Medilink Midlands

In-person event: MedTech Integrates 2022
2022-09-12 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Leonardo Royal Hotel, London Tower Bridge
*Please note that this event has been rescheduled from 21st June 2022. See bottom of this page for note from organisers regarding tickets already booked.*

Focused on technology, diagnostics, devices, therapeutics organisations, and regulators
Inspired by the success of this year’s MedTech Integrates in June 2021, Life Science Integrates is delighted to announce the third MedTech Integrates conference. This one-day gathering of technology, diagnostics, devices and therapeutics organisations, as well as clinicians and regulators, provides a platform to discuss the major challenges impacting the MedTech sector.
Addressing the needs of the MedTech community to overcome the challenges needed to achieve a transformation of diagnostics and devices in healthcare, MedTech Integrates will be to a face-to-face one-day conference, taking place at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge on 12 September 2022.
To view the full programme and to book your place, click here.

Note from organisers:
As you are no doubt aware, the RMT have planned a number of rail and tube strikes in June; the first of which is planned for 12 September, the date of MedTech Integrates. If this strike goes ahead, we realise the impact this would have for our delegates, speakers, sponsors and innovators.
As such, we have taken the very difficult decision to postpone the event until Monday 12 September (at the same venue). Please note:
All tickets will remain valid and we will transfer these to 12 September.
There are no changes to the agenda timings or session content.
We apologise for the inconvenience, which is of course out of our immediate control. Please rest assured we took this decision to ensure as little disruption as possible and that MedTech Integrates 2022 remains a hugely successful event.

WEBINAR: 3D Printing in Healthcare
2022-09-07 10:00 - 11:30
The next webinar in the Additive Manufacturing Special Interest Group series is taking place on Wednesday 7th September. The session will focus on the latest innovations and developments in 3D Printing across the healthcare sector. Chaired by Ruth Goodridge, our programme includes talks from:

Sophie Cox, Associate Professor in Healthcare Technologies, University of Birmingham
Henry Pinchbeck, CEO, 3D Lifeprints
Peter Llewelyn Evans, Maxillofacial Laboratory Services Manager, Swansea Bay UHB.

See below for speaker profiles and presentation titles
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Speaker Profiles

Henry Pinchbeck, CEO, 3D LifePrints
Presentation title: Personalising Surgery: Medical 3D printing at the Point of Care
3D LifePrints is a leading Personalised Surgery and Medical 3D Printing company. Its focus is the design and manufacture of patient specific medical devices. 3D LifePrints’ USP is that it provides its services from embedded facilities at the Point of Care within host hospitals, allowing the clinicians direct access to the full range of 3D technologies. 3D LifePrints recently opened its first facility in the USA, at the Texas Medical Center. Henry Pinchbeck is a Founder and the CEO of 3D LifePrints. A scientist by training, he is an experienced businessman and a UK qualified solicitor. As CEO, Henry is responsible for all 3D LifePrints’ global activities but particularly concentrates on the development of the medical 3D printing sector in the UK and USA.
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Peter Llewelyn Evans, Maxillofacial Laboratory Services Manager, Maxillofacial Laboratory
Presentation title: The Application of 3D Printing in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Peter’s career started studying Maxillofacial Prosthetics in London in 1987. He moved to South Wales to join the Welsh Craniofacial Implant Team in 1989, a team that pioneered the use of Craniofacial Implants at St Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow. The Unit relocated to Morriston Hospital, Swansea in 1998 where he is the manager of the Maxillofacial Laboratory Services.
His main areas of interest include facial prosthetics for children, craniofacial implantology and 3D modelling and imaging. He has published extensively on the use of digital technology in Maxillofacial surgery and technology and in particular on the integration of digital technologies into facial prosthetics. Peter has also lectured in the UK and worldwide.
Peter is a fellow of the IMPT, founder member of the British Facial and Audiological Implant Group (BFAIG), a founder member and Secretary of the Centre for Applied Technology in Surgery (CARTIS) and Secretary to the Advanced Digital Technologies (ADT) Foundation.

Dr Sophie Cox, Associate Professor in Healthcare Technologies, University of Birmingham
Presentation title: Moving additive manufacturing beyond anatomically customised implants
Sophie is an Associate Professor in healthcare technologies at the University of Birmingham and leads the Centre for Custom Medical Devices. Her research focuses on exploiting additive manufacturing for the production of personalised metallic implants to replace or regenerate skeletal tissues. The team predominantly works on developing strategies to add functionality through surface modification or modification of device designs. In this talk she shall share three case studies to highlight that we may merge the design freedoms of 3d printing with biomaterials advancements to move custom medical devices into a new era that delivers additional patient benefits.
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 the region and is open to all.
DURATION: 1.5 hours

WEBINAR: BBSRC/DEFRA Endemic Livestock Diseases Programme
2022-09-05 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
The BBSRC are offering two informative webinars to coincide with the Phase 2 launch of the BBSRC/DEFRA Endemic Livestock Diseases. These sessions offer the chance for those interested in applying for the funding to learn more about the opportunity and to pose their questions to those allocating the funds.
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BBSRC/DEFRA Endemic Livestock Diseases Programme
The Endemic Livestock Diseases Initiative aims to meaningfully reduce the overall level and impact of endemic disease on the UK livestock sector, to improve productivity and the health and welfare of animals. The initiative will bring academia and businesses together to co-create novel prevention and intervention solutions.
All projects must include at least one business project partner. The full economic cost of your project can be up to £1,000,000 over 3 years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost. The business project partner must contribute at least 10% cash (or in-kind) of the full economic cost of the project.
Project collaborators are crucial participants in the proposals. They may encompass a wide range of stakeholders, including:

farmers
businesses
innovators
veterinary practitioners
data management service providers

Businesses must be UK-based or have UK-based research activity.
Projects should address the themes below. The scope is solutions-focused and research and translation activities that cut across the themes are encouraged.

Digital agriculture
Genetics and breeding
Farm management
Vaccine platforms and technologies
Novel therapeutics
Co-infection

Exclusions from this call include bovine TB and animal nutrition.
For more information about the initiative, click here.

IN-PERSON EVENT: City of Mentor, Ohio - Fifth Annual Conference on Innovation & Trade
2022-09-05 - 2022-09-07 | City of Mentor, Ohio
The Northeast Ohio region is home to some of the leading medical institutions in the United States, including the Cleveland Clinic, and the region has developed one of the nation’s most important biomedical clusters.
The City of Mentor, Ohio is pleased to offer you this opportunity to learn more about the advantages of doing business in Northeast Ohio and the City of Mentor, particularly in the healthcare industry, through the 5th Annual Conference on Innovation and Trade. Over 700 biomedical firms are located here, including over 400 medical device manufacturers specializing in imaging, neurostimulation, orthopedics, cardiovascular, and sterilization. Among these are world leaders such as General Electric Healthcare, Siemens, Toshiba, Hitachi, Philips Healthcare, and STERIS.
Ohio’s commitment to supporting investment in the biotech industry and these centers of excellence and innovation have driven Ohio’s biomedical industry to grow by 59% since the year
2000, now employing over 80,000 experienced workers. Mentor, Ohio is strategically located in the heart of this cluster and ready to assist international biomedical and technical companies
to invest for success.
This three-day conference includes a packed programme of keynote talks, seminars, informal networking opportunities and an evening reception.
For more information on how Medilink Midlands can support your attendance at this conference, please get in touch.
To learn more about the City of Mentor International Conference on Innovation and Trade and to register for additional information, please click here. Booking details can be found here.

Materials Research Exchange 2022
2022-08-25 08:00 - 17:00
MRE 2022 will be taking place 3–5 October 2022 and will be delivered face to face with a virtual add-on for selected seminars. The event is organised and run by Innovate UK KTN, taking place at the Business Design Centre in London and will be full of new insights about what materials research and innovations are taking place to help the UK recover, become more resilient and grow. Confirmed sponsors and exhibitors include Henry Royce Institute, STFC, IOM3, UK Tribology Network, Potter Clarkson, National Nuclear Laboratory, UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Materials Research Facility, the Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) and Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenges, IMechE, IET, IOM3, IOP, Algreen, Green Graphene, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Cranfield University, Imperial College London, The University of Manchester, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool and The University of Sheffield.
Full event programme will be coming next week.
Click here to register, view exhibitor opportunities, and find out more about the event, including our sponsors and confirmed exhibitors.

IN-PERSON EVENT: UK House - Data Driven Healthcare
2022-08-01 - 2022-08-02 | The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2DR
The UK House programme is designed to deliver high-level sectoral business events showcasing UK capability and innovation, and to facilitate business connectivity between UK enterprises and both international buyers and investors. On Monday 1 August, the UK House programme will focus on “Data Driven Healthcare”. This will be followed on Tuesday 2 August with a West Midlands Sector Showcase event.
Forward-thinking and people-focused. Our healthcare system is the jewel in the UK’s crown. The West Midlands itself is no exception, hosting eight hospitals combined with over thirty-five regional centres of clinical research, with one in five of all UK trials carried out in the region.
The region’s Data-Driven Healthcare proposition is built upon four distinct pillars of opportunity: digital, data, diagnostics and devices. With unparalleled access to electronic clinical and genomic data, we have the capabilities to test and implement new healthcare interventions, unlike any other region.
Our unparalleled manufacturing expertise and tech capabilities enable firms to prototype, test and commercialise within the region – bench to bedside.
The five leading universities produce over 11,000 graduates in medical sciences each year and a further 6,000 graduates in the engineering and computing fields. The pool for recruitment continues to grow and become even richer in talent.
All of the sessions from 1 August are available to view on demand here: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/website/7419/datadrivenhealthcare/

Overview of session themes (Monday 1 August)
Focussing on healthcare challenges that transcend nations and challenge preconceptions about ‘developed/developing’ systems:

Facilitating greater access to care
Health services vs ‘illness’ services
Healthy ageing and elderly care
Impact of/tackling health data poverty
Tackling bias in system design, clinical trials
Patient participation and empowerment
Non-communicable disease
Healthcare workforce and healthcare infrastructure of the future
Power of big data to enable health improvement (WHO MOU)

Click here for full programme details and to register your interest.
West Midlands Sector Showcase Day (Tuesday 2 August)
The West Midlands Sector Showcase Days are a unique and exclusive in-person opportunity for businesses and investors considering expanding or investing in the UK.
Coinciding with UK House, the Data-Driven Healthcare sector showcase day (Tuesday 2 August) will bring together a select cohort of industry leaders and innovators.
Designed to equip you with an immersive first-hand experience of the region’s business landscape and sector strengths, delegates will benefit from exclusive business leader plenary sessions, complimentary visits to key sector assets and a networking reception.
Register your interest to explore opportunities in:

HealthTech: digital, data, diagnostics, devices
Selling into healthcare systems

Led by the region’s official economic development agency, the West Midlands Growth Company in conjunction with the Department for International Trade, a dedicated team will be on-hand to answer any questions from delegates and take forward opportunities for collaboration with the West Midlands.

FIME
2022-07-27 08:00 - 2022-07-29 17:00
Are you wanting to target the African continent? Perhaps the Americas is of interest for your company?
Exhibiting at international trade shows offers companies a platform like no other to showcase products or services, raise your company profile globally, generate new business and network with a huge range of professionals, all under one roof.
Medilink UK are proud to support British companies at the following healthcare exhibitions (the leading and largest in the regions), offering a full spectrum of support to make your experience as easy, stress-free and cost-effective as possible.
With a 30-year reputation, FIME has established itself as the can’t-miss healthcare trade show in the Americas. Taking place from 27 – 29 July 2022 (in Miami Beach, Florida), FIME will welcome more than 12,000 medical & trade professionals from across the United States and Latin America, to do business with 700 exhibitors from across 40 countries.
Get in touch to discuss your requirements, for further information and the prices: international@medilink.co.uk ; 0114 232 9272

EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE I: Adoption and Spread Planning
2022-07-20 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 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.
Tony 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!
Presenter / expert details

Tony Doyle – Commercial Director, Qbtech

IN-PERSON EVENT: Digital Technologies for Future Health
2022-07-14 09:00 - 13:00 | Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF), Clifton Campus, NTU, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 8NS
Digital technologies offer huge opportunities to improve the way health care is delivered and provide benefits to healthcare practitioners and patients alike. This in-person event, organised in partnership with the Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF), will provide an opportunity to learn about some of the developments and initiatives in this exciting area with talks from people involved in delivering the promise of digital technology for future health. .
The event will provide:

An overview of the 5G research work happening at NTU.
A look at the application of robotic surgery within the NHS.
A review of the challenge of remote patient groups and the activity happening in Mablethorpe with the Campus for Future Health.
An opportunity to tour the MTIF facility – featuring laboratories, clean rooms and an extensive range of specialist equipment available for use by SMEs.

Programme
Full speaker profiles to follow.

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WEBINAR: Has Covid solved the Digital Identity Problem?
2022-07-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join 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“.
The webinar will be chaired by Professor Dean Fathers and will include presentations on:
– Introduction to Digital Identity
– NHS Digital – focusing on the NHS login project, plus a case study
– Decentralised digital identities
– Digital identity in a mental health care app
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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. 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.
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.
DURATION: 1.5 hours
Speaker Profiles:

Professor Dean Fathers DL
Dean 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.
Chris Gledhill, Chief Executive Officer, PDMS
Chris 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.
Tim Dalby, Lead Delivery Manager for NHS Login, NHS Digital
Currently 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.
Raja Sharif, Founder & CEO, FarmaTrust
Raja 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.
Prasannajeet Mane, Founder & CEO, Cerina
Prasannajeet 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.

EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE G Live Q&A: Building Evidence for your Healthcare Innovation
2022-07-12 13:00 - 14:00
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 webinar makes innovators aware of the regulatory compliance that needs to be followed within the NHS.
It 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.
Presenters / experts

Philip Miller – Evaluation Researcher, EMAHSN

Mike Watson – Digital Lead, EMAHSN

Dr Sarah Bolton – Business Manager CHEATA

IN-PERSON EVENT: National Manufacturing Day 2022
2022-07-07 | Nationwide
On Thursday 7th July, manufacturers across the UK will be inviting jobseekers through their doors – from school leavers and graduates through to those looking to reskill at all levels.
It’s an opportunity for the manufacturing sector to engage local communities, raise aspirations and to showcase the diverse range of highly skilled and lucrative career pathways available across the manufacturing industry.
Make UK are working with Government, meaning that details of companies taking part in National Manufacturing Day 2022 will be circulated to job centres and schools across the UK.
By holding a National Manufacturing Day event, you’ll not only join hundreds of other hosts in showcasing modern manufacturing jobs and technologies but also highlight the benefits that manufacturing provides to your community and the country as a whole.
Keen to be involved? Click here for more information.

Virtual event: Data and Devices: How the NHS Can Help You Develop Your Product
2022-07-06 10:00 - 14:00
An Engagement Event for SMEs Delivered by University Hospitals Birmingham NHSFT in Partnership with DEMAND-Hub

DEMAND Hub (Data-Enabled Medical technologies AND Devices Hub) is an ERDF-supported programme for the Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire, and Stoke-On-Trent & Staffordshire LEP regions.

The support offered by University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) has a particular focus to navigate the complex and changing landscape of health data use which can influence business and clinical decisions. UHB has a number of pathways and systems to provide licensed access to health data and consultancy. This includes two HDR-UK Hubs: PIONEER and INSIGHT. These Hubs have specific areas of expertise, from acute care (PIONEER) to eye-health (INSIGHT). UHB can also provide grant application guidance, regulatory support, clinical evaluation, and public and patient involvement consultancy.
The virtual engagement event will give SME’s access to credible experts and facilitate collaboration from across the NHS, academia and our partners. It will bring together expertise and best practice to assist SME’s in developing and bringing their product to market.
For more information and to book your place, click here.

EMAHSN Innovation Academy Module F live Q&A Session: Constructing an NHS business case & pathway mapping
2022-06-30 13:00 - 14:00
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 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.
This 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.’
Finally, 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.
Presenters / experts

Victoria Townshend – Lead Change Manager, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Sally Robinson – Head of Contracts and Partnerships, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Mediwales Connects
2022-06-29 08:00 - 17:00
Event Name: MediWales Connects
Date: Wednesday 29th June

Description
The only event of its kind for the health and care community, MediWales Connects is an all Wales NHS collaboration conference
NHS colleagues from across Wales, local companies and the wider industry sector will join to share clinical innovation in practice to improve patient outcomes.
The event includes presentations, workshops and networking.
The aims of the conference are to:
· Highlight and showcase the excellent work being carried out by the health and care communities in Wales.
· Improve collaborative working between the health boards, industry and research communities.
· Raise the profile of NHS Wales and clinical innovation across the UK.
· Support closer working relationships between industry, NHS and research groups and clinical trials capabilities.
Programme
· Building on the excellent work that has been done around innovation adoption, we will consider the challenges involved in scaling change and adoption of new products, services and processes that deliver impact for patients across the whole NHS.
· Showcasing new technologies, digital health and NHS innovations
· This NHS led event includes keynote presentations, interactive workshops and networking
· NHS teams and colleagues from the health and care community across Wales, as well as the wider industry sector, will share clinical innovation and insights to improve patient outcomes.
· Over 350 delegates from clinical and care communities, industry and academia from across Wales and the UK.
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WEBINAR: Clinical Trials, Data Protection and You
2022-06-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
The next Afortiori Special Interest Group, “Clinical Trials, Data Protection and You”, will take place online on Thursday 23rd June.
Clinical 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.
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Speakers:

Dr. 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.

Amy 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.
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. 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.
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.
DURATION: 1 hour and 30 minutes

IN-PERSON EVENT: Food Supplements Special Interest Group (SIG)
2022-06-16 09:30 - 13:00 | Charnwood Campus, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RB
*Please note that this event is in-person attendance only*
The next Food Supplements SIG in partnership with JensonR+ is taking place at Charnwood Campus and will cover the following:
– Marketing Oversights – Over the Counter Food Supplements
– Cannabidiol (CBD)
– Probiotics
– Impact of Brexit – Updates since Oct 2021
Full programme and speaker biographies to follow.

To 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.

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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. 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.
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.

WEBINAR: EU Interreg AiBle: Rehabilitation in Robotics Design
2022-06-14 12:30 - 15:00
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.

12:30 – 12:40
Welcome and Introduction to AiBle
Prof Zhaojie Ju, University of Portsmouth (UK)

12:40 – 13:05
Designing human gait patterns in rehabilitation: methods & results
Matthieu Masselin, CEO, Wandercraft

13:05 – 13:30
Robotic systems for rehabilitation and neuroscience: Complex to simple, to very complex
Prof. Etienne Burdet, Professor of Human Robotics, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London

13:30 – 13:40
Screen Break

13:40 – 14:05
Exoskeleton interfaces and movements coordination
Dr Nathanaël Jarrassé, CNRS Research Associate, Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Sorbonne University, Paris

14:05 – 14:30
Robo K: Gait Rehabilitation Device
Dr Pauline Harmon, BA Healthcare, Pacè

14:30– 14:55
Rehabilitation robotics design and control problematics: From ABLE 7D Reference Design to AiBLE Rehabilitation product
Philippe Garrec & Alexandre Verney, CEA List

14:55 – 15:00
Closing Comments

To book your place at this free online event, click here.

In-Person Event: Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2022
2022-06-08 19:00 - 23:30 | Hilton Birmingham Metropole, Pendigo Way, Birmingham, B40 1PP
The prestigious Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards, held in association with Med-Tech Innovation, celebrates the outstanding business achievements, international successes and innovative breakthroughs made across the life sciences and healthcare technology sectors in the past year.
Finalists earn nomination to the national Medilink UK Healthcare Business Innovation Awards through victory at the regional awards, making the national awards ceremony the thrilling culmination of a year-long competition. During the awards ceremony, we also celebrate the Med-Tech Innovation Awards which commend innovations in medical technology across six exciting categories.
The winners will be announced at the special black tie awards ceremony, taking place on 8th June 2022 and includes a drinks reception followed by a three-course gala dinner, drinks at your table and entertainment throughout. As in previous years, this will be a sell-out event so keep an eye out for the announcement of ticket sales!
For further information please click here.

Med-Tech Innovation Expo & Conference 2022
2022-06-08 - 2022-06-09 | NEC Birmingham, Hall 2, Birmingham, B40 1NT, United Kingdom
8-9 June 2022

Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the UK & Ireland’s leading event for medical design and manufacturing technology.
Experience live demonstrations of the latest machines, technology, products and services while networking with more than 4,000 designers, engineers, innovators and manufacturers from across the medical and healthcare sector.
Be inspired by thought-leaders across three conference stages as they discuss the hottest topics in med-tech, including regulation, market access, start-ups and more.
Discover new solutions, materials, machines, applications and suppliers. Join the fastest growing event in med-tech.
All Medilink Members are invited to showcase their organisation at the expo as part of the Medilink UK Pavillion. A prestigious location within the expo, with easy access to Medilink UK staff who will be on hand throughout the show to make introductions and signpost visitors to the Pavillion. The Pavillion pods are priced at £1,300+VAT – for further information, please contact victoria.dunsmore@rapidnews.com
Hear from industry leaders

The Med-Tech Innovation Conference, in association with Medilink UK, is now the UK’s key annual summit for medical device OEMs, with a CPD-accredited programme that offers high-level thought leadership from the sector’s biggest names.
Produced by Medilink UK, the Conference stage has played home in the past to leading figures from Boston Scientific, Roche Diagnostics, NHS England, Innovate UK, and the MHRA to name just a few.
Learn about the regulatory and market access challenges and opportunities from those with senior-level insights, take the opportunity to question policymakers and influencers, and network with a first-class line up of speakers.
You can access the full speaker list and conference programme by registering for the event. Once registered, you can favourite the sessions that interest you and manage your diary for the show. Registration is free and takes minutes.

Exhibit – increase visibility, credibility and sales

Your stand is the platform to generate hot new leads and engage with existing customers; accelerating your sales process and supporting business growth plans. Visitors are highly engaged, many with direct purchasing power and the intention to do business on the day.
With thousands of visitors from the medical engineering, design and manufacturing community, you will meet decision makers and influencers from designers and project engineers to research and development and production professionals.
As an exhibitor, you will have the opportunity to increase brand awareness, boost your profile in the industry, meet suppliers who will help your business grow and learn about innovative new developments in the world of medical technology.

Medilink members receive a discount on exhibition stands – To find out more on exhibiting please direct enquiries to victoria.dunsmore@rapidnews.com

Find out more on the show and the benefits here https://med-techexpo.com/

Creating a Healthier Future
2022-05-26 09:00 - 12:00
Silverstone Technology Cluster
Join us for our next Wearable Technology Special Interest Group event at Silverstone Technology Park.
We have an exciting panel of speakers who will share their insights into the future of Wearable Technology and its varied application in the medical sphere. From smart sensing solutions, new materials and human technologies, this event will delve into ways wearable technology can be applied to create new healthcare/medical solutions.
We are thrilled to announce we will be joined by:

Zeke Steer, CEO at Milbotix who will be talking about the progress he’s made towards commercialising his academic research and cover the importance of engaging with end users to identify unmet needs, the mindset of ‘Research versus Engineering’ and raising early investment.
Stuart Wells, Director at Location Extreme who will be presenting their new GPS safeguarding solution; ‘Meili GPS Safe’ – a next generation GPS tracking system with SOS and GeoFencing features that enables carers to be alerted when a patient or loved-one wanders, and to be routed directly to their location via the Meili App.
Simon McMaster, CEO at Footfalls & Heartbeats who will present ‘Prehabilitation and rehabilitation in the 21st Century’, focusing on the use of wearable technologies to increase the time provided for clinical prehab and rehab whilst allowing the patient to continue in their normal lives.

and recently announced:

Dr Laura Salisbury founder of KnitRegen and Dr Gopika Rajan, postdoctoral researcher soon to join the Royal College of Art, present their revolutionary patent-pending smart textiles as a form of wearable physiotherapy for stroke rehabilitation. The audience will learn how this technology aims at addressing current problems with post-stroke treatment while prioritising end-user comfort, identity and general well-being.

Book your place today to be the first to find out how wearable technology can change the future of medical care and join the conversation with leaders and specialists from the industry.
This is a hybrid event held at the Silverstone Park Innovation Centre, so please ensure you book the appropriate ticket.
BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE.
Timings 9.00am – 12.00 noon.

POSTPONED: MPD (HYBRID) Training Course: Medical Device Regulation in the EU, GB & NI
2022-05-25 09:00 - 17:00 | MeetPoint Midlands, Conference Centre, 28 High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2DA
**Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, this event has been postponed**
This is a one-day course designed for those who need to better understand Medical Device Regulation in Europe, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Comprehensive slides and information will be supplied on the day alongside a wealth of experience, insights, examples and methods.
This one-day course will help you better understand the:
o EU Medical Device Regulation;
o UK & Northern Ireland transitional requirements and timings regarding Brexit;
o How to classify your medical device;
o Gain useful insights into technical documentation and labelling;
o Gain useful insights into clinical evaluation, usability, and what really matters.
o Gain lots of insights into helpful guidance, and white papers.
Plus, you will be able to ask ‘that question’ of one of the UK’s most experienced medical device consultants.
Please note that this course is available as both an in-person or interactive virtual event. When booking please state your preference in the comments section of the booking form.
To view the programme and for further information (including target audience, learning outcomes and speaker profile) please click on the Event Brochure or Detailed Course Content links below:
EVENT BROCHURE
DETAILED AGENDA

MEMBER
NON-MEMBER

STANDARD
£210
£300

EARLY BIRD OFFER*
£190
£270

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE**
£190
£270

All prices are excluding VAT.
Booking Details
Once we receive your booking form, you will be sent a confirmation email and invoice. If attending virtually, payment is required at least 3 working days prior to the commencement of the event to receive joining details.
*EARLY BIRD OFFER – Book before 5pm on Friday 25 March 2022 (please note this offer does not apply to virtual attendance)
**VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE : This is an interactive session via Microsoft Teams that will require the use of webcam and computer audio at all points throughout the training course. Prior to booking this option please ensure that your system allows the use of Teams, webcam and computer audio. Relevant documents for use on the day will be sent electronically.
You will have the ability to ask questions directly to our presenter at any point throughout the training course.
Refunds are not available for non-attendance. Changes made to bookings less than 3 working days prior to the course date will result in the loss of the early bird discount (if applicable) and a standard charge will apply. We reserve the right to charge an admin fee to any changes to a booking.
How to find MeetPoint Midlands
Conveniently located off Junction 23a/24 offering easy access to Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. The nearest train station is East Midlands Parkway which is 3.4 miles away. To help plan your journey, please click here to visit the venue’s website. Complimentary on-site car parking is available
Venue & Event – COVID-19 Compliance
* Delegates must not attend if they are self isolating or displaying any COVID-19 symptoms (a high temperature, new and persistent cough, or a loss of/change in sense of taste or smell), even if these symptoms are mild
*Delegates must not attend if anyone they live with have one of the above symptoms
* The room will be laid out in classroom style with relevant spacing between tables
*All rooms have a hands free hand sanitiser nearby
*Social distancing measures will be in effect for all toilets
*Delegates will be required to wear a face mask while moving around the venue, but will be able to take them off during the training course
*Individual boxes will be provided for lunch – with options for Meat eaters, Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free

EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE E Live Q&A: Budget Impact & benefit analysis – understanding and communicating the value of an innovation to an organisation
2022-05-19 10:30 - 11:30
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.
In 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.
An 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.
Presenter / expert
Glen Howard – Health Analytics Programme Manager, EMAHSN

WEBINAR: Usability Engineering for IVDR and MDR compliance
2022-05-18 10:00 - 11:30
The 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.
As 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.
Richard will be joined by Greg Thay, Managing Director and Human Factors Consultant, THAY Medical and they will be covering:
– The regulatory requirement for Usability
– General Safety and Performance Requirements
– Integration with risk Management
– Usability Engineering IEC62366 as a process based standard in product design
– Documentation required
– Common pitfalls
Plus there will be time for the audience to ask questions.
TO BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE, CLICK HERE
This 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.
Please 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.
DURATION: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Speaker Profiles:

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 cardio vascular products.
Richard brings a blend of pragmatism and experience to these disciplines that facilitates 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.
Greg Thay, Managing Director and Human Factors Consultant, THAY Medical – profile to follow

IN-PERSON: Medilink Midlands Innovation Day 2022
2022-05-12 09:00 - 16:15 | DoubleTree by Hilton Coventry, Paradise Way, Walsgrave Triangle, CV2 2ST, United Kingdom
Innovation Day proudly sits in our calendar of events as the must-attend event for those in the Life Sciences sector and this year will mark the first Medilink Midlands wide Innovation Day following the successful merger of the East and West Midlands Medilink organisations, meaning more reach across the Midlands and the expectation of this event becoming bigger, better and of greater significance than before.
The day will be hosted by Science writer and Broadcaster Vivienne Parry OBE and will include:
– A conference programme of innovative, insightful keynote speakers, plus hear from our members
– A table top exhibition of over 30 suppliers/service providers and more
– Ample networking opportunities
To view the programme, speakers, exhibitors and more click here.

EMAHSN Innovation Academy - Module C: Attracting Private Investment
2022-05-05 13:00 - 14:00
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 supports innovators looking for private investment. You learn in this module the different types of investors around, along with the rounds and mechanisms into obtaining funding.
Non-dilutive grants and awards are discussed within the module, emphasising the different types of funding one could potentially obtain. Venture capital is also covered with the entire venture capital and the due diligence process is explained.
In this module you’ll learn how to approach investors strategically, to give you the optimum chance of success. Finally, the module puts prominence on why research is so important with securing investment and covers how to keep a targeted approach during your journey to attracting investment.​
Presenter / expert details:
Gemma Sturt, Venture Building & Venture Capital Investment, We are Pioneer Group

EMAHSN Innovation Academy MODULE D Live Q&A: Understanding stakeholders & developing an effective value proposition
2022-04-26 13:30 - 14:30
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 delves into starting up a business, as well as the main reasons why many new businesses may fail.
With this in mind, we emphasise the importance of making sure there is a market need for your innovation and how to do this effectively.
Key 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.
You’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.
Presenter / expert

Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi (AJ) ​ – Venture Development Manager, We Are Pioneer Group

IN-PERSON EVENT: Chasing value in patents - CANCELLED
2022-03-31 09:00 - 13:00 | Charnwood Campus, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RB
Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled

We are delighted to bring this in-person event to you, alongside one of our valued Patrons – AdamsonJones. Spaces at this event are limited, please book early to avoid disappointment.
Join this free to attend event, designed specifically for life science/hi-tech companies to hear from Simon Cooper, Partner and Cory Stobart, Chartered UK Patent Attorney from AdamsonJones as they discuss:
– what is patentable?
– where is the value?
– filing strategies
– IP management
– getting a return
For further details, see the programme and biographies:
Programme
Speaker Profiles
Delegate List
How to find the venue:
Charnwood Campus is conveniently located on the outskirts of Loughborough, for travel information please see their website here. Please enter the site using the main entrance, off Bakewell Road, LE11 5RB. Once on site, if you are travelling by car complimentary car parking is available in car park E – see site map here. The event is taking place in the Conference Centre, which is in Building 21, Innovation Centre.
Venue and Delegate – COVID-19 Compliance:
– All participants will be required to adhere to social distancing guidelines at all times
– The rooms will be laid out with relevant spacing between tables/delegates
– All rooms will be adequately ventilated with outside air
– Additional cleaning will be carried out throughout the day
– All rooms have hand sanitiser nearby
– Social distancing measures will be in effect for all toilets
– Face coverings are not essential, however anyone who wishes to wear one can do so
– It is recommended that all delegates and speakers complete a lateral flow test before attending this event

WEBINAR: Straight to the source – Managing bone infections through non-traditional routes
2022-03-30 10:00 - 11:30
Join 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”.
Bone 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.
This 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.
Presentations confirmed so far are:
– Antimicrobial Resistance, The Silent Pandemic: Academia’s role in managing infections correctly
– Managing infection correctly: more than prescribing antibiotics
– Biocomposites: Bringing Calcium to life
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. 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.
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.
DURATION: 1.5 hours

Dr Katie Laird, Professor of Microbiology and Head of the Infectious Disease Research Group at Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University
Katie 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.
Her 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.
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Dr Ryan Hamilton, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, De Monfort University
Ryan 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.
In 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.
At 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.

Dr Michael Pierides – Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Michael 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.
His 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.”

Phillip Laycock, Technical Research Director, Biocomposites Ltd
Phillip 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.
