Funding has been awarded to 15 partnerships within England, which will join up some of the country’s best universities, leading innovators and local authorities to solve some of the biggest issues facing health and social care over the next five years. The 15 new NIHR Applied Research Collaborations will ensure growth in applied health and…
The regulatory landscape for medical devices is presently very challenging. Industry is well aware that the 3 year transition period from a directive to a regulation ends on the 15th of May 2020, whereupon the new regulatory framework (MDR) will apply in full. This will be followed in May 2022 with the new IVD regulations.…
Midlands Engine is taking a trade delegation to Arab Health 2020. Held annually in the last week of January, the 2019 event hosted 4250+ exhibitors and welcomed more than 106000 visitors from 150+ countries – an increase of 20% from 2018 – highlighting its strength as the Middle East and North Africa’s leading exhibition in the healthcare industry.…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will lead a procurement exercise to secure an ‘express freight service’ to transport small medical supply consignments into the UK within 24 hours, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The purpose of the procurement exercise it to support the uninterrupted supply of medicines and…
Representing West Midlands partners in Brussels At a time when the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom is uncertain, one thing is clear: West Midlands businesses will continue to engage with Europe whatever happens over Brexit. They will adapt to whatever new arrangements for trade come into force, and will find…
Medilink UK is proud to launch their latest British Pavilion at Medica 2019. The exhibition space on offer combined with additional activity in market, offers UK companies a unique and high profile entry point in to the World’s largest Healthcare & Life Sciences exhibition. Medica is the World’s largest event in our sector. Which is why…
Medilink UK, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and the Economic Development Board Mauritius recently came together to discuss potential mutual benefits for the UK and Mauritius economy through medical device manufacturing. Mauritius has built a well-developed medical devices industry that produces a wide range of highly sophisticated products and this sector is expected to play a…
SBRI Healthcare are set to launch its next funding competition on 24 June 2019. Companies and organisations are being invited to bid for funding to develop solutions to challenges in: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), including the following sub-categories: o Detection and Prevention o Intervention and Invasive Investigations o Efficiency of CVD pathway Integrated Care and Social Care, including the…
Registrations of interest are now being taken for our forthcoming trade visit to MedTech in Boston, the premier global summit for medical technology industry leaders, before travelling to the state of Maryland – a powerhouse for innovation. Midlands Engine will be taking a trade delegation to The MedTech Conference, hosted by AdvaMed in Boston USA, during September…
NHS Digital has issued an invitation to tender for existing and new suppliers to deliver a new IT systems framework for primary care. The GP IT Futures framework (which is the first framework in the new Digital Care Services model) tender has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), signalling to innovative…