European Regional Development Fund
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has now closed due to the end of European Regional Development Funding.
The projects delivered by Medilink Midlands, companies were supported to fast-track their innovations, overcome innovation barriers, and speed up the development of novel technologies and services. To see video examples of project case studies, click here.
Medilink Midlands has supported hundreds of businesses over the 8 years of the ERDF business support programme. ERDF showcase event June 2023.
Our impact
Over the course of 8 years*, Medilink Midlands ran the INSTILS, SoLSTICE and ACTIS programmes**. These were part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and supported life science companies across 35 medical market areas. Through these projects, companies were supported to fast-track their innovations, overcome innovation barriers, and speed up the development of novel technologies and services.
*2015-2023
The top 4 medical market areas Medilink Midlands supported were:
**INSTILS – Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
SoLSTICE – Leicester and Leicestershire
ACTIS – South East Midlands
LARIS – Lincolnshire and Rutland