The Artificial Intelligence and Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Health and Care call will support research to advance artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven technologies in health in ways that better meet the needs of minority ethnic populations. The call, which is part of the NHSX’s NHS AI Lab AI Ethics Initiative, will fund two categories of research: 1) Understanding and…
Competition opens 17 March 2021 Working together with NHS England and NHS Improvement, SBRI Healthcare Cancer Programme is delighted to announce a £15 million funding competition for innovation to go to the open market in the field of cancer. The competition invites applications for funding to implement solutions in late-stage development into the following front-line…
Medilink Midlands member The Middle East Medical Portal forms a partnership with The UK Healthcare Pavilion to both raise awareness and export UK innovation into the Middle East. The UK Healthcare Pavilion – the first virtual platform showcasing the very best of UK healthcare and Life Sciences – has partnered with The Middle East Medical Portal (MEMP) 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 and during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak,…
Bringing together health systems from around the globe. As each nation fights the Coronavirus pandemic, the World Healthcare Journal in association with Medilink is proud to present the inaugural World Healthcare Festival – bringing together health systems from around the globe. The Festival topics will consider where we go next and how international healthcare systems,…
Pitchfest is a comprehensive national offering, designed to help the UK’s most ambitious and innovative SMEs get investment ready and hone their pitching skills. Pitchfest offers: Two days of comprehensive pitch training Introductions to active UK investor networks Access to leading pitch & innovation experts An opportunity to craft a powerful investor pitch Constructive no-risk…
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 provide the life sciences sector with the latest news and guidance as government implements the UK-EU Trade…
CE certification for manKIND visor as manufacturing collective targets 100,000 sales A group of nine manufacturers, who developed a new recyclable visor to be used in the fight against Covid-19, is celebrating a major milestone in style by securing CE certification for the product. The Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN), which comprises eight sub-contract specialists and…
A new report – Mobilising Research Excellence in the Midlands to Tackle COVID-19 – published today (Friday, January 15 2021) reveals that the Midlands has moved swiftly to apply its wealth of capability in its hospitals, universities and businesses to deliver £90m of research to support regional, national and global efforts to tackle the Coronavirus…
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…