Events

Construction and Engineering Materials Lectures (*for professional engineers and guests)   “Frontiers in Bioscience- Mechanical Loading Of Tissues” By Dr Catherine Holt and Dr Debbie Mason, Cardiff University, School of Bioscience Biological research presents unparalleled opportunities and challenges for basic science and its exploitation to benefit health and the environment. Dr Holt and Dr Mason will...

At the Boots conference suite, Nottingham. Boots In conjunction with Medilink, Health Tech & Medicines KTN, & Personal Care Programme will be hosting a New Product Introduction Seminar. Thursday 14th April 2011, 9.30am – 2pm Boots Conference Suite, Nottingham If you have an innovative concept, product or service for the consumer healthcare market that you...

12pm – Doors open for buffet lunch 12.30pm – Seminar & Workshops 3pm - Close High Performance Computing offers outstanding levels of computing power to business, and through the HPC Wales project, companies of all sizes across Wales can benefit from this exceptional resource. HPC Wales brings state of the art computing technology, infrastructure and...

  The ABHI is pleased to inform you that bookings are now being taken for this year’s CMEF exhibition.  The deadline for applications is Friday 11th February. After this date ABHI will be unable to guarantee space in the UK pavilion.  To book a stand Booking forms (click here) should be signed and faxed to 020 7960...

10 – 11 May 2011  ICC, Birmingham  2011's NICE Annual Conference will focus on how to put guidance into practice to ensure patients are offered the best and most effective treatments in financially straitened times.   For more information and to register: http://www.niceconference.org.uk/

This event builds upon a study that investigated the challenges and barriers to taking sensing technologies into medical applications. It brings together presenters, exhibitors and elevator pitches from across the medical sensing supply chain and will give attendees the opportunity to hear from a range of perspectives about how the challenges and barriers may be...

    This event builds on a KTN study that investigated the challenges and barriers to taking sensing technologies into medical applications. It addresses the challenges of commercialising medical sensing devices and highlights the experiences of a range of organisations that have successfully overcome these challenges. Hear from large medical device and diagnostics companies on...

This UKTI event is concentrating on supply chain opportunities in the increasing number of major projects taking place throughout Asia.   We encourage you to register to attend this Asia Task Force event on Thursday, 12 May at the 1VS Westminster Conference Centre, London covering the following 12 commercially important Asian markets:   China, India, Indonesia,...

EuroMedtech™ 2011 brings together the myriad sectors of the medtech industry, creating a forum dedicated to forging partnerships between large companies and innovators, public and private companies and investors, institutes and industry. EuroMedtech caters to companies involved in all parts of the advanced medical technology industry, from those serving mainline therapeutic categories such as orthopedics...

Promoting Life Sciences in the Cardiff city-region Featuring: Sir Chris Evans, biotech entrepreneur and Excalibur fund Manager    Sir Christopher is regarded as one of Europe’s leading biotechnology entrepreneurs. He has a proven track record of establishing successful, high-quality science companies, twenty of which have been taken public. These companies have made substantial returns for...

The next open meeting of the Welsh Wound Network will take place at the Hilton Hotel, Newport on Tuesday 17th May 2011.  Confirmed presentations will cover health economics and wounds along with a focus upon the work of the Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory.  Delegates will have the opportunity of presenting for 5 minutes (maximum of...

 ‘My idea’s brilliant so why do I need Market Research?’ A discussion on the creative use of market intelligence and some hints and tips on marketing strategy for IP-based companies How to use marketing to further differentiate your technology and do more deals Plus - How is it for you? The first feedback session for...

Dear colleagues, eHealth Industries Innovation (ehi2) Centre are inviting you to the first eHealth Technologies Sandpit Event taking place on Tuesday 24 and 31 May 2011 at Swansea University. The objectives of the eHealth Technologies Sandpit are to: develop productive network relationships between participants from Universities, the NHS and businesses; initiate and foster collaborative partnership working between...

 DESIGNING YOUR OFFER WORKSHOP Optic Glyndwr, St Asaph Business Park  25 May 2011 9.15am  – 12.15pm   Every successful business has its own special offer that is constantly developing and evolving to meet growing customer expectations.  Offers encompass ranges of products, content and services that all require effective design individually as well as strategic design...

Matthew will be discussing and demonstrating how MATCH tools and guides can provide companies with access to health economics thinking. The MATCH tools and guides can be used to improve decision making during the early stages of product development, but also provide a way of highlighting the benefits that a new technology can deliver to...

European Research & Development Funding   Although there is a massive funding source available for R & D through the European Framework Programme, many businesses are unaware of the opportunities open to them.   To find out more about the funding and how to make a successful bid, register for one of Welsh Government's FREE events.   Information: www.enterpriseeuropewales.org.uk/wlx/events/register.asp?eventid=287 Register at: http://ictktn.co/tinc?key=d95cAHGK&formname=FP7WalesSouth

 European Research & Development Funding Although there is a massive funding source available for R & D through the European Framework Programme, many businesses are unaware of the opportunities open to them. To find out more about the funding and how to make a successful bid, why not register for one of our FREE events.   Register at: www.enterpriseeuropewales.org.uk/wlx/events/register.asp?eventid=285

European Research & Development Funding Although there is a massive funding source available for R & D through the European Framework Programme, many businesses are unaware of the opportunities open to them. To find out more about the funding and how to make a successful bid, why not register for one of our FREE events.   To register click here: http://www.enterpriseeuropewales.org.uk/wlx/events/register.asp?eventid=286

11th Annual BioDundee International Conference & Partnering Event Programme of Events DAY1: Wednesday 8th June 2011 Event: BioDundee International Conference Time: 8.30am registration, 9.30am start Venue: Hilton Hotel, Dundee Cost: £200 + VAT (£150 + VAT before 30th April)   The 2011 BioDundee conference will explore emerging global trends in life sciences, and discuss key...

There will be something for everyone involved in the physical science and technology of modern healthcare whatever stage of your career or level of experience.   Topics of discussion will include: imaging, EBME, radiotherapy, assistive technology, patient diagnostics - whatever stage of career or level of experience.    To register for this event, click here to download and...

The role of eHealth in NHS (England, Scotland and Wales) and the opportunities for commercial companies to support innovation and deliver solutions.  Thursday 09 June 2011   09:00 - 15:00   Grove Lecture Theatre Grove Building Swansea University Keynote speakers: Dr Gwyn Thomas, Chief Information Officer, Welsh Assembly Government Dr George Crooks, Medical Director, NHS 24 Scotland Mr...

Welsh Government's FREE Business Innovation Events detail how they have helped businesses in Wales to undertake R&D; create and commercialise new products and processes; increase their efficiency in manufacturing through technology and process improvement; introduce design for new product development, manufacture, and identify; and protect and exploit their intellectual property.   Come along to these events: on 9th June in...

ABHI will be holding their International Business Conference on the 13th June 2011 in London. "Global Healthcare using the UK as a Springboard" The ABHI International Business Conference looks to explore the challenges and opportunities for industry in a global context. The conference will provide the audience insight into the key areas for consideration both...

Improving resource efficiency has become a key driver for delivering competitive advantage for Welsh manufacturing companies. Small and mediums sized enterprises (SMEs) whose products or processes can be adapted to accept new input materials, without compromising on quality or performance, are ideally placed to benefit from support offered by WRAP Cymru.   To help introduce or increase...

'Improving Patient Outcomes through Research'   This is the second Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board Research & Development Conference and following on from last year’s successful conference it has become an important date in the Health Board’s calendar. Research & Development is of fundamental importance to healthcare providers who aim to deliver high quality healthcare...

The Biomedical iNet Technology Showcase will give businesses, Higher Education Institutes and the NHS an opportunity to discover exciting new technologies being developed within the sector in the South West region. Please see the full programme below. If you would like to register contact David Dawson, Director, Biomedical iNet, 0117 32 86697, 07901 331477, David2.Dawson@uwe.ac.uk     Programme...

Ultrasound has been regularly used in diagnosis of pregnancy and diseases. However you may not know what ultrasound could do in cancer treatment.   High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive way to treat solid tumors including primary and metastatic liver cancer, breast cancer, primary and metastatic malignant bone tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, and benign tumors such as uterine fibroids...

Improving resource efficiency has become a key driver for delivering competitive advantage for Welsh manufacturing companies. Small and mediums sized enterprises (SMEs) whose products or processes can be adapted to accept new input materials, without compromising on quality or performance, are ideally placed to benefit from support offered by WRAP Cymru.   To help introduce or increase...

The Industrial Biopolymers Knowledge Transfer Centre presents a seminar on:  "The use of Biopolymers in the Health Sector" The day-long seminar, starting at 9.30am and finishing at 4pm will include presentations from MediWales about the support available through the network, and from Glyndwr University and Bangor University giving details of their current research. Click here for...

Valuing technology presents some unique problems. This MasterClass will review commonly used techniques for technology valuation. It will assume no prior knowledge of valuation methodology, and will focus on practicalities rather than corporate finance theory; a basic knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and accounting methods is assumed. It is intended primarily for early stage companies, university...

BioCity Suppliers Group and the Healthcare and Bioscience iNet invite you to attend The BioCity Nottingham Chemistry Day on the 14th July. The day will include a series of seminars on topics of interest to a wide range of chemistry-based SMEs. Attendance is FREE to BioCity tenant companies as well as to academic and industrial...

Health care education has changed vastly. This talk explores the impact of technology on health care education. Research on how simulation technology enhances the learning process will be described and an example of teaching will be provided to fully demonstrate how simulation technology is used. The technology (a simulated mannequin) used by the nursing department...

Unless otherwise stated, each BioBreakfast will begin at 8.00am, finishing by 9.00am Unless otherwise stated, each BioBreakfast will take place on the third Thursday of every month. Please note that there is no BioBreakfast scheduled for August and December Booking is not necessary and breakfast will be served until it runs out! Parking is best...

CHI+MED Swansea Summer  DATE: Friday 12th August 2011 LOCATION: Swansea University   WEBSITE: http://chimedworkshops.wordpress.com/   This August in Swansea, CHI+MED (Computer Human Interaction for MEdical Devices) is bringing together manufacturers, trainers and users of medical devices to tackle issues on device design, human factors engineering, effective medical device training and preventable medical errors. This highly...

  Workshop overview and aims The first British Computer Society (BCS) Health in Wales/ehi2 joint workshop will be a full-day event, held in conjunction with the 4th International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA’11). The workshop’s primary aims are: to bring together professionals, policy makers, and academics to further the development of BCS Health...

If so, there are some important regulations you need to know. Run by experts in the field, this one-day workshop will focus on the key issues required to get your device onto the US market. To view the programme click here To view the speaker profiles click here To complete the online booking form click...

Medexpo Kenya 2011, International Trade Exhibition, the region's largest showcase of foreign products, equipment and machinery. The event will take place in Nairobi from September 17 - 19, 2011. Medexpo Kenya 2011 provides a platform to meet buyers & potential customers, do business and develop a share of the market  Eastern & Eastern & Southern Africa.     ...