Medilink Midlands

Asia Health, Singapore
2018-04-02 08:00 - 2018-04-04 17:00 (Europe/London) | Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Suntec City, 039593, Singapore
Asia Health is the leading medical fair in Singapore, targeting over 4,000 worldwide visitors from the healthcare and medical laboratory industry who are seeking the latest trends.
The 2018 event will feature over 250 exhibitors and 10 country pavilions. After the success of the 2017 show, Medilink on behalf of the Department for International Trade (DIT), will administer the only UK pavilion for companies to showcase the best of British healthcare.
Why Asia?

The Asia-Pacific region is home to over 4.5 billion people
The region accounts for 60% of the global population and this is increasing
Rising demand for healthcare services due to growth of middle class population
A growing interest for smart data and IT solutions from private and public hospitals

To find out about the opportunities to exhibit at Asia Health through the Medilink UK Pavilion, please click here.
To find out more about the event and how you can visit Asia Health, please click here.

Post Market Surveillance/Clinical Data Training Course
2018-03-22 09:30 - 16:00 | Millenium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG, United Kingdom
Medilink WM and Acclaim Biomedical Consulting bring to you practical training sessions designed around the delegate. These intimate sessions are designed to maximise learning outcomes and they are created to promote interaction and discussion.
The aim of the course is to help attendees to develop a greater understanding of the expectations of clinical evidence and PMS when considering both Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic. The course will involve a combination of theory and practical sessions. The course will also provide tools and references to help plan how to ensure clinical data is continually gathered, analysed and reported to comply with these new regulations.
Learning Objectives
The Medical Device Regulation (MDR), which replaces the Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC) and Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive (90/385/EEC) will come into effect in May 2020. The new MDR requires significant changes to the clinical evidence that Manufacturers must document, with more clinical data being required for higher class devices. This course will discuss the requirements that manufacturers of medical devices must follow in order to comply with the Regulation.
The course will include the following topics:
• Updates on the Regulations and their impact on clinical evaluations
• How to design Clinical Trials, including how the MDR will affect post market clinical studies for existing products
• How to perform a Clinical Literature Review
• Managing CERs (Clinical Evaluation Reports) throughout the life cycle of a medical device, including practical guidance on how to prepare a clinical evaluation report. This will include reference to the MED DEV 2.7.1 Rev 4
Target Audience
The course is designed to review critical elements of the new regulations and will be run as an interactive 1-day course designed for clinical, regulatory and quality leaders. The course is suitable to anyone who is new to Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics, in addition to those who would like to further their working knowledge of current requirements.
Course Fees
Medilink member cost: £150
Non-member cost: £190
To register for this event, please click here. If you have any queries or require more information, please contact Vanessa Bailey.

Meet the Gulf Region Life Science Buyers
2018-03-21 09:30 - 15:30 | The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Ansty Park, Coventry, CV7 9JU
This Meet the Buyer event is a fantastic opportunity for Midlands Engine Life Sciences businesses to meet face-to-face with a range of leading buyers and distributor partners from the UAE, Oman and Kuwait to promote their goods and services.
The Midlands Engine is at the cutting-edge of the UK life sciences sector and home to over 1000 life science companies. Over the past five years, working in close partnership with the Department for International Trade (DIT) in the UAE, UK delegations have visited Arab Health making strong connections and reinforcing our trade commitments.
Meet the buyers:
Pharmalink is a leading pharmaceutical distributor based in Abu Dhabi dealing with top manufacturers across the globe.
Gulf Drug is one of the biggest distributors in UAE with a diversified business portfolio. Gulf Drug represents a range of multinational companies in UAE including GSK, Pfizer, Abbott, Biotest, Fresenius Kabi, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sanofi, Genzyme and many more.
NMC Healthcare is a super speciality hospital in Dubai and Abu Dhabi UAE.
Tareq Company started operations in 1970 in Kuwait. It is among the largest medical groups in terms of revenue and staff strength, employing more than 120 people directly with a turnover of 15m USD.
Capital Health is a private healthcare group with the overall objective of building a healthcare platform with a focus on patient experience, effectiveness and efficiency.
Kuwait Oil Company, Ahmadi Hospital is a private hospital serving the Kuwait Oil Sector.
Pharmapal is a leading specialist in Dental and Wellness products in the Middle East with branches located in KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon.
Al Multaqa Drugs and Pharmaceutical was founded with a goal to contribute to the improvement of the healthcare sector and the quality of life in the UAE and MENA regions by delivering the best medicines and healthcare products from around the globe.
Modern Pharmaceuticals Company (MPC) Healthcare is a leading healthcare distributor with an annual turnover exceeding 500m USD. They work with some of the leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies such as Astra Zeneca, GSK, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Gilead, Siemens and Medtronic to name a few.
Oman Medical Projects Company (OMPC) is a privately owned company promoting wellbeing by providing outstanding care to patients. OMPC-SAOG establishes hospitals, clinics and medical centres that offer medical services in Oman.
IDS was established in 1968 and is one of the leading pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare product distributors in the United Arab Emirates.
Please note that further buyers will be confirmed over the coming weeks so a full list can be viewed on the booking website.
What to expect:
• Welcome plenary session including experts from the life science sector
• A series of half hour appointments based on both supplier and buyer preferences
• Networking opportunity sessions
• Lunch and refreshments throughout the day
Registration:
Click here to visit the registration website and then follow the application process. You will be required to register and submit your submission for the buyer(s) of your choice. These details will then be passed on to the buyers who will choose suppliers to meet with who best fit their portfolio requirements.

6th Quality by Design Symposium
2018-03-21 08:00 - 17:15 | The Venue@DMU, 20 Western Boulevard, Leicester, LE2 7BU, United Kingdom
The Leicester School of Pharmacy are delighted to be hosting the sixth Quality by Design Symposium. This event brings together academics, regulators and industrial experts to share academic research aligned to the QbD agenda as well as process in ‘real-life’ QbD implementation. The Symposium will focus on “Medicines Manufacturer: Road to Innovation”.
Confirmed Speakers:
• Ian McCubbin – Independent Pharma Specialist at Keirbridge Ltd (Keynote)
• Walkiria Schlindwein – Leicester School of Pharmacy, DMU
• Antony D’Emanuele – Head of Leicester School of Pharmacy, DMU
• Alastair Coupe – Senior Director, Pfizer
• Carolyn Gordon – Regulatory CMC, AstraZeneca
• Kendal Pitt – Senior Technical Director, GlaxoSmithKline
• Colm Reddington – Assessor, MHRA
• Bruce Davis – Director, Global Consulting
• Timo Gehring – Head of Production, Peptido GmbH
• William Holt – R&D Senior Associate – HME, Reckitt Benckiser
• Jordan Dickens – Senior Formulation Scientist, Quotient Clinical
• David Rudd – former GlaxoSmithKline
• Gordon Muirhead – GMPharma Ltd
• Mingzhong Li – Reader in Pharmaceutical Science, De Montfort University
• Dennis Douroumis, Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology and Process Engineering, University of Greenwich
• Cameron Brown, Research Fellow, CMAC Future Manufacturing Research Hub
• Matt McGirr
• Manreet Kaur
• Mariana Bezerra
• Axel Zeitler
• Birgit Hollenbach
• Furqan Tahir, Engineering Consultant, Perceptive Engineering Ltd
• John Mack, Engineering Director, Perceptive Engineering Ltd
Delegate Fees (including VAT):
Academia: £130
Students: £60
Industry: £150*
*Medilink members will receive 20% discount, bringing the cost to £120 including VAT
For more information on this event or to register your place, please click here. You can also email Kirsty for more information or call 01438 751 519.

Medilink East Midlands AGM & Networking
2018-03-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Potter Clarkson Offices, The Belgrave Centre, Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GG
The Medilink East Midlands Annual General Meeting and Networking event is taking place on 20 March.
Members will be invited to have their say on the future of Medilink East Midlands and non-members will be able to find out more about what we do.
Following the formal presentations there will be a chance to meet the Directors and Executive team of Medilink East Midlands in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.
The AGM is being hosted by one of our Patrons: Potter Clarkson, to find out more about Potter Clarkson, visit their website here.
Please note: Non-members are welcome to attend the AGM, but regrettably will not be able to participate in the voting.
Event Documents:
Programme
Delegate List
The event is free for members of Medilink

Non-Member cost: £ 30 plus VAT

Intellectual Property for SMEs
2018-03-16 09:00 - 15:30 | Park Plaza Nottingham, Nottingham, NG1 6GD, United Kingdom
Nottingham Trent University’s Legal Advice Centre invites local small and medium organisations from the D2N2 area (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire) to get involved this Enabling Innovation event exploring Intellectual Property.
The Legal Advice centre will be joined by experts from Mills & Reeve.
• What are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
• Patents
• Trade Marks
• Protecting Designs
• Copyright
• Generating value from IPR
Delegates will also have the opportunity to sign up to a 1-to-1 session with our experts from 3:30 pm. If you would like to book your slot before the event, please contact Carlota Gonzalez Laynez
Speakers: Mark Pearce (Partner) and Natalie Welch (Associate) – Mills & Reeve
This session will be presented by Mark Pearce and Natalie Welch.Mark is a former physicist who has been advising clients on the protection and exploitation of their IPRs for over 30 years. His clients range from start-ups to multinationals.
Natalie specialises in advising clients on the enforcement of IPRs and has experience of both High Court and IPEC proceedings.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
This informative session is a great opportunity for SMEs to discover more about how NTU can help their business with legal and innovation support. The event is free to attend for all businesses eligible to the Enabling Innovation programme and refreshments will be provided.
Programme

8:45 Registration and breakfast
9:00 Welcome, introduction to NLS Legal Advice Centre and Enabling Innovation
9:30 What are IPRs
10:30 Coffee break and networking
10:50 Patents, trade marks and designs
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Copyright and Confidential Information
14:00 Enforcement, freedom to operate and generating value from IPR
Strategies for being Brexit ready
15:30 1-to-1 sessions

To find out more information or register your place, please click here.

LATi Visit to Renfrew Group International: Humanising Technology by Design
2018-03-15 14:50 - 17:00 | Renfrew Group International, Rocket Studios, 115 Waterside Road, Leicester, LE5 1TL
LATi’s first company visit of 2018 is to Renfrew Group International (RGi), a Design and Technology consultancy with more than 30 years’ experience in leveraging technology through innovation and product design engineering.
It’s award-winning team offers domestic and international clients a full design service from laboratory research and innovation, through development and prototyping, to production engineering and low volume manufacturing. It’s integrated innovation teams, backed by scientists and electronics specialists, have advanced skills in production engineering, and the creative abilities to deliver practical, scalable innovations.
Crucially, the consultancy’s work is also about humanising technology – putting the user experience at the heart of an innovation, building-in simplicity and making new technology more accessible. As they are keen to emphasise, products which are delightfully simple to use are more likely to be adopted and recommended to others.
The visit will include a tour of the design studio, workshops and lab. Talks will cover the development of medical devices possibly to include: a diagnostic, a wearable and an implantable technology.
The visit is to be hosted by:
Bruce Renfrew – Managing Director
Industrial Design BA (Hons) FCSD. FRSA.
Over 30 years experience in all aspects of the consultancy’s output. Working as part of the team on all projects and overseeing the output in terms of quality and consistency. Medical and scientific Clients have included: Acaris, Axcellia, Prokyma, DeMontfort University, Seton Medical, Medic Group Inc, SBG Labs Inc, Sunrise Medical, Upfront Chromatography, Browne Healthcare, Meditrox, NHS., Department of Health, Digilens Inc. Microsens Ltd. Conducts concept product design engineering for a large proportion of these. Developer of intellectual property and author of numerous patents.
Michael Phillips. Design Development Director
Industrial Design Engineering BA (Hons)
Michael has been an Industrial designer and worked as within Industrial Design consultancies for more than 25 years, including 4 years transferring automotive production methods to other environments. His extensive experience includes problem solving and equipment design for medical organisations including GSK, Meditrox, Department of Health and the NHS National Innovation Centre. Developer of intellectual property and author of numerous patents.
To find out more about this event or register your place, please click here. This event is free for the LATi community.

Recruitment Webinar: UK- China Oncology Congress
2018-03-15 09:00 - 11:00
The Department for International Trade and the Science and Innovation Network, in partnership with the China National Cancer Centre, are now inviting applications for participation in the UK-China Oncology Congress taking place on 25-29 June 2018 in Beijing and Guangzhou, China.
To answer any of your questions on the Congress, the Department for International Trade are hosting a webinar to share more information on the programme, event and what you may expect.
To register for this webinar or find out more information, please click here. Contact oncology.congress@fco.gov.uk for any queries.

MEDXPERIENCE - The International Health Tech Summit
2018-03-15 08:00 - 2018-03-16 17:00 | Palais Brongniart, 16 Place de la Bourse, 75002, Paris, France
What’s MedXperience:

The first international open innovation and B2B event.
This international event will bring together major players from the Ile-de-France region’s exceptional healthcare ecosystem and their worldwide partners.

MedXperience promises:

Discover MedXperience event organised around the 4 strategic fields: diagnosis, imaging, advanced therapies, ehealth.
Come and network with Paris region innovative health players to develop future health tech solutions.
Experience in creating and co-working during open-innovation sessions.
Increase your business buy meeting the main healthcare powerful actors of this ecosystem.

MedXperience programme:

Join over 20 high-level debates, keynotes and conferences organised during 2 days.
Take the opportunity to present and develop innovative, collaborative and international projects thanks to Medicen Paris Region.

If you’d like to find out more or you’re interested in attending, please email contact@medxperience.org

Spark Boot Camp - BioCity Accelerator Programme
2018-03-12 13:00 - 2018-03-14 17:00 | MediCity Nottingham, D6 Building West, Thane Road, Nottingham, NG90 6BH, United Kingdom
If you have a business or business idea you wish to develop and are interested in finding out more about how the BioCity Accelerator Programme can help, then this popular SPARK Boot Camp is the perfect place to start.
The SPARK events allow you to assess whether the Accelerator Programme will be right for you. They are free to attend and designed to bring together technologists, entrepreneurs and professionals to explore the commercial viability of tackling specific healthcare challenges.
An intense two and a half day programme, suitable for anyone wishing to learn the tools and techniques to explore their own life science start-up business idea, or to stress test their current company product, services, and business model.
The SPARK events will give you a new and powerful way of thinking about the commercial viability of any business idea. This will prepare you for any future commercialisation, technology translation or start-up activity.

It is important that participants attend all elements of the boot camp, dates and times are as follows:
Monday 12th March: 1pm – 5pm
Tuesday 13th March: 9am – 5pm
Wednesday 14th March: 9am-5pm

To register your place, please click here.

VR Expo: Medical Day
2018-03-09 10:00 - 16:30 | Mercure Hotel Nottingham, 2 George Street, Nottingham, NG1 3BP, United Kingdom
Advances in technology are continually shaping the future of medical treatment; but could devices utilising virtual reality (VR), which were once considered the realm of gamers, be the next frontier for physical rehabilitation? Immersive technologies are phenomenal, especially due to what can be done with it as a platform for putting people in a state where they want to play. If you put someone in virtual reality with everything that reminds them of the things that they love to do, they’re essentially just going to give themselves therapy. Medical Day at the VR Expo will be an exciting full-day conference, see programme details below.
10:00
The Future of immersive technology in medical and healthcare
Phil Breedon Professor School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment (Chair VRexpo Medical Day)
Workshop VR & Research
10:30
Is Clinical Virtual Reality Ready for Primetime?
Skip Rizzo Professor of Associate Director for Medical Virtual Reality, USC Institute for Creative Technologies Research Professor, USC Davis School of Gerontology and USC Keck School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Workshop VR & Exposure Therapy
12:00
Networking Break & Explore the Expo
12:20
Virtual Reality and Dementia: How do Virtual Reality and Gamification help us to understand Dementia?
Professor Michael Hornberger, Head of Department of Medicine and Professor of Applied Dementia Research at the Norwich Medical School, Director of Aging Research in the Norfolk & Suffolk Mental Health trust.
Workshop VR & Dementia
13:30
Lunch & Networking
14:30
Immersive Learning – future ways of Medical training
Andre Chow MD Co-Founder of Touch Surgery. Touch Surgery platform is an interactive surgical simulator for healthcare professionals; providing a realistic and detailed guide to every step of a procedure.
15:30
Beyond the pill – How Pharma is harnessing the power of VR to make lasting impressions with healthcare providers and patients
Chimeren Peerbhai is an award-winning product director, who thrives on developing best-in-class products incorporating AR/VR, machine learning, and wearable technology. She has also developed the first eLearning course on how to integrate wearable technologies into your product and marketing strategies, available on Udemy.
16:30
End of the Panel

To find out more about this event or register your place, please click here.

GDPR for SMEs: Are you ready?
2018-03-09 09:00 - 15:30 | Park Plaza Nottingham, Nottingham, NG1 6GD, United Kingdom
Nottingham Trent University’s Legal Advice Centre invites local small and medium organisations from the D2N2 area (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire) to get involved this Enabling Innovation event exploring GDPR.
The Legal Advice centre will be joined by experts from Mills & Reeve.
Topics Include:
• An overview of data protection legislation and anticipated trends related to the GDPR
• Key concepts
• Case studies: Reinforcing key concepts to look at what is and isn’t covered by the GDPR
• Data Protection Officers
• Outlining the six key principles that must be adhered to to comply with the GDPR
• Looking at appropriate technical and organisational measures for SMEs and sole traders to implement
• Explaining restrictions on sending marketing emails/SMS messages and on making marketing calls
Delegates will also have the opportunity to sign up to a 1-to-1 session with our experts from 3:30 pm. If you would like to book your slot before the event, please contact Carlota Gonzalez Laynez.
Speakers: Paul Knight and Helen Tringham, Principal Associates – Mills & Reeve
Paul heads up the team of Commercial, IP and IT lawyers based in Mills & Reeve’s Manchester office. He is the primary contact at Mills & Reeve for a number of clients, including the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Helen has significant experience in advising clients in relation to data protection matters and preparation for the GDPR, having carried out information audits for a number of clients in recent months. Helen has also helped clients deal with data breaches and individuals exercising their rights under existing data protection legislation.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
This informative session is a great opportunity for SMEs to discover more about how NTU can help their business with legal and innovation support. The event is free to attend for all businesses eligible to the Enabling Innovation programme and refreshments will be provided.
Programme
8:45 Registration and breakfast
9:00 Welcome, introduction to NLS Legal Advice Centre and Enabling Innovation
9:10 Key concepts – case studies, data protection officers and principles
10:30 Coffee Break and networking
11:00 Processing personal data – consent, retention and security
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Data sharing – accountability, privacy notices and breach management
14:20 Overview on individuals’ rights, employability context and marketing
15:20 Action plan
15:30 1-to-1 sessions
This event is free to attend, but attendees must register in advance. In order to attend this event you must be eligible for support from the Enabling Innovation Programme, which supports SMEs in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
For further information or to register your place, please click here.

Challenges and Heartaches of Clinical Trials
2018-03-08 09:30 - 12:30 | Millenium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG, United Kingdom
Join Medilink East Midlands and industry expert Alex Toft, as they give you an insight into Clinical Trials, scientific advice and the challenges that you may come up against. This workshop will help you to overcome these challenges, so come along with any questions you may have.
Covered topics will include:
• A brief overview of the various phases of clinical trials
• Scientific advice and the different approaches of the FDA and EMA – mitigating strategies
• The pitfalls and challenges with your hospital selections and appointments here and overseas
• The curved balls from your toxicological programme and the challenges
• Making sure you are CMC ready to support your trials
• Anecdotal ethical committee challenge in overseas markets
• Your CRO – friend or foe
There will be time for a Q&A session at the end of the Workshop.
Speaker Profile: Alex Toft, Business Growth Advisor, University of Warwick Science Park
Having spent his initial career with Unilever, ICI and INEOS in commercial roles and through a process of serendipity he invented not one drug but a series which led to the foundation of a biotech, INEOS Healthcare. As the founder he grew the business from 3 people to a multinational biotech and at its peak running clinical trials across 23 countries in 250 hospitals. He is not only well versed in clinical trials but all the other surrounding challenges associated with drug development, including developing IP, identifying your Key Opinion Leaders and marketing a drug. He is published in several academic journey and is a key inventor in 10 patents
He was awarded the Pott’s Medal in 2014 by The University of Liverpool for his contribution to science and held a Senior Honorary Lectureship post in Clinical Medicine. He has also worked for the NHS and is responsible for launching the first national children’s air ambulance. His current role is heading up the largest Angel network outside of London – Minerva.
Event Fees
Medilink member cost: £10
Non-member cost: £25
To register your place for this event, please click here. If you have you any queries or would like more information, please contact Vanessa Bailey.

MPD Training Course- Medical Devices: Clinical Evaluations, Pre and Post-Clinical Studies
2018-03-08 09:00 - 16:30 | MeetPoint Midlands, Conference Centre, 28 High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2DA
This one day training course by Medilink East Midlands together with Victoria Cavendish of Orca Solutions Ltd will focus on Medical Devices: Clinical Evaluations, Pre and Post-Clinical Studies.
Delegates will gain an insight into the new Medical Device Regulation and Medical Device Development with a particular focus on Clinical Evaluation, Clinical Investigation and Post Market Surveillance. There will be the opportunity for questions & discussion as well as networking.

In one day you will:
– Get up to speed with the latest Medical Device Regulation* including ISO14155
– Gain an understanding of the process & required documentation for Clinical Investigations
– Understand Post Market Surveillance including PMCF and Risk Management
*We will be holding a training course the day before this course entitled: European Medical Device Directive (MDD) Basics and Transition to the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Both courses are complementary to one another and are taking place at the same venue and discounts are available should you or another colleague wish to attend both courses (see information below on the discounts).

To view the programme and further information (including target audience, learning outcomes and speaker profile) click on the Event Brochure link below.
Member cost: £ 200

Non-Member cost: £ 300

Discounts available:
If you would like to attend both MPD Training Courses (7 & 8 March 18), or attend one yourself and send a colleague to the other, you will save a further 20% on the delegate fee, if you have any queries please get in touch.

All prices are excluding VAT
Once we receive your booking form, you will be sent a confirmation email and an invoice.
Event Documents:
Event Brochure
Delegate List

Digital Growth Conference 18: explore the future
2018-03-08 08:30 - 16:00 | Village Hotel Nottingham, Brailsford Way, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6DL, United Kingdom
Delivered in partnership with Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire, this fully-funded Conference will help businesses across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire make the most of the very latest digital technologies.
Conference Agenda
08:30 – Registration and Networking
09:30 – Welcome, Councillor Mrs Kay Cutts MBE, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council
09:45 – The Future of Digital Marketing, Andrew Grill (Keynote Speaker)
10:30 – What’s new in Search?, Ian Lockwood
11:00 – Break
11:30 – Accelerating Productivity Through Digital Innovation, Rob Gregory
12:00 – Affordable Targeted TV Marketing, Joada Allen & Kelly Diver (from Sky)
12:30 – Lunch and Networking
13:45 – Personalisation and the Rise of the Chatbot, Paul Ince
14:15 – Case Study by Thorntons Ferrero, John Alexander Rowley
14:45 – What’s New in Social?, Liam Lally
15:15 – Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire, Ceren Clulow (Nottinghamshire County Council)
15:30 – Panel Discussion
To find out more about this event or register your place, please click here.

Midlands Aerospace Alliance Conference 2018
2018-03-08 08:00 - 16:00 | Rolls Royce Learning and Development Centre, Derby, DE24 9JQ, United Kingdom
Stay up to date with the latest trends in aerospace, and make sure you and your company are doing the right things.
At the MAA conference you will find out:
• how big aerospace companies like Airbus and Rolls-Royce are managing their growth and what this means for smaller manufacturers and the supply chain;
• what the world’s aerospace industry leaders are privately thinking and what their plans mean for your company;
• how UK manufacturing is coping with current economic uncertainties, where aerospace fits in, and what you should do next;
• the best ways aerospace suppliers can plan for Brexit;
• how future technological change will affect today’s aerospace manufacturers – what does “more-electric aircraft propulsion” mean for the gas turbine industry? – what does “additive manufacturing” mean for machinists, fabricators and special process firms?
The Conference Keynote speakers to guide through these matters include:
• Simon Kirby, Chief Operating Officer, Rolls-Royce
• Andy Moran, Head of Supplier Development UK, Aribus
• Robin Hill, Head of Electronics, Rolls-Royce
• Lee Hopley, Chief Economist, EEF
• Jeegar Kakkad, Chief Economist and Director of Policy, ADS
• Robert Thomson, Managing Partner, UK, Roland Berger
• David Wimpenny, Chief Technologist for Component Manufacturing, The Manufacturing Technology Centre

Come along to find out what the MAA can do to help your company, and to network with your peers in the Midlands aerospace industry.
To find out more information including delegate fees and how to register, please click here.

Medilink Northern Powerhouse Healthcare Business Awards 2018
2018-03-07 19:00 - 22:00
In celebration of its 20th year, the Medilink Healthcare Business Awards will now celebrate success spanning the whole of the Northern Powerhouse.
In association with Insider, this prestigious awards ceremony will see industry, academia and the NHS come together to toast the achievements of health sector organisations across the North.
This year the event moves to Manchester and will take place on 7 March at the Lowry Hotel. Entries are invited from organisations right across the Northern Powerhouse from the towns and cities that are the lifeblood of the sector.
Winners will be announced in the following categories:
• Start-up
• Innovation
• Export
• Outstanding Achievement
• Partnership with the NHS: Primary Care
• Partnership with the NHS: Acute Care
• Partnership with the NHS: Digital Healthcare
• Partnership with Academia
• Beacon for Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare

There will also be an overall winner in the Partnership with the NHS category drawn from the winners in the sub-categories. The winning company here along with the winners in the export, innovation, outstanding contribution and start-up awards will all automatically be entered to represent their region in the national Medilink UK Awards to be held on 18 April.
The evening is a showcase for the Northern Powerhouse and an industry so vital to the health and wellbeing of the region. It’s a chance to demonstrate the North’s capabilities, innovation and commercial successes. Join us on the night to gain a competitive edge by making new contacts and raising your profile in the North and further afield.
For more information, and to find out how to book your place, please click here.

ISCF Medicines Manufacturing Round 2 Challenge Fund Competition - Engagement Workshop
2018-03-07 10:00 - 15:00 | National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ, United Kingdom
An engagement event to update companies, academics & organisations looking to put proposals in the forthcoming Medicines Manufacturing Challenge Fund.
In anticipation of a further round of funding under the ISCF Leading Edge Healthcare Challenge, the KTN is working with Innovate UK on an engagement event to update companies, academics and organisations looking to put proposals into the forthcoming Medicines Manufacturing Challenge Fund Round 2 call of £10million.
In Round 1, which closed in November 2017, Innovate UK held a £15m competition to invest in innovation projects in medicines manufacturing to be funded through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Both feasibility and industrial research projects were in scope with a focus on identified technical or commercial challenges.
Join Innovate UK and the KTN at this event in York where you will have the opportunity to hear the latest on this as well as pitch for partners and network with others in the sector. Further information on the future scope and details of the call will be available at this event, and also at a follow on webinar for the official competition launch.
To register your free place, please click here.

MPD Training Course: European Medical Device Directive (MDD) Basics and Transition to the Medical Device Regulation (MDR)
2018-03-07 09:00 - 16:30 | MeetPoint Midlands, Conference Centre, 28 High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2DA
This one-day course is designed for those who need to better understand the MDD and want to learn what is important for compliance in the MDR.
Comprehensive slides and information will be supplied on the day alongside a wealth of experience, insights, examples and methods.
In just one day the course will cover:
– What is and what is not a medical device
– Who is involved
– Insights into guidance and standards
– What is CE marking and why the ‘Blue Guide’ matters
– An introduction to the MDR plus key considerations and timelines
– Understanding the role of economic operators
– How to classify your device under both MDD and MDR
– How to choose a regulatory route to market and why a quality system approach is important
– What is required in technical documentation
– Labelling insights
– Brief comments on clinical evaluation* and MDD2MDR planning considerations
*We will be holding a training course the day after this course entitled: Medical Devices: Clinical Evaluations, Pre and Post-Clinical Studies. Both courses are complementary to one another and are taking place at the same venue and discounts are available should you or another colleague wish to attend both courses (see information below on the discounts).

To view the programme and further information (including target audience, learning outcomes and speaker profile) click on the Event Brochure link below.
Member cost: £ 200
Non-Member cost: £ 300

Discounts available:
If you would like to attend both MPD Training Courses (7 & 8 March 18), or attend one yourself and send a colleague to the other, you will save a further 20% on the delegate fee, if you have any queries please get in touch.
All prices are excluding VAT
Once we receive your booking form, you will be sent a confirmation email and an invoice.
Event Documents:
Event Brochure
Delegate List

Leicester Innovation Week - Delivering the goods: Logistics Focus
2018-03-01 07:45 - 13:00 | Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, LE17 6DH, United Kingdom
Whether your business is a committed innovator, start-up or dipping your toe in the water, learn about funding and other help offered by Innovate UK and local support agencies.
With a focus on the Logistics Sector, this free breakfast seminar will provide you with information on local and national innovation support to help you grow and scale your business.
This sector has been chosen because of its importance to the local economy and labour market.
Benefits of attending:
• To help attendees understand where to go for innovation funding and practical advice on what is available
• Expert insight into future trends
• Connect with potential collaborators
• Access to expert business advisors. The events are aimed at smaller companies who do not usually look to government agencies and universities for support
• Understand what is required in writing a successful grant application
Programme:
8.30 Welcome and introduction: Julian Bowrey, Regional Manager, Innovate UK

Why innovate?
Funding and support on offer from Innovate UK, LLEP and Loughborough University

9.10 Plenary session
Successful innovate local SME

Stephen Watson, Microlise

Innovation in the final mile

Graham Thomas, Ocado

Future innovations in logistics

Simon Beechinor, Transport Systems Catapult

Next generation employment

Alex Farkas, DWP

Workforce Innovation

Tracey Worth, Institute of Couriers

Panel Q&A
10.45 Networking break
11.00 Choice of workshops

Planning for growth led by Leicester and Leicestershire Business Gateway
Innovate to grow led by Enterprise Europe Network
Innovating through KTP
Drop in clinics with business support providers

12.15 next steps and close
To register your free place, please click here.
This event is taking place as part of Leicestershire’s inaugural Innovation week from 26th February to Friday 3rd March 2018. These free breakfast workshops aim to meet the needs of local businesses and take full advantage of the opportunities highlighted in the Government’s recently published Industrial Strategy by providing key insights from successful innovators.
Workshops will also be held with a focus on:
Textiles
Food and Drink

Infectious Diseases Special Interest Group (SIG)
2018-02-28 09:00 - 13:30 | Brooksby Hall, Melton Mowbray, Leicester, LE14 2LJ
The next Infectious Diseases Special Interest Group (SIG) is taking place on Wednesday 28 February in Leicester. The theme for this SIG is: “Diagnostics: Bad Bugs-No Drugs”.
This free to attend event is being 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.
Presentation topics include:

– Molecular diagnostics of multi-drug resistant Urinary Tract pathogens
– Use of a rapid bacteria specific metabolic assay to determine accurate total bacteria counts in any fluidic sample
– Diagnostics and the Economics of Developing a New Antibiotic
– Plus the opportunity to hear from organisations during the collaboration forum presentations

Event Documents:
Programme
Speaker Profiles
Delegate List

Leicester Innovation Week - Food and Drink Focus
2018-02-28 07:45 - 13:00 | Leicester City Football Club, Filbert Way, LE2 7FL, United Kingdom
Whether your business is a committed innovator, start-up or dipping your toe in the water, learn about funding and other help offered by Innovate UK and local support agencies.
With a focus on the Food & Drink Sector, this free breakfast seminar will provide you with information on local and national innovation support to help you grow and scale your business.
This sector has been chosen because of its importance to the local economy and labour market.
Benefits of attending:
• To help attendees understand where to go for innovation funding and practical advice on what is available
• Expert insight into future trends
• Connect with potential collaborators
• Access to expert business advisors. The events are aimed at smaller companies who do not usually look to government agencies and universities for support
• Understand what is required in writing a successful grant application
Programme:
8.30 Welcome and introduction: Julian Bowrey, Regional Manager, Innovate UK

Why innovate?
Support and funding on offer from Innovate UK, LLEP and University of Leicester

9.10 Successful innovate local SMEs

Richard Ledger, Millitec Food Systems
Shahid Sheikh, Clifton Packaging

Future Innovations in Food and Drink

Ian Wright CBE, Food and Drink Federation

Panel Q&A
10.30 Networking break
11.00 Choice of workshops

Planning for growth led by Leicester and Leicestershire Business Gateway
Innovate to grow led by Enterprise Europe Network
Innovating through KTP
Drop in clinics with business support providers

12.15 next steps and close
To register your free place, please click here.
This event is taking place as part of Leicestershire’s inaugural Innovation week from 26th February to Friday 3rd March 2018. These free breakfast workshops aim to meet the needs of local businesses and take full advantage of the opportunities highlighted in the Government’s recently published Industrial Strategy by providing key insights from successful innovators.
Workshops will also be held with a focus on:
Textiles
Logistics

Leicester Innovation Week - Textiles Focus
2018-02-27 07:45 - 13:00 | Leicester City Football Club, Filbert Way, LE2 7FL, United Kingdom
Whether your business is a committed innovator, start-up or dipping your toe in the water, learn about funding and other help offered by Innovate UK and local support agencies.
With a focus on the Textiles Sector, this breakfast seminar will provide you with information on local and national innovation support to help you grow and scale your business.
This sector has been chosen because of its importance to the local economy and labour market.
Benefits of attending:
• To help attendees understand where to go for innovation funding and practical advice on what is available
• Expert insight into future trends
• Connect with potential collaborators
• Access to expert business advisors. The events are aimed at smaller companies who do not usually look to government agencies and universities for support
• Understand what is required in writing a successful grant application
Programme:
8.30 Welcome and introduction: Julian Bowrey, Regional Manager, Innovate UK

Why innovate?
Funding and support on offer – LLEP, Innovate UK, De Montfort University

9.10 Successful innovative local SMEs

Mark Shelton, Shelton Machines
Bryan Dixon, Microfresh

Future innovations in textiles – Simon Platts, Sourcing Director, ASOS plc
Panel Q&Q
10.30 – Networking break
11.00 Choice of workshops

Innovate for Growth – EEN
Innovating through KTP
Planning for growth – LLEP
Drop in clinics with business support providers

12.15 Next steps and close
To register your free place, please click here.
This event is taking place as part of Leicestershire’s inaugural Innovation week from 26th February to Friday 3rd March 2018. These free breakfast workshops aim to meet the needs of local businesses and take full advantage of the opportunities highlighted in the Government’s recently published Industrial Strategy by providing key insights from successful innovators.
Workshops will also be held with a focus on:
Food and Drink
Logistics

Logistics and Supply Chain Week Conference
2018-02-22 16:00 - 20:00 | University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, United Kingdom
The University of Derby is hosting its 5th annual Logistics and Supply Chain Week in February 2018.
As part of this years’ event, on the evening of 22nd February, there will be a conference to explore the theme of “Innovation and technology in modern supply chains”.
Key-note speakers will review current challenges presented by emerging technology. Confirmed speakers include Robin Proctor, President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and Martin Elliott, Solutions Manager at Logistex. The conference will conclude with a Question Time discussion around issues raised and a networking buffet dinner.
To find out more about the conference and to book your free place, please click here.

Love Business Expo 2018
2018-02-22 09:30 - 15:00 | Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University, Science & Enterprise Park, Loughborough, LE11 3GR
Love Business Expo 2018 is a business to business networking exhibition with a difference. It brings business and personal development opportunities together. If you are a business owner, manager or thinking of starting a business – and you need answers, inspiration or just to see what’s happening in your area – this event is for you.
A place to make new contacts and create opportunities
With thousands of fellow delegates, you can spend a whole day or pick your time and visit to suit your commitments. The Love Business 2018 event will be even better than previous years.
If you have not attended Love Business Expo before, then you are in for a real treat – because no other business event comes close!
A place to get inspiration and answers
There will be keynote speakers and workshops for you to attend. The range of topics will be wide and varied, but with one common theme – to provide inspiration and help, to get you the answers you need.
The speakers and workshops will be published as and when they are confirmed and we’ll keep you informed about what’s going on with regular updates through our news and social media feeds.
A place to find organisations who can help you
You will be able to connect with new suppliers and partners or simply catch up with old acquaintances.
Discovering ways to solve a business problem – the Love Business Expo is there to help you get the most value from every second you spend at the Expo, from 9.30am – 3.00pm.
To find out more about this event or register your free place, please click here.

Health Tech Alliance Event
2018-02-20 12:30 - 16:00 | Health Tech Alliance, 69 Wilson Street, London, EC2A 2BB
This upcoming Health Tech Alliance event will focus on how companies and AHSNs can better collaborate as well as the AHSNs’ role in the regional uptake of innovation. Attendees will hear about how medtech companies can better collaborate with AHSNs and the future role of AHSNs in implementing the Accelerated Access Review.
Learn about:
• the work of the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs)
• how industry can better interact with AHSNs to increase the uptake of innovation
• the AHSNs’ role in implementing the Accelerated Access Review
Speakers Include:
Andy Burroughs, Wessex Academic Health Science Network
Steve Feast, Eastern Academic Health Science Network
To find out more, or register to attend, please contact secretariat@healthtechalliance.uk
You can also find out more on the Health Tech Alliance website.

Meet the Expert: Tour the Med
2018-02-14 09:00 - 17:00 | MediCity Nottingham, D6 Building West, Thane Road, Nottingham, NG90 6BH, United Kingdom
As part of their extremely popular series of business development visits, the Department for International Trade are pleased to announce that six of their overseas trade experts will be in Nottingham on the 13th and 14th of February to host free 1-2-1 meetings for those in the Healthcare, Biotechnology, Medtech, Medical consumables and Pharmaceuticals sector.
The 6 countries represented are Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Israel. If you are interested in exporting your products or services or looking to increase your market share in this region, then this event is not one to miss.
Click the links below to see individual DIT adviser bios and a brief market overview.
Elena Orphanidou Rhodes: DIT Cyprus, British High Commission, Nicosia.
Marina Arvanitaki: DIT Greece, British Embassy, Athens.
Janna Shortt: DIT Israel, British Embassy, Tel Aviv.
Adriano Foti: DIT Italy, British Consulate General, Milan.
Carlos Fernandes: DIT Portugal, British Embassy, Lisbon.
Shona Brown: DIT Spain, British Embassy, Madrid.

Book your free 1-2-1 meeting
Click here if you are interested in arranging a free 1-2-1 meeting. Please note that these business development meetings have proven to be hugely popular and that places are extremely limited, so book now to avoid disappointment.
This event is also being held on Tuesday 13 February at BioCity, Nottingham. Please click here for details.

Meet the Expert: Tour the Med
2018-02-13 09:00 - 17:00 | Discovery Building, BioCity Nottingham, Pennyfoot Street, Nottingham, NG1 1GF
As part of their extremely popular series of business development visits, the Department for International Trade are pleased to announce that six of their overseas trade experts will be in Nottingham on the 13th and 14th of February to host free 1-2-1 meetings for those in the Healthcare, Biotechnology, Medtech, Medical consumables and Pharmaceuticals sector.
The 6 countries represented are Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Israel. If you are interested in exporting your products or services or looking to increase your market share in this region, then this event is not one to miss.
Click the links below to see individual DIT adviser bios and a brief market overview.
Elena Orphanidou Rhodes: DIT Cyprus, British High Commission, Nicosia.
Marina Arvanitaki: DIT Greece, British Embassy, Athens.
Janna Shortt: DIT Israel, British Embassy, Tel Aviv.
Adriano Foti: DIT Italy, British Consulate General, Milan.
Carlos Fernandes: DIT Portugal, British Embassy, Lisbon.
Shona Brown: DIT Spain, British Embassy, Madrid.

Book your free 1-2-1 meeting
Click here if you are interested in arranging a free 1-2-1 meeting. Please note that these business development meetings have proven to be hugely popular and that places are extremely limited, so book now to avoid disappointment.
This event is also being held on Wednesday 14 February at MediCity, Nottingham. Please click here for details.

Medical Technologies and Systems Special Interest Group (SIG)
2018-02-13 09:00 - 13:30 | The Nottingham Belfry, Mellors Way, Off Woodhouse Way, Nottingham, NG8 6PY, United Kingdom
The next Medical Technologies and Systems Special Interest Group (SIG) will explore ‘Technology for Assisted Living and Remote Monitoring’.
This free to attend event is being 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.
Presentation topics include:
– Abnormality Detection in Activities of Daily Living
– Why a platform is more important than a product
– Person Centred Integrated Assistive Technology
– Stay at home longer
Event Documents:
Programme
Speaker Biographies
Delegate List

MPD Training Course: Product Management Training
2018-02-08 09:00 - 16:30 | Archimedia Offices, 6 Edison Village, Nottingham Science & Technology Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RF
Do you want to understand what an MBA can teach you? If you are short on time but want to understand why Product Management is so important then come along to this one-day course.
This course is designed for those who want to know what the key skills a successful product manager uses in their work.
The course introduces delegates to:
– The Basics of the Four Ps: Product; Place; Promotion; and Price.
– The Vital Role of Product Managers and Business Development Managers – planning and creating a future!
– Where to find and use clinical insights, Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and more with the power of observation and provocative debate.
– Introduction to the work of Professor Robert Cooper – Winning at New Products.
– Market Intelligence System and Sources (MISS) – where to look and what to look for…
– Knowing the enemy of success – inadvertent bias and how to beat it!
– The use of SWOT and PESTE Analysis.
– Why Product Launch and Brand Management matter all through the distribution chain.
– Why good marketers can always turn a bad moment into a better moment.
– How to calculate a Worldwide Market and market priorities with confidence!
– How to determine your Unique Selling Propositions (USPs) and use them to target your customers and key influencers with confidence – the importance of an evidence-based approach.
– Market penetration in diverse markets, the use of the bundle of benefits, lockout specifications and tender surveillance to win more business. Do you really know your FABs?
Delegate numbers are limited to a maximum of 10, so the training can be sensitive to individual experience, ability and needs.

This course is now fully booked. If you’d like to be added to the waiting list, please email info@medilinkem.com
Member cost: £ 150

Non-Member cost: £ 215
All prices exclude VAT
Once we have received your booking form you will receive a confirmation email and an invoice will follow.
Event Documents:
Event Brochure
Delegate List
