MediWales

1st Annual BioPharma Obesity Innovation Forum
2025-01-11 | Marines’ Memorial Club, Marines' Memorial Club, San Francisco, United States
Building on the success of previous obesity panels and keynote speakers in Sachs’s Swiss events, they will be holding their first annual BioPharma Obesity Innovation Forum on the 11th January in San Francisco.
We are witnessing a global obesity pandemic. By some estimates, a quarter of the world’s population will be obese by 2025. The obesity/weight loss drug market is the fastest-growing segment in the biopharma industry, with annual sales forecast to rise over $200 billion in the near term. Additionally, over 200 other conditions are associated with obesity. These include cardiometabolic diseases, cancer, inflammatory diseases, infertility, anxiety, depression, and kidney disease. This impacts the reimbursement case.
The BioPharma Obesity Innovation Forum will feature over 7 hours of high-level keynotes, panel discussions, and corporate presentations covering all aspects of the bio-pharma obesity science and market, including drug development and technology, as well as highlighting investment opportunities. Key topics to be covered at the upcoming event include:

Fireside Chat with Dr. Bei Zhang, Corporate VP & TA Head – Diabetes, Obesity & MASH, Novo Nordisk A/S
Potential Magnitude of Market & Impact on the Healthcare System Panel
BioPharma Dealmaking: Building the Pipeline Panel
Personalized Approaches to Treating Obesity Panel
Unmet Needs & NextGen Therapeutics Panel
Obesity, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases Platforms Panel
Innovation in Digital, Tech & Dx for Obesity, Diabetes & MASH Panel
Investor Roundtable

If you would like to learn more about the BioPharma Obesity Innovation Forum, click here.

Bionow Oncology & Precision Medicine Conference
2024-12-10 - 2024-12-11 | Alderly Park, Alderley Edge, SK10 4TG
Join Bionow, expert speakers and industry colleagues for the two-day Oncology & Precision Medicine Conference: explore the current oncology landscape on day one and the future of precision medicine on day two.
The development of more targeted and effective early-stage detection strategies is arguably the single most important and impactful objective we can have in improving cancer outcomes. Precision medicine is an innovative approach for tailoring disease treatment and prevention, making it possible for clinicians and researchers to more accurately predict which treatments are more likely to work. Bionow is pleased to present a two-day event to explore the relationship between these two areas of healthcare and facilitate a more in-depth programme, including talks, panel discussions, exhibition, poster presentations and networking opportunities.
Day 1: Oncology
The oncology portion of the conference will cover key topics including early detection and diagnosis, the future and sustainability of cancer treatment, the state of the funding and regulatory landscape, and patient perspectives. We will hear from experts, organisations and patient advocacy groups.
Day 2: Precision Medicine
The second day of the conference will focus on the impact precision medicine is having on patients in cancer detection, treatment and prevention as well as more widely. Discussion topics will cover the state of the nation, precision medicine in rare and chronic diseases, patient perspectives, and the skills pipeline in the sector.

Abel + Imray: Tips for reviewing and building an effective trade mark portfolio
2024-12-05 12:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Abel + Imray are holding a webinar on the 5th December about “Tips for reviewing and building an effective trade mark portfolio”.
You don’t have to be the owner of a historic brand or a huge trade mark portfolio to benefit from a regular trade mark portfolio review. Almost all businesses have a brand name, and many have a logo, and they are likely to have built up a reputation in those brands that they will want to protect. Like reviewing insurance cover, it makes sense for every business to spend a little time every few years to make sure that the right protection is in place in the right territories for the right marks, in respect of the right goods and services.
This bitesize webinar will cover:

What you should register: marks, territories, goods/services, and how to prioritise
Creating a tailored trade mark filing strategy
Keeping your existing portfolio fit for purpose

This webinar is aimed at businesses who:

Have a range of different branded product or service lines
Export goods, or trade in multiple jurisdictions
Or just haven’t thought about registered trade mark protection yet, or for a while

If you would like to learn more about the webinar or register, please click here.

MediWales Innovation Awards 2024
2024-12-05
The nineteenth annual MediWales Innovation Awards will be on Thursday 5th December 2024, in Cardiff.
MediWales looks forward to welcoming 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 part of the wider Medilink UK network. Each of the Industry Award winners will automatically be entered in the Medilink UK National Competition.
Please click here to view all of our 2024 MediWales Innovation Awards winners.
The MediWales Innovation Awards are divided into two categories; Industry Awards and Health Awards.
Only Welsh companies, or companies with a footprint in Wales are eligible to apply for the Industry Awards.
Only Welsh health boards or companies working in collaboration with a Welsh health board are eligible to apply for the Health Awards. All applications for the Health Awards must come from the health professionals/clinicians/health board that the company has worked in collaboration with.
Our 2024 award categories are as follows:
Industry Awards

Innovation
Start-up
Partnership with the NHS
Export
Outstanding achievement

Health Awards

NHS Wales working with Industry
Technology and Digital Impact
Scaling Up Innovation and Transformation
Social Care Innovation through Collaboration
Health and Social Care Research Partnership with Industry

To find out more about the competition, event sponsorship, or to register your places, please contact our team here.
Please click here to learn more about the winners of this years MediWales Innovation Awards.

MedTech Regulatory and Cybersecurity Workshop
2024-11-20 08:30 - 15:00 | Space 2B at the Maltings, East Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA
MediWales are holding a MedTech Regulatory and Cybersecurity Workshop on the 20th November at the Maltings, Cardiff.
This workshop offers practical guidance on navigating privacy and security requirements, focusing on both organisational strategies and product specific compliance needs.
Draft programme:
9:00 – 9:30am: Registration and refreshments
Privacy & Security Standards and Compliance requirements for Medical Devices – Radharamanan Hariharan, MQMS
Secure software development in Medical Devices – David Hawkins, Sotas
Group Exercise – Implementing Risk Management and a C, I & A approach
Break
Group Activity Discussion on Risk Management
Through-Life Product Security: Experience from other sectors – Sarah Harford and Graham Jefferies, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Planning and Strategy: Project Planning for Internationalisation – Prof. Laurie Rowe, Red Medtech
Post release and post market surveillance for cybersecurity – David Hawkins, Sotas
Panel: next steps and conclusion
Lunch
Note: 1-2-1 sessions to address firm/product specific queries can be arranged after lunch.
Protecting sensitive patient data is crucial in today’s healthcare landscape, especially given the rising threat of cybersecurity incidents like ransomware attacks. Compliance with established standards such as ISO 27001 and regulatory guidelines from bodies like the UK MHRA and US FDA has become increasingly important. This need is raised by the integration of AI in medical devices, which is guided by standards like ISO 42001 to ensure security and safety.
In addition to internal cybersecurity measures, organizations must also assess their supply chain security, as supply chain attacks are becoming more prevalent across all sectors, including healthcare. By implementing attack surface management, organizations can identify and assess public-facing vulnerabilities in a non-invasive manner, providing valuable insights for compliance audits and high-level risk assessments.
It is essential for anyone handling protected health information to have a solid understanding of relevant privacy and security regulations. Non-compliance can result in significant financial and reputational damage, making comprehensive training vital for embedding a culture of privacy and security throughout the organization.
Ultimately, regulations aim to empower patients by granting them greater control over their health information, including rights to access and correct it. Ensuring compliance involves the implementation of robust physical, network, and administrative security measures. By fostering a culture of awareness and diligence around data protection, healthcare organizations can not only meet regulatory requirements but also build trust with patients and stakeholders, enhancing their overall reputation in the industry.
If you are interested in learning more about the privacy and security regulations that are essential in this day and age, register for our MedTech Regulatory and Cybersecurity Workshop here.
This event is free for MediWales members to attend. Non-members will be charged £150 + VAT per delegate.

Abel + Imray Investors and Innovators Meet Up (Biotech and MedTech)
2024-11-07 18:00 - 20:00 | 20 Saint Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG, 20 Saint Andrew Street, London, EC24 3AG
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 to attract relevant investors and innovating businesses to be ‘in the room’.
Abel + Imray are holding their Biotech and Medtech themed meet up series on the 7th November in London.
The meet up is free to attend though places are limited, and places are restricted to 2 per organisation.
18.00 Arrival and networking
20.00 Close
Who should attend:
Investors:
Including angel investors, venture capital funds, private equity and others who are actively offering funding to growing businesses
Growing businesses:
Innovating businesses who are or will be seeking funding. We think these events will be most beneficial for those looking for investment from pre-seed through to series B.
To find out more about the event and how to register, please click here.

Bio Europe Stockholm
2024-11-04 - 2024-11-06
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 will be €2390- €2695, saving at least €1247.50. *includes the VAT saving.
Join the UK delegation to get pre-event promotion, on site support, and access to our mission planner and budget hotel booking. (£150 single – £225 double – £300 suite all for 3 nights Sun-Weds)
For further information click here

2024 SEHTA International MedTech Expo & Conference
2024-11-01 08:30 - 17:30 | Hilton London Tower Bridge
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 & Conference, which was aimed at SME’s, Corporates, Academics & NHS Healthcare Providers and in total we had 45 global Sponsors & Exhibitors take part and over 250 registered delegates.
This year the expo and annual conference will take place on Friday 1st November at the Hilton London Tower Bridge Hotel for the 4th year running.
Click here to find out more.

Demystifying AI: Chatbots and Large Language Models
2024-10-22 09:30 - 16:00 | Sbarc | Spark, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, Sbarc/Spark, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, United Kingdom
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 and LLMs, how they work and the potential impact for businesses.
Understand the difference between closed (e.g ChatGPT) and open source LLMs, including their advantages and disadvantages.
Explore the legal, social, ethical and professional issues relating to chatbots and LLMS
Hear success stories on the impact of business from diverse industries showcasing the broad applications of LLMs and Chatbots

To find out more about the event, register or to view a draft event programme, click here.

Members' Showcase 2024
2024-10-08 09:00 - 15:00 | Space 2B at the Maltings, East Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA
The MediWales Members’ Showcase 2024 will be held at The Maltings, Cardiff on the 8th October.
There will be an opportunity for you to present your projects, demonstrate your technology and share your latest news at our showcase event, alongside MediWales members and the wider life science community.
With exhibition and presentation opportunities available, this event is the perfect way to engage with the life science community in Wales, find new collaborative partners and build working relationships. Sectors expected to attend include: Industry, NHS, University Partners and Business Support.
This event is free to members, with opportunities to attend, present and exhibit. This is an open call to all members to get involved and connect with your network.
Non members are also welcome to attend the MediWales Members’ Showcase. The rate for non members is £120 + VAT.
To register for the event, click here.

Healthtech for Care
2024-09-17 - 2024-09-18
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 range of activities during the event such as roundtable discussions, one to one meetings, networking opportunities and pitch sessions.
Don’t miss the opportunity to register and take part in this major European event, which will be held on September 17th and 18th.
For further information click here

Medical Fair Asia
2024-09-11 - 2024-09-13 | Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, Singapore
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 in South East Asia.
The last edition of this exhibition attracted 1,050 international exhibitors and over 14,000 trade visitors from 70 countries & regions.
The physical event will be complemented by a week-long digital extension, to ensure exhibitors and visitors can continue networking and doing business with a global audience.
To find out more, please click here.
To enquire about exhibiting, please contact the Medilink UK team here.

TechBioUK 2024
2024-07-31
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 tribe, or a Biotech/Pharma looking to tap into the potential, don’t miss TechBio UK.
For more information click here

Demystifying AI: Chatbots and Large Language Models at Sbarc
2024-07-30
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 (LLMs) and 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.
For more information click here

Medilink UK National Awards
2024-07-11 12:00 - 16:00 | London Institute of Healthcare Engineering, 100 Lambeth Palace Rd, London, SE1 7AR
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 Healthcare Engineering (LIHE).
Places to attend are limited to the regional MediWales award winners.

ON Helix 2024
2024-07-04 | Babraham Research Campus, The Cambridge Building, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT
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, Exhibition area, assembling an array of exhibitors; all great examples of helping to enable the translation of ideas into better patient outcomes.
Find out more here.

Cardiff Metropolitan University Research and Innovation Week - Academic-Industry Collaboration Day
2024-07-02
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 network with key academics.
Following this we’ll have a showcase of a range of innovative collaborative projects taking place at Cardiff Met.

In the afternoon, the Ingenuity: Lightning Talks event will feature members of Cardiff Metropolitan University staff who have found innovative, interesting or even odd ways to tackle problems in their research or enterprise activities.
This will be an opportunity for Cardiff Met academic staff and external industry members to form connections and explore potential new collaborations.

External attendees can book on Eventbrite:

Developing Effective Collaborations
https://tinyurl.com/2c2pk6zh

Ingenuity: Lightning Talks
https://tinyurl.com/593rwknz

Women in Biotech
2024-06-27 15:30 - 19:30 | Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ
Women in Biotech – Bristol, 27 June, 15:30 – 19:30

Women in Biotech is returning to Bristol. This Summer, we are delighted to bring you our latest Women in Biotech event focusing on Female entrepreneurship in Deep Biotech: bringing global sustainability to life. You can expect an inspirational panel and lots of fantastic networking over a glass of something cold with a super supportive and friendly community.

Join us at the Bristol BioDesign Institute to celebrate female entrepreneurship in disruptive biological technologies. We’ll explore the challenges of being a female founder and entrepreneur, from having an idea to bringing it to market in areas where biology intersects with the ‘hard’ sciences, tech and finance, and also the opportunities that the incredible science, creativity and collaboration of Deep Biotech are creating. As always you can expect inspirational speakers and great networking. Sign up quickly to avoid disappointment!

Date: Thursday 27 June
Time: 15:30 – 19:30
Venue: Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ

Speakers
· Virgina Castilla Llorente, VP of Molecular Biology, UnCommon
· Prithvi Kodialbail, Chief Technology Officer, Extracellular
· Lucia Marucci, Associate Professor in Systems and Synthetic Biology, Bristol BioDesign Institute
· Holly Reeve, CEO, HydRegen

Reserve your place and read more about our exciting event via the link below… whilst tickets last!

Register here

MediWales Connects conference 2024
2024-06-26
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 of the NHS in Wales and Director General for Health and Social Services.
NHS colleagues from across Wales, local companies and the wider industry sector will come together to share clinical innovation in practice to improve patient outcomes. The event includes keynote presentations, CPD training seminars, workshops and an exhibition. The aims of the conference are to:

Highlight and showcase the excellent work and research being carried out by the health and care communities in Wales
Improve collaborative working between the health boards and research communities
Raise the profile of NHS Wales and clinical innovation across the UK and help promote recruitment for research
Support closer working relationships between industry, NHS and research groups and clinical trials capabilities

Themes for the 2024 programme will include:

Urgent & Emergency Care
Women’s Health
Social Care
Care in the Community
Preventative Health and Diagnostics
Mental Health
Cancer
Procurement
Value Based Healthcare
Digital Health
Ethical AI
Sustainability and Carbon Reduction
Priorities under Pressure
Industry Stream including : funding and finance, market access, NHS procurement, regulatory update and support for international trade.

Contact Ella for further information here.
Head to the Connects website here to see the programme and speakers list from the MediWales Connects Conference 2023.

Spotlight and Case Studies Session
2024-06-10 09:00 - 13:00 | M-Sparc Angelsey
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 studies from businesses and clinical partners who will be sharing their experience of working with us and how it has benefited them. Time has also been set aside in the agenda for Q&A and networking.

To find out more, or to register for the event, click here.

HecoAnalytics Webinar - Analytics Software for evidence-based healthcare
2024-06-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
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 session with HecoAnalytics Ltd who provide a web-based economic decision making tool that allows a company to make instant health economic assessment of their product portfolio and that allows for different scenario planning in response to new development, clinical or market data.
HecoAnalytics has an easy-to-use health analytics platform supporting MedTech companies on a personalised health economics (HE) journey.
HecoAnalytics facilitation sessions start this journey and support companies with a suite of configurable tools that synthesise evidence data, AI pathway and patient models with online health economic models. HecoAnalytics models grow in complexity over the course of each company’s HE journey as evidence and evaluations progress.

Date: Wednesday 5th June 2024
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 (BST)
Platform: TEAMS
FREE TO ATTEND

Click here to find out more and register your place.

Med-Tech Innovation Expo
2024-06-05 - 2024-06-06
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 an interactive, insightful, and efficient experience.
This is your opportunity to meet almost 200 suppliers face-to-face, see product demos first hand, while networking in-person at the Connect Lounge, learning from world-class speakers at the Conference, and discovering the latest innovations at bespoke Pavilions and Zones.
Everything you need is all under one roof, so you can dive into the world of medical and healthcare technology.
Here’s what you can expect:
Zones and pavilions
On the show floor expect to see dedicated zones and pavilions, so you can discover the latest and most relevant exhibitors and expert insights. The Medilink UK Pavilion, the GTMA Zone and the Start-up Zone will return for 2024.
Connect Lounge
Use the Connect Lounge to meet existing connections or set meetings up with new contacts made through the Event Hub. By registering in advance, you’ll receive recommendations, so you can expand your network and maximise your time at the event.
Conference
The conference has been broken down into two stages to suit your needs, the Med-Tech Innovation Conference, and the Introducing Health-Tech Stage. CPD accredited sessions are available!
Pitch @ Med-Tech Innovation
The PITCH, sponsored by NIHR and Innovate UK, is the start-up competition that brings together the world’s leading, early-stage Medtech start-ups for a live on-stage accelerator-style pitching session.
Live product demonstrations
Live events mean live technology demonstrations, across the show floor you can get hands on with technology and really start to see how it can impact your business.
Click here to register.

MediWales and Cardiff University School of Medicine - Innovation Team Industry Engagement Event
2024-06-04
Date: Tuesday 4th June
Location: Cardiff Medicentre, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4UJ
Academia Meets Industry: Fostering Innovation – Unlocking the full potential of industry- academia collaboration and the future of innovation in Life Sciences and Healthcare
About this event:
Join us at Cardiff Medicentre as we:

Showcase successful academia-industry collaboration examples
Signpost routes to building collaborative relationships
Discuss the right (and wrong) approaches to grow a collaborative relationship
Encourage networking and making new connections

Academia and industry can offer each other distinct perspectives, opportunities and skills. Bringing scientific and commercial expertise together can fast-track product development, industry efficiencies, and novel solutions. But how do academic-industry partnerships start, develop, and succeed?
This event will demystify the complexities of collaboration between industry and academia.
Through keynote speakers and an interactive panel discussion we will showcase successful collaboration projects, highlight tangible outcomes, and signpost routes to collaboration.
Attendees will have the chance to network and share a passion for innovation and R&D in the Medtech, Biotech and healthcare sector.
This event includes keynote presentations, a MediWales hosted panel discussion, lunch and networking.
Draft Agenda:
09:30 am Tea and coffee on arrival & networking
10:00 am Welcome
10:05 am Keynote speakers
11:00 am Break
11:15 am Panel discussion hosted by MediWales – Gwyn Tudor
12:00 pm Lunch & Networking
14:00 pm Close
Speakers:
Lucy Sykes – CSO/CEO Designate, MeOmics Precision Medicine Ltd
Felix Dobbs – Co-Founder & CEO, Broken String Biosciences Ltd
Professor Ian Weeks OBE – College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, School of Medicine, Cardiff University
Rhodri Turner – Research Commercialisation Manager, Research and Innovation Services, Cardiff University
Rhys Pearce-Palmer – Innovation Operations Manager, Cardiff Medicentre & Cardiff Innovations, Research and Innovation Services, Cardiff University
Leila David – Impact and Engagement Manager, Research and Innovation Services, Cardiff University
Panellists:
Professor Phil Coles – Chief Clinical Innovation Lead, SBRI
Simon Renault – Head of Innovation Delivery Programmes and Partnerships Health, Social Care and Early Years Group, Welsh Government
Nanette Bartram – Investment Readiness Lead, Innovate UK Business Growth
James Hindley –Chief Executive Officer, ImmunoServ Ltd
Liz Rees – Funding Programme Lead, Life Science Hub Wales
Paul Devlin – Head of Research Commercialisation & Impact, Research and Innovation Services, Cardiff University
This event is free to attend.
Registration for this event is now closed. To join the waiting list, please click here.

BIO International Convention 2024
2024-06-02 - 2024-06-06
Welsh Government are running a mission to the BIO International Convention in San Diego (USA).
The deadline for applications is 5th April 2024. Click here to apply.
This Welsh Government supported event offers 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.
WHY BIO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION?
The Biotechnology Innovation Organisation (BIO) represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centres and related organisations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations.
Last year, BIO 2023 showcased four days of inspiring programming, welcomed attendees from 20,559+ companies from 73 countries, with 57,044 partnering meetings.
WHY ATTEND?
This visit will provide you with the opportunity to showcase your company, gain valuable contacts and build your exports in this sector.
By participating in this visit, you will benefit from:
Cost effective means of visiting the market.
Network and engage with key businesses and decision makers in the market
Sharing knowledge and information with other participants
Assistance with travel arrangements through appointed travel agent
Attend networking events
Inclusion in any marketing material
Click here to find out more.

Department of Business & Trade: 2024 MedTech Trade Mission Saudi Arabia
2024-05-27 - 2024-05-29
The Department of Business and Trade is excited to announce that recruitment for their next MedTech Trade Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now open!
Twelve UK MedTech companies will be selected to attend a three-day trade mission which will offer invaluable networking opportunities for commercialisation in the Saudi market. Click here to find out more.
Interested companies – those with a strong interest in the Saudi market and who are ready for commercialisation – should fill out an application form at the link above by 11:45 pm on Friday 12th April.
There will be an applicant webinar on the Wednesday 3rd April at 11am, where those in attendance will be introduced to the opportunities in the Saudi MedTech market and hear details of the 2024 Trade Mission (Q&A included).

Welsh Government Export Market Visit to India
2024-05-11 - 2024-05-17
Welsh Government are organising an export market visit to Mumbai & Bangalore, India.
WHY INDIA?
India is a large and growing market with diverse opportunities across a large number of sectors.
India has a fast growing and increasingly affluent consumer Market that has an appetite for premium products and services.
India is also a transforming economy that offers fast-growing opportunities for businesses, especially in the fields of technology, fintech and automotive. India is also investing heavily in infrastructure and digitisation.
As India’s most populated city Mumbai is the financial centre, economic powerhouse, and industrial hub of India. It is home to the Reserve Bank of India, the National Stock Exchange of India, and corporate headquarters of many Indian companies and multinational corporations. Mumbai is an Industrial Centre with focussed on Transport – particularly automotive, rail and aerospace, Infrastructure, energy and telecomms. Home to Bollywood, the city has also become one of the most vibrant creative arts centre in India.
The capital of Karnataka state, South India, Bengaluru (previously, Bangalore) is the third most populous city in India after Mumbai and Delhi, with a total population of 13.6 million, and is the fastest growing city in Asia Pacific. Bengaluru is a high tech and IT hub for India with further strengths in Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics and Comms.
WHY ATTEND?
This visit will provide you with the opportunity to showcase your company, gain valuable contacts and build your exports in this market.
By participating in this visit, you will benefit from:
Cost effective means of visiting the market.
Network and engage with key businesses and decision makers in the market.
Sharing knowledge and information with other mission participants.
Assistance with travel arrangements through appointed travel agent
Attend networking Events.
Inclusion in any marketing material for the mission.
Click here to find out more.

Driving Business Innovation with Artificial Intelligence
2024-04-26 08:30 - 14:00 | Innovation Station, Tramshed Tech Newport, Queensway, Newport, NP20 4AX, United Kingdom
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 and owners with the knowledge of how this cutting-edge technology can be harnessed and give you the confidence to embrace the future today.
The event is jointly organised by STFC-Hartree Centre, Cardiff Capital Region, Hartree Centre Cardiff Hub and Tramshed Tech.

Click here to find out more.

NHS Innovation Assessment & Adoption Event in collaboration with Health Technology Wales
2024-04-25 09:00 - 15:00 | Space 2B at the Maltings, East Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA
MediWales is holding an industry engagement event in collaboration with Health Technology Wales on the 25th April, which will also look at NHS access, innovation and adoption.
MediWales and Health Technology Wales have joined forces to organise an event that will provide details of the route to market for medical technologies and diagnostics in Wales and how to gather the evidence required for a health technology assessment and eventual NHS adoption.
There will also be an opportunity to hear presentations from life science companies about the health technologies they have developed followed by questions from a panel of experts.
Representatives from NHS health boards and procurement, will then talk through the adoption of health technologies and how they monitor the adoption of NICE and HTW guidance.
The event will provide a unique insight into the route to market for medical technologies and diagnostics in Wales and how to gather the evidence required for a health technology assessment and eventual NHS access.
This event is free for MediWales members and NHS staff to attend.
Non-member rate: £150 + VAT
Register to attend here.

Presentations including:
Professor Peter Groves, Chair, Health Technology Wales
Susan Myles, Director, Health Technology Wales
Luella Trickett Director, Value and Access, Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI)
Aled Guy, Head of Sustainability & Net Zero Carbon Management, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Mark Briggs, Asst. Director of Innovation, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Gavin Hughes, Director, Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory (SMTL)
Marie Kathrens, Programme Manager – Innovation, NHS Wales
Donna Edwards, Clinical Effectiveness co-ordinator, Hywel Dda University Health Board
Dr David Jarrom, Principal Researcher, Health Technology Wales
Matthew Prettyjohns, Principal Researcher, Health Technology Wales
Life Sciences Hub Wales

Draft Programme:

8:30am Registration and Refreshments

9 – 11am Welcome and Keynote Presentations

11am Break

11:15am – 1pm Company Showcase and Panel Discussion

1pm Lunch and Networking

6th International Symposium on Patient Powered Safety
2024-04-24 | Bangor University, Bangor, LL57 2DG
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 be available online.
1. Safety of Healthcare from the patient’s perspective
Dr Henrietta Hughes, the English Patient Safety Commissioner will share her hopes for change through
Martha’s rule, and we will hear about examples of UK implementations and of the national Kōrero mai (‘Talk to me’) initiative from New Zealand.
2. Live demos of new patient held apps !
Hands on workshop with developers of apps to call for help in hospital, to navigate the risk of chronic chest-illness or to share life-saving information with teams from health and social care.
3. New international research & best practice examples
Speakers from Norway, Netherlands, UK and US: Patients completing surgical checklists, supporting recovery from operations, escalating care or documenting their progress in hospital.
What: Keynotes, workshops, debate
Where: Online & Reichel Building, Bangor
Who: Healthcare professionals
Health service researchers
Citizens, families, friends
Trainees & Students
Technology specialists
Healthcare managers
Click here to get your ticket now!
Prices: From £0.99 to £49.00

BioTrinity 2024
2024-04-23 - 2024-04-24 | Convene, 133 Houndsditch, Convene 133 Houndsditch, London
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 industry partners.

Partner
All delegates have access to BioTrinity’s private partnering meeting platform, powered by PartneringONE, with meetings taking place in-person on 23rd & 24th April and digitally on 25th April. You can start to request meetings with other delegates when partnering opens on Monday 11th March.

Learn
The two-day BioTrinity programme features a packed line up of scientific spotlight sessions featuring presentations from over 70 of the most innovative companies across 12 therapy areas, including oncology, rare diseases, FemTech and more.
The Business and Investment focused track features keynotes and discussions addressing a broad range of hot topics currently impacting the industry.

Grow
Attending BioTrinity provides you with the unique opportunity to grow your network, your knowledge and your business. Organised by OBN, the not-for-profit network supporting the life sciences industry, who’s core focus is to catalyse growth for the life science industry – there really is only one UK conference you should be attending this spring!

Click here to find out more and to register today.
View the event programme here.
