After the success of inaugural congress held on 21st -22nd February 2018, MarketsandMarkets is organising 2nd annual MarketsandMarkets Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Conference to be held on 28th February - 1st March 2019 in Central London, UK According to the World Health Organization, 17 million deaths are caused each year by infectious diseases, accounting for nearly 30%...

Probiotics and the Gut Microbiome. As part of a two part special interest group initiative, Farm to Fork, with our sister SIG, Infectious Disease (co-ordinated by Dr Katie Laird, DMU) we are looking at the nutrition perspective of microbiology, namely probiotics and why a healthy gut is important. Micro-organisms are integral to our health and...

Medilink Members fee: £180 + VAT Non Medilink Members fee: £215 + VAT 15% Christmas bonus discount will be applied to all bookings made before 5 January 2019! This one-day event will:- -Provide you with an overview of the requirements for the concept design phase of a medical device -Assist you in assessing your company’s...

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity and the race is on to build a more gender-balanced world - #BalanceforBetter In celebration of International Women’s Day, this event will focus on the theme of...

Tuesday 12 March, Gowling WLG office Birmingham Booking link: https://www.medilinkwm.co.uk/events/international-trade-in-2019-and-beyond/   The future of the UK's international trade landscape remains unclear. There are still questions as to where we are heading in terms of the UK-EU relationship. This poses a number of challenges for businesses that are dependent on cross border trade with the EU, and...

This event will look at the applications of smart materials in healthcare. This free to attend event is held as part of the ACTIS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, click here to be re-directed to further information about the project. Presentations will include: – Novel nanoparticle radiosensitisers for cancer therapy –...

Why attend The new EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) is in its implementation phase and will be effective from May 2020.  All medical devices will need to comply with this new legislation.  Similarly, the IVD Regulation (IVDR) will be in force from May 2022.  Many companies are not yet ready for the journey let alone...

This one-day course is designed for those who need to better understand the MDD and want to learn what is important for compliance in the MDR.  The clock is ticking and time is running out. To ensure you are ready for the MDR attend this informative training course. Comprehensive slides and information will be supplied...

We are delighted to announce that Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes, will be delivering our annual Raymond and Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture in Neuroscience, established in honour of Professor Sir Keith Peters. All drugs of abuse alter brain function, but how do they do this, what makes someone vulnerable to addiction and are any changes enduring? This...

Dr Gordon Sanghera started his higher education in Cardiff, where his chemistry degree was a solid foundation for a PhD in bioelectronics at Cardiff with Prof JDR Thomas, and subsequently a career in the business of marrying biology, chemistry and electronics to create innovative breakthroughs in blood glucose sensing and DNA analysis. Gordon along with Hagan...

This breakfast event in partnership with Mills & Reeve will provide an invaluable opportunity to find out how to fund and protect your R&D. Programme to follow. Mills and Reeve are Proud Patrons of Medilink EM, to read about the company and Patronage click here.

Probiotics and the Gut Microbiome. As part of a two part special interest group initiative, Farm to Fork, with our sister SIG, Food Supplements. We are looking at the nutrition perspective of microbiology, namely probiotics and why a healthy gut is important. Micro-organisms are integral to our health and wellbeing. In these two networking meetings...

Digital technology applications in rehabilitation have become increasingly popular for addressing clinical problems. This is a fantastic opportunity for the specialists in the field to meet and discuss the benefits and drawbacks that digital technology may bring to the rehabilitation field, and to suggest research topics that should be tackled in the near future. This...

CALLING ALL LIFE SCIENCES LEADERS! PDF BioTrinity 2019 will take place in London on April 29th - May 1st and will include revisions made on the basis of feedback from delegates at BioTrinity 2018 and innovations from the OBN Team.  Our aim is to continue to provide a unique opportunity for interactions between investors, big pharma executives and...

Opportunity to attend the 2nd Annual NHS Productivity Congress! Our first event took place in October 2018 and brought together over 150 likeminded delegates, 12 industry leading speakers and 10 hand selected commercial sector providers. “Good to see such a wide cross-section of health professionals at the event, some great networking and excellent discussion around...

The state of Alabama is organising a trade mission to the UK and Ireland with regard to life sciences and health. On Thursday, May the 2nd, the delegation will be in London. On that day we would like to organise a matchmaking event, during which we would like to facilitate the opportunity for the MediWales...

The Enterprise Europe Network is organising a fully funded visit to Texas, USA between 5 and 11 May 2019, targeted at innovative and ambitious businesses in the Digital Health Sector. The visit is funded by UK Research and Innovation through the Innovation Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) and forms part of the Global Business Innovation Programme. The...

For those of you that don't already know the Health Sciences Records and Archives Association (HSRAA) is a professional association that was established in 1981 that works primarily for those in the healthcare sciences with responsibility for, or an interest in records management processes, the establishment and management of GxP archives and the lifecycle management...

16th Annual Anglonordic Life Science Conference Anglonordic is the only life science conference in the UK that is exclusively for European investors and R&D companies from the Nordics and the UK to connect with each other. With an established format of panel discussions, parallel technology and biotech investment rooms, plus 1:1 meetings, this 1-day London...

Join us this year at the NEC, Birmingham, 15th - 16th May for Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2019! Find out more here   Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the UK and Ireland’s leading showcase for medical design and manufacturing technology – the only event serving the whole of the £27bn UK and Irish medical technology sector.  Med-Tech Innovation Expo...

Thinking can be used to: Understand the needs of the different stakeholders Encourage frequent modelling and sense-checking of ideas Engage stakeholders in participatory research to further improve concepts Promote effective interdisciplinary collaboration Provide teams with a repeatable way to innovate Who should attend? Those who wish to accelerate innovation within their organisation who are interested...

Join us for the Welsh Health Hack 2019 – Now in its third year, the event will again bring healthcare professionals together with digital, technology and data companies to solve clinical problems and challenges from across the health and care system in Wales. How does it work? Traditionally used as a productivity exercise in the...

There has never been a time where opportunities have been greater to transform healthcare than today. At the same time the complexity of diseases and treatments is increasing challenges to the safety of care in hospital. We are inviting to a two-day symposium with passionate contributors from patient safety experts, industry specialists and those affected....

This year's Waterloo Foundation Public Lecture will be delivered by Professor Mary A. Carskadon, from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Director, Chronobiology and Sleep Research Laboratory. There will be a drinks reception from 5-6 pm followed by the lecture 6-7pm. How changes in sleep biology create a perfect storm affecting adolescent well-being The...