Events
View upcoming events from both MediWales and its partners. Become a member and receive exclusive offers or free places to a range of events and conferences
Become a memberWednesday 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
