As part of their membership benefits package, Medilink Midlands members receive up to 30% off EDUCO Life Sciences training courses.

EDUCO Life Sciences are learning and development specialists providing technical training solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cell & gene and medical device industries. The company is focused on improving the skills and knowledge of life science professionals, in order for hem to perform with confidence, accelerate their careers and drive innovation.

Medilink members will have the opportunity to improve their product and innovation development skills with a 30% discount on EDUCO training courses. Below some of the upcoming courses for March and April are listed, along with the member exclusive costs and information about each course.

Upcoming courses:

Medical Device Software Requirements: A Regulatory Overview
5 March 2024

Live Online Training

 £295 £236.00

This training course will provide you with solutions to the regulatory challenges you face when working with software as a medical device. Once completed, you will have the knowledge to know what must be done to meet Notified Body/ Regulatory requirements. You will briefly touch on aspects unique to software in major regulatory/development areas such as clinical evaluations, investigations, labelling, post market surveillance and risk management.

Introduction to IEC 62366: Human Factors and Usability for Medical Devices
11 March 2024

Live Online Training

 £295 236.00

In this training course you will gain a comprehensive overview of human factors and usability for medical devices. You will examine the standard IEC 62366 that outlines the process you must follow to ensure your device is easy to use. You will examine how to design and evaluate a device and discuss how to manage the risk of use errors.

Understanding Biocompatibility for Medical Devices
20 and 21 March 2024

Hybrid Training (online or in-person options)

Free Module

This biocompatibility training course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of biocompatibility and ISO 10993. You will understand how biocompatibility relates to risk management and safety requirements in the EU (MDR) and US (FDA). Once completed you will understand the biological evaluation process, testing end-points and material characterisation.

Overview of Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices

18 March 2024

Live Online Training

 £1195.00 £795.00

Free module one

This course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory requirements from device classification and conformity assessment routes to clinical requirements and post market factors. You will develop a deep knowledge of the MDR and its impact throughout device development and distribution. The course will also fine tune your regulatory soft skills so you can continuously maintain your regulatory knowledge and perform with confidence.

Medical Device Design and Development for New and Legacy Products

15 April 2024

Live Online Training

 £1295.00 £895.00

Free module one

This course will be tailored depending on whether you are developing a new product or transitioning legacy products. Once registered, you will be asked which area is of focus and certain modules (modules 3 and 4) will be adapted to ensure you get the most from the course.

Medilink Midlands member benefits

Medilink Midlands members are entitled to a huge range of benefits, ranging from discounts on training courses and preferential rates at a large number of industry events, to significant advertising discounts in industry-relevant publications and access to fantastic networking and collaboration opportunities.

For more information on the benefits of becoming a Medilink Midlands member, visit https://www.medilinkmidlands.com/membership-benefits/

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