Medilink Midlands

Midlands Meet-Up Networking Event
2023-02-15 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Lost and Found, Birmingham, B2 5RS
We are delighted to announce details of the OBN Midlands-focused networking evening on 15 February 2023, organised in collaboration with our sponsor Penningtons Manches Cooper​ and co-promoted by ourselves and The West Midlands Healthtech Cluster.
The purpose of the evening is to showcase the West Midlands’ strong and growing life sciences ecosystem and get to know some of the most innovative R & D companies in the region.
If you would like to find out more and build your Midlands network, please click here to book your complimentary ticket. The event starts at 18.00, with a drink on arrival and Pizza during the evening.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Innovation, Resilience and Productivity: New Methods to Future Proof your Business Growth
2023-02-14 09:30 - 13:00 | Charnwood Campus, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RB
The next Charnwood Campus Cluster event, sponsored by Weiss Technik UK, is focused on how innovation can drive productivity, something very important in the current business climate. You may already be focusing on ways to improve your productivity by looking at operations optimisation, distribution of work, automation and rationalisations, however harnessing the power of innovation can make a real difference. Join our local leaders and experts to explore how to increase productivity in new ways by focusing on innovating and building resilience in your business at an organisational, social and mental health level.
Speakers already confirmed include:

Professor Dean Fathers, Centre for Organisational Resilience
Jennifer Turner, Founder and Director, JT Rehab
Michael Watts, Managing Director, Blum Health
Malcolm Youll, Managing Director, Weiss Technik UK

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ONLINE: The Value of Implementing an ISO 13485 Compliant QMS
2023-02-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
SEHTA and IVDeology Ltd a leading regulatory company specifically within the in vitro diagnostic medical device industry, are delighted to offer this webinar to start-up companies who want to know more about quality management systems and how they impact an organisation. The session will be led by Nancy Consterdine, Director of Training and Compliance Services, IVDeology.
Please click here to book your free place today.
Agenda
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome & Introduction
10:05 – 10:50:

Components of and timing of initiating a quality management system
Advantages of early implementation for device development
Global regulatory requirement for a QMS
Measurable value to a well maintained QMS

10:50 – 11:00 Q&A
11:00 Close

Beginner's Guide to developing and releasing a new Medical Device or IVD
2023-02-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
This free-to-attend 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.
Medical devices and IVDs are a highly regulated industry, and the regulatory considerations should be considered at the earliest stages of your strategic planning to help ensure that your products can be successfully approved and commercialised.
The webinar will provide a high level overview of the critical considerations and overview of the key steps needed from initial planning through to successfully selling the product after regulatory approval.
The webinar will cover the following focus areas;

Regulatory planning as part of your product get-to-market strategy
Considerations for product design and development
Navigating the regulatory approval process
Commercial launch and beyond – demonstrating continuing safety, performance and compliance to keep your product approval.

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Target audience

This webinar training session is aimed at companies looking to or currently developing a new medical device and explores the critical strategic, operational and industry specific considerations necessary for successful commercialisation of a medical device or IVD product, with a focus on the regulatory and legal compliance environment.
This webinar is aimed at business leaders, product developers, software developers, technical managers, quality and regulatory professionals.

Timothy Bubb, Technical Director, IMed Consultancy
Tim Bubb is a Principal Consultant and heads up the medical device consulting team at IMed Consultancy. Tim specialises in high-risk active therapeutic medical devices, software, digital health, and AI/ Machine learning, such as defibrillators, ventilators, and clinical decision support software. Tim has a wealth of experience in medical device quality, regulatory, clinical, and design engineering fields, having held senior industry positions in both multinational and SME manufacturers with overall responsibility for ensuring product legal compliance from concept through to regulatory approval, and successful commercialisation.
IMed Consultancy is a Medical Device and IVD specialist Regulatory and Quality consulting company, helping manufacturers achieve and maintain regulatory approvals for their products and quality management systems through a variety of consulting and representation services.

Life Sciences Legal Forum: Competition Law
2023-02-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Online via Zoom
Medilink Midlands member company, Mills & Reeve, invite you to attend the first webinar in their Life Sciences Legal Forum series. This first online session provides sector-specific guidance on key competition law (anti-trust) issues relating to the life sciences sector.
The Forum will take place on Tuesday 7 February via Zoom.
Mills & Reeve’s Head of Life Sciences, James Fry will be joined by Kate Newman who heads their Competition Law Practice to discuss:

Enforcement activity by the UK and EU competition authorities – what types of conduct have been scrutinised and what will the authorities focus on next?
The expanding reach of merger control and what it means for the life sciences sector
National Security and Investments Act – sector themes we’re seeing
Horizon scanning – what’s coming up?

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Upon confirmation of your place, you will have the opportunity to send questions to the speakers so they can be covered if possible, during the webinar.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Designing DNA: Exploring the Possibilities of the BioXp 3250
2023-01-31 09:30 - 13:30 | Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF), Clifton Campus, NTU, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 8NS
If you were able to print genetic code, what opportunities would be open to you? How could you use this technology to further develop your innovation and improve future health outcomes?
These are the questions we’re inviting you to consider at our latest event, organised in partnership with the Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF). Join us on-site at MTIF , located on Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Campus, where the MTIF team, alongside the BioXp’s developers at Telesis Bio, will introduce you to their latest piece of kit, the BioXp 3250. This state-of-the-art machine, in the words of its developers, “supports applications ranging from building, cloning, and amplifying gene fragments to constructing DNA“.
This free-to-attend morning event aims to bring together innovators, researchers and facilitators to explore the potential applications of this equipment. An invaluable asset for the life sciences community in our region and beyond, the BioXp 3250 is available now for collaborators looking to push the boundaries of the possible – let’s open those conversations!
This is intended to be an open forum and you are welcome to propose potential applications for the BioXp 3250 in any field. However, we’re particularly keen to hear your ideas relating to the following areas:

mRNA as vaccines
mRNA as cancer treatments
DNA code for genetic modification

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The event will begin with a tour of the facility including a showcase of the BioXp 3250. This will be followed by a couple of short presentations providing an overview of its capabilities and highlighting some of its current applications. Then it’s over to you, as we open a discussion of the opportunities the device opens up, aiming to spark collaborative connections that develop beyond the session.
Secure your place today for an event that will not only consider the potential of the BioXp 3250, but will also further strengthen the collaborative networks within the region.
Event details

09:30 – Registration and refreshments
10:00 – Welcome and introductions from Medilink and MTIF
10:05 – Tour and BioXp 3250 demo
11:00 – Networking and refreshments
11:30 – Presentation from Telesis Bio on current applications of the BioXp 3250
11:45 – Q&A + Break-out sessions + Group discussion on potential future applications
12:30 – Lunch & networking
13:30 – Close

IN-PERSON EVENT: Health Data Science: The Real-World Opportunities and Challenges
2023-01-26 09:30 - 13:30
Our next event organised in partnership with the Leicester Life Sciences Accelerator (LLSA) at the University of Leicester focuses on the sector’s hot topic of 2023 – health data science. The event will be held at Space Park, Leicester and brings together academics, clinicians and industry to explore the breadth of opportunities in this field, as we move increasingly towards digital solutions. Yet the session also unpacks the significant challenges in this area, considering the barriers to gaining access to health data and utilising this data to develop successful digital solutions or service improvements in the real world.
Our first panel will include researchers and decision makers in this area, who will outline the latest academic and clinical health data science contexts. The second panel of presentations will feature talks from companies working in and with health data science, to extend our discussion of its real-world applications and opportunities for industrial and commercial partners.
Programme
09:30 – Delegate arrival, registration & refreshments
09:55 – Introduction to the LLSA from Professor Toru Suzuki, Academic Lead for the LLSA and Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, University of Leicester (Video)
10:00 – Panel 1 – Professor Tim Coats, Dr Rob Free, Dawn Plummer + Q&A and Panel discussion
11:00 – BREAK – Refreshments and networking
11:30 – Panel 2 – SME Showcase – Methods Analytics (Richard Oakley), iethico (Debra Ainge), Vuit Online (Clare Higgins), CheckUp Health (Fungai Ndemera) + Q&A and Panel discussion
12:30 – Lunch and networking
13:30 – Close

Speaker Profiles

Professor Tim Coats, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Leicester
Presentation Title: “NHS Data: What, Where and How”
Tim Coats trained in Emergency Medicine in Leeds and London, developing a particular interest in pre-hospital trauma care, and completing an MD thesis in 1996 on using AI methods to incorporate of patterns of change in physiology in a predictive model of outcome following injury. He trained in prehospital care with the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service from 1990 to 1996
Following appointed as a Senior Lecturer at Barts and The London in 1996 with consultant responsibility for the London HEMS service, he moved to the University of Leicester as Professor of Emergency Medicine in 2003. He is a past Chair of the College of Emergency Medicine Research Committee, past Chair of the NIHR National Specialist Group for Injuries and Emergencies, and currently Chairs the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN). In 2022 he became a NIHR Senior Investigator. His research interests are changes in coagulation following major trauma, artificial intelligence in healthcare ‘big data’ applications, and non-invasive monitoring in the diagnosis of sepsis in emergency care.

Dr Rob Free, Lecturer in Health Data Science at University of Leicester and Director of Informatics at Leicester Biomedical Research Centre
Presentation Title: “Data Science Opportunities in the Leicester BRC”
Rob Free is a Lecturer in Health Data Science at the University of Leicester and the Director of Informatics for the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). His own research focuses on the use of advanced data science (including artificial intelligence and machine learning) to develop and translate models and technologies into data-driven approaches for improving healthcare outcomes. As Director of Informatics, he is overseeing the BRC’s new Health Informatics Platform which endeavours to facilitate and develop exciting multi-disciplinary collaborations and partnerships.

Dawn Plummer, Digital Lead, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network
Presentation Title: “EMAHSN – Who we are, how we support innovators and current digital trends in local NHS”
Dawn Plummer is the Digital Lead at the EMAHSN, working within the Innovation Pipeline Delivery team, seeking to match innovations with known needs in our local networks. Dawn has experience supporting innovators to partner with NHS organisations to trial solutions, with an overall aim to support embedding innovations as ‘business as usual’ whilst collecting evidence and data to support adoption and spread into other local Trusts. The digital team deliver EMAHSN’s Digital Health Accelerator programme, which for 2023 is focussing on workforce innovations as a key focus locally, based on conversations with key stakeholders.

Richard Oakley, Director of Data Science and AI, Methods Analytics
Presentation Title: TBC
Richard is Director of Data Science and AI at Methods Analytics. By background a technical architect with over a decade’s experience in the public and private sector, overseeing all of Methods Analytics’ data science and AI work including that in health & care.
He specialises in healthcare improvement projects that utilise or advance data-orientated decision-making, architecting solutions in a variety of open-source and proprietary technologies. He is an advocate for greater application of data science in health & care, working to promote the use of machine learning, predictive modelling, simulation and population health management techniques in forms that are accessible and sustainable within the NHS.
He has worked with central, regional and local health organisations across primary, secondary and tertiary care across the UK and internationally. His recent project work incorporates the full suite of information science from helping to implement and embed new data science functions within large organisations through to ontology creation, semi-clinical NLP classifiers, risk modelling and capacity & flow simulations.

Dr Debra Ainge, CEO, iethico
Presentation Title: Drug Shortages: A Global Crisis
Debra combines broad international experience in the healthcare industry in R&D, Technology, and the pharmaceutical service sector across UK and internationally, with a record of delivering growth both organically & through M&A. She has led organisations from start-up to +5000 staff and has an extensive industry network built through the development of strong relationships across pharma, biotech & technology. Debra is a certified member of the Institute of Directors, holds several non-executive roles and has a PhD from Newcastle University.

Clare Higgins, Marketing and Sales Manager, VUIT Online
Presentation Title: Actionable Insights – A Rare and Precious Thing
For many years, Clare enjoyed a successful career in the drinks industry, working up from PA to the MD through to Operations Manager, leading a team of 7 staff rising to a maximum of 450 staff over the period. Clare joined VUIT in May 2021 as Marketing and Sales Manager, tasked with commercialising the platform and developing the company structure. To date, VUIT has received considerable interest and recognition within the sector, and continues to open new sales channels.

Fungai Ndemera, Nurse, Multi-entrepreneur, Health Tech Disruptor and Founder, CheckUp Health
Fungai is the tech founder of CheckUp Health, the only health AI-driven NHS approved hybrid multilingual care delivery platform combining remote monitoring in-home offering connectivity points to clinicians and professionals. Empowering the patient to take control with a culturally competent secure app for personal health tracking and monitoring​ and ​BAME engagement metrics, helping healthcare organisations, from GP practices to corporate organisations, monitor proactively and effectively support patients from various backgrounds by offering multilingual options​.​ She is the creator of the ‘all dots’ digital transformation model.
Her health tech brand, CheckUp health, received £43k support from the UK government’s highly competitive sustainable innovation fund. Through this company, Fungai helps individuals have access to a user-friendly app and desktop versions for all ages to start managing their health and reduce the need to see a GP. Some of her initiatives were supported by the president’s office of the Zimbabwe Ministry of Information. Fungai’s goal is to improve digital healthcare knowledge transfer with CheckUp Health UK.

WEBINAR: Grant Funding for your Innovation
2023-01-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
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.
The WMAHSN, Medilink Midlands and TBAT Innovation invite you to attend this free Grant Funding webinar.
TBAT Innovation Ltd provide an in-depth look at the Grant Funding landscape, to fund the development of new technology in the Health & Life Sciences sector.
Grant Funding is available through many funding bodies – including Innovate UK, NIHR and SBRI Healthcare – to accelerate innovation in the UK by de-risking highly innovative research and development projects.
Current opportunities have up to £25 million available for businesses to apply for, but the competition can be fierce – knowing how to apply is essential.
In this webinar, we will cover:

Grant Funding Landscape
Regular competitions for Health & Life Sciences technology
How to find funding
Application best practice
Top Tips
How TBAT can help

Following the presentation, TBAT will be available for an open forum Q&A session, and the opportunity to book one-to-one consultations, for any follow-on or confidential questions about applying for Grant Funding.
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Sam Stephens – Director

Sam founded TBAT in 2002, evolving the business over a five-year period into the innovation-driving consultancy it is today.
With a passion for engineering, as well as a background as an Aerospace engineer, Sam’s deep experience within innovation has played a huge role in growing various businesses, as well as TBAT.

TBAT Innovation
TBAT Innovation Ltd are a value-led independent consultancy with over 19 years’ experience working with technology & research and development organisations all over the UK to fund their innovation. Their innovation support services include; Grant Funding, R&D Tax Credits, Video Game Tax Relief, Capital Allowances, SEIS/EIS and Patent Box.

WEBINAR: Maximising Impact through Academic and Industry Collaboration
2023-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
The next in our series of events organised in partnership with Arise Innovation Hubs, part of Anglia Ruskin University, focuses on the key role that academic and industry partnership can play in maximising the impact of your research and/or innovation.
The benefits are, of course, considerable for both sides of the partnership. This online webinar explores these benefits, providing tangible guidance for those keen to collaborate, as well as case studies from those who have already established successful partner projects.
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The session will open with a talk from Caroline Sykes from the Medilink Midlands Innovation Adviser team. Drawing on her extensive experience across the sector, Caroline will be highlighting both the reasons and routes for establishing, developing and making the most of academic and industry collaborative opportunities.
We’ll also hear a joint presentation from Jenny Murray, CEO of Life Science Group (LSG) and Abhimanyu Bose, Knowledge Exchange Executive for Coventry University, who will be sharing the story of their successful Knowledge Exchange Partnership (KEP), through which they co-developed CellShip, a cell transport system without a cold chain requirement. The project was ratws ‘Outstanding’ by the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) – the highest rating – and also secured them a finalist spot in the in Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2022.
Our final presentation will be delivered by Joe Lillis and Jorge Madeira Marques Pinto, lead researchers on a collaborative project between Anglia Ruskin University and Italian company, La Fattoria la Vialla, exploring the potential health, performance and sustainability benefits of olive oil products developed at their organic-biodynamic farm.
As well as an opportunity to showcase current successful projects, this session lays the foundations for a series of support sessions that Medilink Midlands will be running in partnership with the Arise Innovation Hubs and will be your opportunity to find out more information.
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Medical Japan, Osaka
2023-01-18 - 2023-01-20
Japan’s leading medical B2B trade show!
With an ageing population and vast healthcare expansion, Japan has become the World’s 3rd largest medical market. This means that, combined with a free trade agreement with the UK, it is a great time for British companies to export to this region.
Medical Japan is a B-2-B exhibition and conference, covering a wealth of products, services and technologies from the healthcare sector.
The 2023 event is expected to attract 500 exhibitors from 21 countries and almost 15,000 global visitors, with a strong percentage from Asia. Visitors include distributors, importers, hospitals, nursing and elderly care facilities and pharmacies. The event is also supported by many industry organisations, including the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japan.
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WEBINAR: So you want to make a digital medical device? beginners guide
2023-01-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
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.
The following course has been devised and presented by AcclaimBiomedical Consulting, Medilink Midlands and the WMAHSN to offer a rich and rewarding training experience.

Software is playing an increasingly important role in the medtech sector, we see developments in smart devices, embedded software and wearable healthcare technology. We also see that European Regulations are developing to address this technology with increased scrutiny and specific requirements for these products .
This webinar training session is aimed at all companies developing and maintaining these types of products and explores the pathway to compliance .

The top 10 tips
The course will cover the following focus areas

Planning is Critical
Understand thoroughly the intended use, user and use environment
Risk Classify your product
Consider local requirements (GSPR)
Follow a documented process for product development IEC62304
Appropriate selection of development environment
Consider user interface (Usability)
How will this be maintained
Connections
Cyber security

Learning Objectives

Working with quality and regulatory teams including demonstration of design process control:
Study the application of recognised standards and good practice as well as documentation expectations.
Explore the need for risk management and human factors engineering in this product sector.

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Speaker Profile:

Richard Young, Managing Director, AcclaimBiomedical Consulting Ltd
Richard 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 cardiovascular products.
Richard brings a blend of pragmatism and experience to these disciplines that facilitate insightful problem-solving approaches as well as solid solutions.
Richard’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.

WEBINAR: Using data and AI to help tackle obesity in Leicester
2022-12-15 10:00 - 11:00
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.
Join 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.
The 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.
Plans 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.
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This webinar will cover:

The importance of working collaboratively to tackle the health challenges that we face as a community.
Project outcomes and the impact so far (working closely with local providers to share the data and findings of this project).
The future of digital health research and its role in informing public health planning.

This 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:

Prof Ivan Browne, Director of Public Health, Leicester City Council
Prof Bertha Ochieng, Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care, De Montfort University (DMU)
Dr Mario Gongora, Associate Professor, School of Computer Science and Informatics, DMU

This 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.
Please 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.
Speaker Profiles

Stuart Hilton, Head of Commercial Partnerships, De Montfort University
Stuart 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.

Professor Ivan Browne, Director of Public Health at Leicester City Council
Ivan 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.

Professor Bertha Ochieng, Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care, DMU
Bertha 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.

Dr Mario Gongora, Associate Professor, School of Computer Science and Informatics
Dr 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.

WEBINAR: How the NIHR can support your route to market
2022-12-13 10:00 - 11:00
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.
The 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.
Hosted by the NIHR, they will cover:

The role of the NIHR
What NIHR can currently offer to companies; Clinical Engagement, Research Funding, Access to the NHS
Plans for future support/priority areas
How companies should approach NIHR
What can Medilink Midlands and the WMAHSN do to help

DURATION: 1 hour
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Speaker Profiles:
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Bio to follow.
Ian Newington, Head of Special Projects, Innovation Programmes and IP, NIHR CCF

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

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

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With presentations including:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WEBINAR: Getting Your Healthcare app reviewed and accredited
2022-11-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
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.
The WMAHSN, Medilink Midlands and ORCHA invite you to attend a free digital health webinar on Tuesday, 29 November at 10:00 am – 11:00 am.
ORCHA is the world-leading health app evaluation and advisor organisation, helping governments, health, and social care organisations to choose and deliver health apps that will safely make the biggest impact to improve outcomes.
This session will cover an introduction to the importance of digital health tools, and the current digital health landscape, with Paul Weston, Review & Accreditations Director at ORCHA.
Including:

Update on the current digital health landscape
The importance of getting app reviews and accredited
What it involves
Getting yourself ready to do it a
How to make sense of it all!
Sources of support

There will be time at the end of the presentation to ask Paul questions.
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Paul S Weston is passionate about keeping people out of hospital. As Review & Accreditations Director at ORCHA he gives healthcare professionals and consumers the confidence to recommend and benefit from digital health products that are safe, effective and secure. Paul and his team of Digital Health Assessors develop and maintain Reviews in 11 countries and continually monitor and assess over 3000 products a year.
Prior to joining ORCHA, Paul was Chief Operating Officer at Tiny Medical Apps (Developer of top ORCHA rated asthma app the Digital Health Passport). His work led to inclusion on healthcare frameworks (LPP, G-Cloud, HSSF); maintaining quality assurance certification (ISO 27001/13485, Cyber Essential Plus, DSPT); and product deployment to over 1000 patients in 16 healthcare organisations.
Paul’s commitment to improving health outcomes started with delivering regulation-heavy primary care developments – a journey that impacted over 275,000 patients over 19 years leading ISO9001 certified Architecture businesses. Having seen the growing, untenable demands of in-person healthcare provision, in 2018 he made the decision to explore the role that digital health technology can play in reducing demand on the built environment.
Paul is a London Tech Advocate and One HealthTech (Diversity & Inclusion) Fellow focusing on international partnerships.

IN-PERSON EVENT: BDI Showcase: Shaping Future Health through Biotechnology
2022-11-28 09:00 - 13:00 | Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham
Modern healthcare and biotechnology present challenges that require innovative, collaborative approaches to build solutions. By bringing together researchers from across traditional disciplinary boundaries, the Biodiscovery Institute (BDI) aims to use, or support, scientific endeavour to deliver change for societal benefit. This in-person event, organised together with the BDI, will provide an opportunity to hear about a diverse range of projects and about opportunities to access the facilities, technologies and expertise as part of new partnerships.
The event will provide:

An overview of the research and commercial projects being carried out in BDI and of the underpinning research culture.
A discussion of how we engineer microbes to make useful products from greenhouse gases, waste products and low-cost feedstocks.
Presentations on the development and implementation of AI for cancer diagnostics.
An overview of how deep mechanistic understanding of cell-surface proteins can lead to innovation in drug design.
An opportunity to tour BDI – featuring robotic cell and liquid handling, large-scale cell culture suites, high field NMR and super resolution imaging with many facilities available for use by SMEs.

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This 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.
Please 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.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Introduction to the Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism
2022-11-24 13:30 - 16:30 | Kedleston Campus, University of Derby
To celebrate the opening of their new £1.75 million Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism, University of Derby invite you for an afternoon of networking, presentations and a tour of this state-of-the-art facility, designed to revolutionise diet and medication research, by bringing together biomedical and data science expertise under one roof.
Dr Sally Akehurst, Head of School of Human Sciences for the University of Derby, will be leading a series of presentations and case studies showcasing the work that is currently underway at the centre, and will be joined by guest speakers, including:

Prof Gyan Tripathi: Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism: An Overview
Dr Stella Ademowo: Nutrition and Oxylipidomics
Dr Ali Kermanizadeh: Next Generation in vitro 3D Liver Models
Dr Urvashi Gunpath: Digitised Manufacturing of Sustainable Custom-Made Devices for the NHS
Dr Tom Illingworth: Synthetic Antibodies: An Alternative Diagnostic Approach

Following the presentations, you will be taken on a tour of the facility and the specialist equipment available there. The event will also provide ample time for networking.
Book your place today for your chance to discover and connect with the innovative research taking place at this exciting new facility.

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IN-PERSON EVENT: Silverstone Technology Cluster Annual Conference 2022
2022-11-22 09:00 - 17:00 | The Stables, Milton Keynes
Silverstone Technology Cluster will be holding their Annual Conference at The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes. The event is run in association with Silverstone Park, supported by Hexagon, and additional event partners Partner Electronics and Silverstone Composites.
As the STC is all about bringing people together the day will feature extensive networking opportunities as well as a networking lunch.
STC are thrilled to announce the following leading industry experts will be joining us on the day:

Chiara Bontadini, Territory Manager, Amazon Web Services. As the lead cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the primary profit driver for Amazon. AWS provides servers, storage, networking, remote computing, email, mobile development, and security.
Lewis Stringer, Senior Manager UK Network – East & South-East Midlands, British Business Bank, the UK’s national development bank and experts in small business finance, working with a broad range of partners to help businesses like yours.
Greg Smith, MP. Previously deputy leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, he has been the Member of Parliament for the Buckingham constituency since the 2019 general election.
Patrick Fowler, PhD. Patrick is a US Army Civilian motivated by working closely with end users to find the most relevant technical solutions to daily problems.
Richard Collins, CEO, CSR Accreditation. A keynote speaker and presenter who inspires, motivates, and educates his audiences through his energy, positivity, and most of all – his determination that we can build a better world for future generations.
Dr. Cristiana Pace, Enovation Consulting Limited. Founded in 2018, a strategy and sustainability consulting focusing on the sport and motorsport sector which also delivers STEM and legacy projects nationally and internationally.

Additional presenters and contributors will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, and to book your place today, click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Medilink Midlands Annual General Meeting (AGM)
2022-11-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Mills & Reeve, 78-84 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2AB
The Medilink Midlands Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Thursday 17 November from 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm.
Hosted at Medilink Patron offices, Mills & Reeve, Birmingham.
Following the formal presentations, you will have the chance to meet and network with fellow members and representatives from the Board of Directors.
You will also hear from our members sharing their recent experiences and how they have benefited from their membership.

Agenda:
14:00 – Arrival refreshment & networking
14:20 – Welcome & notices – Professor Martin Levermore MBE DL, Chair, Medilink Midlands
14:35 – Medilink Midlands update – Simon Himsworth, Chief Executive, Medilink Midlands
14:55 – Member spotlight – Dave Seaward, Projects Director, 3P innovations
15:10 – Member spotlight – Adam Townsend, VUIT
15:25 – Sustainability vision – Ben Roberts, Innovation Advisor, Medilink Midlands
15:35 – Closing comments – Professor Martin Levermore MBE DL
15:40 – Networking & refreshments
16:00 – AGM close

We’re looking forward to seeing our members in person and hope you can join us.
Please note: Non-members are welcome to attend the AGM.
To book your place, please complete the online booking form below.

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Once your booking form has been received a member of the events team will be in touch to confirm your place, please note this is not an automated system.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Connected Healthcare Programme (Modules 4-6)
2022-11-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2TE
Split into 6 modules the Connected Healthcare Programme is brought to you by West Midlands 5G and designed for healthcare organisations. Join us to discover how to accelerate connectivity, innovation and benefit adoption to transform the Healthcare Industry.

This second session covers Modules 4-6. The first three modules are covered in the session running on Thursday 10th November.
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Module 4 – Business Cases
• Working with partners & channels to accelerate growth
• Overcoming engagement challenges in the NHS
• ROI (Return on Investment) – Adherence to the principles of the Ansoff Matrix
Module 5 – Culture of the NHS• Introduction of The Healthy Living Lab Business Partners
• The relationship to customer culture and attitudes
• ORCHA
Module 6 – Putting it together• How does tech affect employees?
• Final presentations
* SME qualifying criteria

This programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In-order to qualify for a free space on the programme, an organisation needs to satisfy the following criteria:Organisation Size: Be a Start-up or SME (A small and medium-sized enterprise covers enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million Euro, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding 43 million Euro)
Location: Registered or trading in the Black Country LEP region or the Coventry & Warwickshire LEP region.

IN-PERSON EVENT: NIHR Biomedical Research Conference 2022
2022-11-17 08:30 - 17:30 | East Midlands Conference Centre, University Park, Beeston Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2RJ
Medilink Midlands will be exhibiting at this year’s NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Conference, held at the East Midlands Conference Centre.
The NIHR Biomedical Research Conference returns in 2022 to celebrate the BCR’s achievements since 2017. We will also be launching our new programme of research up to 2027.
Our world-leading researchers will present their latest findings and impacts.

you can hear from national and international speakers on what’s coming next for research in the UK
we’ll engage the delegates and social media users in a live Research Lounge debate on the future of translational research
we’ll discuss what we have learned from COVID-19 research that could improve all translational research
we’ll showcase the work of our research Themes and introduce our new Themes

In addition to the above, the programme includes keynote presentations from:

Professor Ian Hall, Director, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre
Professor Matt Brown, Genomics England
Natalie Owen, Head of NIHR Infrastructure Research Capacity and Growth Science, Research and Evidence Directorate, Department of Health and Social Care
Professor Sir Martin Landray, Oxford Population Health

As well as optional workshop sessions, panel discussions and a panel discussion.
For more information and to book your place, click here.

WEBINAR: Grant Application Writing Masterclass
2022-11-16 10:30 - 11:30
Join TBAT Innovation Ltd for a Grant Funding Masterclass, delving into how to write a successful grant application for Innovate UK.
Knowing how to write your grant funding application is the most important part of applying for innovation funding.
Many competitions have success rates of below 10%; therefore, your application needs to stand-out, showcase your innovation and demonstrate your knowledge and expertise, all within tight word-limits.
Through years of successfully helping businesses just like yours, apply for Innovate UK funding competitions, TBAT are experts in writing successful funding applications that will capture the assessor’s attention and highlight why your innovative project should be funded!
During this 1-hour masterclass, TBAT will cover:

The Innovate UK application form
How to answer each question
Their top tips for applying for Innovate UK funding
What to do if you need help applying

This is great opportunity to learn how to apply for current Innovate UK funding competitions such as the Smart Grants and the Bio-Medical Catalyst and secure up to 70% of your project costs via these opportunities.
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Speaker Profiles
Vincent Seddon – Commercial Director
Vincent Seddon joined TBAT in 2019 to head up business development after spending 10 years supporting Corporate clients to plan and grow their businesses as well as mentoring and coaching local business managers with the Barclays Business Bank.
Esther Lawrence – Business Development Manager
Esther joined TBAT in May 2021 having spent 25 years working in technology sales helping take products and services to market. She’s worked with start-ups, manufacturers, distributors, and Go-to-markets specialist. She’s witnessed first-hand the struggles companies go through to gain funding to develop and innovate their new tech and services, which is why she’s excited to be part of TBAT to help guide innovative organisations through the R&D funding landscape.
TBAT Innovation
TBAT Innovation Ltd are a value-led independent consultancy with over 19 years’ experience working with technology & research and development organisations all over the UK to fund their innovation. Their innovation support services include; Grant Funding, R&D Tax Credits, Video Game Tax Relief, Capital Allowances, SEIS/EIS and Patent Box.

ONLINE: Creating a Secure Future for your Life Sciences Company through Robust Business Strategy and Planning
2022-11-15 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
****Please note this event will now take place online ****

This event, organised with patron Shakespeare Martineau in partnership with Ampa, will now take place online.
If you are selling into the NHS or other healthcare providers, no matter what your product or service, the security of your business is critical. This session offers guidance on creating a secure future for your life sciences company through robust business strategy and planning.
The online session will cover:

How to secure your business and supply chain against cyber attacks, and how to mitigate risk
How to ensure solid fundamentals are in place throughout the lifecycle of the business – inception, growth and exit
Funding and investment for growth;
Exit strategy and valuation and exit options i.e., trade or PE sale, management buyout of Employee Ownership Trust.

The case study-led event looks at a real-life example of a business lifecycle, from raising finance and receiving investment to reviewing strategic options, preparing for sale and how to achieve maximum value while also considering how to minimise associated risk and avoid potential pitfalls. Follow the links below to read the case study material in advance and to view full speaker profiles.
Case Study
Speaker Profiles
The Ampa team of experts will be offering one-to-one advisory appointments, and will provide advice and guidance on:

Funding – outsourced contracts, site acquisitions, product development, refinancing existing debt (over draft and property term loans), lending and additional funding; Potential investors, investment.
Management – share options, discretionary bonuses.
Commercial – contractual, IP, Employment and cyber security/data considerations.

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Shakespeare Martineau are proud Patrons of Medilink Midlands. To read more, please click here.

MEDICA 2022 – The World’s largest healthcare event
2022-11-14 08:00 - 2022-11-17 17:00 | Düsseldorf
Bookings are now open for the leading UK pavilion at MEDICA 2022, (14 – 17 November, Düsseldorf).
As the largest healthcare event in the world, that has been running for over 40 years, MEDICA provides a great opportunity for UK companies to showcase their products and services on a global, B2B platform. It attracts tens of thousands of healthcare professionals from around the world, looking to meet and network with innovative companies.
The Medilink UK pavilion will be in a prominent location within the exhibition (hall 16) and we offer a range of cost-effective options as well as a full spectrum of support for exhibitors.
Due to the popularity of the event, we encourage companies to book their exhibition space as soon as possible via the booking form above, as it regularly sells out months ahead of the event. Corner positions are limited, and assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Click here to find out more and secure your exhibition stand
For other exhibiting options, please contact our team to discuss your requirements or if you have any questions: international@medilink.co.uk ; 0114 232 9272

HYBRID WORKSHOP: EU Interreg AiBle: Robert Intelligence for Rehabilitation
2022-11-11 13:00 - 16:30 | Online
The EU Interreg AiBle Project are pleased to offer you the opportunity to join us for this workshop on Robotic Intelligence for Rehabilitation, either in-person at Portsmouth University or virtually via the ONLINE platform.

AiBle is a 3-year cross-border EU Interreg project about an upper-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on AI and cloud computing.

The workshop objective is to create a discussion platform on intersections between the fields of rehabilitation, robotics, and human-computer/robot interaction.
Click here for more information about the project and to book your place.

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Programme
Programme

13:00 – 13:10
14:00 – 14:10
Welcome and Introduction to AiBle
Prof Zhaojie Ju, Professor of Machine Learning and Robotics, University of Portsmouth, UK
Accueil et Introduction à AiBle
Prof Zhaojie Ju,
Professeur d’apprentissage automatique et de robotique, Université de Portsmouth, UK

13:10 – 13:55
14:10 – 14:55
Computational Intelligence for Multiscopic Topological Twin
Prof. Naoyuki Kubota, Professor of Robotics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Intelligence computationnelle pour le jumeau topologique multiscopique
Prof. Naoyuki Kubota,
Professeur de robotique,
Université métropolitaine de Tokyo, Japon

13:55 – 14:40
14:55 – 15:40
Wearable Sensing/Intervention for Healthcare
Dr Zhiqiang Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK
Détection/intervention portable pour les soins de santé
Dr Zhiqiang Zhang, Professeur Associé, Université de Leeds, UK

14:40 – 14:50
15:40 – 15:50
Break
Pause

14:50 – 15:35

15:50 – 16:35

Assistive Technology for personal and clinical rehabilitation
Stephen Ruffle, Director, Rebotics Technology Ltd
Technologie d’assistance pour la réadaptation personnelle et Clinique
Stephen Volant, Directeur, Rebotics Technology Ltd

15:35 – 16:20
16:35 – 17:20
Practical VR games for upper limb rehabilitation following stroke
Prof. Venky Dubey, Professor Of Medical Robotics, Bournemouth University, UK
Jeux pratiques en réalité virtuelle pour la rééducation du membre supérieur après un AVC
Prof. Venky Dubey, Professeur de Robotique Médicale, Université de Bournemouth, UK

16:20 – 16:30
17:20 – 17:30
Closing Comments
Mots de clôture

IN-PERSON EVENT: Connected Healthcare Programme (Modules 1-3)
2022-11-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2TE
Split into 6 modules, the Connected Healthcare Programme is brought to you by West Midlands 5G and designed for healthcare organisations. Join us to discover how to accelerate connectivity, innovation and benefit adoption to transform the Healthcare Industry.
This first session on Thursday 10th November will cover Modules 1-3. Modules 4-6 will be delivered on Thursday 17th November.
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Module 1 – The 5G Triangle?

Dimensions of 5G & its releases (Including Standards)
5G Applications
The 5G Environment
Where are you within the 5G triangle?

Module 2 – Pillars of Application

Prevention, early diagnosis, LTCs and emergency response
The Four Key Pillars and the associated Use Cases

Module 3 – Digital Strategy

The NHS Strategy to Digital Transformation with SMEs
An overview to the key aspects of a business strategy & developing a clear vision for 5G to the service offering
The NHS’s Digital Journey

* SME qualifying criteria

This programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In-order to qualify for a free space on the programme, an organisation needs to satisfy the following criteria: Organisation Size: Be a Start-up or SME (A small and medium-sized enterprise covers enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million Euro, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding 43 million Euro)
Location: Registered or trading in the Black Country LEP region or the Coventry & Warwickshire LEP region.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Open House: Cross-sector opportunities for Midlands SMEs
2022-11-10 09:30 - 16:30 | British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ
Four business-led sector organisations are coming together to host a unique Cross Sector Open House. The event is being delivered by Aerospace Unlocking Potential*, which is led by the University of Nottingham in Partnership with the Midlands Aerospace Alliance, and supports companies to diversify into and out of aerospace and aviation.
Midlands Aerospace Alliance, Medilink Midlands, Rail Forum and the Motorsport Industry Association will share their knowledge of recent developments and current and future opportunities for SMEs across the Midlands. Case study SMEs will demonstrate how they have successfully diversified into other sectors.
Teams from the four organisations will be on hand to field enquiries about their sector. Additional support is available through Aerospace UP for any SMEs wanting to diversify into (or from) aerospace, aviation, space or advanced air mobility.

We know that great ideas and technologies from businesses that are experts in one sector can be applied to solve problems in another – this event is designed to help things along by providing a forum for Midlands companies to network across all sectors and learn from one another.
This event is funded by Aerospace Unlocking Potential which enables Midlands SMEs to attend for free (please check criteria at booking page).
Topics to include (all still to be confirmed)

Developments / Opportunities in aerospace
Developments / Opportunities in rail
Advanced Air Mobility – future supply chain opportunities
Developments / Opportunities in motorsport
Space – future supply chain opportunities
Developments / Opportunities in MedTech
Aerospace UP funding and available support
SME case studies
Panel Q&A sessions
Networking sessions

Date: Thursday 10th November 2022
Venue: British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ (Free museum ticket included)
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IN-PERSON EVENT: Building Resilience into the UK's Life Sciences Sector
2022-11-08 13:00 - 17:00 | Charnwood Campus, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RB
Part of the Leicester Business Festival Programme, this in-person event focuses on how to increase your business resilience. Join an expert panel of local business leaders who will be sharing their experience of building resilience into their business. We’ll hear from those working in supply chain, shoring and finance through to talks on leadership and skills.
The event programme includes presentations from:

Stefan Ogrodzinski, CEO, BioStratus Group
Chris Hobson, East Midlands Chamber
Graeme Cameron, CEO, Pennine Healthcare
Dr Faz Chowdhury, Founder & CEO, Nemaura
Tim Robinson, Commercial Director, EMAHSN
Gosia Khrais, Director, Charnwood Campus
Helen Compton, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, NIHR
Malcolm Youll, Managing Director, Weiss Technik UK
Julian Patel, Commercial Manager, EMAHSN

For more information and to book our place, click here.

EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE H Live Q&A Session: Why and how to involve patients and the public in your healthcare innovation
2022-11-08 10:00 - 11:00
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
For 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.
This 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.
It 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.
Presenter/ expert
Shahnaz Aziz – Patient Public Leadership and Equality Lead, EMAHSN
