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SUMMARY:WMHTIA - Prevention: Innovating for a Healthier Future
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday 13th January Time: 10:00am – 12:15pmLocation: Online (Goto Webinar) \nWe’re excited to announce the third in a series of three WMHTIA Cluster Events taking place over the coming months. Focusing on helping innovators navigate digital transformation in alignment with the NHS 3 Radical Shifts 10 year plan. \nWMHTIA Cluster Event – Prevention – Innovating for a Healthier Future – Helping innovators navigate digital transformation in light of the NHS 10-Year Plan \nEvent Agenda\n10:00 AM – 10:05 AM\nWelcome & Housekeeping \n10:05 AM – 10:25 AM \nInsight 1: Navigating Regulation Between Wellness and Medical Devices \nPresented by SOTAS \nUnderstand the blurred line between wellness products and regulated medical devices — including what innovators must know to avoid compliance risks and bring credible\, safe products to market.\nQ&A: 10:25 – 10:30 \n10:30 AM – 10:50 AM \nInsight 2: Regional Perspectives on Preventive Innovation \nPresented by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) \nDiscover how the West Midlands region is driving efforts to build a healthier population\, and the pivotal role local government plays in preventing disease before it arises. This session will explore regional priorities\, opportunities for collaboration\, and how innovators can align their solutions with place-based prevention strategies.\nQ&A: 10:50 – 10:55 \n10:55 AM – 11:15 AM \nInsight 3: Case Study – Advancing Prevention Through the Wellness and Mindfulness Market \nPresented by QuietNote \nThis case study highlights a wellness innovation currently operating in the consumer wellbeing space. Through close collaboration with the University of Birmingham\, the initiative is beginning to demonstrate measurable preventive benefits for mental wellbeing\, showing how market-driven wellness solutions can support and align with emerging prevention strategies across the health system. \nQ&A: 11:15 – 11:20 \n11:20 AM – 11:30 AM \nInsight 4 – Using Data-Driven Solutions to Strengthen NHS Prevention Strategy and Value. Explain how BVI\, developed in the West Midlands\, is a new and valid measure of obesity and health risk prevention for the 21st Century. \nPresented by Select Research Ltd \nQ&A: 11:30 AM – 11:35 – AM \n11:35 AM – 12:05 PM\nInteractive Workshop: Overcoming Barriers in Preventive Health Innovation\nJoin a collaborative discussion to unpack common challenges\, such as: \n\nEvidence & Evaluation: Proving value and impact of early-stage preventive solutions.\nUser Engagement: Building lasting user adoption and trust in low-touch interventions.\nFunding & Commissioning: Finding sustainable business models for products that prevent rather than treat.\nRegulatory Ambiguity: Managing grey areas between consumer wellness and clinical claim\nEquity & Access: Ensuring solutions are inclusive and reach underserved populations.\n\n12:05 PM – 12:15 PM\nReflections & Closing\nWrap-up of themes\, key learnings\, and how to continue the conversation beyond the event. \n \nSPEAKER PROFILES \n \nWill Crawford\, Found and Director of Quiet Note\nA UK based company pioneering the QuietNote approach – an innovative healthcare approach based on mindfulness and music. Will studied at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where he came up with the idea for QuietNote as his final year dissertation. From 2024 – 2025 QuietNote were successful in receiving a £50\,000 grant from Innovate UK which funded a world first clinical study into the QuietNote approach. Will is also the Vice President of the Future Faces Chamber of Commerce.  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nDavid Hawkins\, CTO and Co-Founder of Sotas\nDavid Hawkins is the CTO and Co-Founder of Sotas\, a specialist consultancy delivering regulatory and compliance solutions to HealthTech and MedTech industries. With over 20 years of industry\, David brings deep technical and regulatory insight\, having worked engineering\, quality\, compliance\, and regulatory affairs. He is a trusted expert in navigating regulatory pathways\, often working with complex devices\, software\, and AI-driven technologies. David has supported clients through challenging MDR/IVDR and FDA submissions. His strength lies in bridging technical depth with regulatory clarity\, making compliance achievable\, understandable\, and robust.  David collaborates closely with manufacturers to ensure sustained regulatory performance in dynamic global markets.  \n  \n \n  \n \n  \nRichard Barnes\, CEO of Select Research \nBased in Malvern\, Worcs. Select have been pioneers in human body measurement in 3D for nearly 30 years. \nSelect developed the sizing standards for clothing retailers using their 3D technology\, and since 2004 have developed the Body Volume Index (BVI) and other metrics measured  digitally\, from a smartphone. \nThe Body Mass Index (BMI) was invented in 1835. BVI was designed to be a better\, and modern alternative\, and has now been validated by Mayo Clinic as being a significant improvement on BMI for the prediction of metabolic risk. \n  \nThis event forms part of the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) event series. Medilink Midlands are one of a consortium of delivery partners for the WMHTIA\, a project funded by the Department for Science\, Innovation and Technology\, Innovate UK and West Midlands Combined Authority (part of City Regions).
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/prevention/
LOCATION:Online via GoToWebinar
CATEGORIES:Medilink Midlands Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Reena Mistry":MAILTO:reena@medilinkmidlands.com
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SUMMARY:SEHTA - Breaking into the U.S Market: From access to Adoption Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDate: Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th January 2026 \nTime: 08:30 – 18:00 (GMT) \nVenue: Hill Dickinson\, Broadgate Tower\, 20 Primrose Street\, London EC2A 2EW \nThis 2-day programme is designed to give European healthcare innovators\, from start-ups through to Series A and B companies\, the best possible chance of entering and scaling in the U.S. market. \nIts unique approach focuses on U.S. Healthcare Market Access and Reimbursement: how to navigate CMS\, private payers\, coding systems\, and regulatory dynamics. Alongside these technical essentials\, delegates will also explore two critical enablers of adoption: \n\nMarketing and brand clarity: How to communicate value in a noisy U.S. market using purpose\, positioning\, and the EmotivData™ methodology.\nEducation and KOL engagement: How to design structured education and stakeholder programmes that drive confidence\, trust\, and adoption.\n\nTogether\, these three strands provide participants with a comprehensive roadmap\, from securing access to building adoption and sustainable growth. \nNot a member of SEHTA?  Register here for FREE basic membership \nPlease click here to complete our Expression of Interest \nTicket Prices  \nSEHTA/Medilink Members – £1\,600 +VAT \nNon-Members – £1\,900 +VAT \nAdditional Delegates:  £500 +VAT pp \nTo Secure Your Place:
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/breaking-into-the-u-s-market/
LOCATION:Hill Dickinson\, Broadgate Tower\, 20 Primrose Street\, London EC2A 2EW\, Hill Dickinson\, Broadgate Tower\, 20 Primrose Street\, London\, London\, EC2A 2EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Medilink Partner Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SEHTA":MAILTO:info@sehta.co.uk
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SUMMARY:NIHR HRC-DDR call for project proposals webinar
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday 28th January \nTime: 12:00pm – 1:00pm  \nVenue: Online \nDetails\nJoin our webinar for information and guidance on collaborating with the NIHR HRC-DDR and MD-TEC.   \nThe NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Devices\, digital and robotics aims to support the safe\, effective and efficient translation of new healthcare technologies by generating evidence that will support their regulatory approval and adoption. We work closely with the Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre (MD-TEC)\, a state-of-the-art medical device and technology usability testing facility. \nWe have recently launched an open call for collaborative project proposals\, seeking new projects from technology developers with innovations that aim to improve the effectiveness and quality of health and care services. \nJoin us for our online webinar to learn more about our services and how to submit a project proposal. The webinar will include a Q&A session with our team to ask questions about the call for proposals and collaborative projects. \nThe webinar is aimed at clinicians\, researchers\, SMEs and other technology developers in the medical devices\, digital health technologies and robotics sectors. \nLearn more about our services and the call for proposals on our website. Please direct enquiries to HRCengagement@uhb.nhs.uk. \n \n 
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/nihr-hrc-ddr-call-for-project-proposal/
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SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: Community - Driving Local Innovation to Meet Regional NHS Community
DESCRIPTION:                     \nTackling community health challenges through innovation.\nInsight 2: Tackling community health challenges through innovation  \nMedilink Midlands are delighted to be collaborating with Arise Innovation Hubs and Innovate UK in a series of events for autumn and winter 2025/26. The second of these looks at an overarching theme in the NHS’s current 10-year plan\, which aims to make the NHS fit for the future. \nAs we look to move from research to reality how are we going to enable more of us to be treated within the community\, keeping our hospitals ready for those times when we really need them.  In a recent paper by the Welcome Trust it becomes clear that we need to put research at the heart of health\, we need to improve and equalise outcomes. \nWe will look at the barriers and opportunities for working with the community addressing the following questions: \n\nHow do we enable patchy patient engagement to become a network of proactive and involved citizens?\nHow do we enable research to be embedded into everyday care\, with trustworthy data infrastructure and incentivised for all to engage?\nHow do we ensure adoption of innovations are widespread\, allowing innovations to be scaled?\n\nAgenda: \n10.00 – 10.25: Arrival\, networking and refreshments \n10.25-10.30: Introduction and Welcome by Arise | Beverley Vaughan \n10.30-10.35: Welcome by Medilink Midlands | Raghul Senthilnathan \n10.35-10.50: Setting the scene I – what does a day in the life of a doctor look like in 10 years? How do remote monitoring technologies change the way the health service operates \nBruce Adams| Clinitouch part of Spirit Health Managing Director \n10.50-11.05: Setting the scene II – How do we co-create the digital solutions and support tools for healthcare of the future \nDr Alice Byram| Royal Society of Medicine president of Digital Health and entrepreneur \n11.05-11.10: Q&A \n11.10-11.30: Coffee & networking break \n11.30-11.45: Lightening pitches \nSeacrest Care Services | Ebun Ojemuyiwa \n11.45-11.55: Q&A \n11.55- 12.20: Support available to innovators \n-Supporting MedTech innovators working in healthcare \nNicola Thorn| AND Technology and Research Managing Director \n-Introducing IUK Business Growth \nDr Lorraine Morley | IUK Business Growth\, UK Lead of the European AgeTech Accelerator programme \n–Introducing Connected Innovation \nScott Cogman | Connected Innovation hubs Director \n-Introducing IP and legal protection for SMEs \nCory Stobart | Senior Associate – Patent Attorney\, Adamson Jones\, part of Gateley \n12.20-13.00: Networking lunch \n \n* If you cannot attend once registered for the event please email events@medilinkmidlands.com \n* If you would like to join our waiting list\, please enter your details here – Waiting List  \n  \nSpeakers \n \nEvent Chair: Dr Beverley Vaughan\, Arise Innovation Hubs Director  \nBeverley is a scientist by training\, having worked in academia\, start-up and business sectors\, including Cambridge University Teaching hospitals\, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC)\, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and University of Oxford. Currently\, Director at Arise Innovation hubs\, part of Anglia Ruskin University\, small but beautifully formed and importantly close but not within the golden triangle powerhouses. Beverley has been building a pipeline and success stories in the local environment has involved using knowledge of other clusters and adaptation to a different ecosystem.  Collaborating with our community to harness the skills and talent in ARU to support them\, on a bespoke and case by case basis. Proud to have delivered programmes such as ABOVE and learnt how being small can make you nimble but success relies on powerful and strategic partnership.  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRaghul Senthilnathan\, Innovation Advisor\, Medilink Midlands\nA dynamic Innovation Advisor with a master’s degree in Biotech and Pharma Management from UCL\, and a strong background in life sciences and healthcare innovation. Founder of two innovative start-ups\, with personal expertise in digital technologies. Skilled in leading accelerator programs and supporting early-stage companies to navigate challenges and realize their potential in contributing to the economy. Expertise in coaching\, mentoring\, and business diagnostics to help innovators avoid pitfalls and succeed. \n  \n \nDr Alice Byram\, clinician\, entrepreneur and President of the Digital Health Section at the Royal Society of Medicine \nWith a background in emergency and primary care\, she brings frontline insight to the design and adoption of digital health solutions. Alice works at the intersection of clinical practice\, technology and system change\, advocating for tools that are safe\, equitable and genuinely useful for patients and professionals. In this session\, she sets the scene for how communities\, clinicians\, technologists and policymakers can co-create digital solutions and support tools that meet real NHS needs and shape the future of healthcare together. \n  \n \nScott Cogman\, Innovation Hubs Manager of Connected Innovation\nScott leads on the Innovation Hubs network within the Connected Innovation Programme\, establishing strategic relationships between the hubs\, research institutes and academia and facilitating key conversations around issues such as grow-on space\, funding\, investment and connecting partners with local innovation support.  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nBruce Adams \, Managing Director at Clinitouch\,\na UK-based remote patient monitoring platform. With a background in global health and social technology\, he is passionate about how digital health can transform lives worldwide. Clinitouch\, part of Spirit Health\, is dedicated to making healthcare more accessible\, simple\, and affordable for all. Bruce joined in 2021 to build on a decade of successful NHS deployments and to expand the platform’s impact internationally. Working closely with the Department for Business and Trade\, he and the Clinitouch team have developed a growing global presence\, now spanning 30+ partners in 15+ countries across five continents.  \n  \n  \n  \n \nEbun Ojemuyiwa\, Founder & Healthtech Innovator of CheckUup\,\nEbun Ojemuyiwa is the founder of CheckUup\, a preventative mental-wellness platform that identifies early behavioural shifts to strengthen support networks before crisis. ​ \nWith over 15 years’ experience leading governance\, risk and transformation across major institutions including HSBC and JPMorgan\, she blends data-driven strategy with human-centred innovation. ​ \nAs a Director at Seacrest Care Services\, Ebun works closely with vulnerable young people\, giving her deep insight into gaps in early intervention and community support. She is committed to advancing trustworthy\, preventative digital solutions that ease pressure on NHS services and improve equitable outcomes across communities. \n  \n  \n  \n \nCory Stobart\, Senior Associate – Patent Attorney\, Adamson Jones\, part of Gateley\nCory is qualified as a UK Chartered Patent Attorney and Registered European Patent Attorney. He joined Adamson Jones in 2017\, having initially joined the patent profession in 2015. \nCory has a particular focus on small and medium sized businesses in the medical\, sports and engineering sectors\, as well as universities and associated companies or spin-outs. He also works with multi-national companies in the field of medical devices\, drafting and prosecuting patent applications worldwide and providing freedom-to-operate advice in respect of competitor portfolios\, with a view to gaining a majority foothold in this market. \n  \n  \n  \n \nDr Lorraine Morley\, UK Lead of the European AgeTech Accelerator programme\nBefore Dr Lorraine Morley joined St John’s Innovation Centre as an innovation and growth specialist she had spent ten years working in the area of technology for health ageing.  As the UK lead of the European AgeTech Accelerator programme Lorraine worked with companies developing goods and services across the spectrum of ageing needs from falls-prevention\, managing cognitive and physical decline\, staying active\, maintaining good nutrition and hydration to tracking vital signs at home with medical grade devices.    \nSupporting technically ambitious start-ups through all steps of the innovation journey from ideation to crafting a compelling value proposition to helping understand the best market entry points and business models\, Lorraine also holds an international database of age tech innovations from around the world giving the clients she works for an unbeatable insight into the competitive landscape\, emerging trends and market forces.  Her abundance of experience in the area of age tech and healthy ageing has also created a broad network of contacts who can assist with clinical and field trials\, expert advice and investment.  \n \nIngrid Folland\, CEO\, Japeto\nIngrid Folland is a dedicated advocate for tech for good\, committed to local impact. Starting in R&D\, she transitioned into the dynamic world of technology\, taking on various roles including product design\, development\, and project management. Ingrid is now the CEO of Japeto\, a company focused on creating safe AI solutions for charities\, healthcare\, education\, and more. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nDr Nicola Thorn\, Managing Director\, AND Technology Research\nDr Nicola Thorn is Managing Director at AND Technology Research\, an award winning\, purpose-led technology and product development consultancy. Founded in 1980\, ANDtr are trusted by hundreds of companies and engineers all over the world\, delivering ‘tech-for-good’ innovative software and electronics products with IoT\, Energy\, Medical and more. Nicola has overseen the successful development\, deployment and submission of dozens of products to market from cutting edge VR medical technology\, to industrial energy monitoring system. In addition\, Nicola is a member of the UK national committee at BSI for medical device\, and an external advisor to the University of Essex Enterprise and Commercialisation boards.
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/driving-local-innovation-community/
LOCATION:Arise Innovation Hub\, Harlow Innovation Park\, Maypole Boulevard\, Harlow\, Essex\, CM17 9TX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Medilink Midlands Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Reena Mistry":MAILTO:reena@medilinkmidlands.com
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