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Become a memberTransforming innovative medicines development in the UK The BIA and MHRA will once again deliver a joint conference in 2020 focusing on innovation in life sciences. Due to the current restrictions with the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK, this will be a virtual event on 17 September 2020, covering a wide range of crucial topics,...
Central to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review is the collection of data on device performance for ensuring continued product safety. In this virtual ABHI conference, a keynote address will be delivered by one of the Review’s esteemed panel members, Sir Cyril Chantler, and we will hear about the role of GIRFT and...
We are hosting a series of webinars bringing together some of the inspiring stories of how our community has responded to the pandemic by adapting, innovating and collaborating. We feel we have a great story to tell with the development of new health innovations, significant advances in diagnostics, support for clinical trials and manufacture of...
A three-day course enabling a deeper understanding of how international collaborations work. We will share knowledge and expertise gained from Cardiff University's Phoenix Project partnership with Namibia and Zambia. Suitable for any professional or student wanting this type of insight from anywhere in the world. Programme sessions include: International Responses to COVID-19 Communication & Health...
The Department for International Trade (DIT) invites innovative British biopharmaceutical companies across: Vaccine, Drug discovery/re-purposing and delivery Process Manufacturing including AI/data in manufacturing Vaccines: India is a global vaccines hub as the country produces more than 60% of vaccine doses procured by the UN worldwide. India also has the largest global capacity for WHO pre-qualified...
How life sciences companies can get involved in the UK’s largest ever health research programme Accelerating Detection of Disease (ADD) is the UK’s largest ever health research programme. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to support life sciences R&D in healthcare covering diagnostics and treatments, artificial intelligence and digital health. In this webinar, designed particularly for...
Making a difference: the impact of health and care research This will be a digital conference Register here
Join us for the very first virtual Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2020 and celebrate the very best of UK Life Sciences companies. The awards demonstrate the regional depth and national reach of Medilink UK by recognising the achievements of the regional Medilink awards winners for 2019-2020, in Start Up, Export Achievement, Collaboration with the NHS, Innovation...
How have different organisations been using their data differently as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic Join the Digital Health Ecosystem Wales on the 8th October (10am - 12pm via Teams) to hear how different organisations have been using their data differently as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Chaired by Allan Wardhaugh, Chief Clinical...
Are you a leader in the UK’s digital marketplace for ideas, initiatives and services? Is your organisation or place? If the answer is yes, then the 2020 Digital Leaders Week is for you. As we unlock the UK’s economy, this is a gathering of leaders focused on three key questions our organisations face during this...
Value in Health Week is a series of online events celebrating value based healthcare adoption in Wales. Choose from a wide range of FREE sessions throughout the week, ranging from an introduction to value based healthcare, training sessions tailored to specific audiences, panel discussions on topical issues and case studies from the field; all expertly delivered...
Please join Roche for their session on 13th October 2020 at 5pm where our Panelists (Prof. Partha Kar, Dr. Julia Platts and Dr. Rose Stewart) will discuss the role of psychology within diabetes care, the evidence and the future of patient psychology support. As Chair of the webinar, Jeremy Lewis will pose four key questions to our Panelists around considering...
Emerging data technologies in life sciences The UK Bioscience Forum will return in October 2020 as a two day virtual event, with the theme emerging data technologies. Recent years have seen an explosion of emerging data technologies in the biotech sector. Many of these address long-standing challenges in the industry, offering the potential to reduce the time and cost...
The AMR Innovation Mission UK 2020/2021 aims to add to the global curbing of AMR by boosting joint early & translational research, R&D, clinical development, validation, registration and commercialisation of vaccines, microbial diagnostics and antimicrobial products. The mission welcomes delegates from Start-ups, SMEs and Multinationals, Academia, Research Institutes, Regional Development Companies and other interested stakeholders...
Join us for the first in our Business Support webinar series, focusing on finance and funding. This event will highlight sources of grant funding and advice on applications, as well as fund raising, pitching and working with investors. Hear from experts across the sector and first hand company case studies. MediWales partners GS Verde will...
The Making Pharmaceuticals conference programme is free to attend, with 5 parallel conference streams, giving visitors a huge choice of topics. Most sessions run in parallel so you can move between the 5 different conference rooms, creating your own tailored conference programme to suit your interests and professional information requirements. There is so much to...
Each step in a diagnostic test’s journey—from raw material extraction to patient administration—can influence outcomes. Advances in molecular biology, immunodiagnostics and rapid point-of-care (POC) testing are transforming diagnostics. New products and support services are providing the critical tools and components which enable clinicians to detect specific biomarkers and target treatments, ultimately resulting in better patient...
This webinar will feature a panel discussion between in-house patents counsel chaired by Abel + Imray partner Tom Turner. The panel will appraise their experience of relationships with outside counsel, discussing what works well, what can be difficult, and what they might do differently (or ask their outside counsel to do differently) in the future....
The 8th Welsh Health Hack is a means of stimulating early-stage innovation. This is a great opportunity for NHS Staff, universities and industry to collaborate and network to develop early-stage ideas that might solve operational health challenges which might impact one or more of the following: Patient outcomes Patient experience Process and resource efficiencies We...
Why Medica 2020? MEDICA is the world’s largest event for the medical sector, attracting more than 5,100 exhibitors from 70 countries, ranging from World leading organisations to small firms, and over 120,000 visitors. It offers good export opportunities for Welsh businesses in the Medical sector. Why participate in virtual MEDICA 2020? This virtual exhibition will...
The 8th Welsh Health Hack is a means of stimulating early-stage innovation. This is a great opportunity for NHS Staff, universities and industry to collaborate and network to develop early-stage ideas that might solve operational health challenges which might impact one or more of the following: Patient outcomes Patient experience Process and resource efficiencies We...
From 1st January 2021, manufacturers wishing to place devices on the Great Britain market are able to use a new route: the UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) mark. With a two and a half year phasing-in period, the UKCA mark be mandatory from June 2023, and will become the only way to access the market thereafter....
The OBN Awards celebrate outstanding achievement throughout the life sciences industry. During the evening we aim to shine a light on companies at all stages of development, recognising inspirational leadership, exciting innovation, novel and exciting approaches to unmet clinical need, outstanding company progression and the delivery of real-life tangible results. We also aim to recognise fresh thinking when it comes...
Join your fellow members and the team at MediWales to share your projects and demonstrate your technology at our members’ showcase, taking place on Zoom. Programme MediWales Partners GS Verde Abel & Imray Swansea University Medical School Swansea University College of Engineering - video GX - video Digital Showcase Healthy.io Rescape SymlConnect Simply Do Ideas...
We are delighted to announce that our fifteenth annual awards competition will take place on the 2nd of December, and this year we're going digital! With eleven awards across industry and NHS categories, the awards offer a platform to identify outstanding achievements in the life science sector in Wales. Now more than ever we have so much...
There are significant changes in the Regulatory requirements for Medical Devices and Diagnostics from the EU Directives and also the new UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) mark. From 1st January 2021, the UKCA well be available for devices on the Great Britain market and the mark will be mandatory from June 2023. This MediWales event...
Under the overarching theme of Deals, Treatments and Patients in the 20s, our 20th Annual Genesis Conference will take place on 10 December. The event will assemble senior executives and decision-makers from across the fields of Life Science, Technology and Investment to present, discuss and demonstrate their collective insight and thought leadership for the sector,...
Abel & Imray will be hosting a panel discussion (webinar) about ‘Funding your Innovation’ on Tuesday 12th January at 1 pm. Join us as we hear from the panel about some of the funding options available to innovative businesses and how these can assist you with developing your technology and growing your business. The panel...
The National Health Service was very much at the frontline of impact of Covid 19 and this coincided with a huge demand for PPE, medical equipment, diagnostics and digital technologies. With new ways of working and rapid innovation adoption across the sector, our speakers will be examining how we can learn from the pandemic...
This event provides an opportunity for attendees to learn about OpenEHR and broaden their understanding of this technology which is being used across a range of organisations in the UK. Over the past few years, openEHR based solutions within a multivendor environment have proven to be a successful approach to managing electronic healthcare records at...
The LifeScience Academy Special Interest Group was created to support and develop our LifeScience Academy activity. The meetings bring together key industry and academic stakeholders to address which areas should be a focus for future events and engagement activity. Join us to discuss: Recruitment Help with student placements Skills gaps Training and professional development Collaboration...
This second event on openEHR provides an opportunity for attendees to learn about the technology and broaden their understanding, focussing on the technical aspects of its architecture. Over the past few years, openEHR based solutions within a multivendor environment have proven to be a successful approach to managing electronic healthcare records at any scale. The...
DTR Medical, in partnership with MediWales, bring you a webinar focused around the importance of the continuation of Nasendoscopy procedures during the pandemic, and how the SNAP, Endoscope Guide, will enable these to continue throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. The SNAP device won the 2020 MediWales Innovation Award for industry partnership with the NHS. COVID-19 has heavily...
The fifteenth annual BIO-Europe Spring® premier springtime partnering conference will be held March 22-25 in a fully digital format. It will include on-demand early access to the company pitches, program sessions, and sponsor and showcase company content up to five weeks prior to the live event for the best possible networking and meeting decisions once...
The Biopesticide Summit & Awards 2020 will bring together scientists, researchers, key industry stakeholders, government organizations, investors, policy makers and integrated pest management practitioners to discuss the challenges faced and...
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 one and a half day London conference provides...
BioForward is a full-day event designed to be a practical, ‘one-stop-shop’ that provides leaders of growing Life Sciences companies with the knowledge, skills, connectivity, and services necessary to achieve sustainable commercial success. BioForward has been specifically designed for both organisations who provide a service to the life sciences industry, along with those leading the commercial development of a...
Arab Health is the leading digital & events platform in the healthcare sector. Long established as the ‘must attend’ event in our region, we attract 41,000* healthcare professionals who value...
The pandemic has demonstrated, like never before, the importance of HealthTech's value to global healthcare systems. Capturing this momentum, and through a collective move away from simply purchasing the lowest cost, will now be critical to the recovery and the long-term sustainability of the NHS. In this ABHI conference we will address the future structure...
Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the UK and Ireland’s leading event for medical device design and manufacturing technology. The event brings together designers, engineers, innovators and manufacturers from across the medical...
Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the UK & Ireland’s leading event for medical design and manufacturing technology. Experience live demonstrations of the latest machines, technology, products and services while networking with...
After over 18 months of Zoom based meetings and seminars, we are running our 1st in person networking event, very kindly hosted by the Maltings. Join MediWales and The Maltings...
To be trusted, technology needs to be effective and must be seen as a solution to a problem. COVID-19 has accelerated this conversation to the next level and we have...
In 2020, for the first time, SEHTA organised a major new international event; aimed at SME’s, Corporates, Academics & NHS Healthcare Providers, designed to take the programme of support to...
Join Abel + Imray as they hear from the panel about some of the grant funding options available to innovative businesses and how these can assist you with developing your...
Join us for this free, one-day event to hear about some of the leading life science research happening in Wales today. Speakers will be drawn from across Welsh Universities &...
Innovative and efficient – the Sol is a fully automated UV-C and Ozone disinfection robot – programmed to sanitise spaces swiftly in a highly sustainable way. To celebrate its arrival...
The MediWales Members' Showcase is back in person this year at The Maltings! Join your fellow members and the team at MediWales to share your projects and demonstrate your technology...
Why Medica? MEDICA is the world’s largest event for the medical sector, attracting more than 5,100 exhibitors from 70 countries, ranging from World leading organisations to small firms, and over...
The TriTech Institute, support the development of healthcare solutions at a local, national and global level, offering a single point of access to the NHS for designers and manufacturers through...
The 18th annual BIA BioProcess Conference will be held this year in Cardiff on the 23rd-25th of November. As in previous years, it will include pre-conference drinks, two days conference,...
We are delighted to announce that our sixteenth annual awards ceremony will take place on the 2nd of December at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff. At MediWales we...
Join MediWales Skills and Recruitment Stakeholder Meeting on the 16th of February at 10am!! This meeting will be discussing the issues faced in the life science and health tech sector...
Thank you for following the Welsh Health Hack challenge this year! The showcase of challenges will be taking place the Collaboration and Idea Development event on Wednesday 16th February 2pm – 5pm. You can join the event by clicking the link below: https://sdi.click/whhstage2event If you're pitching a challenge, you will have received your pitching slot...
Join MediWales at BioWales in London to showcase Welsh life sciences and health technology organisations. MediWales and Chambers Wales are delighted to announce our upcoming BioWales in London event on...
BioTrinity 2022: Catalysing Growth in the Life Sciences Industry BioTrinity is an established, must-attend London conference, that catalyses growth and supports in-person re-engagement across the life sciences industry. The event...
On the 16th of February 2022 MediWales hosted a skills and recruitment special interest meeting to discuss the issues faced by the sector in skills and recruitment. A group of...
About The North of England remains a key location for Pharma Manufacturing The Bionow Pharma Manufacturing Conference will explore the challenges and opportunities for pharma manufacturing in the North. Through a...
BioPartner UK's Biscuit & Brew is a quarterly networking series, where you will have the opportunity to take a well-earned break from your busy schedule to catch up and meet...
Roundtable discussion, jointly hosted by the Association of British Health Tech Industries (ABHI) and MediWales, as part of the Health Technology Regulatory and Innovation Programme. This programme is funded by...
BioFocus is a one-day conference, bringing together industry, academia, and experts within the field of life sciences. BioFocus will inspire your business to connect, engage, benefit and grow. Comprising conference,...
The only event of its kind for the health and care community, MediWales Connects is an all Wales NHS collaboration conference. Key note speaker – Judith Paget CBE, Chief Executive...
This one-day conference will address the main bio innovation trends, from the developments in life science and technology research to their translation into new diagnostics, prevention tools or treatments. Don’t...
Thursday 1 September 2022 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm This event, organised with patron Shakespeare Martineau in partnership with Ampa, (The UK’s leading group of legal and professional services companies), will be held in person at Charnwood Campus, Loughborough. The case study-led event looks at a real-life example of a business lifecycle, from raising finance and receiving investment to reviewing...
WEBINAR: 3D Printing in Healthcare Wednesday 7 September 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am The next webinar in the Additive Manufacturing Special Interest Group series is taking place on Wednesday 7th September. The session will focus on the latest innovations and developments in 3D Printing across the healthcare sector, including talks from: Sophie Cox, Associate...
Tuesday 13 September 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am This talk is aimed at inventors and technologists, leaders and entrepreneurs at medtech start-ups and early stage companies. Intellectual property is the most important asset of most tech start-ups. Ensuring that your IP is protected in an appropriate way is a significant consideration when seeking funding to...
Wednesday 14 September 2022 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm The latest session in the Infectious Diseases Special Interest Group (SIG) series is taking place on Wednesday 14 September. Organised in partnership with De Montfort University, this will be the first in-person event for the SIG since the COVID outbreak. The session will be chaired by...
Thursday 15 September 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network Innovation Academy is open to anyone to register. Once registered, participants will have access to a range of modules, each including a webinar, live Q&A session with the experts and online resources.The webinars are on demand, so can be accessed...
The Welsh Government, in conjunction with Innovate UK, Innovate UK KTN and Innovate UK Edge, are holding an Innovation Funding Surgery Event to help selected Companies based in Wales prepare themselves better to run more effective Research & Development Projects. Click here to find out more.
2022 BioCap Conference Alderley Park Conference Centre Thursday 22nd September 2022 About Looking to invest in innovative life science companies? Seeking investment for your business? BioCap is the conference to achieve this! This year the BioCap event will have 3 elements: BioCap Digital Pitching Competition, Tuesday 20th September 2022, 9.30am to midday BioCap investor dinner, Wednesday 21st September 2022,...
Doing business with defence can be a confusing process. Join the MOD SME Engagement team, hosted by the Defence and Security Accelerator, on Monday 26 September to understand how innovators can get involved with defence. The MOD SME Engagement team will provide a briefing on defence procurement, alongside the opportunity to ask questions of the...
MediWales are delighted to announce the upcoming Finance and Funding event being held in collaboration with Development Bank of Wales and Welsh Government Economy. Join us in Cardiff on the 28th September and learn more about the current funding schemes and grants available to you and your business. Listen to presentations from Development Bank of...
The Welsh Government has tasked Cogent Skills to review the Laboratory and Science Technicians, Higher Apprenticeship in Life Science and Related Science Industries Apprenticeship Frameworks and the supporting National Occupational Standards. Cogent Skills would like your input and comments on these reviews and will be holding a Teams meeting to discuss these reviews on Thursday,...
SEHTA are pleased to offer you a FREE to attend webinar session with IVDeology on an overview of the main points from the UK government's response to consultation on the future UK Medical Device Regulation. Date: Thursday 29th September 2022 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 (BST) Cost: Free to attend Platform: Webex Click here to find out more.
SEHTA and Hill Dickinson, a leading life sciences law firm, are delighted to offer this webinar for businesses in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector, to enable you to learn about key legal and commercial requirements for development of your medtech device, product or service. Date: Thursday 6th October 2022 Times: 10:00 - 11:00 (BST)...
Do you need grant funding? Need help submitting a successful application? Then this webinar is for you. SEHTA are delighted to offer you this informative webinar session - How to submit a successful grant funding application, with hints and tips on how they are assessed, and provide an understanding what funders are looking for. Date: Thursday 6th...
This is a live virtual forum delivered via Zoom on Wednesday 12 October 2022 from 10:00am–1:30pm. Join us for this online forum to hear from leaders in England, Scotland and Wales about their plans to use open global standards to improve patient safety and supply chain processes for their Scan4Safety programmes. Hear the latest from...
Join MediWales at SEHTA’s 2022 International MedTech Expo & Conference on 13th October at the Hilton London Tower Bridge Hotel. The SME focused healthcare event driving collaborations between Business, Care & Clinicians & Academics Improving Health, Increasing Wealth For over 17 years, South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA) has developed an excellent reputation for support...
Working at the interface between biotechnology and technology – TechBio companies combine cutting-edge techniques from both sectors to draw insights from a wealth of data, including data concerning patients, drug molecules, healthcare infrastructure and research and development, to inform and transform drug discovery and patient care. The work of these companies and their ground-breaking technologies...
The MediWales Members' Showcase is back at The Maltings! Share your projects and demonstrate your technology at our showcase event, alongside fellow MediWales members and the team at MediWales. With exhibition and presentation opportunities, this event is the perfect way to engage with the life science community in Wales and find new collaborative partners. Our showcase event...
Oncology & Precision Medicine Conferences 2022 Alderley Park Conference Centre Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th October 2022 About For 2022 only Oncology and Precision Medicine will both run in conjunction with each other, join Bionow, expert speakers and industry colleagues for our conference to discuss the current oncology landscape and the future of healthcare research...
Available assets include Biosafe Sepax S100, GE Xuri W5's, Applied Biosystems Automate Express, Quiagen & PCR, GEA Pathfinder Seperator , Themo Fisher Nanodrop, Tecan, Carl Zeiss Microscopes and much more! Click here to find out more.
SEHTA is delighted to announce the first FREE in-person workshop with IVDeology will be on Understanding the EU IVD Regulation for Investors - How the implementation of the IVD Regulation has impacted the time to market and what It means for investor returns. Date: Thursday 20th October 2022 Times: 09:30 – 12noon (BST) Venue: The Joiners Shop,...
BIO-Europe® is the preeminent partnering conference for the life sciences, bringing together international decision makers from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and financial sectors, offering private, prescheduled one-to-one meetings, as well as workshops and panels, company presentations, and showcasing companies and sponsors in the exhibition. BioPartner are offering a 12% discount for BioPartner Members 11% discount for...
The Welsh NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition will now take place on Tuesday 1st November 2022. Find out more here.
Bionow and Bruntwood SciTech will be co-hosting a business pitching and Biotech & Beers networking opportunities event for companies operating in the life science and biomedical sector. The event is not only a great opportunity to present to the life science and biomedical community but also gives companies a unique chance to hear about the latest technologies and...
AiBle is a 3-year cross-border EU Interreg project about an upper-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on AI and cloud computing. The workshop objective is to create a discussion platform on intersections between the fields of rehabilitation, robotics, and human-computer/robot interaction. The EU Interreg AiBle Project are offering the opportunity to join this workshop on Robotic...
MEDICA is the world’s largest event for the medical sector, attracting more than 5,100 exhibitors from 70 countries, ranging from World leading organisations to small firms, and over 120,000 visitors. It offers good export opportunities for Welsh businesses in the life science sector. Attending MEDICA will give you the opportunity to showcase your company, gain...
PURPOSE There can be no doubting the importance of innovation to our task of delivering jobs and growth for the Welsh economy. People, businesses, academic institutions, hospitals, schools, the public sector and the Welsh Government itself, all need to be more innovative to thrive in our competitive world. Post Welsh Government release of the consultation...
Lleswyl is Daring to Dream’s annual Wellbeing Festival, which is free to everyone, and is live-streamed with live hosts on the night including Sian Lloyd, Jase Harrold and Tumi Williams. It will be a dynamic and engaging evening with a diverse range of great music (appealing across the generations) which is pre-recorded as live, with...
The annual Genesis conference has been a pillar of the Life Science sector for over two decades. Bringing together key opinion leaders, investors and innovators from across the sector to share insight, debate key trends and generate deals. We expect 2022 to be no different! Under a headline theme of “Maximising Returns from Life Science...
SEHTA are very pleased to be working with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Metrology Institute and a world-leading centre of excellence that provides cutting-edge measurement science, engineering and technology, to bring you this introductory webinar outlining their digital health capabilities and how they support the success of the UK's Life Sciences and...
SAVE THE DATE Tools for Improving Clinical Diagnostics Partnering Event 7th December, Calman Centre, University of Durham Further details and agenda to follow shortly HERE
HTW to celebrate its 5th anniversary with virtual event Health Technology Wales is pleased to announce it will be holding a virtual event to celebrate its fifth anniversary on December 8th. The organisation, which was founded by Welsh Government in 2017, assesses non medicine health and care technologies and produces national guidance on their use...
MediWales hosted our seventeenth annual Innovation Awards on the 8th December 2022, in Cardiff. We welcomed our industry members, academia and health and social care staff back to Cardiff for a fabulous evening celebrating the amazing achievements of the Life Science sector in Wales. The MediWales Innovation Awards are regional awards, as part of the wider...
This online Meet & Match event provides insights into current trends and technologies in the area of innovative cell and gene therapies from Baden-Württemberg and the United Kingdom. Both countries are in excellent positions in the field with strong clusters of innovative companies and applied research institutions. The event highlights current topics and innovative developments...
Grant Funding is available through many funding bodies – including Innovate UK, NIHR and SBRI Healthcare – to accelerate innovation in the UK by de-risking highly innovative research and development projects. Current opportunities have up to £25 million available for businesses to apply for, but the competition can be fierce – knowing how to apply...
Do you need grant funding? Need help submitting a successful application? Then this webinar is for you. SEHTA are delighted to offer you this informative webinar session - How to submit a successful grant funding application, with hints and tips on how they are assessed, and provide an understanding what funders are looking for. Date: Thursday 26th...
Arab Health is the largest trade show in the Middle East for the medical sector, attracting more than 4,200 exhibitors from 150 countries, ranging from World leading organisations to small firms, and over 105,000 visitors. It offers good export opportunities for Welsh businesses in the life science sector. WHY ATTEND? This visit will provide you...
With the WHO declaring AMR one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity and with 3.57 million deaths associated with resistant pathogens in 2019, it is imperative that we tackle this serious threat now. We can’t do it alone: a collaborative approach is needed across all sectors. BioInfect will look at the critical...
BIA are holding the first ever Women in Biotech event in Bristol. Come and listen to some inspirational women in the sector, and enjoy the incredible networking that WIB has to offer in the thriving hub at Science Creates. 16:30 – 17:30 Registration & networking 17:30 – 18:30 Panel and Q&A 18:30 – 20:00 Networking...
The Life Sciences Research Network Wales will be running a congress at St Davids Hotel in Cardiff Bay in February 2023. Save the date: 16th & 17th February 2023 Register your interest to submit a poster or if you are a company and would like to have a stand. Life Sciences Congress Tickets, Thu 16...
Lleswyl is a free, inclusive live streamed festival which is happening on Friday February 17th 19:00-22:30. Main Acts: Afro Cluster, Welsh Ballroom Community, Ify Iwobi, Hear Our Voice band, Emilie Parry-Williams & Thomas Mottershead, Sinfonia Cymru, Soul Lotta Funk, Alli Gemini & Gabrielle Ebbens Lleswyl 2023 includes also inspirational patient stories and highlights the work...
SEHTA are delighted to offer you this informative FREE webinar session on How to navigate the UK funding landscape, including translating research guidance in order to understand what funders are looking for, plus Thinking about implementation and impact of your application. 14:00 - 14:10 - Welcome and Overview 14:10 - 14:30 - MedTech funders and...
Building a Framework for Health & Life Science Innovation across the Irish and Celtic seas Hybrid (In-Person & Virtual) Event Tuesday 28th February 2023: 9am – 2pm About this event: In June 2022, the Welsh Government hosted the Irish Sea Symposium, which recognised that innovation in Health and Life Science is a key area of...
BioPartner UK's Biscuit & Brew is our very own quarterly networking series, where you will have the opportunity to take a well-earned break from your busy schedule to catch up and meet with fellow attendees over a few biscuits and a nice brew. Taking place on Wednesday 8th March, our informal tea break gives an...
PwC Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH 14th March 2023 8:30am - 6pm MediWales is delighted to announce our upcoming BioWales in London event on the 14th of March 2023. Draft programme below. BioWales London is free to attend for all MediWales and partner organisation members. Delegates are welcome to request a full delegate list by email...
On March 16th, businesses across the Midlands will come together to celebrate their amazing achievements in the health and life science sectors. Why not join them? The awards ceremony will be held at the Great Hall, the University of Birmingham, with eight award categories to be awarded including Start-Up, Export, Delivering Innovation in Health &...
Don't miss out on attending - invite your colleagues and clients for an unforgettable evening dining beneath the iconic Concorde, which takes pride of place in the super hangar. Let's mark this celebration in style, pop open the champagne and take our hats off to all dedicated companies and individuals. The prestigious Bionow Awards Dinner is a...
MediWales will be attending Bio-Europe 2023 in Basel, Switzerland. MediWales members can pay €2550, saving €676 by registering through BioPartner UK! Bio-Europe Spring is a 3-day in-person event taking place in Basel, Switzerland with virtual options available. BIO-Europe Spring 2023 will take place 20-22 March in Basel, Switzerland. Reconnecting and Facilitating Global Partnerships BIO-EUROPE SPRING...
The exhibition and learning place for Medical Device Engineers. Medical Technology UK 2023 Exhibition & Learning Programme is on 22-23 March 2023. Visitor Registration is open! Register for FREE ENTRY to the Exhibition and Learning Programme, including the Women in MedTech Forum, Young MedTech Entrepreneurs & the Future of Medical Technology Innovation sessions Find out...
Tickets for the event on 22nd March 2023 at Sandy Park, Exeter available now at https://swahsn.com/event/bridging-the-gap-2023/, free to innovators. Bridging the Gap is a distinctive business-led event to support health and care innovators navigate the NHS. The theme for the event is: Integrated Care Systems: What Innovators Need to Know and offers health and...
Date: 31 March 2023 Time: 09:30 to 11:30 UK time/16:30-18:30 China time. Language: English Register for the upcoming UK-China Medical Devices Market Access Workshop – Unleash Your Export Potential on the 31st of March 2023. The UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) China Medical Device team is delighted to invite you to our upcoming...
The event to discover, collaborate, and invest in the success of UK & Nordic life sciences. The Annual Anglonordic Life Science Conference is back for 2023. Join us on the 20th April for the 19th edition of this must-attend conference. You will have opportunities to: MEET decision makers at leading and upcoming drug discovery and...
BIOTRINITY 2023 25-26 APRIL, Etc. venues 155 Bishopsgate, London Catalysing Growth in the Life Sciences Industry BioTrinity is an established, must-attend London conference, that catalyses growth and supports in-person engagement across the life sciences industry. The event is attended by an audience of early stage and emerging life sciences R&D Companies, investors, big pharma, and...
“Where the world's technology leaders, scientists and engineers from pharma, biotech and pharma suppliers get together for commercial progress and successful large-scale bioprocessing” The Global Bioprocessing Summit brings together industry leaders, biotech, leading scientists and engineers to share day-to-day challenges and practical solutions for the development and manufacturing of quality cell lines, antibodies, vaccines, cell...
This Meet & Match event focuses on future medicine, which aims to be predictive, preventive and precise. Join this event on May 11 & 12 to receive insights into current trends, technologies as well as research and development in the field from Baden-Württemberg and the United Kingdom. The talks of this Meet & Match range...
Patient safety is key to what we teach and learn - at 'Patient Powered Safety' we are trying to look at patient safety from the point of view of the patient. Previous years' meetings have resulted in a dedicated report by the Bevan Commission and a special edition on patient safety from the Royal College...
ARCH (A Regional Collaboration for Health) is a collaboration between Hywel Dda UHB, Swansea Bay UHB and Swansea University, covering the geographical area of West Wales. For the first time ARCH is developing a regional strategy for innovation and research. The strategy will set out our objectives, approach and actions over the next few years....
Would you like to improve your understanding of the SBRI Healthcare funding landscape and the funding opportunities that may be available to you? Are you keen to learn how to improve your chances of completing a winning application in order to raise vital funds to develop your idea or solution? On 24 May 2023, the...
Webinar: The Growing Importance of Clinical Evidence Tuesday 23rd May 2023 14:00 – 16:00 (BST) Delivered via Teams platform FREE for Medilink Members (including MediWales members) Non-members: £75+VATpp Medilink members - click here to register Non-members - click here to register Overview: Clinical evidence has become one of the most important elements of product...
For over 6 years CALIN has been supporting substantial innovative change in the Life Sciences sector across Ireland and Wales, in areas including medtech, therapeutics, diagnostics, regenerative medicine, and health and wellbeing. During this event we will showcase the outcomes from these collaborations across academia, industry and healthcare, with speakers spanning all sectors, including Welsh...
Our Industry Open Day is your chance to find out all the many ways we can work with you to help and support your business, for you to utilise our amazing, industry-standard facilities, and to work with some of brightest talent in Wales – plus your chance to meet and network with our other industry...
Welsh Government are running a mission to the Bio International Convention in Boston (USA). This event is an exciting opportunity for businesses of all sizes to increase their export activity by connecting with businesses in the Life Sciences sector from around the world. The Biotechnology Innovation Organisation (BIO) represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic...
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has some exciting new funding from the Ministry of Defence and an opportunity for businesses in Wales to find out more. Click here to find out more about the event and register to attend.DASA has a series of different contact and grant funding opportunities and a finance scheme within...
The UK and Ireland's leading event for medical device manufacturing! In June 2023, we're connecting leaders, engineers, innovators and manufacturers with all of the technology and innovation they need to facilitate the design and manufacture of life changing medical devices. Take your place at the fastest growing event in medical technology, where you'll find solutions...
The Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards, held in association with Med-Tech Innovation, is a prestigious black-tie event that attracts almost 300 leading figures and decision-makers from across the life sciences and healthcare technology sector. Taking place at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham on the 7th June 2023, the event is a fantastic celebration of all...
The Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering (MPCE) and Rehabilitation Engineering Departments from the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will be hosting the Summer 2023 Meeting of the All Wales MPCE Conference. The conference is suitable for anyone with an interest in Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering. The conference will be held in-person on Thursday...
Come along and hear about our new Flexible Innovation Support Fund, SMART FIS, which is now open to any organisation wishing to engage in research, development and innovation (RD&I), including the third sector, local authorities and health boards. You will also have the opportunity to hear about the new Circular Economy Fund which will provide an...
MediWales will be holding a skills, training and recruitment workshop on Tuesday 13th June in Pencoed. The special interest group will bring together companies and training bodies/further education/Universities to discuss the current issues surrounding workforce skills and recruitment into the life science and health tech sector and to highlight schemes and programmes available to both...
MediWales will be holding a skills, training and recruitment workshop on Tuesday 20th June in Deeside, North Wales. The special interest group will bring together companies and training bodies/further education/Universities to discuss the current issues surrounding workforce skills and recruitment into the life science and health tech sector and to highlight schemes and programmes available...
The Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Business HUB UK & Ireland are holding a Panel Discussion and Business Networking Event at Cardiff Castle on Wednesday 28th June in collaboration with Welsh Government and MediWales. Switzerland is home to a globally unique Life Science cluster. In addition to chemical and pharmaceutical firms, this encompasses a...
This event has now passed. The MediWales Connects Conference 2024 will be on the 26th June, at the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel. To find out more about the MediWales Connects Conference 2024, please click here. The only event of its kind for the health and care community, MediWales Connects is an all Wales...
Date: 6 July 2023-Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge UK Theme: New Horizons for Bio Innovation This one-day conference will address key bio innovation trends, from developments in life science and technology research to their translation into new diagnostics, prevention tools or treatments. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the One Nucleus networkto explore New Horizons...
Natural Products – Emerging Opportunities Networking Event 18-19 July 2023, Great Hall, Bay Campus, Swansea University Registration is open for “Natural Products – Emerging Opportunities” https://www.swansea.ac.uk/bioscience/research-and-impact/natural-products-biohub-project/naturalproductsbiohub-project-news-and-events/natural-products--emerging-opportunities/ Join us on 18-19th July for this engaging networking event exploring opportunities for collaborative natural product research in pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals, & the food industry. The event focusses on...
A Networking Event to Establish Consortia of Interdisciplinary Expertise & Innovative Tools to Fast Track the Research Translation to the development of Novel Products & Services Led by the Natural Products BioHUB, at Swansea University Faculty of Engineering, this event will explore opportunities for natural product development in pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals, and the food industry. The...
The Welsh Government and the Toyota Lean Management Centre at Deeside are pleased to announce the launch of The Toyota Lean Clusters Programme, offering assistance for companies that want to make sustainable improvements in competitiveness. Wherever a company might be on its Lean journey, The Toyota Lean Clusters Programme can help. Click here to find...
BioMedEng23 is the premier UK conference for bioengineers, biomedical engineers, medical engineers and clinicians to meet and discuss the latest developments in BioMedEng related activities and technologies. The last conference attracted...
Find your Future Talent in Tech is the last step to finding the right candidate for your business. Take this opportunity to speed network with a range of ambitious graduates...
Welsh Government - US in market team visit Cardiff : 26th September at the Maltings 9am - 11am. This is an opportunity to meet the Welsh Government’s team in North America to discuss opportunities for collaboration. If you’re a Welsh company interested in exporting/collaborating to/in North America or a North American company already in Wales...
Cparity’s Summit The World Smart Bioprocessing: Pharma 4.0 is launching a world platform across the Pharma & Bio-pharmaceutical Manufacturing community to present their technological advance, to boost innovation and exchange...
The SBRI Centre of Excellence in collaboration with Welsh Government and Social Care Wales are seeking solutions which will address challenges in domiciliary care delivery, supporting the integration and sustainability aspirations set out in A Healthier Wales. The challenge seeks to identify and support the delivery of projects that can demonstrate the potential and scalability...
Whether you’re looking to invest in the next cutting-edge life sciences innovation or seeking funding and investment opportunities for your business, BioCap is not to be missed! BioCap features three...
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Health Technology Wales (HTW), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the National Health Service England (NHSE), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Office for Life Sciences (OLS), and the Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) are pleased to announce the launch of...
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, are investing up to £4.5m in innovation projects in the Creative Technologies Sector, to develop digital therapeutic Extended Reality (XR) solutions for mental health care. The aim is to enable improved delivery of mental health and wellbeing services, through the application of immersive technologies. This R&D funding is...
The MediWales Members' Showcase 2023 will be held on the 11th October at the Maltings, Cardiff! Present your projects, demonstrate your technology and share your latest news at our showcase event, alongside fellow MediWales members and the wider life science community. With exhibition and presentation opportunities available, this event is the perfect way to engage with...
SEHTA & Psephos Biomedica Digital Health & AI (SaMD) Seminar Digital Health Regulations: Changes, challenges and opportunities Psephos and SEHTA are excited to present this seminar designed to provide an update on the current regulatory environment for software as a medical device (SaMD), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital health applications. With a particular focus...
ABHI hosts its flagship UK HealthTech conference this October, bringing together industry leaders and experts for two days of networking and learning. The focus will be on understanding the UK landscape for HealthTech businesses, particularly in relation to market access and regulation, the two main challenges impacting company success. Day one will explore market access...
As a community of innovators and supporting services, we are pleased to showcase the resources available from agencies to the wider Medical & Healthcare organisations, inclusive of companies, academics and clinicians. The aim of this event is to highlight the current challenges in medical manufacturing and the associated supply chains in the local region and...
Registration is FREE to Medilink members including MediWales and SEHTA Non Members: £75 plus VAT You will be aware of the NHS’s Net Zero targets to support the global challenge of climate change. No doubt you will have already attended workshops on this topic, and there are numerous reference documents available to help you better...
CPhl is the largest event globally for pharmaceutical ingredients. It attracts around 45,000 visiting pharma professionals and over 2,000 exhibitors from more than 70 countries, providing a unique opportunity for...
This annual CATALYSE event will showcase collaborative research and innovation in health technology through partnerships between academia, industry, and NHS Wales. A full symposium programme and Eventbrite registration details will follow...
MediWales are delighted to announce our upcoming Finance and Funding event. Join us in Cardiff on the 26th October and find out more about the current funding schemes and grants available to you and your business. There will also be a panel discussions and an opportunity to network with other businesses and investors. Hear from representatives from...
The SME focused healthcare event driving collaborations between Business, Care & Clinicians & Academics Improving Health, Increasing Wealth For over 18 years, South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA) has developed an excellent reputation for support of its 1,400+ members, especially SMEs, through its one-to-one mentoring, fund-finding, consultancy and events programme. In 2022, we ran our...
EUROPE'S FLAGSHIP PARTNERING EVENT BIO-Europe convenes over 5,000 attendees, representing 60 countries and 2,220+ companies, making the event the industry's largest gathering of biopharma professionals in Europe. MediWales members receive...
Join British Business Bank in Cardiff for an event where you will hear all about early stage equity finance and how to ensure your start-up is in the best possible position before and after raising investment. We will have presentations from our expert partners introducing early stage equity and panels on understanding investors and maintaining...
Medilink Midlands have partnered with Health Innovation West Midlands and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to deliver this hour long informative webinar. With the launch of the new network of NHS England Secure Data Environments and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust leading this work for the West Midlands region, Our guest speaker, Hilary...
This November RCNi is bringing us the first event of its kind in the UK. The first event of its kind, Nursing Live will bring thousands of nurses together to...
It's no secret that there is a gap for early scaling financial support in North Wales and the North West of England. However that doesn't mean that there's no help out there. Join British Business Bank on the 10th November for an event where they'll be discussing how to kickstart your business' growth by using...
The MEDICA Trade Fair 2023, 12th - 17th November, is the world’s largest event for the medical sector, attracting more than 5,100 exhibitors from 70 countries, ranging from World leading organisations...
On Monday 13 November BBB are running a webinar that will seek to raise awareness of Future Fund: Breakthrough, a £375m UK-wide programme delivered by British Patient Capital, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank. You will be joined on the webinar by other ecosystem stakeholders and businesses across the Devolved Nations, during which...
Following the success of 2022’s events, the Oncology Conference and the Precision Medicine Conference is BACK and running on two consecutive days. Join Bionow, expert speakers and industry colleagues to...
Anglo-Welsh Collaboration: It's not unusual... Following on from the success of MediWales BioWales in London event in March, MediWales will be holding a BioWales in Oxford event on the 21st November 2023. This event will focus on exploring the existing and potential new collaborations between Wales and Oxford. MediWales BioWales in Oxford is being...
Central Biotechnology Services are excited to be hosting our annual Gene Expression Workshop by Thermo Fisher Scientific face-to-face in November on the Cardiff University Cathays Park site. This training workshop will include an introduction to gene expression, sample preparation, and workshops on both qPCR and microarray technologies; introducing these technologies, the range of applications and...
SEHTA and Hill Dickinson, a leading international law firm, are delighted to invite businesses in the healthcare and life sciences sectors to learn about delivery of devices, products and services for Virtual Wards. The session will provide practical tips on the opportunities available in the current market as well as how to address risks. The...
MediWales is working with the Cardiff Capital Region team, Cardiff & Vale College and PWC in support of dedicated skills and training programme for our Life Science and Health Tech sector. Industry engagement is of course a critical part of establishing the skills and training requirements. The ‘Life Sciences and Healthtech Discovery Workshop’ is being...
All organisations are invited to the first South East Wales Business Climate Coalition ‘Net Zero Action Business Event’ at the sbarc|spark Building on Friday 1st December from 9am to 13:30pm. The South East Wales Business Climate Coalition Mission is to –“Empower our businesses with the knowledge, resources - and voice – that enables them to...
MediWales is working in collaboration with the High Commission of Canada in the UK and Welsh Government to organise a networking seminar and lunch, followed by two site visits, to meet the cohort of the 2023 UK Digital Health Canadian Technology Accelerator. The delegation will consist of 10 Canadian digital health companies who are interested...
In-Person Day 7 December 2023 Online Innovation Workshops 4, 5, 6 December 2023 The annual Genesis conference has been a pillar of the Life Science sector for over two decades. Bringing together key opinion leaders, investorsand innovators from across the sector to share insight, debate key trends and generate deals.We expect 2023 to be no...
MediWales held our eighteenth annual Innovation Awards on Thursday 7th December 2023, in Cardiff. We welcomed our industry members, academia and health and social care staff to the Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff, for a fabulous evening celebrating the amazing achievements of the Life Science sector in Wales. The MediWales Innovation Awards are regional awards, as...
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the State Enterprise Medical Procurement of Ukraine organisation invite you to learn how your company can supply directly into Ukraine's healthcare system. WHY ATTEND? This webinar will set out key requirements, procurement processes and Ukraine's accredited supplier system. The briefing will be led by the State Enterprise...
Session 1: Explore the intricate product lifecycle of medical devices within the Chinese market. This includes a comprehensive overview of maintaining compliance with China's regulatory landscape, a crucial aspect for successful market entry and sustainability. Date: 17 January, 2024 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 London GMT (22:00 – 23:00 Beijing CST) Duration: 60 mins Agenda Highlights...
BioSeed, now in its seventh year, is taking place in London on Monday 22 January 2024 at County Hall, London. BioSeed is a fast-paced, one-day pitching event where innovative early-stage life sciences companies seeking seed funding, showcase to and meet with an extensive audience of active life sciences investors. Key features of the event include: Up to...
The vision for this special interest group is to create a forum for companies producing diagnostic technologies which involve the application of sensor systems and/or detection of biological interactions. Biosensing for diagnostics is a critical and ever-evolving field in the realm of healthcare and biotechnology. It encompasses a wide range of techniques and technologies aimed...
Session 2: The second session in the Department for Business and Trade Medical Device series shifts focus to the untapped potential within China's medical device sector. We'll discuss the significant opportunities for UK SMEs in addressing unmet medical needs, a key driver for innovation and market success in this region. Date: 24 January, 2024 Time:...
