Sustainable Healthcare

Dignio's MD, Ewa Truchanowicz PhD FRSA , joined a host of experts at an event in Birmingham, organised by the West Midlands AHSN and Medilink Midlands, to talk about sustainability and Net Zero in the health and life science sector. Sustainable healthcare from Dignio on Vimeo.

One week left to enter Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2023

There is just one week remaining for life sciences businesses in the region to enter the 2023 Medilink Midlands Business Awards. The annual event celebrates the achievements, innovations, and breakthroughs of life sciences and medtech companies across the East and West Midlands. Medilink Midlands is the Midlands life sciences industry...

Nottingham becomes one of only five English cities to enter partnership to bolster healthcare technology sector

Nottingham has become a partner city with the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), making it one of just five in England, following the signing of a new agreement with the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University. With the highest number of HealthTech companies in any region of the UK, the Midlands...

£1m Precision Tooling Academy set to reverse toolmaking skills crisis

The UK’s first ever Precision Tooling Academy has been launched thanks to a pioneering partnership between In-Comm Training and Brandauer.   Over £1m has been invested by the two strategic partners to create a commercial toolroom in the training provider’s facility in Aldridge, which will produce complex tooling, as well...

New device for early detection of gum disease

Researchers are developing a rapid test for gum disease, which they expect to play a pivotal role in early detection of heart or lung disease, and diabetes. Researchers from the University of Birmingham are developing a rapid test for gum disease, and they expect the technology - a probe for...

SLS are proud to break ground on their new National Distribution Centre

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) are excited to announce plans to move to a new, state-of-the-art National Distribution Centre based on the Fairham Business Park development in Clifton, Nottingham. The new multi-million-pound facility, is three times bigger than the current SLS site and will ensure the company’s plans for continued growth...

Government to use Vaccine Taskforce model to tackle health challenges

Patients will benefit from cutting-edge new treatments as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling health challenges. Funding for innovative research into improved treatments, including cancer immune therapies or vaccines and game-changing weight loss medication and technologies, to accelerate their development and rollout Prime Minister, Health and...

Compiling a design & development plan for your medical device

This article was written by Medilink Midlands Member, Cognidox. What are the planning requirements for a medical device design and development process? And what tools can help you deliver against them? What do the regulators say? The regulatory requirements for medical device design and development planning can be found in...

Medilink Midlands holds Annual General Meeting 2022

Rhian Vandrill, Partner at Medilink Midlands Patron Mills and Reeve, who hosted the Medilink Midlands AGM Professor Martin Levermore, MBE DL, Chair of Medilink Midlands Simon Himsworth, Chief Executive at Medilink Midlands Ben Roberts, West Midlands Innovation Advisor and Sustainability Lead at Medilink Midlands Dave Seaward, Founder and Projects Director...

Medilink Midlands Annual Report 2022 is now live!

Medilink Midlands Annual Report 2022 is now live! Formally launched at our AGM on 17 November, the Medilink Midlands Annual Report 2022 gives an insight into what we do, and how we do it. Find out the impact we're having on the Midlands life sciences sector and the value our...