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International showcase activities and MTI Expo 2024
From 3-6 June 2024, Medilink Midlands hosted a range of activities to foster greater connections between the Midlands medtech sector and international opportunities.
Key takeaways included:
- New international connections to develop & grow your sales, customers and supply chain.
- Understanding of new markets: supplying in or out of the UK.
- Valuable insights into key challenges and potential barriers of international trading.
- Understanding the UK ecosystem of support, partnerships and collaboration opportunities.
- Connecting with companies who have made their international footprint.
- Raised international profile through networking.
To view our 2024 programme, click here.
Welcome to the Midlands Drinks Reception
On Monday 3 June, Medilink Midlands hosted a Drinks Reception at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, to welcome the first of our international delegates, including Carlos Diaz from Digital4Health in Spain, to enable regional businesses to meet new connections ahead of the MTI Expo 2024 at the NEC.
Representatives from award-winning members Upper Pharma Solutions and Salts Healthcare spoke to delegates about their business journeys, exporting success and the benefits of being based in the Midlands.
Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2024
The Med-Tech Innovation EXPO is the UK & Ireland’s leading event for medical device manufacturing.
Organised by Rapid Med-Tech Communications, Med-Tech Innovation Expo event brings together leaders, engineers, innovators and manufacturers, connecting them with technology and innovation to facilitate the design and manufacture of life changing medical devices.
Medilink Midlands stand
The team hosted a stand right in the centre of the expo, offering:
- International Discovery Talks with David Schneider from NRW. Global Business in Germany, Lily Lin and Andrew Thomson from UK/China partnerships agency Excellence First Enterprise Consultancy and Teodora Chifor from the RISE Institute in Romania. Click here to find out more about our international activity with these representatives.
- The Global Trade department answered queries relating to import/export matters.
- 1:1 meetings with industry, academia and NHS representatives.
- Access to Medilink Midlands Entrepreneur in Residence.
- Access to full Medilink Midlands team.
- A chance to win prizes and Medilink Midlands merchandise for completing our Voice of Industry survey.
A fantastic total of 36% of speakers at the MTI Expo were members of Medilink Midlands. Delegates also were able to connect with our neighbouring stand members, including: The Brand Strategy, ALM Translations, i4i Product Design, NOMICS, eg Technology, Nuom & University of Nottingham.
Our Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2024 stand partners
Anglia Ruskin University
One of the largest universities in the East of England, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has over 20,000 students from 185 countries. Through its Medical Technology Research Centre and ARISE Hubs, ARU develops novel diagnostics, therapeutics, and medical devices to improve health, performance and wellbeing.
Arise is an Innovation Hub for businesses specialising in the Health, Performance and Wellbeing sectors, and is part of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). With hubs strategically located in Chelmsford and Harlow, occupants can enjoy tailored business support, including access to grant funding, networking opportunities and serviced office facilities.
Health Innovation East Midlands
In the East Midlands, Medilink Midlands works with Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM) to support their industry engagement activities.
HIEM's Alison Mlot said: “We are looking forward to exhibiting with Medilink Midlands at the Med-Tech Innovation Expo & Conference and meeting up with national and international partners and innovators who are as passionate as we are about supporting Med-Tech and life sciences businesses to enter the healthcare market in the UK.”
Health Innovation West Midlands
In the West Midlands, Medilink Midlands delivers the Industry Innovation Gateway Service for Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM). This includes Meridian, which is WHAHSN’s interactive online innovation health exchange, designed to support the West Midlands innovation ecosystem.
Health Innovation West Midlands’ support the development of transformational health innovations and accelerate the adoption and spread of improvement solutions demonstrated to deliver patient benefit.
Medilink Midlands Entrepreneur in Residence
Christian Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Medtech Makers Lab Ltd, brings his extensive experience in corporate finance, investment banking and wealth management. This has been gained over three decades of dedicated involvement in driving strategic growth for various enterprises to bear to help support the ambitions of Medilink Midlands members as they strive to commercialise their own innovations.
Currently, he is actively engaged in supporting universities and governmental bodies in devising strategic inbound investment initiatives. His role involves shaping comprehensive expansion strategies that harmonise with their overarching goals, fostering growth and innovation within these institutions.
West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA)
The West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) is a government supported programme led by the University of Birmingham.
The WMHTIA unites key players, including Medilink Midlands as one of an 18-delivery organisation consortium, across the region to address problems surrounding bringing new technologies to market within the Healthcare Technology and Medical Technology sectors by creating a supportive environment to accelerate new technologies towards commercialisation.
West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC)
The West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) is the official Investment Promotion Agency for the West Midlands region. Our expert teams act as strategic partners and consultants to investing companies, ensuring they receive comprehensive support across all phases of their business plan, so their relocation, expansion and growth here is straightforward. We provide complimentary support to companies across a range of services, alongside bespoke support packages designed to accelerate growth, and have helped start-ups, high-growth SMEs and global corporations, including Waters Corporation and Goldman Sachs, to set up operations in the region and maximise growth opportunities.