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SUMMARY:EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE J: Navigating the Digital Health Landscape
DESCRIPTION:The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network Innovation Academy is open to anyone to register. Once registered\, participants will have access to a range of modules\, each including a webinar\, live Q&A session with the experts and online resources.The webinars are on demand\, so can be accessed at any time\, with the live Q&A session for each module being scheduled throughout 2022 \nFor further details/to watch the ON-DEMAND webinar or join the live Q&A session please CLICK HERE to Sign up for the Academy and to register for this module.\nThis module will provide you with a broad overview of the digital health landscape and the factors that digital health innovators may need to consider. These include involving people in the development of your product and value proposition. There are a wide range of digital stakeholders within the NHS which can make it challenging to navigate. \nMikes differentiates these stakeholders along with highlighting the regulations and evidence around digital health. The concept of digital health reimbursement is also covered throughout this module\, signposting to key resources to help innovators understand more about each of these factors. \nPresenter / expert\n\n\n Mike Watson – Digital Lead\, EMAHSN \n \n\n\n 
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/emahsn-innovation-academy-module-j-navigating-the-digital-health-landscape/
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SUMMARY:NEW DATE - WEBINAR: Video Marketing for Life Science Companies: Increasing Awareness\, Engagement\, and Investment Potential
DESCRIPTION:    \n  \n  \n \n \n\n\n\n\nNEW DATE! This event was original scheduled for Tuesday 4 October but had to be unavoidably postponed. \nNow\, more than ever\, video provides incredible opportunities\, enabling organisations to promote products\, explain processes and raise the profile of their brand. In this Life Sciences Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) webinar\, we will be discussing how life science organisations can harness the power of video – tailoring it to the needs of their organisation and audience. We’ll be discussing how video can be used to tell powerful stories\, enable viewers to process high volumes of content\, communicate complex subject matters and increase their appeal to investors in engaging and memorable ways. \nThe presentation will be hosted by Robin Bodicoat\, Head of Marketing at Touchlight\, and the guest presenter will be Tim Bassford\, an award-winning filmmaker and Creative Director of Turbine Creative\, who specialises in marketing for the life science industry. Tim will provide insights and recommendations on relevant and innovative video solutions related to the industry\, which will increase awareness amongst your customer base\, maximise client relationships\, and support collaboration amongst your employees. \nBOOK YOUR FREE PLACE NOW\nLearning points include:\n• Different video solutions – various video types that can be used to meet different needs\n• Latest innovations in video – which can empower Life Science organisations\n• How to get the most out of video – practical tips and key considerations\n• Delivering video – the most appropriate and successful platforms to use for your needs\n• Budget – what sort of costs to expect\, and what can be achieved for different budgets \nPlus there will be time for the audience to ask questions. \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the INSTILS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund\, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project. This event is classed as State Aid to participating businesses\, the value of which is £190\, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants. \nPlease note: whilst this event is held as part of the INSTILS programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the D2N2/NG area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1 hour \nSpeaker Profiles:  \n \nRobin Bodicoat – Head of Marketing\, Touchlight \nRobin is the CIM qualified\, Head of Marketing at Touchlight Genetics\, a London-based biotech focused on the discovery and development of DNA-based genetic medicines\, including DNA vaccines and gene therapies. He is also an active Board Member of the BMC (Business Marketing Club)\, which is the independent voice of the B2B marketing industry. He has 20+ years’ experience in Life Sciences\, Pharma and Healthcare\, with knowledge in marketing campaign planning and strategy\, and brand development. In 2017 he managed the global re-brand of Quotient Sciences \n  \n  \nTim Bassford\, Creative Director\, Turbine Creative \nTim is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of Turbine Creative\, a Nottingham based creative agency working with ambitious brands both locally and across the world. Tim has previously provided expert content marketing services to organisations such as Thermo Fisher Scientific\, Beckman Coulter\, Johnson & Johnson\, the BBC and Team GB to name a few. Tim has over 15 years’ experience in the creation of engaging video content for B2B clients and has won industry awards along the way for his innovative\, creative and diverse portfolio.
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-using-video-marketing-to-increase-awareness-engagement-and-investment-potential-for-life-science-companies/
CATEGORIES:Project Event
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SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: Women's Health: A Holistic Approach
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 18th October marks World Menopause Day. We’ll be hosting our next Food Supplements Special Interest Group (SIG) to mark the occasion\, with an in-person event dedicated to exploring how nutrition and supplementation can positively impact women’s health. The event will be held at Meetpoint Midlands in Kegworth. \nIn addition to updates from our event partners\, Jenson R+ (Janet Worrell and Mihai Inceu) and SIG co-organiser\, Nick Bennett (ADM Protexin)\, we’ll hear presentations from guest speakers including: \n\n Esther Mills Roberts\, HFMA  – Collagen: Research\, Regulations and Opportunities\nGeorge Donnely\, Hemogad – Ferritin: Unmet needs and Solutions\nJolanta Borkowska\, The Holistic Pharmacist – A holistic approach to perimenopause and menopause: How functional testing\, nutrition\, supplements and lifestyle factors can help balance hormones and ease symptoms\n\nThis event is open to all and intends to provide both an overview of the latest developments and opportunities in the sector\, as well as practical guidance for those wishing to learn more about how supplementation\, nutrition and lifestyle choices can positively impact women’s health. Secure your place at this timely event via the link below. \n		\n					\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									BOOK NOW\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n		\n  \nSpeaker profiles\n \nJanet Worrell\, Head of Regulatory Affairs\, JensonR+ \nPresentation: Introduction and Panel Chair \nJanet is based at JensonR+ Limited’s Nottingham office. She previously ran her own consultancy business\, consult2deliver limited\, where she collaborated with OTC Experts. She developed her regulatory skills at Thomas Kerfoot and Medeva\, before moving to 3M as the global regulatory lead for Qvar. Her first role in OTC medicines began at Boots the Chemist\, before transferring to senior roles within Boots Healthcare International. She subsequently worked at Vectura\, and later became Head of Innovative Regulatory Affairs at Boots Pharmaceuticals. Janet is the co-founder of the Food Supplements SIG. \n \nNick Bennett\, Head of Product Development\, ADM Protexin \nPresentation Title: Andropause and Menopause \nNick’s career in food supplements spans over 25 years. He has worked with organisations of all sizes\, focusing on the technical and regulatory aspects that underpin product development. His passion is designing formulations that contain a worthwhile and appropriate amount of each ingredient\, as well as increasing consumer understanding around choosing worthwhile products that suit their budget and individual needs. A registered nutritionist for 20 years\, Nick is excited about joining ADM Protexin as Head of Product Development\, producing pre\, pro and postbiotic based products for animals and humans which can profoundly support health and wellbeing. \n \nMihai Inceu\, Senior Regulatory Officer\, JensonR+ \nPresentation Title: Product Characterisation: Natural Health Products \nMihai is currently based in London and Nottingham for JensonR+ Ltd. While at the Faculty of Chemistry in Cluj-Napoca\, Mihai was awarded a research scholarship for a study monitoring pesticide residue in Romanian wines\, while also working on developing extraction techniques to enable the identification of fake food products on the market. \nAfter a short spell at Ranbaxy as a Bioequivalence Scientist\, Mihai worked for 5 years at Nelsons within quality control\, quality assurance\, and later Regulatory Affairs\,  where he focused on food supplements\, cosmetics\, traditional herbal remedies and homeopathic remedies. He has expertise in regulatory complications relating to uncategorised products \n \nEsther Mills-Roberts\, Director of Communications\, HMFA \nPresentation Topic: Collagen: Research\, Regulations\, Opportunities \nEsther Mills-Roberts is Director of Communications at the Health Food Manufacturers’ Association. She is a registered AfN nutritionist\, and BANT registered nutritional therapist. Well-known for her passion for nutritional science\, Esther enthusiastically communicates at every level; business\, practitioner and the consumer. She spent many years editing and writing for publications ranging from Journals\, through to trade health publications\, consumer press and digital \n \nJolanta Borkowska\, The Holistic Pharmacist \nPresentation Title: A Holistic Approach to Menopause: How Functional Testing\, Nutrition\, Supplements and Lifestyle Factors Can Help Balance Hormones and Ease Symptoms \nJolanta Borkowska is a holistic pharmacist and nutritional therapist\, helping people transform their health using advanced scientific testing and personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine. \n \nGeorge Donnelly\, Founder & CEO\, HemoGAD \nPresentation Title/Topic: Ferritin: Unmet needs and Potential Solutions \nGeorge Donnelly is the Inventor\, Founder and CEO of HemoGAD. A diagnosis of Haemochromatosis in his early 40’s led George to study the effects of Iron overload. Considered a patient expert with his peers\, his goal is to educate and help patients manage their care routines effectively. \n  \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the INSTILS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund\, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project. \nPlease note: whilst this event is held as part of the INSTILS programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Derby/Derbyshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire area and is open to all. \n 
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-person-event-womens-health-a-holistic-approach/
LOCATION:MeetPoint Midlands\, Conference Centre\, 28 High Street\, Kegworth\, Derbyshire\, DE74 2DA
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SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: NHS Adoption of Medical Devices: Pathway to Procurement
DESCRIPTION:Want expert guidance on how to get your medical device adopted into the NHS? Don’t miss the latest session in our series of events organised in partnership with CHEATA\, taking place in person at Charnwood Campus on Thursday 20th October. Our panel brings together leaders from across the NHS\, including: \n\nNatasha Brown\, Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Procurement\nProfessor Dan Clark OBE\, Head of Clinical Engineering for NUH\nSimon Hall\, National Clinical Engagement and Implementation Manager\, NHS Supply Chain\nDr Sarah Bolton\, Business Manager\, CHEATA\n\nThis is your opportunity to gain insight from those involved with all stages of the adoption process\, and will include ample time to pose your own questions to the panel. \n		\n					\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									BOOK NOW\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n		\nSpeaker profiles\n \nDr Sarah Bolton\, Business Manager\, CHEATA \nSarah has been the Business Manager for CHEATA since August 2016. Prior to joining CHEATA\, Sarah was responsible for Healthcare and Medical Devices at Pera Technology\, a role which included project delivery\, client engagement and management\, project planning and management as well as bid writing for major UK and EC funding bodies. Sarah is an experienced research scientist with a background in academic and clinical inflammation research where she undertook her post-doctoral studies on inflammatory mechanisms in the brain and activation mechanisms of eosinophils in asthma. She joined AstraZeneca in 2004 as an Experimental Pathologist in the Respiratory and Inflammation Therapy area\, specialising in translation pathology of COPD and asthma. After leaving AZ\, Sarah worked as an independent consultant continuing the experimental pathology work for a range of academic and commercial clients. \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the INSTILS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund\, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project. \n \nProfessor Dan Clark OBE\, Head of Clinical Engineering\, Nottingham University Hospitals & Director\, CHEATA \nDan leads the Clinical Engineering service at Nottingham University Hospitals\, one of the largest in Europe\, which provides the full scope of equipment services including: device evaluation\, commissioning\, service and maintenance\, decommissioning and disposal.  He has considerable experience of evaluating new technologies and medical devices and introducing them into the healthcare setting. Dan also holds an honorary chair in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham and is co-director of the Centre for Healthcare Technologies\, a unique collaborative venture between Nottingham University and NUH NHS Trust specialising in the acceleration of curiosity driven science into adopted medical technology. He also chairs the NUH NHS Trust’s Medical Devices Group and sits on a number of trust-wide risk committees. Finally\, Dan was an expert member of the NICE Medical Technology Advisory Committee (MTAC) for 10 years until his “retirement” from the committee in 2019. Dan is a director and founder member of CHEATA since its inception in late 2014. Dan was awarded an OBE for Services to Clinical Engineering particularly during Covid-19 in the 2021 New Years Honours. \n \nSimon Hall\, National Clinical Lead\, NHS Supply Chain \nOriginally working in urology in London\, Simon has spent the majority of his nursing career in community services. Returning to acute care\, he became lead nurse for tissue viability at University Hospitals Bristol (UHB)\, wining the trust’s rising star award for service improvement. \nSimon was seconded to work in the Department of Health to establish if clinical input positively impacted the procurement of healthcare products.  He returned to UHB as Deputy Head of Nursing\, before joining CPP as the National Clinical Lead for Tower 5 within NHS Supply Chain. \n \nNatasha Brown\, Deputy Head of Procurement\, Nottingham University Hospitals \nNatasha has a wealth of public sector procurement experience and hold the procurement and supply chain industry qualification (MCIPS). Natasha holds a Law degree which has provided a solid foundation into the procurement and supply chain profession\, and her experience includes procurement within local authorities\, universities and housing associations as well as the NHS. \nPlease note: whilst this event is held as part of the INSTILS programme\, attendance is not restricted to the region and is open to all.
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-person-event-adoption-of-medical-devices-pathway-to-procurement/
LOCATION:Charnwood Campus\, Bakewell Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 5RB
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