Medilink Midlands, working in partnership with the University of Nottingham (UoN), provides high-quality business and innovation support to companies already in, or transitioning into, the life science and medtech sectors within the locality of Nottingham City, to ensure Nottingham City continues as a city of pioneering medtech and health tech innovation, globally.
The MeTAP business support programme supports companies to accelerate innovation and provide the right skills and tools to enable companies to increase their competitive advantage by working across other industry suppliers and partners, academic demand lead research, NHS, local government and other sector stakeholders.
Who is the MeTAP Innovation Accelerator designed for?
Aimed at pre-startup companies, the MeTAP Innovation Accelerator will provide a detailed overview of how to set up a company within Med Tech, Life Science and Wellbeing sector, focusing on the specific considerations required.
Are you a clinician with a great idea? Are you working in another sector but have thought about an innovative service or product that will impact health? Are you a student at Nottingham Trent University or University of Nottingham with an innovative idea that will impact the life science sector?
Applications for Cohort 2 of the MeTAP Innovation Accelerator are open
Topics will include:
Your business idea, intellectual property, legal & financial aspects associated with company formation, clinical & regulatory considerations, product development and going to market and funding options.
Eligibility
MeTAP is aimed at pre-start-up (prior to company formation), based within the locality of Nottingham City.
Click here to complete the MeTAP Innovation Accelerator Application Form or get in touch for more information.
Cohort 2 delivery partners
Cohort 1 successes - hear how the MeTAP Innovation Accelerator helps support and boost innovation below
“I’ve been really impressed with MeTAP. All the talks have been really interesting, engaging and more to the point – useful. I’ve learned loads and we’ve been a little team who are going to keep in touch and support each other.”
Jo Healy
Trauma Works
“I was looking for a way to put our product out there and the council introduced me to MeTAP, which was the best thing that happened to me. Although I know what I’m doing with the product, the business side of it – I’ve just learned so much from these 6 weeks. It’s been like a lifetime of learning.”
Genieves Hair Design
“All the sessions proved really useful. We had follow-up sessions where they taught us how to open the company, the accounting aspect and the marketing aspect. We even talked about the funding grant application and patent applications. This a single place where we can find all of the information.”
Purvi Mali
Gene Resources
“MeTAP has been absolutely fantastic. We’ve got a lot of expertise in our area, but we haven’t got a clue about advertising, what grants are available about there, the accountancy stuff or how to set up your own company – and so it’s been really, really useful.”
Tom Palsar
Gibbon AI
Leading Medilink Midlands’ involvement in MeTAP is Innovation Manager, Victoria Patel. If you would like to discuss the programme and how your business can benefit, contact:
Victoria Patel, Innovation Manager
[email protected]