mathematical approaches to modelling and verification, transformation, model-driven engineering, aspect-oriented techniques, and tools.
Much of today’s business runs on software, depends on IT systems and data to perform their daily operations, innovate, and grow. For many companies, the lack of software products that meet their specific needs is a major obstacle to their development.
Software Engineering (SE) as a discipline aims at making software development an efficient, reliable, and predictable engineering process. AI is increasingly part of SEs ever-growing toolbox as both a solution component in the systems developed and to support the development process itself.
Model-based low- or no-code methods based on domain-specific languages have gained popularity in recent years by taking a more business-oriented approach, hiding technical complexity, making software development more productive and less error prone. They are natural companions to AI which is often intrinsically model-based or can work more effectively at model level.
The workshop will bring together a community of solution experts from business and academia with experts in the problem domains to exchange pose questions exchange ideas. Hosted as part of the STAF multiconference, workshop participants will be able to attend STAF events on the same day, including conference and workshop keynotes, to network and develop new collaborations, business and research opportunities across a range of topics represented by the individual events.
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The aim of this workshop is to explore and present the challenges and solutions businesses encounter in the application of AI in software engineering. We are especially interested in

model-based, low- or no-code methods, and domain-specific languages
software engineer tools for developing or supported by AI solutions
AI for code generation, debugging, testing, documentation, and error correction
design and process optimisation and prediction based on AI, e.g., in digital twins
applications of AI and model-based methods in application domains such as manufacturing, health, transport, energy, etc.

Companies and researchers are invited to submit extended abstracts of up to two pages relevant to the workshop’s topics and their application in industry. Abstracts could describe or suggest solutions or pose open challenges. Selected contributions will be presented at the workshop in plenary and discussion sessions.
Please click here to check the agenda of the day
