Barker Brettell, the Birmingham-headquartered intellectual property (IP) specialist, has announced that Yvonne Johnson has been elected as the firm’s new managing partner. Yvonne joined Barker Brettell in 2001 whilst training to become a UK and European patent attorney and qualified in 2004. She quickly displayed considerable talent in oppositions and...
University of Oxford spin-out HydRegen revealed as winner of ‘Golden Ticket’ programme for planetary health innovations
University of Oxford spin-out HydRegen has been revealed as the winner of a programme designed to recognise innovations in planetary health created by Pioneer Group in partnership with CPI. The 2024 Golden Ticket programme was open to hydrogen and climate technology companies that are innovating solutions to some of the...
Polyflon gains ISO 13485:2016 accreditation
Polyflon Technology is delighted to announce its eagerly anticipated accreditation to ISO 13485:2016, in association with BSI. The certificate has been awarded to Polyflon for complying with the requirements of ISO 13485:2016 for the following scope; “the contract manufacture of non-sterile thermoformed polymer tube components for medical devices”. Polyflon Medical, a...
Round table report: Exploring international trade relationships post-Brexit
Recently Medilink Midlands CEO Melanie Davidson took place in a round table hosted by The Business Desk and sponsored by Medilink Midlands. Life science industry leaders came together in Kegworth, Leicestershire, to discuss exploring international trade relationships post-Brexit.. The panel explored the steps businesses need to take to ensure they can...
Tender brief for NHS business case
Company details Eureka Inventions has a vision for patient safety in childbirth and surgery through an engineered design solution preventing surgical swabs, the single largest item from being accidentally retained in patients Innovation This is the first low-cost product to validate counts objectively. This is a simple docking system with...
Client success stories for Inventya
Inventya has successfully won grants for three of its clients in the medical sector, take a look at the case studies below to learn more: NEPeSMO Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) presents a significant health and economic challenge in the UK, standing as the second most common lung condition after...
Finalists announced for the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024
Thirty-four outstanding life sciences and medtech companies and industry collaborations from across the Midlands have been shortlisted in this year’s Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024. Celebrating Medilink Midlands’ 20th anniversary, the Business Awards are set to be bigger than ever as they continue to provide the perfect platform to showcase...
Business volunteers needed for Silverstone Park Schools Programme
Now entering its sixth year, the Silverstone Park Schools Programme inspires Year 8 and 9 students from local secondary schools into STEM careers. Its success is due to the amazing volunteers from Silverstone Park companies who take time to meet with, advise and share their experiences with students. Our partner...
XCAM develops key hardware for Craft Prospect’s next-generation AI-powered context imager
UK based XCAM Ltd, world leaders in specialist digital camera systems, are developing a variant of their Nuscis electronics for the context imager in Craft Prospect's Salient project. In Salient, Craft Prospect will be using their on-board processing algorithms in a data processing module to perform autonomous detection and decision...
Invention for Innovation – Product Development Awards Call 28
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme invites proposals to Call 28 of its researcher-led Product Development Awards (PDA) The i4i Product Development Awards (PDA) supports collaborative research and development of medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices and high-impact patient-focused digital health technologies for use in the NHS or social care systems....