Events

Focusing upon the strengths in the discovery, development and manufacture of cancer medicines in the North of England through to commercialisation (patients), this event will highlight industry, academic and clinical strengths whilst showcasing key activities, infrastructure and the joined up translational environment which exists in the North. Conference Programme Time Session Speakers 08.30 - 09.00...

Register here Data is everywhere, and everything has a price Data is the lifeblood of business Data can be sensitive and valuable Is your data safe? Who is attacking you and why? Cyber Security brought to you by Grant Thornton’s experts promises to be an interesting, informative and interactive event. Breaches - Time is money...

BioSeed is a platform for innovative life science companies to present and meet with sector specific early stage investors. The event’s one day format – with presentations in the morning, a networking lunch and partnering sessions in the afternoon – offers plenty of opportunities for companies and investors to network. 10% discount on registration for...

Get ready for the best night in the biosciences calendar. The legendary BIA Gala Dinner is the place to be this January, network, connect and enjoy a fabulous evening with fantastic people. Join us for the best night in the bioscience calendar and network with the biggest names in the industry at the BIA Gala...

Medilink members fee – £180 + VAT per delegate*  Medilink non-members fee – £215 + VAT per delegate* 15% Christmas bonus discount will be applied to all bookings made before 5 January 2019!  Why attend? The new EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) is in its implementation phase and will be effective from May 2020.  All...

Medilink West Midlands invites you to join us for a evening of celebration and entertainment at the 2018 Medical & Healthcare Business Awards on Thursday 7 February 2019. INTRODUCING OUR 2018 HEADLINE SPONSOR: MASTERCONTROL INC Hosted at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, a fabulous venue in central Birmingham, the evening will consist of plenty of...

Medilink West Midlands invites you to join us for a evening of celebration and entertainment at the 2018 Medical & Healthcare Business Awards on Thursday 7 February 2019. Introducing Our Headline Sponsor for 2018 MasterControl Inc Hosted at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, a fabulous venue in central Birmingham, the evening will consist of...

We invite you to a showcase of Welsh companies, being held at M-Sparc, the new purpose built science park on Anglesey, that have joined CALIN and already benefited from our support. During this informal event, CALIN supported companies will share their experience of working with us and the benefits it brought to their businesses. The...

If you’re interested in Infection Prevention, then this Special Interest Group will be of interest to you. Drawing on leading speakers and researchers in Infection Prevention, this event will cover important topics such as: – Understanding the role of disinfectants and how resistance mechanisms are developed – Technological advances in detection of contamination and disinfection...

This breakfast event in partnership with Maetrics Ltd and Shakespeare Martineau LLP will provide an invaluable opportunity to find out the key legal and regulatory issues impacted by Brexit.   Programme   This event is free to attend, spaces are limited and priority will be given to members of Medilink

For a small country, Wales has a lot to offer. From company success stories, to strong links between industry and academia; a thriving Research and Development community; compelling inward investment proposition and a Life Sciences Hub to drive effective solutions for health and care services in Wales, we have established firm foundations, although want to...

This event will share a wide range of developments in sensing and imaging technologies which can be used in new medical devices to improve diagnostics, detection and monitoring of clinical signs. Presentation topics include: – Sensing inside the cell with miniaturised analytical devices – Sensing and imaging at micro and nano-scales using non-invasive biophotonic techniques:...

4th Annual MarketsandMarkets Infection Control, Sterilization & Decontamination in Healthcare Congress will address issues associated with decontaminating process efficacy and infection free hospital environment. The congress will take place on 28 February – 1 March 2019 in London – UK. You can view the post show report for the 3rd Annual Infection Control, Sterilization & Decontamination here As quoted by House...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Following the success of the 10th annual Advances in Cell and Tissue Culture conference in Cardiff last year, ACTC 2019 will again be hosted at the University of Cardiff. ACTC 2019 - Cardiff will take place over two days on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th June in the Cardiff School of Biosciences. The conference offers a great...

This one-day course by Medical Device Consultancy will cover Regulatory insights into Medical Device Software. Find out what you need to do to comply with the Regulation, and work with the experts to plan how you are going to do it. Learning outcomes will include: Understand what software is, and what the essential requirements are...

If you’re interested in Infection Prevention, then this Special Interest Group will be of interest to you. Drawing on leading speakers and researchers in Infection Prevention, the theme of the event will be Biofilms and will cover important topics such as: Treatment system for prevention of biofilms Biofilms and catheter associated infections: applying historical principles...

QMUL, SEHTA and the GLA would like to invite you to come along to the university, to meet leading academics involved in inter-disciplinary biomedical research aiming to transform health and wellbeing, inequalities and patient care across the UK and beyond.  QMUL has excellence in the fields of genomics, bioengineering, robotics, imaging, digital health (computational biology, artificial intelligence)...

We would like to invite you to the Archers Arena (behind the Tennis Centre) of Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus, on Thursday 13th June, 9.00am-11.00am, to keep informed on the initiative’s progress and opportunities for you to engage with schools, young people and business in Cardiff. Cardiff Metropolitan University Cyncoed Campus, Archers Arena Thursday 13th...

Following the Innovation Network for Health and Social Care in Wales' successful launch in March, we are convening members to discuss and begin to populate the innovation ecosystem landscape across Wales for health and care. We are keen to collate details of projects and initiatives happening in different parts of Wales to establish an early...

With input from the EMAHSN staff, this interactive and informative event on ‘Preparing your NHS Business Case’ will enable you to prepare better business cases. This free to attend event is being held as part of the INSTILS programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, click here to be re-directed to further information about...

The countdown is on for this year’s Soapbox Science event which brings 12 inspirational female scientists to the streets of Swansea to share their research, engage the public and inspire the next generation of scientists. Hosted by Swansea University, the free event will be held in Oxford Street between noon and 3pm on Saturday, 22...

SynbiTECH 2019: The new international synthetic biology conference SynbiTECHis a new international conference taking place 24-25thJune 2019 in London for anyone engaged in synthetic biology research, commercialisation, investment and policymaking. The event will focus on the key opportunities and challenges for building a multibillion-dollar synthetic biology industry that will contribute to the fast-growing bio-economy. The...

Are you a leader of a BioPharma, Medtech or Healthtech Company Are you interested in meeting with peers to discuss common challenges and to spark creativity? Are you looking to learn from experienced industry professionals? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then this Agile Leader Workshop is for you! Agile innovation...

On the 25th of June 2019 we bring you the 3rd annual Healthcare Digital Tech Congress, this is an exclusive opportunity to network and engage with some of the most reputable and well-respected policymakers from within UK healthcare. “Good to see such a wide cross-section of health professionals at the event, some great networking and...