The registration process for employees wishing to be part of the Medical Industry Association (MIA) system has changed as of 1 January 2024. Previously, companies who wished their staff to be part of the MIA system were required firstly be on the LSI National Credentialing Register. Under these arrangements part...
DLRC achieves King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
DLRC has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise, recognising its outstanding performance in international trade - placing the firm among a select group of only 252 organisations in the UK to receive the accolade. DLRC, established in 2005, is headquartered in Letchworth Garden City, Herts, and is a...
Medilink Midlands hosts regional life sciences showcase for City of Brampton, Canada delegation
Medilink Midlands welcomed the City of Brampton, Canada delegation to the Midlands on 15 May to showcase some of the leading life sciences and medtech facilities based in the region.Delegates included the City of Brampton’s Clare Barnett, Director of Economic Development & International Relations, Fouzia Younas MBE, UK Consul General...
Somnus Scientific has agreed a collaborative partnership with Life Science Group and Creonate Manufacturing
Somnus Scientific has agreed a collaborative partnership with Life Science Group (LSG) and Creonate Manufacturing for the next phase of product development. As part of this, our existing lab-based immunoassay (ELISA) method for measuring propofol will be developed into a rapid point-of-care immunoassay (LFT) test providing all the requirements specified...
Small Business Research Initiative announces new name
From today (13 May 2024), the Small Business Research Initiative has been renamed to Contracts for Innovation. The new name reflects that Contract for Innovation is able to offer fully funded research and development (R&D) contracts to innovative organisations of all sizes. The programme was established in 2005 and is...
Shakespeare Martineau expands East Midlands corporate team
Full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has grown its East Midlands-based corporate team with a trio of hires. Joining the firm as an associate in Leicester is Raksha Agarwal. Solicitors Renee Freeman and Aryaan Bassi will both be based in Nottingham. Raksha qualified as a solicitor in 2020 at Clarke Willmott,...
Vacancy at SEHTA: Research Analyst – Healthcare Technology
Science and Engineering Health Technology Alliance (SEHTA), is one of the largest health technology network support organisations in Europe with over 1,500 members and a database of over 7,000 contacts. The SEHTA Team and its associated network has a deep understanding of the UK public and private markets which includes...
V Formation strengthens team with business development hire
East Midlands marketing and PR agency, V Formation, has announced the appointment of Senita Vohra-Copley in the newly established role of Business Development Manager. With over 15 years’ expertise in professional services marketing, Senita began her career at audit, tax and consulting adviser RSM Tenon and Nottingham law firm Berryman...
Bursaries available for Help to Grow: Management cohort starting in June
We are happy to announce that Nottingham University Business School will be running our next Help to Grow: Management cohorts in June and November 2024. Thanks to the Haydn Green Institute, we are able to offer a limited number of fully-funded, discretionary bursaries. These are for businesses or social enterprises that...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 is dedicated to increasing movement YOUR way, this doesn’t have to mean excessive cardio. Instead think about small ways you can increase your time moving each day in the workplace, that will soon add up. Why is increasing movement important? Recent evidence is showing that...