Events

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

With the WHO declaring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity and with 1.27 million deaths directly related to AMR plus antimicrobial-resistant infections playing a role in almost 5 million deaths in 2019, tackling the issue requires a united, multisectoral approach. Antimicrobial resistance: the next pandemic AMR occurs...

Join the Department for Business and Trade’s Export Support Service China team to explore the opportunities, issues and strategies in the life sciences sector in China. This is part of a series of webinars on a number of sectors and themes. There is another session covering Intellectual Property in China which can also be registered...

Medical Technology UK is the Exhibition & Conference for Medical Device Engineering. The two day conference includes speakers from Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Owen Mumford, Johnson & Johnson and our key note speaker is Professor Tony Young OBE,  National Clinical Lead for Innovation at NHS England. You can view the full content programme below at: Learning...

Join MediWales at Bio-Europe Spring in Barcelona from the 18th - 20th March 2024 and expand your network and knowledge. After being held digitally the last three years, BIO-Europe Spring 2023 saw a record breaking 3,500+ total attendees representing over 1,400 companies and 53 countries in 2023, which resulted in a remarkable level of engagement...

Programme Summary & Why Singapore Delivered by Innovate UK, this engaging programme consists of a Get ready preparation phase, 5-day innovation visit to focus on Singapore, an exploitation workshop, and support from an Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist - helping your business to identify opportunities and develop innovation projects with partners in the country....

The NIHR are looking for innovative technologies with potentially high impact from researchers and clinicians, including those who may not have previously worked with the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme. The i4i programme is a translational research funding scheme aimed at de-risking early-to-late stage medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices and high-impact patient-focused digital...

The Annual Anglonordic Life Science Conference is back for 2024. Join us on the 18th April for the 20th edition of this must-attend conference.  You will have opportunities to: MEET decision makers at leading and upcoming drug discovery and technology companies from the UK and Nordic regions, and investment firms throughout Europe. LEARN from major...

Swansea University Research Institutes of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences (FHMLS) are hosting an Enterprise and Innovation event on the 17th April. With presentations including Innovate UK Regional Manager for Wales, shedding light on the numerous opportunities available through Innovate UK and their priorities, and  SBRI to highlight the opportunities they present. This...

BioTrinity is OBN's flagship event and the UK’s leading partnering and investment conference for the life sciences industry. The two-day conference is designed to catalyse growth for an audience of early stage and emerging life sciences R&D Companies, big pharma, active life sciences investors, emerging entrepreneurs and a broad mix of valued professional service and...

World Patient Safety Day 2023 had the theme "Engaging patients for patient safety": What does this mean for patients, families, clinicians, (engineers and researchers) in 2024? We are inviting you to meet patient safety experts and those affected and discuss barriers and opportunities for safer care. The meeting is hybrid, two of the sessions will...

Is your business ready to unleash the power of AI? Perhaps you find all the talk of artificial intelligence confusing or maybe you can see the benefits but are not sure where to begin with integrating it into your company. During the course of this event, we aim to demystify AI and equip business leaders...

5-6th June 2024 NEC, Birmingham The UK & Ireland's leading event for medical device manufacturing, the Med-Tech Innovation Expo event brings together leaders, engineers, innovators and manufacturers, connecting them with technology and innovation to facilitate the design and manufacture of life changing medical devices. The Med-Tech Innovation Expo is back, bigger and better than ever, offering...

Join this webinar session to find out how HecoAnalytics can help MedTech companies to gain the health analytics capability needed to robustly assess and sell their products to a global digital health economy. Increasingly health economic evidence is essential for products to be commissioned and gain adoption. SEHTA are delighted to bring you this webinar...

The SBRI Centre of Excellence are thrilled to be partnering with M-SParc, Anglesey for an in-person Spotlight and Case Studies Session on Monday 10th June, 9:00am-1:00pm, at M-SParc Anglesey. There will be a number of speakers including SBRI colleagues, who will outline the challenge led process in addition to public sector innovation and procurement experts and case...

From the 1st - 5th July Cardiff Metropolitan University are running a Research and Innovation Week 2024 and day 2 is all about academic and industry collaboration! They will be holding our Developing Effective Collaborations event on the morning of Tuesday 2nd July for businesses to find out more about funding, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and to...

New Horizons for Bio Innovation. Join One Nucleus in Cambridge for ON Helix! The one-day conference addresses key bio innovation trends, from developments in life science and technology research to their translation into new diagnostics, prevention tools or treatments. ON Helix offers a high content mix of plenary talks and panels from key opinion leaders,...

MediWales a regional partner of Medilink UK. Each year, the winners of the MediWales Innovation Awards are put forward for the Medilink UK National Awards. This year the Medilink UK National Awards will be on the 11th July in London. This event will be a luncheon with the winning companies at the London Institute of...

Is your business ready to unleash the power of AI? Perhaps you find all the talk of artificial intelligence confusing or maybe you can see the benefits but are not sure where to begin with integrating it into your company. During the course of this event, we aim to demystify chatbots and Large Language Models...

Join our growing TechBio community to connect with other BIA members sitting across drug discovery and patient care. Our keynote speakers have been announced and early bird discounts are only available for one more month - register by 31 July to take advantage of the offer. If you are a TechBio company looking for your...

With a well-established history since 1997, Medical Fair Asia continues to grow from strength to strength as South East Asia’s most established international medical and healthcare event. Focused on equipment and supplies for the hospital, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, medical and rehabilitation sectors, MEDICAL FAIR ASIA provides you with the best business opportunities to navigate the marketplace...

Are you looking to raise funds and improve your network within the European ecosystem? HealthTech Innovation Days will help you get in touch with worldwide investors, pharmaceutical companies, peers and experts to develop and get your innovations into the hands of patients quicker. Your organisation will have the opportunity to attend and participate in a...

Hartree Centre Cardiff Hub are holding an event aiming to demystify chatbots and Large Language Models (LLMs) and to equip business leaders and owners with the knowledge of how this cutting-edge technology can be harnessed and give you the confidence to embrace the future today. You will: Learn about the basic capabilities of state-of-the-art chatbots...

The SME focused healthcare event for driving collaborations between Business, Care & Clinicians & Academics. For over 19 years, SEHTA has developed an excellent reputation for support of its 1,500+ members, especially SMEs, through its one-to-one mentoring, fund-finding, consultancy and events programme. In 2023, we ran our 4th fully attended in-person International MedTech Expo &...

This November, BIO-Europe will commemorate its 30th anniversary by celebrating what brings us all together: innovation and partnerships! At BioPartner, we are offering exhibition space within the UK Pavilion and delegation places for extra promotion and on-site support. Reserve your discounted ticket here to receive a £GBP invoice and no VAT to pay; the rate...

Building and maintaining a network of good connections can be key for shrewd investors and those seeking funding to grow their business. Our Abel + Imray Investors + Innovators Meet Up series brings people together to start creating those connections through networking over informal drinks. Each event has an innovation theme to provide a focus...

Sachs 8th Annual Neuroscience Innovation Forum (NIF) will be taking place on the 12th January in San Francisco, a day before the JP Morgan meeting and the Virtual Week will take place the week after, from the 21st - 23rd of January. Positioned at the beginning of JPM week, the NIF forum focuses on the latest developments across...

PIGF's role in enhancing pregnancy care Join QuidelOrtho for a focused one-hour webinar led by healthcare experts who will share insights, real-world experience, and top tips for implementing PIGF testing at the point of care. Why attend? Understand PIGF's role in pre-eclampsia management Get tips to implement POC PIGF testing in practice Dynamic discussions with...

Date: Friday 6th June 2025 Time: 12.00 – 13.30 Location: Online Register here. The Stroke Innovation and Service Improvement Group (part of the National Stroke Implementation Network, NHS Wales Executive) are pleased to invite you to an online workshop focused on addressing stroke challenges. This workshop aims to engage NHS Wales staff and selected non-industry...