The Derby Talent Programme is a new initiative that provides funding for student and graduate internships. Your business may be eligible for financial support towards the costs of hiring a student or graduate intern through our Student Employment Agency. You can receive free recruitment support from our Derby Talent Team....
Could your business offer virtual work experience?
Speakers for Schools are inviting employers from the Greater Lincolnshire area to open up the world of work to 14–19-year-olds from state schools and offer virtual work experience, through live fully interactive online placements. Employers who sign up for the scheme will host 3-5 day virtual work experience for Lincolnshire...
£5k prize fund for innovation development up for grabs at Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024
The Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024 will see a ‘winner of all winners’ awarded a £5,000 prize to help advance their innovation. To celebrate 20 years of delivering business support to the region’s life sciences and medtech businesses, Medilink Midlands is offering a £5k prize to one lucky finalist which...
Medilink Midlands has pledged support to the Innovate Cambridge Charter
Medilink Midlands has joined several other organisations by pledging support to the Innovate Cambridge Charter. The Greater Cambridge city region (Cambridge) is established as a globally leading innovation ecosystem. Cambridge is the ‘unicorn capital of Europe’ for deep tech and life sciences companies and should continue to be the most...
Region’s healthtech businesses gather to hear from Shoosmiths and others as part of West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator drive
Law firm Shoosmiths has collaborated with businesses in the region to support the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) with its aim to build a life sciences and health tech ecosystem so businesses in the sector can thrive. The aim of WMHTIA is to tackle the challenges companies face...
Nottingham University Business School upcoming programmes
Nottingham University Business School is committed to ground-breaking research and thought leadership. Executive Education aims to share this knowledge with businesses through our short courses. Supporting SMEs is at the heart of Executive Education and we are particularly committed to supporting SMEs from the East Midlands region. Nottingham University Business...
Health Innovation East Midlands Surgical Innovation Exchange event
Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM) would like to invite innovators who provide solutions which can positively impact our local surgical pathways (from initial referral to post operative care) to apply to showcase their innovation at our next Surgical Innovation Exchange. The event will take place virtually on the morning of...
Package for life sciences and manufacturing R&D announced ahead of Spring Budget
Ahead of the Spring Budget this week, the chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced an investment package in the UK’s life sciences and manufacturing sectors. The funding will go towards several companies and projects who are making technology in sectors key to economic growth and part of wider government support to...
Round table report: What’s next for AI in healthtech
Recently Medilink Midlands CEO Melanie Davidson took place in a round table hosted by The Business Desk. The round table, sponsored by Tank, a digital marketing agency, saw clinicians, academics, healthtech and data security experts discuss the potential benefits of implementing new technologies, focusing specifically on the role of AI,...
InterAct & GW+Co workshop
GW+Co and the InterAct Network will be coming together on Thursday 21st March at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry to host a workshop examining current perceptions of manufacturing and how 'collaborative design’ through aligning strategy, brand and culture can help your business’ image. Who is this event for? Leaders of...