BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Medilink Midlands - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Medilink Midlands REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20231206T122346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T141606Z UID:28047-1706004000-1706011200@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Net Zero Healthcare: Embracing Sustainability for Business Growth DESCRIPTION:As the world grapples with the pressing challenges of climate change and environmental degradation\, the healthcare industry has a crucial role to play in adopting sustainable practices and achieving net zero emissions\, particularly in light of upcoming NHS and UK government regulations that will mandate healthcare organisations to take concrete action to reduce their carbon footprint. \nThis event will delve into the compelling reasons why environmental sustainability is essential for healthcare innovators\, highlighting the significant business advantages and opportunities that arise from embracing greener practices. \n\nUnderstand the compelling reasons why environmental sustainability and net zero are essential for healthcare organisations.\nExplore the business benefits of adopting eco-friendly practices\, including cost savings\, risk mitigation\, and enhanced brand reputation.\nDiscover how your technological advancements can empower healthcare providers to achieve their sustainability goals.\nLearn from clinical experts about the support they offer in helping healthcare organizations transition to greener practices.\nGain insights from non-profit organisations about the advantages and opportunities that sustainability presents for businesses.\n\nThis event forms part of the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) event series. Medilink Midlands are one of a consortium of delivery partners for the WMHTIA\, a project funded by the Department for Science\, Innovation and Technology\, Innovate UK and West Midlands Combined Authority (part of City Regions). \n \nSpeaker Profiles: \n\nWebinar Chair: Dr Ben Roberts\, Innovation Adviser and Sustainability Lead\, Medilink Midlands\nBen joined Medilink in 2022 as an Innovation Adviser in the West Midlands\, after graduating with a PhD in Biomedical Research at the University of Warwick. Ben is utilising his knowledge currently in delivering activity under the West Midlands AHSN industry gateway. With a particular focus on sustainability\, he aims to support SMEs in the health and life science sector on their journey to Net Zero. \n\nSiân Dunning\, Programme Manager\, Medical Devices Testing & Evaluation Centre\nAs well as being Programme Manager\, Sian is responsible for the £7M facility within the Institute of Translational Medicine and hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NFT. Siân has extensive experience in the management of programmes and projects\, having worked with UKRI and NIHR for the past 10 years. Prior to this appointment Siân worked in higher education within Innovation and managed various growth programmes including leveraged investment. She has worked within management roles throughout her career and has extensive commercial experience in research innovation\, consultancy\, sales and marketing\, and training\, with notable expertise in medical technologies\, healthcare and ceramics. Siân’s specialisms are programme & project management\, business growth\, fund management\, innovation\, and commercialisation.\nPresentation title: Sustainability considerations when innovating for healthcare \n\nThorsten Kampmann\, Supply Chain and Organisational Transformation Consultant\, Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)\nHe started his career with a PhD in Molecular biology and has extensive experience in supporting healthcare start up companies. Thorsten is leading the engagement of the MTC Transformation Team with the West Midlands Health Technology Innovation Accelerator (WM-HTIA). Thorsten and his team provide supply chain and manufacturing capability gap analysis\, and development of capability development interventions. In addition to financial and technical performance optimisation the team is developing solutions for Environmental\, Societal and Governance (ESG) optimisation of supply chains. Over the last decade\, Thorsten has worked in a range of sectors\, including biomedical\, healthcare\, aerospace\, defence\, nuclear\, construction\, general manufacturing\, and supply chain improvement.\n\nFlorah Waithaka\, Research Engineer\, Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)\nFlorah has an MSc in Civil Engineering and Environmental Management and primarily supports research projects in the MTC that fall in the sustainability field. Florah is involved in the West Midlands Health Technology Innovation Accelerator (WM-HTIA) project to develop solutions for SME’s working with the NHS. This includes supply chain & ESG capability gap analysis as well as capability development interventions for SMEs involved. In addition\, Florah has experience working in\, Construction\, STEM curriculum development and Carbon accounting.\nThorsten and Florah will present together and their presentation title is: Communicating your Environmental\, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments to the healthcare sector and achieving ESG ratings like the NHS-Evergreen \n \nMorgan Roberts\, Project Officer\, Sustainability West Midlands\nMorgan’s work ranges from producing climate change adaptation support for organisations including the NHS\, to running the West Midlands Net Zero Business Pledge\, a free initiative involving organisations committed to reducing carbon emissions and supporting them on this journey. Morgan will be sharing an overview of the wide range of business support available in the region\, providing guidance on how to identify and get involved in the best opportunities for your business.\nPresentation title: Sustainability West Midlands on the wider support available for creating a sustainable and climate resilient business. \n \nBev Fawdington\, Co-Founder/Creator\, Rainbow Trays \nBev is the co founder and creator of Rainbow Trays\, organisational and colour coded anaesthetic drug trays that support anaesthetists to identify and reduce the incidence of anaesthetic error and reduce cognitive loads. Human factor engineered\, Rainbow Trays are recommended by the Association of Anaesthetists as a technical solution for medication error in anaesthesia.\nAn innovator aligned to sustainability in anaesthesia and healthcare\, Bev has been awarded a number of UK Innovate projects that specialise in the use and sustainable end of life recycling of medical plastic waste.\nShe also specialise in carbon accounting\, decarbonisation and climate alignment for business. Partnering with VÖR consulting\, we provide a full service to support PPN06/21 compliance with Carbon Reduction Plans\, carbon strategy\, ESG reporting and verifiable offset programmes.\nPresentation title: Carbon Accounts – Are they worth it? \n \n \nDanny Harrison\, Innovation Manager\, WMG University of Warwick\nDanny is an Innovation Manager at WMG\, University of Warwick\, where he specialises in micromobility supply chains. He is a passionate advocate for innovation and has a proven track record of helping businesses to succeed.\nIn his current role at WMG\, Danny leads a team of experts who are working to develop new and innovative solutions for supply chains. He is also responsible for managing a number of research projects and initiatives\, and he works closely with industry partners to help them to implement new technologies and processes.\nPresentation title: WMG Net Zero Innovation Network \n  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-net-zero-healthcare-embracing-sustainability-for-business-growth/ LOCATION:Online via GoToWebinar CATEGORIES:Medilink Midlands Event,Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa O'Rourke":MAILTO:info@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230822T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230822T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20230718T080949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T151828Z UID:24932-1692698400-1692712800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:IN PERSON: New Health Tech Support for the Midlands DESCRIPTION:Following on from our webinar in July\, this in-person session provides another opportunity to hear about the latest support available if you’re involved in the development of emerging healthcare technologies and are working toward commercialisation. \nHeld at the Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre\, this event will provide you with the resources and support you need to: \n\nUnderstand your company’s needs and assess your strengths and weaknesses.\nIdentify the key challenges facing the NHS and the healthcare industry and develop a strategy to address these challenges.\nCreate and test new products and develop innovative solutions to healthcare problems.\nTest new products in real-world conditions.\nExpand your company’s market\,  network of suppliers\, and develop new skills and services to meet the needs of the healthcare providers.\nShow how your company’s work is making a positive impact on the local economy and health.\n\nThis event is the perfect opportunity to learn from experts\, network with other health tech companies\, and get the support you need to take your business to the next level. \nAs well as a welcome presentation from Dr Ben Roberts from the Medilink Midlands Innovation Adviser team\, we’ll also hear presentations from: \n\nAston University\nBruntwood SciTech\nCity-REDI\nMD-TEC\nPrecision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA)\nUniversity Hospitals Birmingham\nWest Midlands Health & Wellbeing Innovation Network\nWMG at the University of Warwick URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-person-new-health-tech-support-for-the-midlands/ LOCATION:Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre\, 53 Edgbaston Park Road\, Birmingham\, B15 2RS CATEGORIES:Medilink Midlands Event,Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa O'Rourke":MAILTO:info@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20230531T170829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230630T075156Z UID:23830-1687946400-1687950000@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: How to Develop and Deliver a Successful Marketing Strategy for Life Science Companies DESCRIPTION:Does your promotional material lack direction and focus? Are you pressured into going straight into tactics without giving real thought to marketing strategy and ‘big picture’ planning? In this Life Sciences Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) webinar\, we will be discussing the core elements of a marketing plan. \nA marketing plan is essential\, not only to help you organise everything that you need to do\, but also to ensure that you think about what you want to achieve. It will help you identify your target audience\, outline what differentiates you from competitors\, ensure your messaging is aligned to your audience needs\, and help you to select the right tactics and channels. Ultimately\, your marketing plan is a roadmap to guide you towards your goals and objectives. Delivered by Robin Bodicoat\, Head of Marketing for Touchlight\, this session will provide you will the tools to develop the most impactful route. \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 £127\, 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 Derby/Notts area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1 hour \nSpeaker profile \n \nRobin Bodicoat\, Head of Marketing\, Touchlight Genetics \nRobin is the CIM qualified\, Head of Marketing at Touchlight Genetics\, a London-based biotech company 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. URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/how-to-develop-and-deliver-a-successful-marketing-strategy-for-life-science-companies/ LOCATION:Online via GoToWebinar CATEGORIES:Medilink Midlands Event,Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa O'Rourke":MAILTO:info@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230621T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230621T133000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20230524T123634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T193318Z UID:23684-1687339800-1687354200@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: Medilink Midlands Business Support & Impact Celebration: What's Next DESCRIPTION:Come and join us to celebrate the fantastic work and achievements that the collective ERDF Projects (INSTILS\, ACTIS and SoLSTICE) have provided by supporting over 400 companies across the region in the last eight years. \nDelivered through Medilink Midlands\, these ERDF Projects have had significant positive impact on the region and the economic growth.  We invite you to join us at Space Park\, Leicester to share the findings and highlight some of the success stories\, built on the funding\, support and advice these companies have received. \nAs part of this celebratory event\, you will hear from: \n\nInterim Chief Executive Officer\, Melanie Davidson on how the three ERDF projects have impacted the region\nCase Study examples of SMEs who have benefited from the project\nMedilink Midlands Innovation Advisers will present on future/current funding opportunities\nLewis Stringer from British Business Bank will present on Finance options from the British Business Bank (see profile below)\nDr Helen Compton from NIHR Coordinating Centre will present on Available NIHR MedTech funding (see profile below)\nPlus more to be confirmed\n\nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 £508\, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants. \nPlease note: whilst this event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nSpeaker Profiles \n \nLewis Stringer\, Senior Manager\, UK Network – East & South-East Midlands\, British Business Bank\nLewis joined the British Business Bank in October 2016 as the MEIF Senior Relationship Manager\, covering the East and South-East Midlands. The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) is a £250m ‘fund-of-funds’ launched in February 2018 and providing equity\, debt\, small business loans and early stage\, proof-of-concept funding for SMEs across the Midlands. He transferred to the UK Network Team in the Bank as Senior Manager\, covering the East & South-East Midlands and supporting demand-side initiatives\, in October 2018. And has more recently worked on the Bank’s high-profile Covid-19 response initiatives. Lewis has 25 years’ experience in economic development including two years at Capital for Enterprise Limited (the Bank’s predecessor)\, where he worked in the Debt Team on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme and former RDA legacy funds\, ten years at East Midlands Development Agency (emda) in the Business Investment Team and five years at Nottingham City Council\, where he managed a team and a series of grant\, loan and equity funds\, and investment readiness programmes. Lewis also has over five years commercial and personal banking experience with Lloyds Banking Group. \n \nDr Helen Compton\, Stakeholder Engagement Manager\, NIHR Coordinating Centre\nHelen joined the NIHR in 2016 to lead on stakeholder engagement activity with the charity and medtech communities and provide leadership and delivery for a number of high profile strategic and operational projects across NIHR.  Helen has led business/ governance changes at the science-policy interface with > 9 years research programmes commissioning experience. She developed applied research programmes from end to end to address pressing government and industry needs and has extensive experience working across government departments. Helen has developed the evidence supporting a number of national strategies and presented evidence-based findings at all organisational levels and internationally through the OECD.  Helen is an innovation advisory board member to CW Innovation\, the partnership between Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and the Trust’s charity\, CW+. CW Innovation aims to develop the Trust into a leading real world environment test bed for digital and med tech innovation through partnership with others. \n  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-person-event-medilink-midlands-business-support-impact-celebration-whats-next/ LOCATION:Space Park Leicester\, 92 Corporation Road\, Leicester\, LE4 5SP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Becky Sharpe":MAILTO:events@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230614T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230614T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20230517T102136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230614T104607Z UID:23626-1686736800-1686740400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Validating Digital Health: From Artificial Intelligence to Clinical Evidence DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to be holding our next Clinical Trials Special Interest Group series\, organised in partnership with Afortiori Development. This online event will bring together a panel of experts to answer your questions relating to Validating Digital Health: From Artificial Intelligence to Clinical Evidence. \nRather than formal presentations\, this hour-long session will take a roundtable discussion / Q&A format. \nOur panel brings together specialists from our partners at Afortiori\, alongside guest speakers from other industry leaders. \nJoining us on the day will be: \n\nDr Nicola Wall\, Afortiori Development\nProf Peter Bannister – Entrepreneur and Expert technology specialist\nDr Lauris Kemp – IP Expert\nTimothy Bubb – Regulatory Expert\n\nFull speaker biographies can be found below. \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 £127\, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants. \nPlease note: whilst this event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1 hour \nSpeaker Profiles:  \n\nChaired by: Dr Nicola Wall\, Chief Executive Officer\, Afortiori Development\nNicola co-founded Afortiori Development after a long career in clinical research within a variety of roles.  Nicola has extensive experience and a proven track record in global clinical trial management\, quality assurance and process management in the healthcare industry. Afortiori have built an impressive global team of clinical trial specialists\, clinicians and biostatisticians with experience in adult\, paediatric and neonatal clinical research\, and both primary and secondary healthcare settings. \n \nPeter Bannister\, Managing Director\, Romilly Life Sciences Ltd\nPeter has helped build multiple high-growth biomedical businesses\, commercialising innovative products for surgery\, diagnostics and digital treatment pathways across international markets and leading R&D\, regulated product development and strategic business development.  He founded Romilly Life Sciences to help cross-sector teams from health\, tech and pharma organisations implement\, evidence and scale solutions based on data and artificial intelligence (AI). He is also co-founder of Migration Biotherapeutics\, Honorary Professor at the University of Birmingham Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation\, Fellow and Chair of Healthcare at the Institution of Engineering and Technology\, an Academy of Medical Sciences Future Leader in Innovation Enterprise and Research (FLIER) and serves as NIHR Industry Spokesperson on AI. \n\nDr Lauris Kemp\, Partner\, HGF Ltd\nLauris is a UK and European patent attorney and a partner in HGF’s biotech team. She has a strong life sciences background with a first degree in Immunology and Biochemistry; and a PhD and 6 years post-doctoral experience covering cell expression systems\, protein purification\, mass spectrometry\, protein crystallography and bioinformatics. Her patent work reflects this broad base and Lauris handles increasing numbers of bioinformatics applications\, securing commercially useful claims for clients. She has drafted and prosecuted bioinformatics applications in metagenomic and microbiome sequencing\, in silico drug testing and AI cancer diagnostics. She has also successfully defended bioinformatics patents at EPO opposition proceedings. \n\nTimothy Bubb\, Technical Director\, IMed Consultancy Ltd\nWith more than ten years’ experience in QA/RA roles\, Tim has breadth and depth of knowledge across the regulatory\, engineering\, clinical\, design and development\, and quality assurance disciplines.  Tim has a passion for empowering innovation in medical devices and brings insight and pragmatism to projects bringing complex lifesaving and life enhancing products to market. \n  \n  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-validating-digital-health-from-artificial-intelligence-to-clinical-evidence/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Becky Sharpe":MAILTO:events@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T133000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20230330T121650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T142141Z UID:22979-1684315800-1684330200@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: 3D Technologies and Augmented Reality: Improving Surgical Planning and Intervention DESCRIPTION:The next MedTech & Systems Special Interest Group event will be held in person\, with a focus on the latest developments in 3D technologies and augmented reality. The presentations will consider how these fields are creating significant improvements in surgical planning and intervention. \nToday\, the use of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in healthcare is expanding. Augmented Reality\, Virtual Reality and Extended Reality (XR) are now much more common terms linked to the delivery of realistic interactive experiences through real-life simulation and user immersion. Technologies including the Microsoft HoloLens and the Vuzix AR platforms have provided additional and exciting possibilities linked to healthcare and surgery. Surgeons rely on information from CT scans\, MRI’s\, X-rays and other patient data sources to determine surgical requirements and to preoperatively plan prior to a surgical procedure. If using wearable technologies\, this data could be represented in a surgeon’s line of sight\, utilising AR tools to potentially provide significant surgical procedural advantages during an operation and ultimately improve patient outcomes. \nChaired by Professor Phil Breedon\, Professor of Smart Technologies at Nottingham Trent University\, this session brings together a panel of leading experts\, including: \n\nJason Watson\, Consultant Maxillofacial Prosthetist\, Nottingham University Hospital\nRory O’Connor\, Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Major Trauma\, Nottingham University Hospital\nDr Arsham Khayatpoor\, Medical Account Manager\, Materialise UK\n\nThis in-person event will also allow ample time for Q&A and networking. \nCLICK HERE TO SECURE YOUR PLACE TODAY\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 D2N2/NG area and is open to all. \nSpeaker Profiles \n \nJason Watson\, Consultant Clinical Scientist in Reconstructive Science\, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust \nJason completed his post graduate training at the Northern General Hospital\, Sheffield\, in the 1990s. Jason started his my own unit in Nottingham at the QMC in 2002\, where the laboratory has become one of the most innovative centres in the field of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Reconstructive Science. \nJason has published over 30 papers and book chapters. He has also received national awards including the Chief Scientific Officers Award for Leadership and Innovation 2010 in recognition for establishing the first in-house 3D print service in the NHS. Jason has collaborated on numerous i4i and EPSRC grants (Loughborough University/Kings College & Leeds University) in the field of 3D acquisition\, printing and manufacture. \nJason co-wrote the Scientist Trailing Programme (STP) in Reconstructive Science (level 7) and was lead writer on the Higher Specialist Scientist (HSST) Consultant training (level 8) with the National School Healthcare Science and Royal College Surgeons (England). He established NUH as the field’s regional training centre in 2006 and has had the highest number of successful trainees through the national programme (STP) since its inception in 2013. Jason was invited by the British Association Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) to deliver the Presidents Lecture in 2020\, becoming only the second scientist to do so in their history. Jason has been an active professional body council member throughout his career\, serving in numerous roles culminating in 3 years as the Chair of our association (IMPT) \nCurrently I enjoy exploring emerging technologies for clinical and technical use in real life situations\, sharing ideas and collaborating with new colleges\, cars\, motorbikes\, travel and food. \n \nRory O’Connor\, NHS Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgency and Major Trauma\, Queen’s Medical Centre\, Nottingham \nRory is an expert in facial trauma and post traumatic facial deformity with a particular focus on how technology can improve patient outcomes and make treatments more efficient. He has worked as a doctor all over the East Midlands\, in London\, Cambridge and Switzerland and is keen to collaborate with anyone who would like to improve how we look after the patients of the future. \n \nDr Arsham Khayatpoor\, Medical Account Manager\, Materialise URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-person-event-3d-technologies-and-augmented-reality-improving-surgical-planning-and-intervention/ LOCATION:Dryden Enterprise Centre\, Nottingham CATEGORIES:Medilink Midlands Event,Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa O'Rourke":MAILTO:info@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T133000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20230309T135351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230630T075331Z UID:22595-1684315800-1684330200@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: NBIC Showcase: Supporting Collaboration for Impact in Biofilm Research DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nDelegates at this event will hear about the extensive opportunities offered by the National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC) and Medilink Midlands to support collaboration between academia and industry in the area of biofilm research and innovation. Presentations and tours will provide an opportunity to see the state-of-the-art facilities available to characterize biofilms at the University of Nottingham or through NBIC partners. \nA selection of projects that exemplify successful collaborations between academia and industry will be presented by experts in the field\, and there will be the opportunity for delegates to pitch ideas for new collaborations. Networking will be facilitated over coffee and lunch breaks\, during the tours and by interacting with allied support organisations who will be present. \nInnovation vouchers are available\, please click here to access the guidance: Innovation voucher guidance\nAgenda\n09.30 Arrival/registration/coffee \n10.00 Welcome and introductions: Kim Hardie (Biodiscovery Institute\, School of Life Sciences\, University of Nottingham & NBIC) and Caroline Sykes (Medilink Midlands) \n10.05 Miguel Cámara (Biodiscovery Institute\, School of Life Sciences\, University of Nottingham & NBIC): ‘Introduction to NBIC: Nottingham research and infrastructure‘ \n10.25 Platform facilities at the University of Nottingham \n\nTim Self/Robert Markus: ‘School of Life Sciences Imaging (SLIM): a world class facility’\nDr Matthew Piggott: ‘Nanoscale & Microscale Research Centre (nmRC): Correlative Imaging and Compositional Analysis’\n\n10.40 Pitch 1: Paul S Browning\, Freedom Hygiene Ltd \n10.45 Pitch 2: Jinju Chen (Vicky)\, Newcastle University \n10.50 Paul Williams (Biodiscovery Institute\, School of Life Sciences\, University of Nottingham): ‘Anti biofilm coatings on catheters’ TBC \n11.10 Coffee Break \n11.40 Alvaro Mata (School of Engineering\, University of Nottingham): ‘Biocooperative approaches to engineer biofilm models’ \n12.00 Sarah Kuehne (School of Dentistry\, University of Birmingham): ‘Oral biofilm models’ TBC \n12.20 Pitch 3: Jeni Luckett\, University of Nottingham \n12.25 Pitch 4: TBC \n12.30 Caroline Sykes (Medilink Midlands): ‘Nottingham City Shared Prosperity Fund opportunities.’ \n12.45 Summary and presentations conclude: Kim Hardie and Miguel Cámara \n13.00 Networking lunch \n13.30 Tours: \n\nBDI pathogen imaging/robots/compound library (Robert Markus)\nnmRC (Matt Piggott)\n\n15.30 Depart \nIn addition to the formal presentations\, we are also offering an optional tour\, which is anticipated to finish at 3pm. \nDirections and Arrival Information: For directions to the University Park campus as well as a detailed campus map\, please click here. The event is taking place in at the Boots Science Building\, which is building number 44 on the campus map. \nOn arrival to the Boots Science Building\, you will find the Medilink Midlands registration desk in the main foyer\, where you will need to sign and collect your name badge. \nArriving by Car: We have a limited number of event parking spaces available to our attendees (not applicable to University of Nottingham attendees). If you require a car parking space\, please let me know as soon as possible as these will be offered on a first-come\, first-served basis\, for which you will require a parking voucher. Alternatively\, delegates can park in the main Visitors Car Park which is located at the bottom of E2 on the campus map. Please note that there is a short walk from the main car park to the venue and that parking is pay and display. The parking fee can be paid either at the machine or via the RingGo app at a cost of £7 for 4 hours or £10 for the full day. \nArrival by Tram: We recommend the tram as a convenient mode of transport for this event. The University of Nottingham stop on the Toton Lane line arrives directly opposite the Boots Science Building (you just need to exit the bridge via the stairs). Further information is available via the NetGo app\, where you can also buy e-tickets for your journey. \nTour of the NBIC facilities:In addition to the formal presentations\, we are also offering an optional tour\, which is anticipated to finish at 3pm. \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 D2N2/NG area and is open to all. URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/nbic-showcase/ LOCATION:University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy CATEGORIES:Medilink Midlands Event,Project Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T133000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20230209T135310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T134952Z UID:22185-1683711000-1683725400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: The Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance: From Bench to Bedside DESCRIPTION:The first Infectious Diseases Special Interest Group of 2023 brings together academic\, clinician and industry experts to explore the latest developments in the field of antibiotic resistance. We’re pleased to be able to hold this event in person at MeetPoint Midlands\, allowing ample opportunity for networking and discussion beyond our exciting panel of formal presentations. \nOur Chair\, Professor Katie Laird\, Professor of Microbiology at De Montfort University (DMU)\, will be joined on the day by: \n\nDr Rahmi Yusuf\, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Microbiology\, DMU\nDr Grace Edmund\, Senior Computational Chemist\, Oxford Drug Design\nStephanie Lesage\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Oxford Silk Phage Technologies Ltd\n\nMoreover\, delegates are invited to deliver a 5-minute pitch relating to the broader SIG area. Use this time as you wish – to invite knowledge exchange on a particular area of the subject\, showcase a new development that you’re currently working on\, and to highlight collaborative opportunities to other innovators and facilitators in attendance. \nInterested in delivering a 5-minute pitch? Please email info@medilinkmidlands.com with your name\, company\, and an overview of what you wish to share within your timeslot. \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nCLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR PLACE\nSpeaker Profiles \n \nDr Rahmi Yusuf\, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Microbiology\, DMU \nPresentation topic: Designing a Biological Platform for High-Throughput Screening of Novel Antibacterial Compounds \nRahmi’s journey as a microbiologist began in her home country\, Indonesia\, after completing a Bachelor in Microbiology in 2008\, specialising in Industrial Microbiology. Following a number of short industry internships back home\, she enrolled in a graduate programme in Biomedical Engineering at Hochschule Furtwangen University\, Germany\, which she completed in 2012. Supported by a full government scholarship\, Rahmi then completed her doctoral studies at the University of Portsmouth in 2019\, researching the fundamental study of bacterial two-component systems and harnessing their potential as synthetic biosensors. Rahmi carried on this research for a further 2.5 years as a Senior Research Associate\, before joining the School of Pharmacy at DMU as Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Microbiology. \n \nDr Grace Edmund\, Senior Computational Chemist\, Oxford Drug Design \nPresentation title: Targeting Antibiotic Resistance through a Novel Class of Gram-Negative Antibacterial Agents \nDr Grace Edmund is a Senior Computational Chemist at Oxford Drug Design where she leads the computational chemistry effort for their tRNA synthetase antibacterial drug discovery project. Prior to joining Oxford Drug Design in 2015\, she completed post-doctoral research at the University of Surrey in collaboration with DSTL. She received her MChem in Chemistry from Durham University and PhD in Computational Chemistry from the University of Surrey. \n \nDr Stephanie Lesage\, Co-Founder & CEO\, Oxford Silk Phage Technologies Ltd \nPresentation title: Deploying Bacteriophages to Preserve Antibiotics \nStephanie Lesage has a multidisciplinary background in biological sciences (BSc)\, technical textile engineering (MEng) and medical devices (MSc)\, with 19 years of start-up leadership experience. She is CEO of Oxford Silk Phage Technologies Ltd\, a company she co-founded in 2020\, developing a novel antibacterial material integrating bacteriophages to produce medical implants which will reduce surgical site infections and antibiotic use. Stephanie is also a founding member of Phage-UK (2021)\, aiming to make phage therapy more widely available to UK patients and she was recently invited to the House of Commons to provide oral evidence on the potential for bacteriophage therapy in the UK. URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/antibiotic-resistance/ LOCATION:MeetPoint Midlands\, Conference Centre\, 28 High Street\, Kegworth\, Derbyshire\, DE74 2DA CATEGORIES:Medilink Midlands Event,Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa O'Rourke":MAILTO:info@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221215T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221215T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220916T121429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T110634Z UID:20356-1671098400-1671102000@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Using data and AI to help tackle obesity in Leicester DESCRIPTION:De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) and Leicester City Council have been working with local communities and stakeholders to look at ways to make physical activity and a healthy diet easier across our local population. \nJoin us for this webinar\, organised in partnership with De Montfort University. Our expert panel will share how artificial intelligence and machine learning have supported the analysis of local health data to find “hidden trends” in the lifestyles of people across Leicester. \nThe project team includes experts from psychology\, sport\, AI and public health\, alongside senior leaders from the university and Leicester City Council – who you will hear from during the event. \nPlans to continue this work will provide business opportunities for local partners and providers through the need to inform\, design and develop interventions that help to maximise nutrition and physical activity for the future. \nCLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE\nThis webinar will cover: \n\nThe importance of working collaboratively to tackle the health challenges that we face as a community.\nProject outcomes and the impact so far (working closely with local providers to share the data and findings of this project).\nThe future of digital health research and its role in informing public health planning.\n\nThis webinar will be chaired by Stuart Hilton\, and will feature speakers from De Montfort University’s Digital Health research team and Leicester City Council. Our panel will include: \n\nProf Ivan Browne\, Director of Public Health\, Leicester City Council\nProf Bertha Ochieng\, Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care\, De Montfort University (DMU)\nDr Mario Gongora\, Associate Professor\, School of Computer Science and Informatics\, DMU\n\n\nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nSpeaker Profiles \n \nStuart Hilton\, Head of Commercial Partnerships\, De Montfort University \nStuart has more than 30 years’ experience working with businesses and universities\, across a range of industries and business sectors\, building connections and spotting opportunities for companies to work with academic to support innovation. \n \nProfessor Ivan Browne\, Director of Public Health at Leicester City Council \nIvan Browne is the Director of Public Health at Leicester City Council and has been spearheading the local response to COVID 19 in the City.  He is a professor of public health practice with De Montfort University and has a particular interest in the potential of digital technologies to improve population health and wellbeing. \n \nProfessor Bertha Ochieng\, Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care\, DMU \nBertha Ochieng is Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care\, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences\, De Montfort University. A key aspect of her research is in examining digital solutions that support development of integrated models of health and social care and community engagement. \n \nDr Mario Gongora\, Associate Professor\, School of Computer Science and Informatics \nDr Mario Gongora is the Faculty Enterprise Lead and a senior member of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Computing\, Engineering and Media. Dr. Gongora is a leading researcher in the subject of applied computational intelligence\, particularly in the fields of Data analysis in large and complex datasets and modelling Natural Phenomena\, including identification\, simulation\, and optimisation. URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/tackling-obesity-in-leicester/ CATEGORIES:Project Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221213T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221213T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20200624T132813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221101T071749Z UID:21066-1670925600-1670929200@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: How the NIHR can support your route to market DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) works in partnership with the NHS to deliver high quality research. Join this webinar to gain an understanding of how the NIHR can support your route to market. \nHosted by the NIHR\, they will cover: \n\nThe role of the NIHR\nWhat NIHR can currently offer to companies; Clinical Engagement\, Research Funding\, Access to the NHS\nPlans for future support/priority areas\nHow companies should approach NIHR\nWhat can Medilink Midlands and the WMAHSN do to help\n\nDURATION: 1 hour \nClick here to secure your free place\nSpeaker Profiles:\nPhoto to follow. \nBio to follow.\nIan Newington\, Head of Special Projects\, Innovation Programmes and IP\, NIHR CCF URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-how-the-nihr-can-support-your-route-to-market-2/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Becky Sharpe":MAILTO:events@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221108T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221108T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220330T101003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T081115Z UID:18888-1667901600-1667905200@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE H Live Q&A Session: Why and how to involve patients and the public in your healthcare innovation 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 explores what Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is and why it is so important to involve people from the start and throughout. It also gets you to think about where you are with PPI as you inform\, engage\, involve and co-produce with people as you develop your innovation or service. \nIt also covers the three important drivers for involving patients and the public in healthcare innovation and why these are critical to getting your innovation moving within the NHS. \nPresenter/ expert\nShahnaz Aziz – Patient Public Leadership and Equality Lead\, EMAHSN URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/emahsn-innovation-academy-module-h-live-qa-session-why-and-how-to-involve-patients-and-the-public-in-your-healthcare-innovation/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Shahnaz-Aziz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221101T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221101T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220922T135952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T074409Z UID:20572-1667296800-1667300400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Clinical Trials: Your Questions Answered DESCRIPTION:This year’s final instalment of our Clinical Trials special interest group series\, organised in partnership with Afortiori Development\, brings together a panel of experts to answer your questions relating to clinical trials from planning through to delivery. \nRather than formal presentations\, this hour-long session will take a roundtable discussion / Q&A format. If you’re currently planning or implementing a clinical trial\, or anticipate doing so in the near future\, it’s an invaluable opportunity to gain in-depth\, tailored responses to any questions you may have to ensure the success of your clinical trial. \nOur panel brings together specialists from our partners at Afortiori\, alongside guest speakers from other industry leaders. \nJoining us on the day will be: \n\nDr Nicola Wall\, Afortiori Development\nJo Goble\, Afortiori Development\nCheryl Bailey\, Afortiori Development\nDr Danielle Bodicoat\, Afortiori Development\nKate Pym\, Pym’s Consultancy\nMatthew Burton\, IMed Consultancy\n\nFull speaker profiles will follow shortly. For now\, click the link below to secure your place today. \nBook your free place now\nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1 hour URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-clinical-trials-your-questions-answered/ CATEGORIES:Project Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221020T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221020T133000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220901T074608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T133017Z UID:20231-1666258200-1666272600@staging.medilinkmidlands.com 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 CATEGORIES:Featured,Project Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221018T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221018T133000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220922T143542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221017T180107Z UID:20579-1666085400-1666099800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com 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 CATEGORIES:Project Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221012T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221012T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220330T103100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T084809Z UID:18894-1665568800-1665572400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tim-Bassford.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa O'Rourke":MAILTO:info@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221006T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221006T113000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220330T101334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T101334Z UID:18892-1665052200-1665055800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com 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/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MIKE_IA.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220720T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220720T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220330T101210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220719T135010Z UID:18889-1658311200-1658314800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE I: Adoption and Spread Planning 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 explores innovation\, adoption and spread within the NHS. Tony will discuss the key factors which should be considered if your innovation is replicating another or improvement across multiple locations. He will also cover what needs to be thought about if your innovation is new to the NHS and how you can provide evidence that your product significantly improves the quality of health and care. \nTony will also give you the knowledge required during this webinar for you to put a completely new innovation in practice that has been used elsewhere\, all whilst making you think about the logic behind your innovation! \nPresenter / expert details\n\n\n\nTony Doyle – Commercial Director\, Qbtech \n \n\n\n  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/emahsn-innovation-academy-module-i-adoption-and-spread-planning/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DC.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220713T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220713T113000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220614T153041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220706T150635Z UID:19457-1657706400-1657711800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Has Covid solved the Digital Identity Problem? DESCRIPTION:                                                        \n  \n  \n \n \n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the next in the series of our Digital Health Special Interest Groups with PDMS at this webinar\, “Has Covid solved the Digital Identity Problem? – The important role of identity in the digital transformation of health and social care“. \nThe webinar will be chaired by Professor Dean Fathers and will include presentations on: \n– Introduction to Digital Identity\n– NHS Digital – focusing on the NHS login project\, plus a case study\n– Decentralised digital identities\n– Digital identity in a mental health care app \nBOOK YOUR PLACE TODAY\nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1.5 hours \nSpeaker Profiles: \n\nProfessor Dean Fathers DL\nDean has held a portfolio career for over twenty five years combining senior roles across the commercial\, public and University sectors. Dean started his commercial career in logistics with Pioneer\, TNT and Abbey Hill BMW before becoming a serial entrepreneur and developing an international business base. He continues to hold a portfolio of commercial roles\, currently being the Chair of Progress Care\, a Non-Executive Director of NeedleSmart and an advisor to the Boards of several organisations primarily in the health and digital technology sector like OxeHealth and PDMS. A commercial mentor on the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur’s programme\, Dean further supports commercial healthcare organisations through his role on the Board of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership\, where he Chairs the Healthcare Strategic Advisory Board\, sits on the Innovation Council and also represents the GLLEP on the Midlands Engine’s Health Board.  Dean became a Professor in the Practice of Healthcare Management at Cass Business School in 2010 and Chaired the Centre for Healthcare Enterprise. He is currently Chair of both the Centre for Organisational Resilience and the Lincoln International Institute for Rural Healthcare at the University of Lincoln where he is a Professor of Resilience. He is also a Professorial Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health and an Honorary Professor in Healthcare Leadership at the Nottingham University Business School.  In addition to being the Chair of separate Acute\, Community and Mental Health NHS Trusts\, Dean has also Chaired NHS commissioning bodies. With a strong interest in leadership\, workforce development and digitisation\, Dean has held roles on ancillary NHS bodies such as the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network\, NHS Providers and the NHS Leadership Academy\, supporting numerous national and regional initiatives. He remains an Independent Director of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman\, is a Lay Member of the Academy of Health and Care Science’s Regulatory Board\, where he is also a Life Science Industry Registry Council member too\, and finally is Chair of the Medilink Midlands’ Digital Health Special Interest Group. \nChris Gledhill\, Chief Executive Officer\, PDMS\nChris co-founded PDMS in 1993 with a mission to help organisations get the maximum value from information technology and their associated data assets. His experience lies in recognising the business benefits that can be achieved by effective use of information technology to make services cheaper\, safer and more convenient.  He attended Manchester University and Cranfield Institute of Technology and gained his Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors. Drawing on his extensive knowledge and passion for technology\, has recently been re-elected as an SME representative on the techUK Central Government Council. Chris also sat on the Advisory Panel as part of an Independent Review of the Isle of Man health and social care system conducted by Sir Johnathan Michael in 2019.  Chris has a particular interest in Digital Health and citizen centric services – putting the individual at the core and designing digital services to help improve a patient’s experience and outcomes.  Chris is passionate about the benefits that organisations and individuals can achieve through good software engineering. However\, he believes that technology is rarely the best starting point\, it’s all about understanding the problems and achieving positive outcomes. \nTim Dalby\, Lead Delivery Manager for NHS Login\, NHS Digital\nCurrently the lead delivery manager for the NHS Digital hosted ‘Engagement\, Onboarding and Live Partner Service – NHS login’. The service has supported over 50 tech partners to be live with NHS login since early 2020 – and actively working with a further 50 to date. NHS login has over 28 million registered users and is playing its part in enabling the NHS ‘Long Term Plan’ and the ‘Vision for Technology’ so that more patients can choose to access assured digital health and care services to help meet their health and care needs using one reusable ‘NHS login’. Tim has a background in local authority adult social work and IT project delivery in health and social care. Tim has also led the implementation of NHS Digital created products\, such as Child protection and FGM information sharing. Tim is passionate about leading and working on projects that have a proven benefit to patients and colleagues in the NHS and Social Care and technology sector. \nRaja Sharif\, Founder & CEO\, FarmaTrust\nRaja is Founder and CEO of FarmaTrust\, who are driving the company’s vision and mission of creating innovative\, digital solutions for the personalised medicine and healthcare sector to protect patients and creating efficiencies in the cell and gene therapy industry. Using IoT and blockchain technology\, FarmaTrust is creating a transparent\, auditable\, secure\, global solution to give confidence to patients\, clinicians and regulators worldwide.  Raja is a UK qualified barrister\, with over 25 years legal and business experience in multinationals including Guardian IT PLC\, Globix\, BT plc\, COLT and Al Jazeera. \nPrasannajeet Mane\, Founder & CEO\, Cerina\nPrasannajeet is the Founder and CEO of Cerina\, an early-stage digital health startup venture which is bringing digital interventions to treat anxiety disorders and depression. The origin of the venture is rooted in Prasannajeet’s own personal experiences of surviving a clinical psychological disorder. The research experience of studying different mental health conditions\, long experience of using traditional and digital platforms\, and business training at London Business School made him familiar with the clear gaps that are present in the existing mental health landscape.  Prasannajeet is a graduate of London Business School and Indian Institute of Technology. Previous to his masters from London Business School\, Prasannajeet worked as a mental health researcher for where he helped building an award-winning digital intervention and his research work got published in Nature. URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-has-covid-solved-the-digital-identity-problem/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa O'Rourke":MAILTO:info@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220712T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220712T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220330T100747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T100747Z UID:18887-1657630800-1657634400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE G Live Q&A: Building Evidence for your Healthcare Innovation 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 webinar makes innovators aware of the regulatory compliance that needs to be followed within the NHS. \nIt highlights why having evidence for your innovation is vital and goes into detail on how you can obtain the relevant evidence that the NHS needs. It further devolves on how ones’ device can be deployed or incorporated in a patient or hospital pathway along with how to make a health economic case. This module will cover value proposition\, what applies to digital technology and the differences within this sector. Finally\, it will walk you through gathering evaluation evidence for your customers. \nPresenters / experts\n\n\nPhilip Miller – Evaluation Researcher\, EMAHSN \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n Mike Watson – Digital Lead\, EMAHSN \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Dr Sarah Bolton – Business Manager CHEATA URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/emahsn-innovation-academy-module-g-live-qa-building-evidence-for-your-healthcare-innovation/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Philip-Miller2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220630T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220630T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220330T100321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T100321Z UID:18884-1656594000-1656597600@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:EMAHSN Innovation Academy Module F live Q&A Session: Constructing an NHS business case & pathway mapping 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 webinar focuses on what a business case is and the importance of one for innovators to provide decision makers\, stakeholders and the public with a management tool for evidence-based\, transparent decision making. \nThis module also touches on ‘the five case model’\, which you will be able to use when creating your own NHS business case. Many people know how to create a standard ‘business case’\, but very few understand how to create an NHS/healthcare ‘business case.’ \nFinally\, the pathway mapping section of this module is a key part for you to think about how your proposal contributes to the achievement of NHS policy/priorities and trust objectives and plans. \nPresenters / experts\n\n\nVictoria Townshend – Lead Change Manager\, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust  \n \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Sally Robinson – Head of Contracts and Partnerships\, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust  \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/emahsn-innovation-academy-module-f-live-qa-session-constructing-an-nhs-business-case-pathway-mapping/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/vic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220623T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220623T113000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220616T005210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220616T005210Z UID:19472-1655978400-1655983800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Clinical Trials\, Data Protection and You DESCRIPTION:The next Afortiori Special Interest Group\, “Clinical Trials\, Data Protection and You”\, will take place online on Thursday 23rd June. \nClinical trials\, by their very nature\, usually involve a large amount of sensitive personal data. The control and processing of personal and sensitive data means that specific data protection laws apply to Sponsors of clinical trials. Join us alongside leading experts Nicola Wall and Amy Ford to learn more about what this means in practice as you plan and implement your clinical trial. \nBOOK YOUR PLACE TODAY\nSpeakers: \n \nDr. Nicola Wall is the founder and CEO of Afortiori Development\, a clinical trials company that addresses the need for improved clinical trial design\, planning and management to promote efficient and cost effective clinical trials for all types of products. She has an exceptional background within the pharmaceutical\,  medical technology and healthcare sectors with over 22 years of diverse experience across a range of therapeutic areas for a number of large and small clients spanning all areas of clinical development. She has worked closely with a number of emerging companies providing guidance and support for the clinical development journey. Afortiori Development have built an impressive global team of clinical trial specialists\, clinicians and biostatisticians with experience in adult\, paediatric and neonatal clinical research\, and both primary and secondary healthcare settings. \n \nAmy Ford is a highly skilled and experienced information governance practitioner. She is passionate about using new\, innovative digital solutions to make the best use of Big Data in a lawful and secure manner. Before joining Kaleidoscope\, Amy held a number of information governance roles in the health sector. Most recently\, she was the Head of Information Governance for NHS NEL Commissioning Support Unit. Amy leads the team to ensure delivery and project management of consultancy services are running smoothly and she deputises for the managing director. \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1 hour and 30 minutes URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/clinical-trials-data-protection-and-you/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured,Project Event ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa O'Rourke":MAILTO:info@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T113000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220330T095823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T095823Z UID:18881-1652956200-1652959800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE E Live Q&A: Budget Impact & benefit analysis – understanding and communicating the value of an innovation to an organisation 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.\nIn this module\, you will explore the importance of understanding value\, along with understanding the desirability and affordability of your innovation. It helps to understand the perspective of an organisation considering your innovation and what they would be looking for\, knowing this helps you to identify the benefits of your innovation as well as the value versus financial savings. \nAn often ‘ignored’ element in many analyses is the ‘cost’ of change and the ‘cost’ of an innovation\, this is explained and detailed here to articulate why and how these should be calculated to ensure accuracy and also credibility. Desirability and affordability are key traits for your innovation to be a success\, and this webinar makes you think about what traits your innovation has in order to be desirable to customers. \nPresenter / expert\nGlen Howard – Health Analytics Programme Manager\, EMAHSN  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/emahsn-innovation-academy-module-e-live-qa-budget-impact-benefit-analysis-understanding-and-communicating-the-value-of-an-innovation-to-an-organisation/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Glen-Howard-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220518T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220518T113000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20211013T074941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T074941Z UID:18875-1652868000-1652873400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Usability Engineering for IVDR and MDR compliance DESCRIPTION:                                                        \n  \n  \n \n \n\n\n\n\n  \nThe next MedTech Regulatory Special Interest Group (SIG)\, hosted by regulatory affairs expert Richard Young\, from AcclaimBiomedical Consulting Ltd\, will cover the importance of the inclusion of the usability engineering process as part of the development and maintenance of medical products\, which right now has never been more important. \nAs companies transition to compliance with the revised European Regulations\, the importance of this process for the success of the design and conformity assessment activities of an organisation are critical. \nRichard will be joined by Greg Thay\, Managing Director and Human Factors Consultant\, THAY Medical and they will be covering: \n– The regulatory requirement for Usability\n– General Safety and Performance Requirements\n– Integration with risk Management\n– Usability Engineering IEC62366 as a process based standard in product design\n– Documentation required\n– Common pitfalls \nPlus there will be time for the audience to ask questions. \nTO BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE\, CLICK HERE\nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the ACTIS 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 ACTIS programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the SEMLEP area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1 hour and 30 minutes \nSpeaker Profiles:  \n \nRichard Young\, Managing Director\, AcclaimBiomedical Consulting Ltd\nRichard has an extensive background in regulatory affairs in addition to GMP (quality assurance)\, GLP (laboratory testing)\, and GCP (clinical). Spanning over two decades\, these core skill areas have been developed with experience in products ranging from class 3 devices such as Orthopaedic implants (IIb) neurological robots\, through electromedical devices such as infusion systems and cardio vascular products. \nRichard brings a blend of pragmatism and experience to these disciplines that facilitates insightful problem solving approaches as well as solid solutions. \nRichard’s skills and experience includes such areas as the development and implementation of effective quality management systems\, auditing to ISO and FDA QSIT standards\, and operating at national and international level through industry associations including Eucomed\, ABHI and ABHI Technical Policy Group. \nGreg Thay\, Managing Director and Human Factors Consultant\, THAY Medical – profile to follow \n  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-usability-engineering/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/erdflogo2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Becky Sharpe":MAILTO:events@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220426T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220426T143000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220330T095344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T095344Z UID:18878-1650979800-1650983400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE D Live Q&A: Understanding stakeholders & developing an effective value proposition 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 delves into starting up a business\, as well as the main reasons why many new businesses may fail. \nWith this in mind\, we emphasise the importance of making sure there is a market need for your innovation and how to do this effectively. \nKey stakeholders are explored in more detail during this webinar\, including the different types that you may come across (and we know in the NHS there could be more than a few) and you’ll understand each of their specific drivers and requirements to add real value to your innovation journey. \nYou’ll also find out more about value proposition\, teaching you how to get your business’s value to potential customers. Tried and tested methodologies will be explained and explored to ensure you have the best chance of getting this part of your crucial planning done correctly. \nPresenter / expert\n\n\n Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi (AJ) ​ – Venture Development Manager\, We Are Pioneer Group  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/emahsn-innovation-academy-module-d-live-qa-understanding-stakeholders-developing-an-effective-value-proposition/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AJ-pic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220330T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220330T113000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20211013T074941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T074941Z UID:18846-1648634400-1648639800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Straight to the source – Managing bone infections through non-traditional routes DESCRIPTION:                                                        \n  \n  \n \n \n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the next in the series of our Infectious Diseases Special Interest Groups at this webinar; “Straight to the source – Managing bone infections through non-traditional routes”. \nBone infections are extremely challenging to treat and patients often require weeks of intravenous antibiotics\, which often cause side effects and impact on quality of life. Antimicrobial resistant infections are also becoming increasingly common\, which can make these challenging infections even more difficult to treat safely and effectively. This session will hear from clinical and scientific experts on difficult to treat bone infections and how antimicrobial resistance impacts on this\, and current and future alternatives to managing these infections. \nThis event is in partnership with De Montfort University and led by Dr Katie Laird\, Professor of Microbiology and also Head of the Infectious Disease Research Group at De Montfort University. \nPresentations confirmed so far are: \n– Antimicrobial Resistance\, The Silent Pandemic: Academia’s role in managing infections correctly\n– Managing infection correctly: more than prescribing antibiotics\n– Biocomposites: Bringing Calcium to life \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1.5 hours \n\nDr Katie Laird\, Professor of Microbiology and Head of the Infectious Disease Research Group at Leicester School of Pharmacy\, De Montfort University \nKatie has a BSc (Hons) in Biology and obtained a PhD in applied microbiology in 2008. During her PhD she developed and patented an essential oil based antimicrobial vapour\, whilst her postdoctoral work included the assessment of natural antimicrobials efficacy against post-harvest pathogens.\nHer research interests include the use of natural products as antimicrobials in particular to combat hospital acquired infections and biofilms.  Her other area of research includes the assessment of healthcare laundry as a potential route of cross contamination in the clinical arena. \n~\nDr Ryan Hamilton\, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy\, De Monfort University\nRyan is a clinical academic pharmacist spending time as a senior lecturer at De Montfort University School of Pharmacy and as a clinical pharmacist at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.\nIn academia\, he teaches specialist and generalist pharmacy practice to undergraduate pharmacy students and is clinical lead for the Antimicrobial Resistant and Stewardship module of the postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy. He is an active researcher within the Infectious Diseases Research Group with projects spanning all areas of practice from bench to bedside.\nAt Kettering General Hospital he is one of the lead pharmacists for microbiology & infectious diseases and chairs the Northamptonshire Antimicrobial Medicines Optimisation Group. He has specialised in antimicrobials since 2015 with expertise in managing patients with complex and difficult to treat infections\, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy\, guideline and policy development\, and stewardship interventions.  Outside of these roles\, Ryan has developed award-winning outreach and engagement programmes relating to hygiene\, infection\, and antimicrobial resistance. \n\nDr Michael Pierides – Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust\nMichael is a Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinolog\, having trained in the East and West Midlands. He has an interest in education and completed a MSc in Medical Education at Warwick Medical School. He has been educational lead for the department since 2013\, as well as a faculty member of the international surgical training course: ESMSC (since 2015). Beyond traditional delivery of education he is also involved in developing high fidelity simulation training.\nHis main role centres around diabetic foot medicine. He is the regional lead for the multidisciplinary diabetic foot service in Northamptonshire. From the beginning he was interested in diabetic foot disease and started a multidisciplinary foot round with a vascular consultant and specialist podiatrist\, in 2015. Since then the service has progressed to be a full Multidisciplinary Countywide service for 2 hospitals and the county of Northamptonshire\, with a podiatry delivered service feeding in to the diabetic foot service\, Virtual ‘Rapid access clinics’ and specialist high risk foot clinics with Orthopaedics\, all supported by Specialist Pharmacists\, specialist nurses\, Radiologists and Microbiology. “This is a true Team Effort and I am proud to be part of it.” \n\nPhillip Laycock\, Technical Research Director\, Biocomposites Ltd\nPhillip is the Technical Research Director at Biocomposites\, an international medical device company that engineers\, manufactures and markets world leading products for use in infection management in bone and soft tissue. Based in Keele\, UK\, it has global operations across Europe\, USA\, Canada\, China and India. Biocomposites is a world leader in the development of innovative calcium compounds for surgical use. Its products regenerate bone and target infection risks across a variety of specialties\, including musculoskeletal infection\, orthopaedics\, trauma\, spine\, foot and ankle\, podiatry and sports injuries. Biocomposites products are now used in over 120\,000 procedures per annum and sold in more than 40 countries around the world. URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-straight-to-the-source/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/RHamiltonSmaller.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Becky Sharpe":MAILTO:events@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220207T141900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T141900Z UID:18864-1648546200-1648558800@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: Rehabilitation Technologies: Supporting innovation through Multi-Stakeholder Networks DESCRIPTION:*Please note that this event is in-person attendance only* \nTechnology has an increasingly important role to play in rehabilitation where it can support skilled healthcare professionals\, reduce hospital stays and improve engagement with rehabilitation programmes. The East Midlands is well placed to support growth in this sector with the new National Rehabilitation Centre due to open at Stanford Hall\, Nottinghamshire in 2024 and three new EPSRC funded networks being launched in the region to support the development and adoption of rehabilitation technologies. \nThis event in partnership with the Centre for Healthcare Technologies will provide you with an update on the vision and delivery of the National Rehabilitation Centre and explain how you can join and benefit from the three new NetworkPlus EPSRC funded initiatives. Members of these networks will be able to draw on the knowledge and expertise of academics\, clinicians\, industry and other stakeholders to develop new\, disruptive technologies for rehabilitation including innovations in advanced materials\, patient-specific devices and therapy\, closed loop & autonomous systems\, robotic solutions for healthcare as well as assisted living products and services. \nProgramme \nSpeaker Profiles \nDelegate List \nTo book your free place\, please complete the online booking form below.  Please note the booking system is not automated and a member of the events team will confirm your place to you soon. \nIn-person attendance only\, this event is not live streamed or available as a recording \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 £445\, 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 Derby/Derbyshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire area and is open to all. \nVenue and Delegate – COVID-19 Compliance: \n– All participants will be required to adhere to social distancing guidelines at all times\n– The rooms will be laid out with relevant spacing between tables/delegates\n– All rooms will be adequately ventilated with outside air\n– Additional cleaning will be carried out throughout the day\n– All rooms have hand sanitiser nearby\n– Social distancing measures will be in effect for all toilets\n– Delegates/staff are required to wear a face covering upon entering the venue and whilst in attendance at the event\n– It is recommended that all delegates and speakers complete a lateral flow test before attending this event \n  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-person-event-supporting-innovation-through-multi-stakeholder-networks/ LOCATION:Charnwood Campus\, Bakewell Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 5RB CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/erdflogo2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jo Rudzki":MAILTO:info@medilinkem.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220324T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220324T113000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20211013T074941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T074941Z UID:18866-1648116000-1648121400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: The Future of Data and AI in Healthcare DESCRIPTION:                                                        \n  \n  \n \n \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar; “The Future of Data and AI in Healthcare” is in partnership with The Open University Faculty of Wellbeing\, Education and Language Studies. \nPart of the webinar will include presentations from academics at the Open University and they will discuss their work in the fields of Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its relevance to the medical field. Discussion will include the ways in which Artificial Intelligence can enhance the use of data as well as innovative uses of AI and data for patient interactions and training.  Mills and Reeve will also present at the webinar on ‘Legal issues around AI enabled technologies’. \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the ACTIS 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 ACTIS programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the South East Midlands and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1.5 hours \nSpeaker Profiles:  \n\nGaynor Henry-Edwards\, Research Manager\, Faculty of Wellbeing\, Education and Language Studies – The Open University\nGaynor manages the Health and Wellbeing Strategic Research Area at The Open University. The Strategic Research Area supports\, coordinates and promotes health and wellbeing research across the university. Open University researchers conduct research in health and wellbeing across various disciplines and areas including healthcare management\, ageing studies\, reproductive and sexual rights\, assistive technologies\, patient data management\, mental health and biological health sciences. The scope of University expertise ranges from the science underpinning health and disease through to the medical humanities. The Open University is committed to working towards social justice specialising in participative and inclusive research methods with marginalised and vulnerable communities. \n\nProfessor Dr Fridolin Wild\, Professor at the Institute of Educational Technology\, The Open University\nIn addition to his role at The Open University\, Fridolin is also leading the Performance Augmentation Lab (PAL). Fridolin seeks to close the dissociative gap between abstract knowledge and its practical application\, researching radically new forms of linking directly from knowing something ‘in principle’ to applying that knowledge ‘in practice’ and speeding its refinement and integration into polished performance.\nFridolin leads the Special Interest Group on Wearable-Enhanced Learning (SIG WELL) of the European Association of Technology Enhanced Learning (EATEL). He chairs the working group on Augmented Reality Learning Experience Models (ARLEM) of the IEEE Standards Association as well as the Natural Language Processing task view of the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN). He is convenor of a key standards working group\, WG 11\, for future-proofing AR/VR in a joint technical committee of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)\, part of the sub chapter for computer graphics\, image processing\, and environmental data representation (SC24)\nFrom 2015 to 2020\, Fridolin was Senior Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University. From 2009 to 2016\, he was at the Knowledge Media Institute of the OU. Fridolin also worked as a researcher at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria from 2004 to 2009. He studied at the University of Regensburg\, Germany\, with extra-murals at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the University of Hildesheim. \n\nJames Fry\, Partner – Head of Life Sciences\, Mills & Reeve LLP\nJames heads the firm’s fast growing\, multi-disciplinary life sciences practice and focuses exclusively on this sector. The practice supports clients in the pharma and biotech\, medical device\, diagnostic\, medtech and digital health sub-sectors. James’ own practice focuses on intellectual property\, commercial contracting and regulatory work. URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-the-future-of-data-and-ai-in-healthcare/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fridolin-iet-1-300x251-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Becky Sharpe":MAILTO:events@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220309T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220309T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20211013T074941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T074941Z UID:18853-1646818200-1646823600@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Digital Identity Unmasked - POSTPONED DESCRIPTION:                                                        \n  \n  \n \n \n\n\n\n\nUnfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances this webinar has been postponed\, all registered delegates will be notified of the new date. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you. \nJoin us for the next in the series of our Digital Health Special Interest Groups with PDMS at this webinar; “Digital Identity Unmasked – how digital identity is key to empowering the patient and the healthcare provider “. \nThe webinar will be chaired by Professor Dean Fathers and will include presentations on: \n– Introduction to Digital Identity\n– NHS Digital – focusing on the NHS login project\, plus a case study\n– Decentralised digital identities\n– Digital identity in action in a digital vaccination system\n– Digital identity in a mental health care app \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1.5 hours \nSpeaker Profiles: \n\nProfessor Dean Fathers DL\nDean has held a portfolio career for over twenty five years combining senior roles across the commercial\, public and University sectors. Dean started his commercial career in logistics with Pioneer\, TNT and Abbey Hill BMW before becoming a serial entrepreneur and developing an international business base. He continues to hold a portfolio of commercial roles\, currently being the Chair of Progress Care\, a Non-Executive Director of NeedleSmart and an advisor to the Boards of several organisations primarily in the health and digital technology sector like OxeHealth and PDMS. A commercial mentor on the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur’s programme\, Dean further supports commercial healthcare organisations through his role on the Board of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership\, where he Chairs the Healthcare Strategic Advisory Board\, sits on the Innovation Council and also represents the GLLEP on the Midlands Engine’s Health Board.  Dean became a Professor in the Practice of Healthcare Management at Cass Business School in 2010 and Chaired the Centre for Healthcare Enterprise. He is currently Chair of both the Centre for Organisational Resilience and the Lincoln International Institute for Rural Healthcare at the University of Lincoln where he is a Professor of Resilience. He is also a Professorial Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health and an Honorary Professor in Healthcare Leadership at the Nottingham University Business School.  In addition to being the Chair of separate Acute\, Community and Mental Health NHS Trusts\, Dean has also Chaired NHS commissioning bodies. With a strong interest in leadership\, workforce development and digitisation\, Dean has held roles on ancillary NHS bodies such as the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network\, NHS Providers and the NHS Leadership Academy\, supporting numerous national and regional initiatives. He remains an Independent Director of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman\, is a Lay Member of the Academy of Health and Care Science’s Regulatory Board\, where he is also a Life Science Industry Registry Council member too\, and finally is Chair of the Midlands Medilinks’ Digital Health Special Interest Group. \n\n \nChris Gledhill\, Chief Executive Officer\, PDMS\nChris co-founded PDMS in 1993 with a mission to help organisations get the maximum value from information technology and their associated data assets. His experience lies in recognising the business benefits that can be achieved by effective use of information technology to make services cheaper\, safer and more convenient.  He attended Manchester University and Cranfield Institute of Technology and gained his Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors. Drawing on his extensive knowledge and passion for technology\, has recently been re-elected as an SME representative on the techUK Central Government Council. Chris also sat on the Advisory Panel as part of an Independent Review of the Isle of Man health and social care system conducted by Sir Johnathan Michael in 2019.  Chris has a particular interest in Digital Health and citizen centric services – putting the individual at the core and designing digital services to help improve a patient’s experience and outcomes.  Chris is passionate about the benefits that organisations and individuals can achieve through good software engineering. However\, he believes that technology is rarely the best starting point\, it’s all about understanding the problems and achieving positive outcomes. \n\nMatthew Henry\, Senior Project Manager NHS Login\, NHS Digital\nIn 2019\, after serving 24 years in British Army\, Matt joined NHS Digital to work within the HR and Organisation Transformation Directorate; managing the core team supporting an organisational wide restructure programme.  During the pandemic Matt moved into a variety of positions\, working flexibly to support several different programmes during an extremely busy period.  Matt was delighted to move into a permanent role with NHS Digital in August 2021 as the Senior Partner Onboarding Manager for NHS login\, helping to provide a re-usable way for patients to access multiple digital health and social care services with a single NHS login. \n\nRaja Sharif\, Founder & CEO\, FarmaTrust\nRaja is Founder and CEO of FarmaTrust\, who are driving the company’s vision and mission of creating innovative\, digital solutions for the personalised medicine and healthcare sector to protect patients and creating efficiencies in the cell and gene therapy industry. Using IoT and blockchain technology\, FarmaTrust is creating a transparent\, auditable\, secure\, global solution to give confidence to patients\, clinicians and regulators worldwide.  Raja is a UK qualified barrister\, with over 25 years legal and business experience in multinationals including Guardian IT PLC\, Globix\, BT plc\, COLT and Al Jazeera. \n\nCliff Kirby\, Founder & CEO\, NeedleSmart\nCliff is the founder and CEO of NeedleSmart\, who have offices in Knowsley. Having the original idea in 2008\, Cliff successfully developed the business to proof of concept\, obtained intellectual property and attracted seed capital. Subsequently\, he lead multi-million pound investment into the business which produces patented needle-destruction devices. NeedleSmart is now a thriving entity with an exciting suite of products being delivered to healthcare markets globally.  Cliff now has a number of business interests in the Liverpool City Region (LCR) and sits on the board of Knowsley Chamber\, the LCR board of Health and Life Sciences and is an active member of the LCR Engineering landscape. \n\nPrasannajeet Mane\, Founder & CEO\, Cerina\nPrasannajeet is the Founder and CEO of Cerina\, an early-stage digital health startup venture which is bringing digital interventions to treat anxiety disorders and depression. The origin of the venture is rooted in Prasannajeet’s own personal experiences of surviving a clinical psychological disorder. The research experience of studying different mental health conditions\, long experience of using traditional and digital platforms\, and business training at London Business School made him familiar with the clear gaps that are present in the existing mental health landscape.  Prasannajeet is a graduate of London Business School and Indian Institute of Technology. Previous to his masters from London Business School\, Prasannajeet worked as a mental health researcher for where he helped building an award-winning digital intervention and his research work got published in Nature. \n\nAdam Wright\, Programme Development Manager\, NHS Providers \nAdam is a programme development manager at the membership body NHS Providers. He is currently working on the Digital Boards programme\, which aims to support trust boards lead the digital transformatino agenda. Prior to this he was part of NHS Providers’ policy team. URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-digital-identity-unmasked/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Raja-Sharif-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Becky Sharpe":MAILTO:events@medilinkmidlands.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220303T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220303T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220118T211420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T211420Z UID:18819-1646301600-1646305200@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR: How the Life Sciences Industry can leverage LinkedIn as a key marketing tool DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nJoin us online for the next Life Sciences Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) webinar\, where our presenters will focus on ‘How to leverage LinkedIn as a key marketing tool in your business to win more sales’. \nLinkedIn is an incredible asset for any marketer and business working in a complex industry such as life sciences. It’s much more than a lead generation tool. In this Life Sciences Marketing Special Interest Group\, Charlie Whyman\, founder of Curious B2B Marketing\, will show you how she has personally grown audiences across multiple industries including mining\, surveying\, commercial shipping and tech\, and how the principles she has developed can be applied to a Life Sciences business. \nThis webinar will be hosted by Robin Bodicoat\, Head of Marketing at Touchlight Genetics\, who will provide his own industry specific thoughts and insights on using LinkedIn to generate success in the life sciences industry. \nBy attending\, you can learn how to use LinkedIn to help you: \n• Grow an audience of your target customers\n• Create curiosity in your market and build a solid brand reputation\n• Generate hot and engaged leads and enquiries\n• Convert leads into sales FASTER\n• Plus\, much more \nThere will also be an opportunity to put your questions to our presenters in a Q&A session. \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 £127\, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants. \nDURATION: 1 hour \nSpeaker Profiles:  \n Robin Bodicoat\, Head of Marketing – Touchlight Genetics \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  \n \nCharlie Whyman\, Founder – Curious B2B Marketing \nCharlie Whyman\, founder of Curious B2B Marketing is the creator of the OTTER marketing framework\, helping businesses turn leads into sales with easy to apply systems and approaches. She’s the host of The Curiosity Key Podcast and founder of The Curious Marketing Club for ambitious SME businesses looking to improve marketing performance.\nAn engineer by background\, Charlie discovered she had a talent for sales and marketing when selling her homegrown Sardinian olive oil on a Yorkshire market stall\, selling laser scanners down one of the world’s deepest mines\, telemedicine solutions to the commercial shipping industry and moving rapidly from marketing assistant to Global Head of Sales and Marketing for a major player in the Geospatial sector.\nCharlie is also an avid adventurer\, cyclist and F1 fan URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-how-the-life-sciences-industry-can-leverage-linkedin-as-a-key-marketing-tool/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Charlie-Whyman-Headshot.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jo Rudzki":MAILTO:info@medilinkem.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220224T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220224T110000 DTSTAMP:20260407T182310 CREATED:20220126T124856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T124856Z UID:18822-1645696800-1645700400@staging.medilinkmidlands.com SUMMARY:Webinar: Technical Innovation to support High Quality Care DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace at which we can adapt technology in health and care sectors\, working together flexibly in adopting new technology focused on users’ needs. Many health and care providers across the UK and globally have adopted technology innovation to enable faster treatment options and prevention services. Join De Montfort University’s Digital Health Team in partnership with Willows Heath and Medicspot\, for an insight into the latest developments in this area supporting the future of healthcare. \nThis webinar focuses on:\n• Experiences of health and care providers in adopting technology innovation\n• Innovation in action: working in partnership with health and care providers to meet the needs of communities\n• Factors driving change in technology innovation and the implications to health and the care sector \nThis event is part of Leicestershire Innovation Festival. For further details please click here \nThis free-to-attend event is held as part of the SoLSTICE 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 £127\, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants. \nPlease note: whilst this event is held as part of the SoLSTICE programme\, attendance is not restricted to companies in the Leicester/Leicestershire area and is open to all. \nDURATION: 1 hour \nSpeaker Profiles:  \n \nStuart Hilton\, Head of Commercial Partnerships\, DMU (Chair) \nStuart has over 30 years’ experience in developing commercial solutions to technical challenges that support project requirements across a range of different industries and business sectors both internationally and within the UK. Stuart is an experienced professional commercial manager with expertise in building connections between higher education and external organisations. \n  \n  \n  \n \nProfessor Bertha Ochieng\, Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care\, DMU \nBertha Ochieng is Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care\, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences\, De Montfort University. A key aspect of her research is in examining digital solutions that support development of integrated models of health and social care and community engagement. \n  \n  \n  \n \nDr Tariq Kapasi\, Medical Director –  Willows Health \nTariq is Co-Chair and Honorary Associate Professor at the Centre of Primary Care Research. He is passionate in developing governance processes to improve clinical outcomes for over 45\,000 patients. Tariq is forever appraising innovative methods by which they can help to engage\, educate\, and empower their patients.” \n  \n  \nSharon Donald\, Business Development Manager\, Medicspot \nAs a former A&E sister and hospital manager\, Sharon became a Business Development Manager in 1999 and is passionate about digital technology. For the last 14 years she has been working in digital health\, assisting customers to transition to a digital health service in areas including Liverpool\, Hull and Newham. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/webinar-technical-innovation-to-support-high-quality-care/ CATEGORIES:Project Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Leicestershire-Innovation-Festival-email.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jo Rudzki":MAILTO:info@medilinkem.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR