Medilink Midlands Annual Report 2022

The Life Sciences Support Organisation
for the Midlands
ANNUAL
REPORT
2022

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WELCOME
When I wrote the introduction to our Annual Report
last year, we had just made it through the first full year
of the COVID-19 pandemic. I wrote of the resilience
demonstrated by Medilink Midlands and our Members and
Patrons, and how the Midlands life sciences ecosystem
rose to the challenge, adapted, and delivered in such
difficult circumstances.
This year, in the face of headwinds, Medilink has delivered
outstanding results while continuing to invest for the
future. As we look to a future post-European funding,
our organisation must transform and adapt again to the
new environment in which we find ourselves. Medilink
Midlands has delivered real, tangible value to the
Midlands life sciences community, and our strong track
record combined with our team’s knowledge, capabilities,
experience and expertise, will ensure that we are well
placed to continue leading the Midlands life sciences
industry.
“Medilink Midlands has delivered
real, tangible value to the Midlands
life sciences community”
Medilink Midlands sits at the heart of academia,
businesses, clinicians and Government throughout the
Midlands, and our influence and connections help to
bring these elements together to become greater than
the sum of their parts. Throughout this report, you will
see how Medilink works alongside the entirety of the
Midlands life sciences ecosystem and through our work,
in collaboration with our Members, Patrons and partners,
we help the Midlands life sciences economy to grow and
create an attractive proposition for investment.
Last year, I also mentioned the need to collectively ensure
that ‘levelling up’ is a dynamic opportunity realised by all.
Over the past year, we have seen ‘levelling up’ take centre
stage within Government and, going forward, I believe that
this will remain a key part of its strategy. I also believe that
Medilink, and the wider Midlands life sciences ecosystem,
have the necessary capabilities to seize the opportunities
that the Government’s ‘levelling up’ initiative presents.
This year, there have also been changes to the Medilink
Midlands organisational structure. Dr Darren Clark, who
was formerly Chief Executive of the company, has now
joined the Medilink Midlands Board as Deputy Chair,
and I look forward to his continued insight to help guide
Medilink Midlands going forward.
“We have world-class healthcare
businesses in our region, and
world-first medical innovations”
It is my great pleasure to welcome Simon Himsworth
as the new Chief Executive of Medilink Midlands. I am
confident that Simon’s industry knowledge and experience
will help Medilink to reach even greater heights. Simon
has spent over 25 years designing and leading the delivery
of business development and support programmes
including global life sciences industry transformations
that have driven significant efficiencies in multiple
geographies around the world.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, healthcare is a
global subject and as Medilink Midlands moves forward,
I believe we can showcase the Midlands on the global
stage, and Birmingham’s delivery of the Commonwealth
Games in August was clear proof that this is possible. We
have world-class healthcare businesses in our region, and
world-first medical innovations. Throughout this Annual
Report, you will see how Medilink Midlands has delivered
demonstrable added value to the Midlands life sciences
sector, and how we will continue to ensure the Midlands is
the place where life science companies choose to set up,
develop and grow.
Professor Martin Levermore MBE DL
Chair, Medilink Midlands
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As Chief Executive of Medilink
Midlands, I’d like to welcome
you to our 2022 Annual Report,
which provides you with an
insight into our activities from
across the Medilink Midlands network, as well as the
region’s life sciences community.
Our strategy this year, as we prepare for the loss of EU
funding in 2023, has been about evolution not revolution,
and preparing the ground to ensure we will be able to
continue our regional sectoral support activities beyond
this loss of significant funding.
Medilink Midlands is the regional life sciences business
support delivery organisation, with specialist deployable
advisory and events teams. Working with our regional,
national, and global partners across both the public
and private sectors, we are now in great shape as we
enter 2023 and look forward to continuing to facilitate
collaborations and exciting industry support activities
between academics, the Government, businesses, and
clinicians.
Within our organisation, we are very proud to have
the sector specific skills, knowledge and expertise to
deliver specialist industry support and provide engaging
thought leadership material through our wide-ranging
events programme across the region. We have seen the
crucial role that the life sciences sector played during the
pandemic, and we need to ensure that as EU structural
funding ends, life science companies in the Midlands
continue to be supported to carry out their world leading
research, development and innovation.
We remain committed to championing and supporting
the region’s life sciences industry to enable businesses
to establish, develop and grow, boosting the Midlands’
economic output from life sciences and medical
technologies and creating sustainable MedTech and
HealthTech ecosystems.
As we look ahead to 2023, we will be enhancing and
evolving our membership offering, ensuring we provide
the best possible membership value proposition. Your
continued support directly helps us to provide industry
thought leadership, events, exhibition opportunities,
innovation days and our regional awards. We will continue
to help you thrive and protect your ‘licence to operate’
in this highly regulated and complex industry, as well
as providing your feedback directly to central and local
Government, as we have done this year, through our
Voice of Industry Report. These steps help ensure our
sector is well represented at the highest level within the
Government.
We’d like to thank Medilink Midlands’ Patrons and
Members for your valuable contribution, support, and
continual hard work over this last year - you really have
helped to make it a resounding success. We look forward to
working with you in 2023.
INTRODUCTION
Simon Himsworth
Chief Executive, Medilink Midlands
THE VOICE OF THE LIFE
SCIENCES INDUSTRY
Medilink Midlands sits at the heart of
business, academia, Government and
the NHS across the region with a vision
to stimulate additional and value-added
growth of the Midlands as a prosperous
community for life sciences, with strategic
alliances across the region, working as a
collaborative ecosystem.
Our network of more than 6,000 contacts
in over 1,700 organisations represents all
aspects of the sector; from multi-nationals
to high potential start-up companies, as
well as the NHS and Universities.
DERBYSHIRE
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
LINCOLNSHIRE
LEICESTERSHIRE RUTLAND
STAFFORDSHIRE
SHROPSHIRE
HEREFORDSHIRE
WORCESTERSHIRE
WARWICKSHIRE
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
OXFORDSHIRE
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
GREATER
BIRMINGHAM
BEDFORDSHIRE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
NORFOLK
ESSEX
SUFFOLK
“Our mission is to be at the forefront of delivering direct support to the region’s life
sciences industry. Working with companies in the sector to help them secure almost
£80 million in funding since 2019, is clear evidence we are fulfilling this.”
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DELIVERING A SUCCESSFUL LIFE SCIENCES ECOSYSTEM
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Skilled advisory team
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to maximise
opportunities
Access to global
industry thought
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Sector-specific events
and networking
Global opportunities
Diversification in
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MEET THE TEAM
Simon Himsworth
Chief Executive
Andrea Dawson
Head of Finance
Melanie Davidson
Chief Operating Officer
Alison Morgan-
Kimberley
West Midlands
Connectivity Officer
Alasdair Gaw
Innovation Advisor
Eddie Buda
Finance Officer
Chris Dyke
West Midlands
Connectivity Manager
Catherine Hadfield
Office Manager
Caroline Sykes
Innovation Advisor
Ben Roberts
West Midlands
Innovation Advisor
Becky Sharpe
Events and Marketing
Leader
Zoe Heather
West Midlands
Marketing and Events
Leader
Victoria Patel
Innovation Advisor
Teresa Smith
Innovation Advisor
Teresa O’Rourke
Events and Marketing Leader
Sam Burbage
Marketing Leader
Richard Hadfield
Admin Officer
Jo Maltby
Senior Innovation
Advisor
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MEET THE BOARD
The Board is selected from our membership and represents the diversity
of interests across the sector.
Professor
Malcolm Bennett
Veterinary Surgeon/Professor
School of Veterinary Medicine
and Science
The University of Nottingham
Professor
Martin Levermore MBE DL
Chairman
Medilink Midlands
Professor
Yvonne Barnett
Deputy Vice Chancellor
Research and Innovation
Anglia Ruskin University
Dr Darren Clark
Deputy Chair
Medilink Midlands
Dr Arash Ghadar
Chief Operating Officer
Nemaura Pharma Ltd
Dr Dave Mead
Director Business
Development
Isogenica Ltd
Mark Pettitt
Non-Executive Director
Kimal Group PLC
Charles de Rohan
Non-Executive Director
Binding Site Group
Chairman
Accelerated Clinical Trials Ltd
Keith Widdowson
Board Director
Medilink Midlands
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47
University
Collaborations*
1692
SMEs
engaged*
£40m
Investment secured
regionally by companies
in the last 3 years
191
Jobs
created*
£47
in private investment
leveraged per £1 of
public funding into
the Midlands
region
Additional
*March 2014 – October 2021
PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL YEAR 2021/22
Medilink Midlands Medilink East Midlands Medilink West Midlands Group Total
Income £114,003.00 £1,125,396.00 £323,214.00 £1,562,619.00
Expenditure £40,519.00 £1,167,982.00 £301,761.00 £1,510,263.00
Operating Reserve £79,832.00 £615,855.00 £102,238.00 £797,925.00
“Our mission is to be at the forefront of delivering direct support to
the region’s life sciences industry. Working with companies in the
sector to help them secure almost £80 million in funding since 2019
is clear evidence we are fulfilling this.”
Medilink Midlands completes the financial year end 2021/22 with great results.
Compared to 2021/22, operating reserves are up by 6.51%, income increased to
9.31% on project delivery and expenditure, in line with rate of inflation and controlled
operating costs.
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AWARD-WINNING MEMBERS
Morningside Pharmaceuticals wins Export Award.
Morningside Pharmaceuticals won the Export category
at the Insider Media Made in the Midlands Awards 2022,
hosted by BBC Sports Presenter and Strictly Come
Dancing Star, Mike Bushell.
Nottingham-based Cellomatics Biosciences wins Queen’s
Award for Enterprise.
Nottingham-based contract research
organisation (CRO) Cellomatics
Biosciences has been recognised
with one of the UK’s most prestigious
business awards – the Queen’s Award for
Enterprise for International Trade.
Long service awards celebrated at Forresters.
Forresters is honouring its longest serving employees
including one member of staff who is celebrating an
incredible 55 years with the firm. Forresters recently
announced its long service awards, which give recognition
to staff members that have been with the firm for 10 years
or more.
SureScreen Founder receives Honorary Doctorate.
SureScreen Founder, Jim Campbell OBE, was awarded
an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Derby. As a
forensic scientist working on murders and arson as well as
troubleshooting for engineering companies, he is regarded
as a leading authority on drug and alcohol screening, drug
assault cases and medical diagnostics.
NEW MEDICAL INNOVATIONS
English and Scottish firms create world’s first fully
dissolvable wipe for Stoma patients.
Salts Healthcare of Birmingham and Fife’s McCormack
Innovation have created the Salts FlushAway Wipe,
an adhesive remover
wipe, which completely
dissolves in water within
two minutes. It’s the first
of its type in the world
that doesn’t create sewer
blocks or harm the marine
environment.
NuVision Biotherapies complete the first year of their
fellowship programme collaborating with two NHS
Trusts.
The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust and Maidstone
and Tunbridge NHS Trust have completed the first
NuVision Fellowship Programme auditing patients
with corneal disease, who have received amniotic
membrane treatment.
BPR Medical supports first ‘green gas and air’ in
dental unit.
Dental patients and women in labour will be given
‘green gas and air’ at St George’s hospital, reducing
pain on the planet as well as during childbirth and
tooth extractions.
Upperton Pharma Solutions launches nasal delivery
development platform.
Upperton Pharma Solutions has launched a unique
nasal delivery development platform, UpperNose™,
to make it easier and faster for small and mid-sized
innovators to access the knowledge and capabilities
necessary for the successful development of nasal
dosage formulations.
New ‘Stop Before You Block’ tray by Rainbow Trays™.
The new designated block tray will act as a constant
reminder to the blocker and assistant of the Standard
Operating Procedures of the need to assign custody of
the tray to the assistant until a conversation confirms
block site. This human-factor-inspired design supports
reduced cognitive loads for anaesthetic teams to
mitigate the effects of distractions, time delays and
missing or obscured operation site-marks and to
therefore reduce the risks of wrong side blocking.
COMPANY APPOINTMENTS
Charnwood Molecular appoints
Director of DMPK.
Charnwood Molecular, a leading
UK-based pre-clinical discovery CRO
serving the global pharmaceutical and
biotechnology market, has appointed
Laie Abello as its new Director of DMPK.
Nottingham CRO bolsters team with appointment of Senior
Molecular Biologist.
Nottingham based contract research organisation (CRO)
Cellomatics Biosciences has expanded its team with the
appointment of Senior Molecular Biologist, Dr Lara De
Tomasi, in response to recent growth and the continued
increase in demand for its bespoke preclinical and early
discovery phase expertise..
Static Systems Group welcomes new Commercial Director.
Static Systems Group (SSG) welcomes Gareth Walsh as the
company’s new Commercial Director. Gareth will sit on the
Board and will be responsible for the ongoing development of
SSG’s customer experience.
MAKING HEADLINES
The Medilink Midlands life sciences network has seen a lot of success
throughout the year. Here are just a few of the headlines created by Medilink
Midlands Members.
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MEMBER SUCCESSES
Mills & Reeve turnover rises again to record £131m.
Turnover rose 5.5% at Mills and Reeve LLP, reaching £131.2
million at the leading national law firm, which opened its seventh
office earlier this year in Oxford.
SurePulse makes impressive impact at US AWHONN Conference.
SurePulse were delighted with the
huge interest in the SurePulse VS
wireless neonatal heart rate monitor
at the AWHONN Conference in Aurora
Colorado June 26th – 28th 2022.
MP Saqib Bhatti inaugurates 3P
Innovation’s new building fit out phase on the SME’s first
Employee Ownership anniversary.
Mr. Bhatti has taken part in a series of meetings with senior staff
at 3P to discuss the potential for enhancing the West Midlands’ life
sciences sector. He then enjoyed a tour of the facility and machine
demos to experience first-hand the capabilities of the engineering
firm.
Innovate, Engage & Grow – Charnwood Campus launches NHS
and Academia Collaboration Platform.
Business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and stakeholders
gathered at Charnwood Campus to hear about new ways to
encourage innovation and accelerate new product development
in collaboration with the NHS and Academia, understand how
Employee Value Proposition and Corporate Social Responsibility
are helping win the war for talent and identify some of the first
easy steps on the road map to Net Zero.
Whitepaper: Empowering Everyone in the Bowel Cancer Care
Ecosystem, End-to-End.
Medilink Midlands Member Spirit Healthcare are incredibly proud
to launch their latest whitepaper, produced with their non-profit
partner, Fuzzy Studios - Empowering Everyone in the Bowel
Cancer Care Ecosystem, End-to-End.
BEAMS solves horrors of missed hospital bedside alarms.
Thanks to a highly successful partnership with Sheffield Children’s
Hospital, Tutum Medical Ltd of
Chesterfield developed the award-
winning BEAMS (Bedside Equipment
Alarm Monitoring System). It is a
new monitoring system for single-
bed patient rooms and four to six
bay wards, which is significantly
improving response times for bedside
critical alarms, leading to improved patient outcomes, better
workflow for nurses and reduced healthcare costs for the hospital.
PARTNERSHIPS
Gallagher to partner with Novidea to launch digital platform to transform
service for client base.
Gallagher has partnered with Novidea to implement and tailor its insurance-
broking platform for its client base. The platform will be pioneering in the
market, revolutionising client service, and covering every stage of the broking
lifecycle.
Kimal & AngioDynamics continue long-standing partnership.
Kimal and AngioDynamics are both delighted to announce a continuation of
their partnership for PICCs, Dialysis Catheters, Midlines, and Ports in the UK.
Delve Health and Afortiori Development
announce a collaboration to expand access to
clinical studies through increased adoption of
decentralized clinical trials.
Delve Health, a clinical research technology
firm, and Afortiori Development, a clinical
contract research organization (CRO), have
announced an exciting partnership to expand
patient access to support the successful
delivery of clinical trials worldwide and
increasing the industry wide adoption and
implementation of decentralized clinical trials
(DCTs).
Reach Separations marks 10th birthday milestone with
further expansion into Europe.
Nottingham-based contract
research organisation (CRO)
Reach Separations has reported
a significant increase in turnover
in the wake of sustained
demand across Europe for its
chromatographic purification
services.
Life Science Group (LSG) transfers operations to new
facility in Sandy, Bedfordshire.
LSG has recently completed a move to new, larger facilities
in Sandy, Bedfordshire. The facilities will offer expanded
manufacturing capabilities available in new cleanroom
suites equipped to GMP standards.
Sygnature Discovery acquires Peak Proteins.
Sygnature have acquired Peak Proteins Ltd. Following an
extensive partnership between the two companies, this deal
will enable seamless integration of protein production and
related structure determination projects within Sygnature.
Milestone anniversary ‘a proud landmark’ for V
Formation’s directors.
Nottingham-based marketing and PR agency V Formation
is celebrating its fifteenth birthday amidst sustained growth
and new plans for further recruitment. Over the last 12
months, the agency has added three new staff members
and increased its turnover by 27%, marking its record year.
Derby-based medical technology manufacturer Pennine
Healthcare is encouraging young people to choose a
career in the MedTech sector.
Graeme Cameron, Pennine Healthcare’s CEO, is chairing
a Derby County Community Trust Advisory Board, with the
objective of supporting young people between the ages
of 16 and 30, into starting a career within the Health and
Social Care sector. The money has been awarded through
The Prince’s Trust’s SCORE programme and is part of an
ongoing workforce development drive to meet the shortfalls
within our sector.
Official launch of key innovation space in Essex
The Arise Innovation Hub is a new £6million building
providing office space, research and development facilities,
meeting rooms and easy access to services on Harlow
Innovation Park. Arise has been funded by Anglia Ruskin
University (ARU) and Essex County Council and will be
vital to establishing Essex as a MedTech and science hub,
offering firms access to expertise and use of world-leading
facilities at ARU’s campuses in Chelmsford and Cambridge.
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Events are a core strand of Medilink Midlands’ operations. Over the last 12
months, we have continued to support our network, delivering online and in-
person events to bring people together across the academic, business, clinical
and Government ecosystem.
We have a reputation for facilitating impactful collaboration and knowledge
exchange through a comprehensive event programme, ranging from bespoke
Patron events through to larger-scale conferences and expos.
We have extensive experience in delivering a successful event on your behalf,
and particularly in managing and delivering tailored events specific to the life
sciences and MedTech sectors.
In October 2022,
Medilink Midlands launched a new
partner project with the Arise Innovation
Hubs, part of Anglia Ruskin University. This
collaboration extends the reach of sector-
specific innovation support available to
the MedTech sector across Harlow and
surrounding areas of East Anglia, through
business support and a tailored event
programme.
This year saw the launch of
the East Midlands Academic Health
Science Network (EMAHSN) Innovation
Academy, a programme of on-demand
modules, offering practical guidance for
innovators looking to work with the NHS
to improve patient outcomes. For each of
the 10 modules, we have held a live Q&A
session allowing academy members
to pose their follow-up questions to an
expert panel.
In partnership with Medilink
Midlands, the West Midlands
Academic Health Science
Network (WMAHSN) initiated the
Industry Gateway Event Support
Programme, covering IP for
MedTech innovators, remote
monitoring and virtual wards,
NIHR support for routes to
market, and sustainability.
EVENTS
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LIFE SCIENCES
MARKETING
CLINICAL
TRIALS
DIGITAL
HEALTH
MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGIES
& SYSTEMS
FOOD
SUPPLEMENTS
ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
MEDTECH
REGULATORY
SPECIAL
INTEREST GROUPS
Medilink Midlands are proud to work
with our partners on a range of
special interest groups (SIG), part-
funded by the European Regional
Development Fund. Each SIG meets
several times a year, building
enduring and productive networks
across the life sciences sector.
“As the momentum of
Digital Health continues to
increase, it is important that
life sciences businesses have
a space like Medilinks Digital
Health Special Interest Group,
to discover, develop and
disseminate innovation.“
“The increasing
adoption of new technologies
is widely recognised as being
pivotal in providing greater
benefit for both patients and
healthcare professionals
whilst also making health
care more cost effective.”
“Medilink Midlands Food
Supplement SIGs provide a
fantastic opportunity for life
sciences businesses to learn
more about food supplement
development and make new
industry contacts, allowing
for future collaboration
opportunities.”
“Infectious diseases
are an ever-constant, ever-
changing environment. We’re
helping our delegates at
Infectious Diseases SIGs to
remain one step ahead in
this environment and develop
products and services which fulfil
clinical needs.”
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Where ambitious businesses, students, and academics work side-by-side. The Arise
Innovation hubs support innovation in the East of England with hubs in Chelmsford
and Harlow. Specialising in the areas of health, performance, and wellbeing, we are
creating a community and environment for innovation.
Arise are part of Anglia Ruskin University, an innovative global University ranking in the top 40 UK Universities. With
more than 25 years of experience building relationships and developing collaborations, we have the knowledge and
expertise to help you on your innovation journey.
Arise Chelmsford is located on our University Campus, a 15-minute walk from the city centre and train station. The
campus is home to the School of Medicine, the ﬁrst of its kind for Essex.
Arise Harlow is located on the newly built Harlow Innovation Park, perfectly positioned for connections to research
clusters in London and Cambridge.
Work,
Collaborate
and Grow
Innovation hubs
part of Anglia Ruskin University
Connect into our Arise ecosystem for:
■ connection to researchers and specialist facilities
■ 24-7 access to sites
■ collaborative meeting facilities
■ state of the art meeting rooms
■ car and bicycle parking
■ regular seminars, workshops, and networking events
■ access to ARU conference facilities in Cambridge and
Chelmsford at competitive rates
■ or virtual memberships to connect you with our entrepreneurial
ecosystem from anywhere in the world
Contact us at
www.ariseinnovation.co.uk
ariseinnovation@aru.ac.uk
Chelmsford: 01245 407400
Harlow: 01279 969271

VOICE OF INDUSTRY REPORT
MIDLANDS IN FOCUS
Medilink Midlands has collaborated with its network to help deliver a number
of regional initiatives and projects:
Medilink Midlands has an established network of
MedTech, life sciences and support companies across
the Midlands region. We were able to draw upon our
extensive network and approached companies to
validate the challenges and barriers preventing them
from achieving their optimal growth and success.
Through this work, Medilink created the Voice of
Industry Report, which looks at where the Midlands
life sciences sector excels, and the barriers to growth
which are experienced by life sciences companies in
the region.
The report highlighted that the Midlands life sciences
ecosystem and support networks like Medilink are
invaluable assets to growth, and that there is great
support around what funding is available.
The general view of respondents was that key
organisations need to be more “joined up” and know
about each other and “who can offer what”. This is
very important for signposting and broadening your
network and knowledge. Medilink Midlands will work
with its Members and other partners to address these
challenges and help the Midlands network to innovate
and grow.
OFFICE FOR LIFE SCIENCES VISIT
In September 2022, Midlands Engine, Charnwood
Campus and Medilink Midlands welcomed Rosalind
Campion, the Director of the Office for Life Sciences
(OLS), to the Midlands to meet representatives of
businesses and organisations from our region’s health
and life sciences sectors.
Ms Campion outlined the role of the OLS in supporting
the implementation of the Government’s Vision for
Life Sciences and took part in a conversation with
delegates, at which they discussed shared concerns for
the onshoring and nearshoring of the manufacture of
pharmaceutical products and life sciences supply chain
resilience.
Topics also
included the need
for technical skills
especially at the
mid/senior levels
in the Midlands
and the role of
innovation, which
is a major theme of the Vision for Life Sciences. Also
discussed was the regulatory environment and the
challenges in getting innovative products to market in
the NHS.
Life sciences have increasingly become a regional
strength area, with the Midlands boasting over 1,200
life sciences businesses, including the UK’s highest
number of medical technologies companies, and
supporting over 33,000 high-skilled jobs. Our region
also drives the sector internationally, with world-class
universities, seven of which have medical schools,
promoting strong collaboration between Academia,
Industry and Health.
Combined with our manufacturing expertise, this
allows the Midlands’ strength in medical technologies
to provide an agile response to emerging challenges.
In medical technology, the region boasts the highest
number of UK companies and is the second-largest UK
employer. Medilink will continue to work closely with its
strategic partners across industry and Government to
address and, where possible, overcome current barriers
for growth, aiding the acceleration of innovation.
The report also identified challenges experienced by
Midlands life science companies, including in:
n Regulatory
changes
n
Supply chain
redevelopment
n
Skill demands
for new growth
sectors
n Finance
You can view the
Medilink Midlands Voice of Industry Report here:
www.medilinkmidlands.com/voice- of-industry-report
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THE CITY OF MENTOR, OHIO
Medilink Midlands and the City of Mentor are
continuing to develop their strategic collaboration
to promote bilateral trade and investment between
the Midlands and Northeast Ohio, through trade
missions and events. These trade missions have
already resulted in success as Medilink Midlands
Member Uvamed has set up a US office in Mentor,
having attended the very first Medilink Midlands
trade mission and Conference on Innovation in
2018.
In October 2022, a delegation from Mentor
visited the UK. Medilink Midlands and the
Greater Birmingham Transatlantic Chamber
of Commerce held an informal evening for life
sciences businesses to meet with representatives
from the City of Mentor. This
shows how Medilink are working
collaboratively globally, drawing
in global best practices, and
opening international markets
for those participating in our
programmes.
MIDLANDS CROSS-SECTOR
EVENT
Four business-led sector organisations came
together to host a unique cross-sector Open
House. The event was delivered by Aerospace
Unlocking Potential, which is led by the University
of Nottingham in partnership with the Midlands
Aerospace Alliance, and supports Midlands based
SMEs to diversify into and out of aerospace and
aviation.
Midlands Aerospace Alliance, Medilink Midlands,
Rail Forum and the Motorsport Industry Association
shared their knowledge of recent developments and
future opportunities for SMEs across the Midlands.
Case study SMEs also demonstrated how they have
successfully diversified into other sectors.
Additional support and funding is available through
Aerospace UP for any SMEs wanting to diversify into
(or from) aerospace, aviation, space or advanced air
mobility.
We know that great ideas and technologies from
businesses that are experts in one sector can be
applied to solve problems in another – and this event
provided a forum for Midlands SMEs to network
across all sectors and learn from one another.
On 8-9 June 2022, eight Medilink Member companies
exhibited and five were headline speakers at
Birmingham’s NEC as part of the national Med-
Tech Innovation Expo and Conference. As part of the
partnership between Rapid News and Medilink UK, there
was a Medilink pavilion area at the conference, featuring
Medilink Members who were able to showcase their
products and services and take advantage of networking
opportunities.
The Med-Tech Innovation Expo and Conference is a
leading national healthcare technologies conference,
featuring leading innovators who delivered talks on
current issues and relevant topics affecting the sector.
For businesses and individuals wanting to stay up to
date with trends and developments in the MedTech
Industry, this was
an unmissable
conference, and the
expo once again
demonstrated the
wealth of expertise
and innovations
within health and life
sciences.
MED-TECH INNOVATION EXPO
INNOVATION DAY 2022
In May 2022, over 170 delegates from across the Midlands
came together for the region’s leading life sciences
business event, Medilink Midlands Innovation Day.
Medilink Midlands was delighted to welcome back the life
sciences community to our first major in-person event in
two years. The whole day was expertly hosted by Vivienne
Parry OBE, who chaired the formal talks and subsequent
panel discussion, encouraging audience engagement
throughout.
Sir John Peace, Chairman of Midlands Engine, headlined
the event. His talk emphasised the Midlands’ strength
in health and life science, as well as the importance of
having a strategic plan, engaging with Government as
one regional voice, raising awareness of the Midlands
MedTech cluster. He also highlighted the need to bring
together the spheres of academia, business, the NHS
and Government as the key to regional collaboration and
success.
The exceptional line-up of speakers included Rhys
Donovan, Group Marketing Director of Direct Healthcare
Group who presented on “How the UK can lead the way
in Healthcare Innovation” and Professor Michael Lewis,
Joint Director for the NIHR i4I and SBRI Healthcare
Programmes, whose presentation posed the question:
“Do I get my fair share of grant funding?”
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DATALINK ELECTRONICS
Complying to ISO:9001 ISO:13485
standards the company provides
electronic design, testing and
manufacturing from Loughborough
and ship to the UK and worldwide.
MEDICOM HEALTHPRO
One of the world’s leading
manufacturers of high-quality single-
use preventative and infection control
products for the medical and dental
industries.
MORNINGSIDE
PHARMACEUTICALS
For 30 years this Loughborough
based company has been
manufacturing and supplying quality
generic and branded medicines to
the UK and internationally.
OUR PATRONS
INDUSTRY LEADERS
Our Patrons are a group of prominent regional organisations who recognise
the value we bring to the sector, and make a significant contribution to the life
sciences.
ORION PHARMA
A pharmaceutical company with
global research and influence.
Orion Pharma collaborates with
other companies in research and
development, manufacturing and
marketing of products internationally.
DELOITTE
A leading global provider of audit
and assurance, consulting, financial
advisory, risk advisory, tax, and
related services.
HORIBA
With global expertise in in vitro
diagnostics, Horiba are one of
the most respected haematology
organisations worldwide. Horiba’s UK
headquarters are in Northampton.
KIMAL
An innovative manufacturer of
customised procedure packs and
vascular access devices to hospitals
in over 70 countries worldwide.
Based at Bromsgrove.
QUOTIENT SCIENCES
A leading global drug development
and manufacturing accelerator
providing integrated programs and
tailored services across the entire
development pathway.
SALTS HEALTHCARE
One of the UK’s oldest, independent,
family-run companies that has
grown to become a highly successful
international medical device
manufacturer. Operating from
headquarters in Birmingham.
BINDING SITE
They provide specialist diagnostic
products to clinicians and laboratory
professionals worldwide. Employing
over 1,400 people worldwide, 800 in
Birmingham.
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UNIVERSITIES NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
ADAMSON JONES
Offering intellectual
property (IP) services
encompassing patent,
design and trade-mark
protection and advice
in the UK, Europe and
throughout the world.
MILLS REEVE
LLP
A full-service law
firm advising global
organisations, small and
mid-sized companies,
universities, research
institutes, charities
and government
organisations.
POTTER
CLARKSON
Providing intellectual
property services for
more than 110 years of
patents, trademarks,
copyright, registered
designs, licensing and
related topics.
SHAKESPEARE
MARTINEAU
Have a dedicated life
sciences team which
provides extensive
knowledge and
experience to the sector.
LIFE SCIENCES LAW FIRMS
EMAHSN AND
WMAHSN
Two of the 15 AHSNs in
England set up by NHS
England to transform
lives through healthcare
innovation connecting
partners with NHS,
academic organisations,
local authorities, the
third sector, and care
homes.
NIHR BRC
NOTTINGHAM
NIHR’s 20 Biomedical
Research Centres (BRCs)
are collaborations between
world-leading universities
and NHS organisations
that bring together
academics and clinicians
to translate lab-based
scientific breakthroughs
into potential new
treatments, diagnostics
and medical technologies.
SECTOR-SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BHIB
Insurance
Brokers with
a specialist
life sciences
division.
GALLAGHER
Global
leader in
insurance, risk
management
and consulting
services.
EDWARDS
CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS
Bespoke
life science
accountancy
services.
JENSONR+
Regulatory
affairs, product
development,
quality
assurance,
medical
information
and drug
safety.
TBAT
INNOVATION
Specialises
in accessing
grant funding
for product
research and
development.
PIONEER
GROUP
Provides the
infrastructure
for life science
companies to
succeed.
ANGLIA RUSKIN
UNIVERSITY
COVENTRY
UNIVERSITY
DE MONTFORT
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF
NOTTINGHAM
UNIVERSITY
OF LEICESTER
UNIVERSITY
OF DERBY
NOTTINGHAM
TRENT
UNIVERSITY
BIRMINGHAM
CITY UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF
LINCOLN
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INSTILS, SOLSTICE AND ACTIS, PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW:
545
Businesses
engaged
£2.42M
Value of grants
awarded
345
Number of grants
awarded
368
Companies
supported
272
New products/
services to
market
114
Jobs created
BUSINESS
SUPPORT PROJECTS
Medilink Midlands helps life sciences companies to form partnerships, develop new
products and services, and share ideas, through our innovation business support
projects.
In the East Midlands, three projects, INSTILS, SolSTICE ACTIS, are part-funded by the
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and provide innovation support to SMEs in
specific geographic areas.
In addition, an East Midlands wide programme is delivered for the East Midlands
Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) to support their industry engagement
activities.
In the West Midlands, Medilink Midlands delivers the Industry Innovation Gateway
Service for the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN). This
includes Meridian, WMAHSN’s interactive online innovation health exchange platform,
designed to support the West Midlands innovation ecosystem.
INSTILS, SoLSTICE and ACTIS
Through the INSTILS, SoLSTICE and ACTIS projects, companies are supported to fast-
track their innovations, overcome innovation barriers, and speed up the development of
novel technologies and services, bringing their ideas to market faster. This is delivered
through a number of different means.
n
A team of sector specialist innovation advisors provide 1-1 knowledge and advice
n
Grant support for innovation and product development
n
Free-to-attend events, delivered by Medilink Midlands, to promote networking,
collaboration and further innovation opportunities.
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DELIVERY PARTNERS
The University of Nottingham
Nottingham University
Hospitals NHS Trust
EMAHSN
The total cost of the project
is £9,754,380.18 of which
£4,877,190.09 is of ERDF value*
Derbyshire
Nottinghamshire
INSTILS
DELIVERY PARTNER
EMAHSN
is £1,947,051.09 of which
£973,525.54 is of ERDF value*
Leicester
Leicestershire
SoLSTICE
South East Midlands
(including parts of Bedfordshire,
Buckinghamshire and
Oxfordshire)
ACTIS
is £2,577,097.21 of which
£1,288,548.61 is ERDF value*
* Currently available until June 2023
DELIVERY PARTNERS
Northamptonshire Healthcare
NHS Foundation Trust
The Open University
EMAHSN
OCTOBER 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2022
44
New businesses
supported
47
University
collaborations
£9.75M
Total project
values
£7,014
Average
grant value
£54.3M
Private
investment
into region
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SURESCREEN
DIAGNOSTICS
HEAL.MED
CIC
PROJECT CASE STUDIES
Aspiration: Scale-up for full penetration of the
UK market and develop training programs for
healthcare staff.
Support: 1-1 Support, new connections and
contacts, including with the Department for
International Trade.
Results: HEAL.med’s app is now used by
children, young people and their parents in 67
UK specialist Paediatric Diabetes Centres. They
have trained over 1500 patients, had 15,000 app
downloads and currently have over 500 active
patients.
HEAL.med CIC (Health Education And Learning) is
a not-for-profit Community Interest Company set
up to deliver knowledge and education to support
diabetes patients. HEAL.med aims to ensure every
child diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes has access to
high quality and effective education through a Social
Enterprise. This is delivered as Deapp, pronounced
“Deep”, the Diabetes Education Application.
HEAL.med wanted to scale-up for full penetration of
the UK market and develop training programmes for
healthcare staff and allied professions to broaden
their portfolio and bring in further income.
A SoLSTICE Advisor met with HEAL.med to see
where support could best be offered. A full,
company-wide innovation diagnosis was performed
and it was found that, as a start-up, HEAL.med
could derive most benefit from funding and industry
contacts.
As part of the support offered by the SoLSTICE
project, the Advisor made the company aware of
relevant funding streams, referring them to the
Department for International Trade, putting them
in touch with the BioCity Accelerator programme
and introducing them to Spirit Healthcare, who also
specialise in diabetes diagnosis.
Since receiving SoLSTICE support, HEAL.med’s app
is now used by children, young people and their
parents in 67 UK specialist Paediatric Diabetes
Centres. Over 1500 patients have been trained and
the company has had 15,000 downloads of their app
and achieved over 500 current active patients.
The company is aiming for further roll-out in
2023/2024.
Aspiration: Begin a small pilot study within the
NHS, with the intention of scaling up to a large,
multi-centre clinical trial for their new ‘Alcostick’
– a handheld, rapid blood alcohol meter.
Support: Innovation grant, 1-1 support, facilitated
new connections contacts.
Results: Creation of new Surescreen factory and
warehouse facilities.
Since being founded in 1996, family firm SureScreen
Diagnostics has been at the heart of innovation
- creating unique alcohol testing devices in
ambulances, urine tests for GPs surgeries and now
the most accurate tests for Covid-19.
Surescreen’s rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 were
the first in Europe to pass the validation process in
the laboratory by Public Health England and have
been exported to 53 countries and dependencies.
The company has worked with Medilink for a
number of years and Medilink has supported
Surescreen throughout its growth and evolution.
Surescreen wanted to begin a small pilot study
within the NHS, with the intention of scaling up
to a large, multi-centre clinical trial for their new
‘Alcostick’ – a handheld, rapid blood alcohol meter.
Through the Medilink Midlands INSTILS project,
part-funded through the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF), Surescreen was
supported with dedicated one-to-one support,
an Innovation Support Grant and introduced the
company to new connections contacts, as well
as making the company aware of relevant funding
opportunities, including via the Government’s
Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA).
“Medilink has been an invaluable help to
Surescreen Diagnostics. With their support we
were able to trial our medical technology in a
clinical setting, and the adoption of this technology
and the further growth opportunities provided as
a result have allowed us to fulfil a real need in
the UK life sciences market, at a time of national
crisis, and have put us at the forefront of disease
diagnosis, via our work with Testcard and Guys and
St Thomas NHS Trust.”
David Campbell, Director, Surescreen Diagnostics.
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TCC-CASEMIX
Aspiration: Develop a novel hardware and
aligned software device to enable theatre nurses
to interact hands-free with a survey tool to record
‘real-time’ surgical procedure data.
Support: Innovation grant, 1-1 support,
facilitated new connections contacts.
Results: Securing of surgical transformation
joint working agreement with The Northern Care
Alliance NHS Group.
Awarded a place on the prestigious Global
Business Innovation Programme run by UK
RI. Won funded place as part of Natwest
Entrepreneur Hub.
TCC-CASEMIX Limited was conceived to address the
substantial inefficiency of surgical services delivery
in England. In seeking to mitigate the ‘bow-wave’
of demand from COVID-19 on the NHS, all other
healthcare needs have largely been considered as
a second-order priority, nowhere is this seen more
acutely than in elective surgery.
Even before the pandemic, elective surgery was
becoming an increasing burden on the health
system, with a backlog running into millions of
patients. If there is one service above all that needs
to be reset, then it is surgical services delivery.
Through the Medilink Midlands ACTIS project, part-
funded through the European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF), TCC-Casemix was supported with
dedicated one-to-one support, an Innovation
Support Grant and introduced the company to new
connections contacts.
Medilink also highlighted relevant funding
opportunities as well as making the company aware
of relevant funding opportunities, including via the
East Midlands Academic Health Science Network’s
Evaluation Fund, and invited the company to give
their views on the future of the Midlands MedTech
sector as part of a regional consultation.
Since receiving Medilink support, TCC-Casemix
has worked with The Northern Care Alliance (NCA)
and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, looking at
issues with surgical listing. The company has also
gone on to win an Innovate UK Smart Grant.
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£1,277,953
MTT project
value
2,204
Companies
supported
The East Midlands Academic Health Science
Network Business Support Programme is delivered
by Medilink Midlands and helps connect the
EMAHSN with new and emerging life sciences
technologies which could be used in an NHS
environment. As part of the support on offer,
Medilink Midlands provides:
COMBINED PERFORMANCE
OVERVIEW:
UP TO THE END OF JUNE 2022
BUSINESS SUPPORT
PROJECTS
NEUROTHERAPEUTICS
device that stimulates the individual’s peripheral
nervous system in a way that reduces their urge to
tic. Initially, the individual will initiate stimulation
manually, but the subsequent versions will use
physiological sensors to automatically trigger the onset
of stimulation when tics are imminent.
The company has developed a prototype device to be
used in a placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical
trial. Through Medilink Midlands, Neurotherapeutics
has been able to apply for and receive a MedTech Trial
Grant, which has allowed product development to start
on both the app and the wearable device, to support this
work.
Neurotherapeutics’ clinical trial is going well and
their last participants finished testing the devices at
the end of October 2022, bringing the total number
of participants up to 145. The company is currently
undertaking analysis of the video evidence of the trials
to determine the final results, which aim to be complete
by March 2023. The company also won a regional life
science award for its work.
n
Business coaching, advisory support and signposting
for companies based in the East Midlands looking to
develop products or services for use within the NHS
n
Innovation support grants to East Midlands SMEs that
are outside the scope of existing ERDF projects
n
A programme of events focused on supporting
companies to access the NHS
n
An enhanced “NHS linkage service”, acting as a
connector for businesses and clinicians
n
Support for EMAHSN’s NHS IP support programme.
Neurotherapeutics Ltd is a MedTech company (spinout
from the University of Nottingham) targeting brain
health conditions with an initial focus on products
to empower individuals with Tourette Syndrome to
control their tics without surgical or pharmaceutical
interventions.
The company is currently bringing two products to
market. The first is an app that helps individuals track
their clinical symptoms over the course of their day-
to-day lives. The individuals will be able to use the data
to support discussions with their HCP and plan their
lifestyle. The second product will be a wearable medical
Aspiration: Develop and bring a new medical
device to market for Tourette’s syndrome.
Support: MedTech Trial grant, industry-specific
knowledge and contacts.
Results: Total trial participants of 145 (as of
November 2022) – with very promising indications
that the device is effective in helping to treat
Tourette’s syndrome.
East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) Business Support Programme
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30
Events
600
Attendees Jobs
created
114
£70,302
Innovation
grants
The West Midlands Academic Health Science
Network Industry Innovation Gateway, delivered
by Medilink Midlands, acts as a single point of
entry for all medical / health technology and life
sciences businesses who wish to engage with the
WMAHSN. With comprehensive networks across
the health and life sciences sector, the Industry
Innovation Gateway provides essential connectivity
to the business, clinical, academic, regulatory and
finance communities, helping businesses to form
new collaborative partnerships and to navigate the
increasing complex health innovation landscape.
Dignio is taking connected care to a new level, keeping
people out of hospital and safe. The company’s proven
integrated care platform is easy to use with Bluetooth-
connected devices, alerting professionals if they need
to act. Multidisciplinary teams across a region can use
Dignio to monitor either single or multiple conditions. It
can also be used to reduce hospital admissions, saving
healthcare millions of pounds, and reducing ‘care
miles’.
Through working with regional business support
organisations, including Medilink Midlands and the
DIGNIO
West Midlands Academic Health Science Network
(WMAHSN), Dignio has since been able to establish
a UK base in the West Midlands and is going from
strength to strength. Since being supported by Medilink
Midlands and the WMAHSN, Dignio’s integrated care
platform is now currently used in multiple settings and
levels of care including:
n
One of the largest UK virtual wards with the Northern
Care Alliance, supporting elective care recovery
n
The first UK Atrial Fibrillation (AF) virtual ward in
Leicester, led by Prof Andre Ng and his team
n
Nine virtual wards (incl long COVID, mental health
and paediatric) run by Mastercall Healthcare, a
social enterprise out-of-hospital care provider, in
collaboration with the Local Authority and the NHS in
care homes and communities
n
COVID-19 virtual ward with Dudley CCG
n
Improving safety and quality of care and reducing
hospital admissions in care homes in Coventry with
WM5G and also with Arden GEM CSU.
n
To support the acceleration of innovation into the NHS
and patient safety
n
Business coaching
n
Advisory support
n
Industry and innovator gateway
n
Programme of industry-focused workshops focusing on
helping companies to access the NHS
n
Dedicated support for industry on the Meridian Platform
n
Provision of support for the WMAHSN Digital Health
Serendip Incubator Accelerator.
Aspiration: Expand into UK Market.
Support: Work with Medilink and WMAHSN to
establish a UK base.
Results: Dignio integrated care platform is now
used in multiple settings and levels of care,
including one of the largest UK virtual wards with
the Northern Care Alliance and the first UK Atrial
Fibrillation (AF) virtual ward in Leicester.
West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) Industry Innovation Gateway
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BUSINESS AWARDS
The Medilink Midlands Business
Awards ceremony took place in
January 2022. The awards brought
together the Midlands life science
community to celebrate the
achievements of companies from
across the region.
Here are this year’s winners
ONE TO WATCH
BLUESKEYE AI
Blueskeye AI builds objective,
accessible, scalable, affordable
solutions and products for
monitoring wellbeing and mental
health.
EUREKA INVENTIONS
Eureka Inventions is a team of
healthcare professionals with
the mission of improving safety
in childbirth and surgery by
preventing surgical items being
accidentally retained.
NEUROTHERAPEUTICS SOLUTIONS LTD
Neurotherapeutics Ltd have
conducted studies including
the use of multi-modal brain
imaging and brain stimulation
to investigate brain network
function in Tourette’s syndrome.
SENIOR HOME SOLUTIONS LTD
Senior Home Solutions has a clear and
simple mission: “Catch them before
they fall”. Through innovation they have
invented a handrail called “Grab A Rail ™”.
START-UP
NEOKARE NUTRITION
Neokare is an innovative
company and first of its kind
in Europe. Neokare’s range
of 100% human milk-derived
products includes a powdered
fortifier which is the first in the world.
HEAL.MED CIC
HEAL.med CIC is a not-for-profit
Community Interest Company
set up to deliver knowledge and
education to support diabetes
patients. This is delivered as
Deapp, the Diabetes Education Application.
ADVANCES IN DIGITAL HEALTHCARE
SPIRIT DIGITAL
CliniTouch Vie is Spirit’s
multi-award-winning
digital health platform.
Their unique algorithms
generate red/amber/
green-rated patient lists to help clinicians
deliver the right care to the right patient at
the right time.
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BLACK SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Black Space Technology specialises
in scalable and future-proofed mobile
telemedicine and telehealth solutions. The
solutions are currently used internationally
by NGO’s and military units deployed on land,
sea and air.
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EXPORT
ACHIEVEMENT
SURESCREEN DIAGNOSTICS
LTD
Surescreen’s rapid antigen tests for
COVID-19 were the first in Europe
to pass the validation process in
the laboratory by Public Health
England and have been exported to 53
countries and dependencies.
DELIVERING INNOVATION
IN TO HEALTH AND CARE
TUTUM MEDICAL
TUTUM Medical developed
BEAMS (Bedside Equipment
Critical Alarm Monitoring
System), an acoustic monitoring
system for all critical bedside
alarms and in partnership with Sheffield Children’s
Hospital.
INNOVATION FACTORY
Innovation Factory is a
Birmingham-based tech start-
up company that is dedicated to
developing sound recognition
algorithms for a wide range of
industries such as safety, security, comfort and the
healthcare sector.
INNOVATION
HEARTFLOW
HeartFlow combines human ingenuity with
advanced technology to enable physicians to
precisely diagnose and optimise treatment for
patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
RESIDUAL BARRIER TECHNOLOGY
RBT’s surface and hand
disinfectants are water based,
developed in-house and then
independently tested to be
just as effective as traditional
products.
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIA
AND BUSINESS
SPIRIT HEALTH
GROUP
Spirit adapted and quickly
deployed its CliniTouch
Vie technology to enable
patients to isolate safely,
whilst still receiving brilliant, safe and
responsive care, offering a full-service
implementation to take the burden off NHS
teams.
SUREPULSE MEDICAL
SurePulse’s vision is to
revolutionise neonatal
vital-signs monitoring,
giving clinicians and
healthcare providers the
tools to provide optimal care for newborn
babies.
KIMAL
Kimal dedicated its catheter-
manufacturing facility to solely
produce products for the NHS.
It also ramped up production in
its Bromsgrove facility to make
procedure packs specifically for the
Nightingale hospitals.
INTERACTIVE
SOFTWARE
Interactive Software Limited
is dedicated to helping labs
‘Make every sample matter’
through its purpose-built
Achiever Medical LIMS that simplifies lab data
management and manages all sample lifecycle
events.
POWERBREATHE
INTERNATIONAL
POWERbreathe is the
manufacturer of a range of
inspiratory muscle training
devices, often dubbed as
being like a ‘set of dumbbells for your
lungs’.
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Medilink Midlands aims to help Members raise their profile and bring
like-minded organisations together to share their common interest and
passion for the life sciences sector.
Read about how some of our Members have benefitted from the
opportunities available via membership.
HeartFlow, the leader in
revolutionising precision
heart care, uniquely
combines human
ingenuity with advanced
technology to enable
physicians to precisely
diagnose and optimise
treatment for patients
with suspected coronary
artery disease. The HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis is a non-
invasive diagnostic tool that aids clinicians in determining,
vessel by vessel, both the extent of an artery’s narrowing
and the impact that the narrowing has on blood flow
to the heart. By identifying which patients do and don’t
require intervention, clinicians can reduce unnecessary
invasive testing, reduce healthcare system costs and
improve patient quality of life.
Medilink Midlands, acting as part of the WMAHSN’s
Meridian Industry Gateway, engaged with the company
whilst in the USA. In the first week of establishing their
business here in the UK, we invited Heartflow to the
Launch Innovation Technology Payment (ITP) hosted by
the WMAHSN on behalf on NHS England. Following their
attendance at the launch, we assisted them with their ITP
programme application, for which they were selected.
HeartFlow continue to be involved in the programme,
which has since evolved into the MedTech Mandate.
Through working with regional business support
organisations, including Medilink Midlands and the West
Midlands Academic Health Science Network, Heartflow
has since been able to establish a UK base here in
Birmingham and they are going from strength to strength.
The company won a regional Medilink Midlands award for
innovation.
HEARTFLOW
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INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE
Interactive Software Limited is dedicated to helping
labs ‘Make every sample matter’ through its purpose-
built Achiever Medical LIMS that simplifies lab data
management and manages all sample lifecycle events.
Medilink Midlands has supported the company over
a number of years, making the company aware of
relevant contacts and industry opportunities, including
a business accelerator programme, run by Aston
University, which Interactive Software applied for and
attended.
Interactive Software has also worked in collaboration
with Medilink Midlands Patron, the University of
Nottingham to design, deliver and test its Achiever
Medical LIMS to support the University’s COVID
testing lab in its asymptomatic testing of students and
staff. Online sessions were conducted by Interactive
Software Limited to understand the University’s
requirements and processes and train the team on
how to use the LIMS.
The project involved integrating Achiever Medical
LIMS with the lab’s existing qPCR machine and rack
scanners as well as receiving data from its newly
developed self-
registration portal
where students
and staff scanned
the testing kit QR
codes and completed
personal details.
This project has allowed Interactive Software Limited
to demonstrate its capabilities in delivering a system
quickly to meet immediate needs and provide
rapid changes as needs evolve, as has been the
case with Covid-19 testing protocols. Through this
project, Interactive Software Limited is also able to
demonstrate integration to third-party applications
and the ability to provide turn-key solutions within the
tightest of constraints. The system is primed to be
evolved for other testing requirements. It also supports
the University of Nottingham’s creation of a biobank
for future testing, giving longevity to the samples
collected – with appropriate informed consent.
Both organisations were committed to delivering the
project on time and delivering a solution that would
support the testing team in processing and managing
increasing sample volumes. Despite the challenges,
the project was completed within 12 weeks.
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POWERBREATHE INTERNATIONAL
POWERbreathe is the manufacturer of a range of
inspiratory muscle training devices. Inspiratory
muscle training with POWERbreathe has been
scientifically proven to strengthen your breathing
muscles to help them cope with demands of
breathing, whether due to physical exercise or
illness. It is often dubbed as being like a ‘set of
dumbbells for your lungs’.
A problem had arisen with the POWERbreathe
operations manual and their Polish distributor.
POWERbreathe needed expert regulatory advice,
and sought Medilink Midlands assistance. Having
been a Medilink Member for a number of years,
POWERbreathe approached Medilink and asked
for their help in sourcing a regulatory expert
to help resolve the issue. Medilink was able
to put POWERbreathe in touch with four such
companies in its network and one in particular,
Advena, was able to help POWERbreathe resolve
their issue.
POWERbreathe has over 30 distributors
worldwide and in the past year alone, their
exports have increased by 21% which now
accounts for 96% of their business.
The University of Colorado chose the
POWERbreathe K-Series IMT devices to use
in part of their major clinical trial into the
effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT)
on lowering blood pressure, reducing heart
attack risk, as well as boosting cognitive and
physical performance. During the trial, they
found significant drops in blood pressure and
improvements in large-artery function among
trial participants who perform POWERbreathe
IMT. As a result of this study being published,
POWERbreathe experienced an upsurge in
demand for their products not only in the USA but
also Europe and internationally.
IMED CONSULTANCY LTD
IMed is a MedTech regulatory and quality consultancy,
specialising in medical devices, software as a medical
device and IVDs. The company has been a Medilink
Midlands Member for over 3 years and Medilink has offered
consistent and varied support to IMed during that time,
by putting the company in touch with relevant client and
partner opportunities, organising events and in promoting
IMed Consultancy to our membership.
In recognition of IMed’s regular utilisation of Medilink
Midlands webinars and events, keeping their team in touch
with industry changes and free training, IMed wanted to
give back to the sector, which has supported their recent
business growth. So, they launched a series of regulatory
clinics to MedTech manufacturers with key regulatory
questions and queries, which they ran all through 2021.
IMed offered free 30-minute appointments on various
subjects including one on IVDR, in an effort to help IVD
manufacturers resolve confusion after changes to EU IVDR
deadlines. As part of IMed’s Medilink membership, Medilink
Midlands was able to recommend through its promotional
channels, including the Medilink Midlands website and
newsletter.
Another way in which Medilink Midlands helps its members
is by providing exhibition opportunities. As part of their
membership, IMed have always supported Medilink
Midlands’ annual Innovation Day, initially attending as
delegates. But in May 2022, they were able to exhibit for
the first time. Innovation Day saw over 170 delegates from
across the Midlands life science sector come together to
network and learn all about the latest sector developments.
IMed’s team made several material new client and
partner connections, on the day and took an active part in
promoting other members services too.
IMed was also one of 30 Member and Patron companies
that exhibited as part of Innovation Day and, as a result, the
company has been able to form new partnerships with a
number other Medilink Members.
IMed were so delighted with their exhibitor experience with
Medilink that they went on to also exhibit as part of the
Med-Tech Innovation Expo in June 2022, in the Medilink
Midlands Pavillion Zone. Speaking after the events, IMed’s
Business Development Director Al Mills, said:
“Medilink has always been a great help to IMed and, just
like the Medilink Innovation Day, the Med-Tech Innovation
Expo has been another fantastic example of this. The new
contacts that we made at these events and the resulting
collaborations that followed have been brilliant and
we can specifically track new business acquired and
strategic partner relationships forged, back to these
events. Of course, we also bumped into many of our
current clients while attending, so it was wonderful to
reinforce those relationships in person too.”
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3P Innovation Ltd
A UK, employee-owned, world-class,
life sciences engineering process
automation house that helps multi-
national clients develop, launch and
commercialise new products faster
and at a lower cost.
tel: 01926 408 933
web: www.3pinnovation.com
4D Medicine Ltd
4D Medicine works to commercialise
a new class of materials – liquid
resins that can be printed into
solid 3D scaffold implants to help
patients recover from major medical
procedures.
tel: 07891 140 962
web: www.4dbiomaterials.co.uk
Accelerate Associates
Accelerate Associates is a marketing
and market research consultancy
for companies operating in the
healthcare and science sectors.
tel: 01785 747 102
web: www.accelerate-associates.co.uk
Access-Science Jobs
Access-Science Jobs is a specialist
online job and recruitment portal
helping to bring great scientists and
employers together.
tel: 0115 698 0501
web: www.access-sciencejobs.uk
Acclaim BioMedical Consulting Ltd
Consulting support for the medical
device and In vitro diagnostic sectors.
tel: 01453 833 374
web: www.acclaimbiomedical.co.uk
Accutronics Ltd
UK based leading battery design,
development and manufacturing
company for high-performance
portable and handheld electronic
devices, specialising in the
development and manufacture of
smart batteries.
tel: 01782 566 622
web: www.accutronics.co.uk
Adamson Jones help clients obtain
effective intellectual property
protection covering the complete
range of products and processes
in the fields of medical devices,
pharmaceuticals and chemistry.
tel: 0115 947 7977
web: www.adamson-jones.co.uk
Advanced Expert Systems Ltd
Advanced Expert Systems Ltd, trading
as AES Group is a leading provider of
Artificial Intelligence and IT systems
and solutions to public sectors and
commercial markets around the
world.
tel: 01332 383 521
web: www.aesgrp.com
Advena Ltd
Regulatory and quality consultants
to small and medium medical device
manufacturers worldwide.
tel: 01926 800 153
web: www.advenamedical.com
Afortiori Development
Your clinical research partner
providing services for the design,
planning and management of clinical
studies including post marketing
clinical follow-up and clinical
evaluation reports.
tel: 07496 221 274
web: www.aftdev.com
AG Instruments Ltd
Design and Manufacture of
gas analysers. The company
manufactures and sells the
MGPS1000 an all-in-one, piped
medical gas analyser for HMT02-01
and ISO7396 gas testing purposes.
tel: 01926 676 157
web: www.MGPSTesting.co.uk
Agora Marketing Communications Ltd
Agora is one of the Midlands’ leading
outsourced marketing companies,
helping businesses grow and
develop effectively in the UK and
Internationally, and includes the
discounted Marketing Doctor service
through Medilink Midlands.
tel: 0116 230 4967
web: www.agoramc.co.uk
AirGuard Medical Ltd
Manufacture of apparel and medical
devices for the healthcare sector such
as surgical gowns, reinforced gowns,
sterilised gowns, Isolation gowns,
patient wear and scrubs etc.
tel: 03333 232 684
web: www.airguard-medical-gowns.co.uk
Albumedix
Albumedix is a science driven
biotechnology company focused on
improving patient outcome with a
range of world-leading albumin-
based products and technologies that
facilitate the development of superior
biotherapeutics.
tel: 0115 955 1298
web: www.albumedix.com
Amies Innovation Ltd
Injection moulding of Thermoplastics.
tel: 01246 568 046
web: www.amiesplastics.co.uk
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 Innovation Hubs,
ARU develops novel diagnostics,
therapeutics, and medical devices
to improve health, performance and
wellbeing.
tel: 0845 271 3333
web: www.aru.ac.uk
Anze Ltd
Manufacture of reusable surgical
gowns, procedure drapes, instrument
tray wraps, isolation gowns, CSSD
gowns and clinical uniforms.
tel: 01623 550350
web: www.anze.co.uk
Archimedia Accountancy Services
Archimedia Accountancy Services
specialises in research and
development tax credits, financial
forecasting and raising funds,
taxation, accounts preparation for
Companies House and HMRC, VAT
and payroll services.
tel: 0115 912 4530
web: www.archimediaaccounts.co.uk
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Arden Medical Ltd
Manufacture and supply of medical
devices and contract manufacturing
services.
tel: 01789 764 142
web: www.arden-medical.com
Ariane Medical Systems Ltd
Ariane Medical Systems produces
equipment that optimises
radiotherapy of accessible tumours.
The latest system, Papillon+ is offered
with accessories for treatment of
rectal, skin and breast cancers.
tel: 01332 242 258
web: www.arianemedicalsystems.com
Assemtron Ltd
A design and innovation led
electronics and software company,
offering a complete design and
manufacturing service, from initial
concept stage to batch production.
tel: 01789 335 800
web: www.assemtron.com
Attenborough Dental Laboratories Ltd
Attenborough Dental is a product
stockholder, distributor and
manufacturer of custom-made
medical devices, dental laboratory
products and dental laboratory
equipment.
tel: 0115 947 3562
web: www.attenborough.com
Aurelia Bioscience Ltd
Aurelia Bioscience is a pre-clinical
contract research organisation. We
design and develop both biochemical
and cell-based biological assays
for clients to screen compounds or
biologics for bioactivity.
tel: 0115 837 0503
web: www.aureliabio.com
Avgo Biotech Ltd
Avgo Biotech is a market driven
company finding products and
solutions from food industry by-
products.
tel: 07539 310 985
web: ww.rec-egg.com
B13 Technology
Digital Explorers using technology
to enhance services and maximise
efficiency. We support develop
innovative new software products and
consult on digital solutions.
tel: 07814 489 203
web: www.b13technology.com
Baltex - W.Ball Son Ltd
Baltex are manufacturers of medical
textiles and compression and elastic
bandages; they also manufacture 3D
knitted fabrics for pressure relieving
devices.
tel: 0115 932 2403
web: www.baltex.co.uk
Barker Brettell LLP
One of the UK’s largest specialist
IP firms with 24 partners, 26
other fee-earners and a large
team of professional support
staff, specialising in IP portfolio
strategy and management,
clearance, prosecution, oppositions,
cancellations and enforcement.
tel: 0121 456 0000
web: www.barkerbrettell.co.uk
BDP International (A member of the
PSA Group)
BDP Provide Global and UK pharma
and healthcare logistics support/
temperature/consultancy/compliancy
and custom clearance brokerage.
They have a dedicated healthcare
account manager and focused
customer team to support SME and
Global players.
tel: 07736 273 996
web: www.bdpint.com
BIO-Resourceful
We source human biosamples
from ethically approved biobanks
for medical discoveries and drug
development. We help to accelerate
health and life science research.
tel: 07931 312 859
web: www.bio-resourceful.com
BHIB are an independent Insurance
Broker based in the heart of the East
Midlands. Their clients’ needs are
always at the heart of everything they
do and this has been the case for over
50 years. Their Chartered Insurance
Broker status is reassurance that
when you deal with BHIB you
are dealing with proven certified
Insurance professionals.
tel: 0330 024 0606
web: www.bhibinsurance.co.uk
The Binding Site provides specialist
diagnostic products to clinicians and
laboratory professionals worldwide.
tel: 0121 456 9500
web: www.bindingsite.com
Biostatus Ltd
BioStatus develops innovative
reagents for use in routine and
research-oriented cell-based
analysis. The company has spun out
three pharmaceutical subsidiaries:
OncoTherics, BioSuspensions and
BioTherics.
tel: 01509 558 163
web: www.biostatus.com
Biostone Co. Ltd
Biostone is a medical device
manufacturer who specialise in
orthopaedic implant and external
orthopaedic fixture.
tel: 07906 001 281
web: www.biostone.co.uk
Birmingham City University is a
university in the English Midlands.
Established from five individual
colleges of Art, Commerce, Music
and Technology with roots dating
back to 1843, it was designated as
a polytechnic in 1971 and gained
university status in 1992.
tel: 0121 331 5000
web: www.bcu.ac.uk
Bluefrog Design Ltd
Bluefrog Design is a multi-
disciplinary product design and
innovation consultancy converting
concepts and ideas into successful
products for the bio-science and
healthcare markets.
tel: 0116 253 0612
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BlueSkeye AI Ltd
BlueSkeye AI offers a range of
products and services that help our
customers to better understand their
users, and to enable their users to
manage their mood, mental health,
and wellbeing.
web: www.blueskeye.com
Bowmill Engineering Ltd
A precision engineering business
encompassing both volume and
complex manufacturing disciplines,
including assembly and test, grinding
and material surface processing.
tel: 01684 423 112
web: www.bowmill.co.uk
BPR Medical Ltd
BPR Medical Ltd design, manufacture
and market medical devices for
acute care hospitals; specialising in
respiratory care and in particular, the
measurement and control of oxygen.
tel: 01623 628 281
web: www.bprmedical.com
Bray Group Ltd
Manufacture and sell licensed
medicines and medical devices
globally.
tel: 01367 240 736
web: www.bray.co.uk
Brightwake Ltd
Brightwake takes innovative products
from concept to distribution using
expertise from wound healing
solutions to high end technology. It
is home to the Advancis Medical and
Advancis Surgical brands.
tel: 01623 751 500
web: www.brightwake.co.uk
British AustralAsia Technology
Incubator
BATI is a new and unique to-market
accelerator providing access to
the Asia healthcare market. Their
programs are open to UK companies
in the MedTech and life sciences
sector.
tel: 07939 956 676
web: www.bcti.asia
C Brandauer Co Ltd
Brandauer is one of the largest
contract precision presswork
companies in Europe, offering
precision stamped components and
technical solutions.
tel: 0121 359 2822
web: www.brandauer.co.uk
Callisto Life Science Partners Ltd
INSIGHT | STRATEGY | ACTION.
A marketing and business
development consultancy that
partners with medical device and
health tech innovators.
tel: 01684 218 080
web: www.callisto-lsp.com
Calthorpe Estates
Located a mile from Birmingham
city centre, the 1,600 acre
Calthorpe Estate is home to thriving
commercial, residential, medical,
educational, leisure and lifestyle
communities.
tel: 0121 248 7676
web: www.calthorpe.co.uk
Cambridge Sleep Sciences
Cambridge Sleep Sciences combines
the principles of science with cutting-
edge technology to enhance brain
activity during sleep and develop
innovative products that improve
quality of life.
web: www.cambridgesleepsciences.com
Cellomatics BioSciences Ltd
Cellomatics Biosciences Ltd is a
preclinical laboratory-based Contract
Research Organisation (CRO)
specialised in Oncology, Immuno-
Oncology, Immunology, Inflammation
and Respiratory therapeutic areas.
tel: 0115 787 0081
web: www.cellomaticsbio.com
Centre for Healthcare Technologies
(CHT)
The CHT brings together the
University of Nottingham, Nottingham
University Hospitals NHS Trust and
CHEATA, creating a translational
pathway from science to clinical
application, to accelerate healthcare
adoption of technology.
tel: 0115 748 6381
web: www.healthcaretechnologies.ac.uk
Charnwood Campus Management Ltd
Charnwood Campus is a science and
technology park, enterprise zone
and life sciences opportunity zone.
It offers world-class laboratories,
manufacturing facilities, office space
and development land with a range of
amenities in a collaborative, thriving
environment.
tel: 0116 402 7541
web: www.charnwoodcampus.com
Charnwood Molecular Ltd
Contract research: Medicinal
chemistry, process research and
chemical development, custom
synthesis.
tel: 01509 232 007
web: www.charnwood-molecular.com
CHEATA - Centre for Healthcare
Equipment Technology Adoption
NHS Clinical Engineering department
offering contract-based support
to the MedTech Industry to gather
evidence for NHS adoption
including regulatory support, value
propositions, health economics,
clinical investigations and NICE
engagement.
tel: 0115 970 9107
web: www.cheata.co.uk
CLIN-r+ Ltd
CLIN-r+ is a clinical affairs and
market access consultancy that
specialises in MedTech and In vitro
diagnostics. Our services: clinical
evaluations, investigations, medical
writing and market access.
web: www.clin-r.com
Cognidox
A document management software
for the medical device and life
science product sectors, providing
improved visibility and control for the
development process.
tel: 01223 911 080
web: www.cognidox.com
Commala Ltd
Specialists in medical device and
combination product development,
offering a service that spans medical
device engineering, regulation and
quality.
tel: 01928 237 247
web: www.commala.co.uk
Concept Intellectual Property
Concept Intellectual Property are a
growing, dynamic team of Patent and
Design Attorneys with expertise in the
medical device and healthcare sector.
We are UK-based and work with
our clients to implement a useful IP
strategy to protect their ideas in the
UK, in Europe and worldwide.
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Contechs Medical Ltd
Contechs Medical offer a unique
Three Pillar Strategy ensuring its
entire portfolio of medical protective
equipment is UK compliant. Design
and manufacture both in-house and
with supplier partners.
tel: 01926 417 999
web: www.contechsmedical.co.uk
IoC CU are a national lead in Digitising
the Professions, which addresses the
digital skills need in industry sectors
in light of the digital revolution.
tel: 024 7765 7688
web: www.coventry.ac.uk/business/
partner-with-us/institute-of-coding/
Creavo Medical Technologies Ltd
Medical device company committed
to the application and utilisation of
advanced Quantum principles to the
passive and rapid detection of a range
of potentially life-threatening medical
conditions.
tel: 01926 670 562
web: www.creavomedtech.com
D2N2 Growth Hub
The D2N2 Growth Hub facilitates
growth of SMEs across Derby,
Derbyshire, Nottingham, and
Nottinghamshire by providing a
bespoke business support service
underpinned by a network of valuable
resources.
tel: 0333 006 9178
web: www.D2N2GrowthHub.co.uk
Danielle Bodicoat Ltd
Medical statistics and writing
consultancy specialising in trial
design and CERs for medical device
companies.
tel: 07703 298 941
web: www.daniellebodicoat.co.uk
Datalink Electronics is an ISO13485
accredited contract electronic
product design and manufacturing
company. They have an extensive
track record in medical devices and
scientific instrumentation, offering
feasibility study, design, development,
prototyping, certification support and
full-scale production.
tel: 01509 231 023
web: www.datalink-electronics.co.uk
Deloitte is a leading global provider
of audit and assurance, consulting,
financial advisory, risk advisory,
tax, and related services. We have
grown tremendously in both scale
and capabilities with approximately
330,000 people in more than 150
countries and territories, serving
four out of five Fortune Global 500®
companies.
tel: 0121 695 5753
web: www.deloitte.co.uk
De Montfort University Leicester
(DMU)’s Faculty of Health and Life
Sciences not only trains the talent of
the future through its apprenticeships
programmes, but delivers CPD
courses for thousands of people
working across the health sector
every year.
It is at the forefront of research
into applied digital healthcare, and
its experts work with collaborative
partners on projects to improve
health and wellbeing on regional,
national and international levels.
DMU is also the only UK university
to be named as a hub for the United
Nations’ Sustainable Development
Goals.
tel: 0116 255 1551
web: www.dmu.ac.uk/business
Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit
Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust provides both
acute and community-based health
services and is a UK CRC registered
clinical trials support unit, the unit
treats over 1 million patients per year.
tel: 01332 724 710
web: www.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk/
research
Didsbury Meddev Ltd
Didsbury Meddev provides
international regulatory affairs
and compliance, quality assurance
consulting services, auditing, UK
Responsible person, cybersecurity
within digital health products and
consultation for NHS DSPT, Cyber
Essentials and DTAC.
tel: 07470 241 798
web: www.linkedin.com/in/
DidsburyMeddev
Dignio
Supplier of remote monitoring
technology for integrated care.
Solutions for a complete care
pathway: self-management,
domiciliary care, residential care and
end of life planning.
web: www.dignio.com
Dr Regenold GmbH
Dr Regenold GmbH specialises in
the regulatory approval of medicines
and medical devices, helping clients
manage their development plans and
processes to gain approval, using big
data and machine learning where
possible.
tel: 0049 7632 8226 300
web: www.regenold.com
Dr Weigert UK Ltd
Dr Weigert are expert manufacturers
of specialist cleaning,
decontamination and disinfection
products to the medical and other
sectors.
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DSM Industrial Engineering Ltd
DSM are one of the country’s
leading specialists in the fabrication,
manufacture and supply of high
quality bespoke stainless steel
products, they manufacture a vast
array of products for a variety of
sectors, from bars and restaurants,
veterinary surgeries, hospitals and
other healthcare environments, to
laboratory and domestic projects.
tel: 0115 925 5927
web: www.dsmstainlessproducts.co.uk
Dudley College of Technology
The IoT provides high-quality training
opportunities with clear pathways
to skilled jobs in the following
sectors: Advanced Engineering
Manufacturing; Medical Engineering
Healthcare; Construction.
tel: 01384 363 363
web: www.blackcountryandmarchesiot.ac.uk
East Midlands Academic Health
Science Network (EMAHSN) works
regionally and as part of a connected
national network of 15 AHSNs.
Licenced by NHS England to operate
as the innovation arm of the NHS,
AHSNs collaborate across all sectors
involved in healthcare to drive the
spread and adoption of innovation and
support economic growth.
tel: 0115 823 1432
web: www.emahsn.org.uk
EcoHydra Technologies Ltd
EcoHydra Technologies Ltd
(EcoHydra) is dedicated to delivering
superior Alcohol Triclosan Free
hand hygiene formulations which are
both effective, yet kind to the skin,
unlike harsh alcohol-based products.
tel: 07974 964 038
web: www.ecohydra.com
Educo Life Sciences
Educo Life Sciences are learning and
development specialists providing
technical training solutions to the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cell
gene and medical device industries.
tel: 0203 111 7357
web: www.educolifesciences.com
Edwards Chartered accountants
assists its clients with RD tax credit
and patent box claims as well as all
the normal services you would expect
from professional accountants and
auditors.
Edwards also help most of their
clients with the Enterprise Investment
Scheme, commonly referred to as
EIS and its cousin SEIS, in addition to
share option schemes.
tel: 0115 784 0025
web: www.edwardsaccountants.co.uk
EG Technology Ltd
Product design engineering
consultancy. We have exceptionally
talented and experienced engineers
who understand complex problems
and solve them successfully.
tel: 01223 813 184
web: www.egtechnology.co.uk
EIP
EIP is an IP law firm providing a
range of services in the UK, DE and
US, from patent, trademark and
design registration, IP search and
strategy, to IP litigation.
tel: 020 7440 9510
web: www.eip.com
Entaco Limited – T/A Redditch
Medical
Provides medical devices to a global
healthcare customer base.
tel: 01527 830 940
web: www.entaco.com
Equip-Able Ltd
Manufacture and retail of daily living
aids.
tel: 01509 413 236
web: www.trabasack.com
Eumar Technology
Eumar Technology is a leading ISO
13485:2016 approved developer and
manufacturer of superabsorbent
products for the medical market.
tel: 01432 851580
web: www.eumartechnology.com
First Link UK
Source and manufacture biological
reagents for healthcare research, and
as diagnostic intermediates.
tel: 0121 783 8139
web: www.firstlinkuk.co.uk
Fischer Connectors
Specialists in the design,
manufacture and distribution of high-
performance connectors.
tel: 023 9245 9600
web: www.fischerconnectors.co.uk
Footfalls Heartbeats (UK) Ltd
Footfalls Heartbeats has developed
a revolutionary and proprietary
process for manufacturing smart
fabric which uses nano-scale
interactions within the textile to make
the fabric itself the sensor, avoiding
the need for wires or miniature
electronics.
web: www.footfallsandheartbeats.com
Forresters LLP
Forresters provide clear, sensible
and practical advice on intellectual
property, including patents, trade
marks, designs and copyright, in the
UK and across the world.
tel: 0121 236 0484
web: www.forresters.co.uk
Fruition Designs
Medical device consultancy with over
20 years of full product development
lifecycle and regulatory approved
products used across the world.
tel: 07770 386 797
web: www.fruition-designs.co.uk
Gallagher provides Insurance for the
Life Sciences industry including cover
for clinical trials, risk management
and crisis containment. Their
insurance for new life science
companies offers comprehensive and
specialist coverage at competitive
rates and they can also offer an
exclusive, broad package of insurance
for clinical trials.
tel: 02476 232 600
web: www.ajg.com/uk/life-sciences/

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Gamlen Tableting Ltd
Gamlen Tableting Ltd are world
leading powder compaction
and material characterisation
specialists offering RD services
and instruments to industry and
academia.
tel: 0115 912 4271
web: www.gamlentableting.com
Gary Thorpe Associates Ltd
Market evaluation in clinical chemical
and point of care testing.
tel: 0121 414 3344
GBF Strategy Ltd
A high-tech consultancy focused
on early-stage MedTech, with deep
experience in medical imaging
and medical device technology
development and commercialisation.
tel: 0121 288 8530
web: www.gbfstrategy.com
Giltbrook Workwear
Workwear supply and laundry
services to the healthcare and
pharmaceutical sectors.
tel: 0115 944 8464
web: www.giltbrookworkwear.co.uk
Guardtech Cleanrooms Ltd
Cleanroom validation and testing,
furniture and cleaning.
tel: 0330 113 0303
web: www.guardtechcleanrooms.com
HAB International Ltd
HaB Direct has over 28 years
dedicated to delivering innovative and
best in class performance testing,
monitoring and research for health,
medical and sports performance.
tel: 01926 816 100
web: www.habdirect.co.uk
HC Skills International
Compliance, standards – Lifesciences
healthcare sector hospital staff and
industry.
tel: 0141 946 6482
web: www.healthcareskills.com
HEAL.med
Community Interest Company
HEAL.med CIC is a start-up MedTech
not-for-profit company which aims
to deliver high quality healthcare
education to newly diagnosed patients
across the UK through The Diabetes
Education App (Deapp).
web: www.heal-med.co.uk
Healthcare Print and Packaging Ltd
Healthcare Packaging are the UK’s
leading supplier of a full range of
packaging for clinical trials, medical
devices and pharmaceuticals and now
include a contract packing service.
tel: 0115 786 0228
web: www.healthcarepackaging.co.uk
HORIBA is a renowned specialist
in the design and manufacture of
automated in vitro diagnostic systems
for haematology for over 30 years,
biochemistry for over 15 years and
has recently introduced a coagulation
range. From compact point of
care solutions to high throughput
laboratory systems, HORIBA has
successfully developed an array of
analysers and data management
solutions to meet all needs, enabling
analysis anywhere it is required.
tel: 01604 542 650
web: www.horiba.com/uk/medical
Hospital Direct (Marketing) Ltd
A British manufacturing company
– designing, cutting, sewing and
despatching a range of patient
handling equipment from a factory in
rural Shropshire.
tel: 01588 640 144
web: www.hospitaldirect.co.uk
Hospital Services Ltd
Provision of Telehealth solutions
including development and design
of innovative ways for the technology
to be integrated within the health
services.
tel: 0115 704 3479
web: www.hsl.co.uk
iMed Consultancy Ltd
Medical device and IVD specialist
regulatory and quality consulting
teams; helping manufacturers
achieve CE marking for their
products. Experts in ISO 13485:2016,
EU MDR/IVDR, UKCA, FDA
approval global registrations. All
device types including class II active/
implantable and software as medical
device incl AI. General consulting,
advice and guidance registered UK
Responsible Person services.
tel: 01295 724 286
web: www.imedconsultancy.com
Innovate UK EDGE
The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
in the Midlands is a fully funded
service designed to help ambitious,
innovative growth-ready businesses
expand their horizons, grow, scale
their business and succeed overseas.
tel: 024 7623 6236
web: www.enterprise-europe.co.uk
Insight Regulatory Consultancy Ltd
Providing regulatory and quality
solutions to the medical device
industry. Regulatory excellence
in global market requirements,
covering both established and novel
technologies.
tel: 01789 777 629
web: www.insightregulatory.com
Intelligent OMICS Ltd (intellomx)
Intellomx uses its proprietary
Artificial Neural Networks Technology
to analyse biological data to: discover
new drugs for old diseases and
identify existing drugs for new targets
to create new diagnostics.
tel: 01462 742 435
web: www.intellomx.com
Interactive Software Ltd
Specialist supplier of applications;
built on a standards-based core
platform, solutions are designed to
meet critical business requirements
not easily catered for by generic CRM
applications that are strongly typed
on sales force automation.
tel: 0121 380 1010
web: www.interactivesoftware.co.uk
International Management Systems
Marketing (IMSM) Ltd
ISO specialists.
tel: 01666 826 065
web: www.imsm.com/gb
Intretech UK
Intretech UK designs and produces
automation and robotics solutions
to help manufacturers deal with
increasing costs of goods, shortage of
qualified labour and frictions in their
manufacturing lines.
tel: 07828 616 880
web: www.intretechuk.com

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