The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing businesses to create new and innovative solutions to survive. However, are you benefitting from your innovation? Intellectual property experts, Forresters are offering Medilink Midlands members a free 30-minute consultation for members and contacts of the Medilink community and the med-tech sector to discuss any IP related issues, questions or an…
Organisations can apply for a share of £120,000 inclusive of VAT, to develop an AI tool to provide accessible heart failure data from routine patient information. Eligibility To lead a project, you can: be an organisation of any size work alone or with other organisations Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.…
Today the National Audit Office (NAO) reports a lack of transparency and adequate documentation of some key decisions, such as why particular suppliers were chosen or how government identified and managed potential conflicts of interest, in the awarding of some contracts while government was procuring large volumes of goods and services at high speed to…
The Office for Life Sciences (OLS) is a joint unit between the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Medilink shares this bulletin with its members and networks to keep the life sciences sector up to date on the latest guidance as we approach the end of…
A consortium of Midlands businesses has slammed the UK Government for providing what it has labelled ‘inadequate and inappropriate’ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sourced from abroad during the Coronavirus crisis and is calling for Ministers to stop overlooking UK manufacturers that have both the capacity and capability to produce vital equipment. The Midlands PPE Collective…
The 100 Black Interns programme, initially aimed at the investment management sector, has launched its new initiative, 10,000 Black Interns, with HDR UK leading the programme for the health data science sector. This ambitious project aims to transform the potential prospects of young Black people in the UK by offering them internships within an extensive…
ABHI has recently outlined the inevitable consequences that the surge in coronavirus cases will have on the levels of NHS elective activity. The impact of this on our industry is mixed and by no means uniform. Whilst ABHI continues to advocate for the positives it has seen in innovation adoption to be captured, it maintains that parts of our sector will…
MedTech Navigator – Innovation Grants Next Deadline for applications: 27th November 2020 – 12 Noon What could a £7,500 Innovation Grant do for your business? Having access to the right knowledge and expertise is an essential part of successfully developing and commercialising new products and services for the health and care market. Key stakeholders need to…
The CiFi Torch is one of the most powerful high-quality LED forensic light sources currently available on the global market. Standing for ‘Cleaning Inspection Forensic Investigation Torch’, the product can locate traces not visible to the naked eye, even in bright light ambient conditions. Developed by CopperTree Forensics, in just 2 years CopperTree have changed the landscape…
Over 190 individuals from across the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector came together online, on Thursday 8 October to celebrate success at the Medilink UK National Awards. The awards recognised a multitude of achievements and outstanding contributions to the Life Sciences industry, and five companies from across the country were crowned as national winners. Winning…