Midlands-based gas control specialist is one of few UK medical technology companies to receive prestigious regulatory milestone BPR Medical, a UK-based leading independent manufacturer of medical gas products, has received Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) certification for its medical gas solutions. The certification, which has been awarded to just a handful of companies in…
COVID-19: Preparing for the future – Looking ahead to winter 2021/22 and beyond The Academy’s UK policy team are pleased to publish a rapid review into ‘COVID-19: Preparing for the future’. This report identifies key challenges that are likely to put additional pressures on the health and social care system over the autumn and winter,…
The NHSX Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award is making £140 million available over four years to accelerate the testing and evaluation of technologies most likely to meet the aims set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. This represents a significant opportunity for: Our health and care system to realise the benefits of cutting-edge…
With so many IVD firms still to submit, the deadline is now closer than you might realise… I’ve seen lots of articles, in the trade press and IVD forums, about the fast-approaching EU IVDR 2017/746 deadline. So when I was asked to bring my previous IVDR blog up to date, I feared that our IVD…
Published on 6 July, ‘Life Sciences Vision’ outlines the government and the life science sector’s plan to create a thriving sector, and tackle the major causes of death and disease over the next decade. The Vision focuses on what Government, the NHS, regulators, companies, medical research charities, academia and philanthropy must do to create the environment…
6 life science companies from the West Midlands and 6 from the East Midlands were delighted to be selected as winners at yesterday’s Medilink Midlands Business Awards, which saw over 130 businesspeople from life science companies across the region and beyond come together online to celebrate and reflect on the past year. The awards recognise…
This year’s conference themes were detection, reflection, and projection. Speakers focused on the sector’s response to the pandemic, lessons learned, and what this means for the future of MedTech. In his opening remarks, Martino Picardo focused on the positives that have arisen from the pandemic “A staggering response that has been all about collaboration as opposed…
ARU is chosen to deliver the world’s largest healthcare entrepreneurship programme Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has been chosen as the official partner of NHS England and NHS Improvement to nurture healthcare innovators from across the country and help them gain the commercial skills, knowledge and experience to make their ideas become a reality. The NHS…
Over the last year[1], £462 million of investment has been leveraged and more than 1,400 jobs have been either created or protected as a result of work by the AHSN Network. These figures have been released as part of our 20-21 AHSN Network Impact Report, which looks at the collective impacts of England’s 15 AHSNs. Economic…
Register your interest below Take your business to the next level with the government’s new Help to Grow programme. The programme will help small and medium sized businesses across the UK learn new skills, reach new customers and boost profits. You could get: an Executive Development programme that could help you improve business performance and…