ANNUAL REPORT2014

Medilink East Midlands

The Life Science Support Organisation for the East Midlands

INSIDE:• How we have performed

• What our members think about our services

• Our projects in action

• Award winning companies

• Making headlines

• Members’ directory

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Introduction

The Medilink East Midlands Annual Report provides you with a summary of the successes of our past year as well as an overview of activity for the life science sector in the East Midlands. The report also includes a full list of our members.

Our aim is for this report to provide an invaluable source of information for those in the life sciences community.

4 Board Members5 Meet the Team6 Performance9 Sector Initiatives -iNet -Science Industry Partnership -Biomat[in] 12 Making Headlines15 Events16 Business Awards19 Our Members20 Members’ Directory

CONTENTS

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Board Members Derived from our membership infrastructure, the Board is a mixture of key business people, academics and clinicians from the East Midlands who represent the variety of interests of our membership base.

CAROL ARIESPROFESSORIAN MACDONALD

PROFESSORYVONNE BARNETT

DR FAZ CHOWDHURY

PETER ROSE

DR MARIA KOUFALI

STEVE CLARK

DR GLENN CROCKER

KEITH WIDDOWSON

DR DAVE MEAD

Head of Strategic Partnerships,3M Health Care

Professor of Metabolic Physiology & Head of the School of Life Sciences,The University of Nottingham

Deputy Director, Research & Innovation, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust R&D Department

Sales & Marketing Director, Hospital Aids & Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd

CEO, BioCity

Chairman, Medilink EM

Business Development Director, Novozymes Biopharma UK Ltd

Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research & Head of the College of Arts & Science, Nottingham Trent University

CEO, Nemaura Pharma

Managing Director,Maetrics Ltd

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Costa Philippou

Paul Moss

Dr Neil Barnes

Richard Hadfield

Becky Brown

Beverley Fearnley

Melanie Davidson

Dr Rosamund Graves

Julie Buda

Catherine Hadfield

Dr Darren Clark

Project ManagerBusiness Development

Project LeaderInnovation

Project LeaderInnovation

Project LeaderEducation

Project LeaderMarketing & Events

Project LeaderSkills

Project LeaderInnovation

Project ManagerHead of Innovation Team

Finance Manager

Office Manager

Chief Executive

Meet The Team

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Performance A summary of Medilink East Midlands’ vital statistics for 2014

Social Media

Company EngagementMeetings

Events

2012

New Companies

Service Providers

Repeat Companies

Partners

Academia & Individuals

Events Held

Event Attendees

Average Event Quality Rating

348

116

3458

15801

11478Users

Visits

Database

Followers

Group Members 464

449

3807

26393

13463

572

788

4072

47509

31680

2013 2014 % increase from 2013

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Events

Membership

members (average number across the year)

Financials

2013

Total Income Total Expenditure Operating ReservesOperating Surplus

2014

Start-Up MedTech Nottinghamshire

1-5 Employees Pharma & Biotech Leicestershire

6-19 Employees General Service Providers Northamptonshire

20-49 Employees Sector Service Providers Derbyshire

50-249 Employees NHS & Universities Lincolnshire

250+ Employees Other

Associate

Size Sector Location

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29% 15%

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Sector InitiativesThe Innovation team have met with over 200 companies this year and we can report the following:

CASE STUDY: Co-Formulate CASE STUDY: HistologiX

iNETMedilink East Midlands (EM) continues to deliver sector specific innovation support across the region, encouraging and enabling SMEs and individuals on their innovation journey from concept to market.

Amongst a host of activities, this support has facilitated collaborations, provided access to grant funding, guided and reassured new-to-the-sector innovators, as well as enhanced the opportunities for business growth. This activity has been supported in part by funding from the European Regional Development Fund, and this will continue into 2015.

An interim independent evaluation of this current phase of activity was undertaken in the summer of 2014. This concluded that the service delivered by Medilink EM continues to be of high quality, that the reach of the service continues to expand into the sector and that SMEs were optimistic about the impact of the activity on growth and jobs.

Co-Formulate is a contract pharmaceutical development organisation which translates product concepts into feasible commercial product technologies and has built an enviable reputation working with organisations from global blue chips to SMEs and academic groups.

A move into larger laboratories at MediCity provided an opportunity for service expansion and reduced the need for outsourcing services. The Co-Directors, Huw Jones and Nazim Kanji, approached Medilink EM for support and the programme provided grant funding to assist in the employment of a highly skilled analytical scientist to develop and manage an expanded analytical and stability testing service.

The creation of the Food Supplements Special Interest Group (SIG) has also proved timely for Co-Formulate, providing an ideal forum in which to commence their expansion into the food supplement arena.

Nazim commented, “Medilink EM continues to provide us with support and beneficial business opportunities. The grant de-risked our move

to bring more of our analytical services in-house while the SIG has enabled us to meet businesses and researchers associated with one of the markets we have targeted for expansion, as well as raise our profile in this area.”

HistologiX is one of Europe’s leading independent GLP - compliant contract histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and InSitu Hybridisation (ISH) service providers to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. It provides specialist human tissue based solutions in support of regulatory preclinical programmes, clinical trials and biomarker development and validation projects.

With digital technologies advancing rapidly within the histology field, David Fairley, Managing Director, saw an opportunity to expand its specialist services into complex digital image analysis that would support the drive by the Pharmaceutical industry to develop targeted therapies more quickly, more accurately and more efficiently allowing a personalised healthcare approach to many different diseases. An approach was made to Medilink EM to see if any funding might be available to support the costs of developing the new service. After a simple and rapid application process, HistologiX received a grant which enabled them to purchase a 12 month license to trial specialist software. This trial proved so successful that a longer term license will be sought, an additional member of staff was employed and it is anticipated that a further two jobs will be created.

25% 8%

15% 9%

11% 9%

7% 3%

20%33%

9% 6%

have been awarded grant funding from the iNet

have created new jobs

are in the process of making an application for funding

have developed new products

have had some engagement with the knowledge base

have developed new services

have been introduced to another business with collaboration in mind

have introduced new business processes

have been signposted to other appropriate grant funding schemes

of companies are new to the East Midlands

have been signposted to other opportunities, such as trade missions

are entering the healthcare / bio market for the first time

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The Science Industry Partnership (SIP) is a skills programme led by employers from companies for whom science and technology is critical to success.

Medilink East Midlands, Medilink West Midlands and the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) are collaborating to deliver a skills programme which specifically reflects the needs of the Medical Technologies (MedTech) sector. The two Midlands based Medilinks are leading this initiative on behalf of Medilink UK. This programme is in partnership with COGENT (the Sector Skills Council for Science Based Industries) and has funding support from HM Government’s Employer Ownership Pilot.

Overall, the full SIP programme encompasses a range of skill-related aspects in the science sectors including workforce development, careers, traineeships, apprenticeships, and higher education. The Medilinks will support and help inform on these elements as key industry representatives for the MedTech sector. As well as promoting the overall SIP programme, Medilink EM and Medilink WM are responsible for the delivery of programmes in Workforce Development and Traineeships specifically designed for the MedTech sector.

Workforce DevelopmentThis is an employer-led programme designed to support MedTech companies to develop their existing workforce and enable them to meet their skills needs that are important for business success.

Companies with less than 200 employees located in England can access a grant of up to £500 to cover a maximum of 50% of the training costs for each employee per learning intervention (training course).

TraineeshipsThe MedTech Traineeship Programme has been designed to prepare young people (16-18 year olds) for their future careers by helping them to become work - ready through a work experience placement. These pre-apprenticeship programmes have an emphasis on providing an appreciation of working in the MedTech industry. The pilot programme will include college learning, NHS and Industry placements.

What type of training is eligible?

They can be established training courses identified by a company or one of the Medilink run, SIP approved courses. However, they must fall into one of the 8 broad competency areas:

Leadership & Personnel

Management

Design for Manufacture

Commercialisation

Quality Assurance

Market Data & Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

Laboratory Practice, Formulation & Working in Controlled Environments

Intellectual Property

Sector Initiatives Science IndustryPartnership

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Sector Initiatives

CASE STUDY: Locate TherapeuticsInvestigating the Key Opportunities in the Development and Commercialisation of a new Biomaterial Platform Technology

Biomat[in]

Launched in March 2011 with a total budget of €1.24 million, this four year project is part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the Interreg IVB North West Europe programme. The project aims to stimulate innovations in biomaterials by creating multidisciplinary collaborative research across 5 leading European clusters.

Developing Materials

A Biomat[in] voucher issued to Locate Therapeutics has enabled product development and commercialisation strategies for new biomaterials.

The Problem

A new biomaterial platform technology with major opportunities for exploitation within regenerative medicine has been developed. Assistance was required to elucidate preferred applications, the competitive landscape and routes to market for the technology.

Medilink East Midlands is the UK partner for this transnational project aimed at stimulating innovation in biomaterials across 5 leading European clusters.

For more information about the Biomat-IN programme please visit:www.medilinkem.com/projects/biomat-in or www.biomatin.eu

tissue scaffold

fused particles

controlled release matrix

encapsulated active ingredient

cell delivery matrix

entrapped or pre-attached cells

Utilising the Biomat[in] Initiative

A strategic report was generated from the analysis of the research carried out by The MarkeTech Group in France which covered the possible uses for this novel biomaterial platform. This understanding of the market potential for the novel biomaterial has helped Locate Therapeutics direct and prioritise its product development pathway, and target strategically important market sectors, ensuring that they exploit the profit potential afforded by products and services that utilise this technology.

Future Prospects

Locate Therapeutics is able to build on a strong platform of academic collaboration, comprehensive IPR and substantial externally sourced grants and investment and is eager to create new successful products and applications. The report produced with Biomat[in] support provides additional focus and direction towards those expanding sectors and allows the company full confidence of satisfying customer and market demands in a timely manner.

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Making HeadlinesA round up of good news stories from 2014

Technologies for Spinal Implants

Inspirational Woman of the Year

Artificial Pancreas wins at Gadget Show

SLS Donate Supplies for the Ebola Crisis

Nottingham’s Attenborough Dental has pioneered a “ground breaking” new medical procedure to create custom-made spinal implants for patients by transferring the digital 3D printing technologies used in the dental profession to orthopaedics.

Managing director Ed Attenborough said the proposal was not being trialled anywhere else in the world and he expects 24 patients to be fitted with one of the custom-made devices by the end of 2015.

Liz Fothergill - healthcare entrepreneur and Chair of the Board of Pennine Healthcare, Derby and Medilink East Midlands

member company has been named Inspirational Woman of the Year at the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce Enterprising Women Excellence Awards.

Liz joined the family business in 1977, and helped it grow from an engineering business. By the end of the 70s it was selling a small range of medical products and today, now known as Pennine Healthcare, it turns

over £30m a year, has 380 employees and produces 200,000 items a day, of which 70 per cent are exported to

70 countries worldwide.

Renfrew Group and De Montfort University’s’ collaborative project - The InSmart Artificial Pancreas - has been chosen as the overall winner of the British Inventors Project as part of the Gadget Show Live 2014.

The artificial pancreas automatically releases the correct insulin dose to diabetic patients and is an implantable device with the potential to end multiple insulin injections for sufferers of Type 1 diabetes - a large proportion of whom are at risk of over or under medicating with current treatment methods.

Nottingham-based Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd (SLS) has donated nearly £3,000 worth of medical supplies and protective equipment to help the Ebola crisis in West Africa. Working through the charity International Health Partnership (IHP), the SLS items were transported free-of-charge by PSJ Couriers to a dedicated DHL depot in Banbury. The consignment includes medical-grade gloves, disinfectants, syringes, needles, cannula and hooded coveralls.

“We are proposing to scan the patient in 3D and then produce a custom-made spinal implant for the patient using 3D printing and manufacturing technologies. In theory the process could be expanded to knees or hips, for example.”

“I was really concerned by what I heard and read about the Ebola outbreak. The company encourages us to think about community investment programmes and it made me wonder what we might do. Then I realised that SLS has just the kind of medical supplies and equipment the hospitals in the affected areas need.”

SLS Business Support Coordinator Amy Skaith came up with the idea and approached her company to help.

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Medilink EM Grant Creates New Jobs in Healthcare Sector

Collaborative Chambers

Drug Development Gets Backing

Products Developed to Help Women After Childbirth

As a direct result of Innovation Grants, five new jobs have been created with two Medilink EM members, the AES Group and Patricell, taking on new staff this year.

The AES Group required four full-time software developers to customise their new advanced diagnostics system, HaeomoSys® V2 and match this system to the clinical journeys of blood cancer patients in the UK and overseas. Without grant funding, this product development would have been delayed significantly, and the project would not have been resourced with the calibre of staff required.

In addition, Patricell, providers of immunology and biotech products, made a new appointment in their sales division to support the UK market and its expansion into Europe. Patricell specialises in marketing cell systems and the team facilitates enquiries from laboratories researching which antibodies should be applied against antigens. With its great procurement success rate, the company required an individual with a specialist skill set i.e. both an in-depth technical knowledge of biotech products as well as sound business acumen. The company’s new recruit, part-funded by the grant, will be instrumental to Patricell’s future growth.

John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce and George Cowcher, Chief Executive of the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce met with Darren Clark, Chief Executive of Medilink East Midlands, to discuss the region’s growing life sciences industry and greater ongoing collaboration between Medilink EM and the Chamber of Commerce. By forging stronger links between the work of the Chamber and Medilink there is potential to accelerate industry growth, and support more businesses in this field.

Nottingham-based Molecular Profiles Ltd., a subsidiary of Columbia Laboratories, Inc., (Nasdaq: CBRX) and XenoGesis Ltd. have announced a collaboration to support pharmaceutical and biotech drug developers during the pre-clinical and formulation development stage.

Molecular Profiles’ pharmaceutical development services will be supported by XenoGesis’ expertise in pre-clinical drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) to give clients a smarter route into formulation development and a better understanding of a compound’s bioavailability.

This will allow the companies to help drug developers in the initial design and selection of compounds for key DMPK and ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination) studies, as well as supporting lead candidates, which have solubility issues during formulation development.

Founded by two entrepreneurial midwives in 2011, The Natural Birthing Company was started primarily to give women a bit of extra care. Jane Mason and Theresa Mounsey are using their expertise to give women a better experience before, during and after birth with a range of natural products to help with the more painful aspects of pregnancy.

They discovered the market niche for these products and worked to create their own pilot range. After significant toil, and with the help of an IAG grant awarded by Medilink EM in 2013, their work came to a positive result with four products created, including a body spray to cool pregnant

“The East Midlands has very strong academic and commercial life science heritage, it is also a region blessed with a keen entrepreneurial spirit, and engineering heritage the combination of which is a compelling proposition for business.”

women down and a massage oil to help ease the pain of childbirth.

The products have already been taken on by high street shops, the pharmacist for the royal family, Argos, Superdrug, Amazon and distributors in Europe and the Far East. Jane said, “It’s just flying. It’s only when you sit down and talk to somebody about it that you realise how much you’ve achieved. We do feel proud - it’s taken hard work and money as well.”

Theresa added, “We are really proud of it (the company) - it’s a natural product and that’s the basis of all of it, to support the

natural birth. That’s why we both wanted to be midwives - we’re making a mark.”

Alison Atkinson, head of midwifery for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said,

“The Natural Birthing Company, which is the idea of two of our experienced midwives, is an excellent example of how Nottingham is very much leading the way when it comes to supporting women through pregnancy, labour and life as a new mum in the best possible way.”

The East Midlands currently has the third largest cluster of MedTech businesses in the country, with the combined East and West Midlands having the largest accumulation.

Darren Clark commented,

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Events Medilink East Midlands (EM) runs a comprehensive range of its own life science events, as part of an overall strategy to assist businesses in the region to successfully establish, develop and grow.

Events are structured to meet the specific needs of industry:

Seminars and Networking Expert speaker presentations, helping you to keep abreast of latest business and life science trends - combined with networking time to facilitate new contacts and business development.

WorkshopsInteractive group activities which actively deliver the skills and know-how needed by life science professionals.

Devising practical solutions to healthcare challenges by bringing together the best of academia, industry and clinicians in specialist fields to discuss issues and trends.

Innovation DayThe Medilink EM Innovation Day brings together over 200 delegates to network, learn and share ideas. The day is firmly established as the must attend occasion in the annual events calendar.

SIGs

Special Interest Groups

Food Supplements

Supply Chain

East Midlands Infectious Disease Research Network

Biomaterials in Healthcare

Looking ForwardMedilink’s programme is continually expanding to respond to the needs of the life sciences community. Additional attention will be placed on creating SIGs (see diagram) involving NHS clinicians and researchers as well as on the creation of smaller Clinical Evaluation Groups where academia, industry and clinicians will collaborate closely to provide innovative healthcare solutions.

Event Management ServiceAs well as its own events, Medilink EM provides event management services to others. Medilink EM helps national and regional organisations to successfully meet their objectives - delivering value for delegates by providing exposure to new knowledge and opportunities. As well as 40 Medilink EM events over the last year Medilink EM has successfully helped deliver events for UKTI, Arthritis Research UK, Med-Tech Innovation, NICE and the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network.

It is no wonder that Medilink East Midlands’ events are always informative and well attended. They understand the

challenges that life sciences companies face. When we have partnered with them to deliver

compliance seminars, together we ensure that the content will be valuable to decision making, operations, risk management and

thus enhance market penetration.

Peter Rose, Managing Director, Maetrics said:

Bill Johnson, Technical Sales Manager, Amies Innovation

We are engineering injection moulders with important customers serving the medical technology

market. We are keen to build on our success in this market and attending Medilink EM events helps us to keep up to date with developments and network

with potential new customers.

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Business Awards On Wednesday 11 June, the sector gathered in Leicester to celebrate the achievements of life science companies from across the East Midlands at the annual Medilink East Midlands awards ceremony.Start-Up Award

CYP Design Ltd, Leicestershire

Innovation AwardSnowden Healthcare, Nottinghamshire

Collaboration with the NHS AwardB&V Group, Northamptonshire

CYP Design is a spin-out from the School of Pharmacy at De Montfort University, and is dedicated to improving the early process of drug discovery by providing products which have a significant impact on timescales and costs.

Bill Primrose, CEO, CYP Design Ltd said:

“The competition in our category was steep, so winning the best Start-Up award is a massive boost of confidence for our business at this early stage, and it represents the hard work and effort invested by our whole team. This recognition by Medilink of our achievements to date will encourage us to grow a strong business for the future.”

The B&V Group is the largest independent specialist water treatment company in the UK, and has developed a pragmatic approach to control water borne pathogens found in hospital water systems helping reduce infection rates and improve NHS patient safety. Richard Sinden, Head of Life Sciences, B&V Group said:

“Collaborating with the NHS is a key element in the success of businesses operating in the UK’s healthcare and bioscience sector, so we are delighted to have won this prestigious award in recognition of our ongoing work with the NHS. This is testament to the tremendous efforts of our team.”

Snowden Healthcare won for its development of innovative pain relief solutions for use within the home. Their new system known as Cryotherm Pro uses hot and cold therapy simultaneously, with the effect of confusing nerve endings, which ultimately prevent them from sending pain signals to the brain. Brendan McElroy, NPD Director, Snowden Healthcare said:

“Our whole team is absolutely thrilled to receive this award as innovation is the very core of our business.

Healthcare is a very dynamic industry and in order to stay at the fore we need to consistently deliver new and innovative products and services to meet the ever changing needs of our customers.”

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Highly Commended for Excellence in DesignRenfrew Group International, Leicestershire

Outstanding Achievement AwardInternational Laboratory Services (ILS) Ltd, Derbyshire

Export Achievement AwardAdvancis Medical, Nottinghamshire

Renfrew Group is a medical product design company skilled in converting science and concepts into successful commercial products. This nomination recognises the Group’s exceptional design work across a number of high profile projects including the development of a paediatric powered wheelchair, the ‘Chair4Life’ which accommodates children aged 4-18 years, growing with them as they develop. The Group has also been involved in a collaborative project with De Montfort University, in creating the InSmart Artificial Pancreas, winner of the Gadget Show Live award. Mike Phillips, Design Development Director of the Renfrew Group said:

“This is totally unexpected! We are very proud to have had what we consider to be our most exciting design projects recognised. As an organisation we are dedicated to achieving excellence in design, but also to addressing the complex challenges and needs of an ever-evolving healthcare system, so we very much appreciate this very special accolade.”

ILS is one of the largest independent contract testing laboratories in the UK, and was nominated in this category following an incredible display of resilience and crisis management, after a catastrophic laboratory fire broke out in their premises last year, destroying 75% of their testing facilities. Despite this considerable setback, the team remained focused and implemented a successful business continuity plan, concentrating on containing disruption, accelerating business recovery, boosting employee morale and building customer confidence. Lorraine Bater, Operations Director, International Laboratory Services, (ILS) said:

“We are honoured to win the Outstanding Achievement category. It is a highly prestigious award and it recognises the extraordinary efforts of our whole team. This was a highly competitive category to be judged in and we are thrilled to receive this award.”

Advancis Medical, specialists in wound care management, has been able to make significant in-roads into the global market particularly the US and Germany with their design and manufacture of innovative dressings, including Manuka honey medical grade products. Ross Huntley, Head of Medical Sales (UK), Advancis Medical said:

“Export is a fundamental part of our business, and it is with pride that we are able take our British expertise and products overseas. We are delighted to win in this category, as it will serve to support our international trade. We would also like to congratulate the other finalists in our category on their achievements, and thank our whole team for their on-going efforts.”

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Design, development and manufacturing of medical devices is a complex task requiring a comprehensive knowledge of engineering design and the related science and technology, along with thorough planning, meticulous risk management and adherence to the regulatory requirements. To have a successful product, it is also paramount to consider the commercial realities in meeting the performance criteria and deliver a product fit for the market.

At Datalink, with a wealth of experience and expertise in design, development and manufacturing of medical devices, addressing such challenges is our day-to-day business. With an ISO13485 quality management system in place, we offer ‘under-one-roof’ services covering all aspects of a product life cycle, including concept design, product development, prototype manufacture and full-scale production. By having an integrated system, we offer our customers a flexible service, transparent processes and the ability to make quick informed decisions in order to run an efficient system with a reduced time to market.

Design, Development and Manufacture of Electronic Medical Devices

For further information contact Arash Ghadar

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Our MembersMedilink East Midlands (EM) strives to help members become more innovative, competitive and profitable. Here are some examples of how we have assisted in taking their businesses to the next level.

Hear, HearThe Ear Foundation has been awarded a £10,000 innovation grant, from a project managed by Medilink EM and part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), to help launch an innovative online facility designed to help all those concerned with hearing loss, for deaf children to young people and adults.

SoundSpace online is an educational resource and the first initiative of its kind in the UK. The system provides current information on hearing loss and management in one central place and draws upon the academic expertise of specialists in e-learning and hearing loss in both the UK and Canada. It is supported by the University of Nottingham and NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit.

Dr Rosamund Graves, Innovation Team Leader, Medilink EM commented,

“The innovation grant forms part of Medilink’s support offer to health and life science businesses across the East Midlands. A key aim of the project is to facilitate the development of innovative technologies, products and services to address some of today’s most pertinent health issues.”

Collaboration Key to SuccessB & V Group’s success in winning the 2014 Medilink EM “Collaboration with the NHS Award” stimulated them to work proactively with the East Midlands Academic Health Science

Network (EMAHSN) on a number of projects. Woundox Irrigation Solution, a Class 3 medical device, manufactured by B & V Group and marketed by Martindale Pharma contains the same antimicrobial generated by white blood cells (phagocytes). This

antimicrobial works alongside the body’s natural defence system and is optimised at a pH which favours healing, therefore supporting the treatment of diabetic leg ulcers. B & V Group were also invited to a number of face-to-face meetings at Downing Street with the Policy Minister, Oliver Letwin, following a recommendation by Medilink EM. Mr Letwin was particularly interested to hear B & V Group’s experiences with the NHS to date and their recommendations to inform Policy about how companies can work better with the NHS.

Woundox stood out to the EMAHSN, as diabetes is one of their priorities and the medical device had already been introduced to wound care units within the NHS and there is potential for a joint case study with a health centre in the East Midlands.

New Dental Initiative Follows Medilink IntroductionA collaboration cultivated through Medilink EM’s networking services is enabling an innovative new initiative in the dental industry between two leading Nottingham dental companies.

Currently dentists operating in the UK who offer dental implant surgery source the various components required for the surgical procedure from a variety of different suppliers.

Pooling the complementary expertise of the two Directors, Wollaton Implant Solutions Ltd will offer dentists a complete dental implant package. This new kit will include all of the parts necessary to complete a fully anchored prosthetic implant into the jawbone as well as the bespoke dental prosthetic teeth such as crown and bridge.

Wollaton Implant Solutions brings together two of the region’s leading dental device experts, each with substantial experience in the marketplace. Attenborough Dental Ltd is the UK’s longest established dental laboratory and Wollaton Medical Consultancy is an expert in the field of medical devices. The combined skills, experience and backgrounds of this partnership make it uniquely qualified to deliver the ultimate, fully comprehensive packaged solution.

Smart Material Takes Pressure Off Baltex have been members of Medilink EM for 4 years and have received a number of grants and advice on avenues of finance through the support of the Innovation team. After seven years of R&D a smart material product to support wheelchair users has been brought to market and is about to go into its second phase of research development.

Airospring is a pressure-relieving, moisture-wicking, breathable and fully machine washable cushion which has qualities to help prevent an unpleasant medical condition that can affect wheelchair users - pressure sores. Sores form when people are stuck in one position for too long, which stretches the skin and cuts off the blood supply and these sores cost the NHS £1.8-2.6bn a year.

The Airospring cushion has been created by Professor Subhash Anand MBE of the University of Bolton’s Institute for Materials Research and Innovation and retired Golborne Engineer, Bryan McArdle and Derbyshire company, Baltex Technical Textiles. Thanks to a Technology Strategy Board grant, the R&D team has £500,000 research funding to develop new products using their unique technical textile, XD Spacer Fabrics made at Baltex. These include mattresses and shoe insoles, as heel ulcers can be a huge issue for people with diabetes which experts think is likely to increase given our aging population.

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Design, development and manufacturing of medical devices is a complex task requiring a comprehensive knowledge of engineering design and the related science and technology, along with thorough planning, meticulous risk management and adherence to the regulatory requirements. To have a successful product, it is also paramount to consider the commercial realities in meeting the performance criteria and deliver a product fit for the market.

At Datalink, with a wealth of experience and expertise in design, development and manufacturing of medical devices, addressing such challenges is our day-to-day business. With an ISO13485 quality management system in place, we offer ‘under-one-roof’ services covering all aspects of a product life cycle, including concept design, product development, prototype manufacture and full-scale production. By having an integrated system, we offer our customers a flexible service, transparent processes and the ability to make quick informed decisions in order to run an efficient system with a reduced time to market.

Design, Development and Manufacture of Electronic Medical Devices

For further information contact Arash Ghadar

E: aghadar@datalink-electronics.co.ukT: +44 (0)1509 231023 W: www.datalink-electronics.co.uk

3M Health Care Ltd

3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Their culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better.

tel: 01509 613 009web: www.3mhealthcare.co.uk

Adamson Jones

Adamson Jones offers intellectual property (IP) services encompassing patent, design and trade mark protection and advice in the UK, Europe and throughout the world.

tel: 0115 947 7977 web: www.adamson-jones.co.uk

Advanced Expert Systems Ltd

Advanced Expert Systems Ltd, trading as AES Group is a leading provider of IT systems and solutions to public sectors and commercial markets around the world.

tel: 01332 383 521web: www.aesgrp.com

Alacrity Pharma Associates

Pharmaceutical Development (CMC) Consultancy. Provision of consultancy and guidance in all areas of drug substance and drug product development, clinical trial supplies and technology transfer.

tel: 07770 640 551web: www.alacritypa.co.uk

Attenborough Dental Ltd

Attenborough Dental is a product stockholder, distributor and manufacturer of custom made medical devices, dental laboratory products and dental laboratory equipment.

tel: 0115 947 3562web: www.attenborough.com

B & V Group Ltd

B & V Group, winner of Collaboration with the NHS Medilink EM Award 2014, provides innovative water treatment technology, Ofqual qualifications and services to the healthcare sector.

tel: 0844 372 7344web: www.bvwater.co.uk

Baltex - W.Ball & Son Ltd

Baltex are manufacturers of medical textiles and compression and elastic bandages; they also manufacture 3D knitted fabrics for pressure relieving devices.

tel: 0115 932 2403web: www.baltex.co.uk

BioCity Nottingham Ltd

BioCity Nottingham Ltd is a ground-breaking life science incubation centre, providing ideal facilities for scientists and entrepreneurs.

tel: 0115 912 4210web: www.biocity.co.uk

Biostatus Ltd

BioStatus develops, manufactures and sells highly innovative reagents that offer customers significant advantages in routine and research-oriented cell-based analyses.

tel: 01509 558 163web: www.biostatus.com

BlueLight Partners

BlueLight Partners is an independent digital marketing consultancy. They help healthcare clients develop and deliver imaginative, effective, and compliant online strategies.

tel: 0115 912 4378web: www.bluelightpartners.com

BPR Medical Ltd

BPR Medical Ltd design, manufacture and market medical devices for acute-care hospitals; specialising in respiratory care and in particular, the measurement and control of oxygen.

tel: 01623 628 281web: www.bprmedical.com

Call Aid UK Ltd

Designers & manufacturers of electronic products principally for the Health sector, including radio/wired systems for staff protection - Hospital patient management systems - Surgery patient call systems – Queuing systems – Software appointment systems.

tel: 0115 940 0905web: www.callaiduk.com

Canard Design Ltd

Canard Design conceptualise, develop, prototype and innovate products and devices for healthcare companies including the NHS, Boots and SMEs across the East Midlands and beyond.

tel: 0116 279 6532web: www.canard-design.co.uk

Capatex Ltd

Capatex is a manufacturer and convertor of technical textiles and related products for the healthcare market. Capatex Medical offers a range of single use medical devices & washable continence care products.

tel: 0115 978 6111web: www.capatex.com

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care is Ltd

care is works with NHS commissioners and providers, supplying decision support and audit/ finance software solutions, contract management, project management and training.

tel: 07415 888 050web: www.care-is.co.uk

Charnwood Biomedical Campus

The Charnwood Biomedical Campus is situated in the heart of the UK and offers world-class flexible laboratories, specialist manufacturing facilities and office space with a superb range of amenities and technical and clinical resources.

web: www.charnwood-biomedical.com

Co-formulate Ltd

Co-formulate Ltd provides a comprehensive range of formulation and early analytical development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries.

tel: 07720 699 582web: www.co-formulate.co.uk

consult2deliver Ltd

consult2deliver provide creative clinical and regulatory solutions for the pharmaceutical & bioscience sectors. Services include: regulatory & clinical strategy, pharmacokinetics (interpretation, training), technical due diligence and project management.

tel: 07914 010 009web: www.consult2deliver.co.uk

CYP Design Ltd

CYP Design offers stabilised, highly active human cytochrome P450 products for drug discovery, metabolism and toxicity testing, biocatalysis and drug metabolite production.

tel: 01223 247 468web: www.cypdesign.co.uk

Datalink Electronics Ltd

Datalink Electronics offers electronic product development, manufacturing and life-cycle management. With proven expertise they design and manufacture medical devices under ISO13485 that meets the regulatory requirements and product-specific standards.

tel: 01509 231 023web: www.datalink-electronics.co.uk

Dr Arvind Mistry

Dr Arvind Mistry is developing an accurate and comprehensive computer simulation of a diabetic patient which can then be calibrated for the individual.

tel: 0115 932 0248

Equip-able Ltd

Equip-able Ltd has developed and manufactured the ‘Trabasack’, a combined lap tray and travel bag designed specifically to meet the needs of people requiring homecare, rehab and residential care or specialist education.

tel: 01509 413 236web: www.trabasack.com

FormFast

FormFast is the global leader in eForms and workflow for hospitals. Through paperless automation, FormFast streamlines administrative tasks, allowing staff to focus more on patient care.

tel: 07891 548 894web: www.formfast.com

Haemostatix Ltd

Haemostatix Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company designing and developing products to control bleeding in surgery and trauma.

tel: 0115 912 4512web: www.haemostatix.com

HORIBA UK Ltd - Medical

HORIBA UK Ltd designs, develops and manufactures various analytical equipment for an array of sectors including scientific R&D, sport science, universities, pharma and biotech environments.

tel: 01604 542 650web: www.horiba.com/uk/medical

iFormulate Ltd

iFormulate offers formulation technology scouting, formulation consultancy, project management, idea generation and development, assistance with commercialisation, market and business development, training and events.

tel: 07450 436 515web: www.iformulate.biz

iMed (Europe) Ltd

Private company selling Cardiology and Surgery products also consulting.

tel: 01327 236 745web: under construction

Inspiration Healthcare Ltd

Inspiration Healthcare sells high quality medical devices for neonatology and critical care worldwide. They provide products for therapies from controlled hypothermia to non-invasive respiratory support.

tel: 01455 840 555web: www.inspiration-healthcare.co.uk

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Journeymen Scientists

Journeymen Scientists offers a flexible resource of locum scientists for life science companies to help with the peaks and troughs of project work.

tel: 07989 574 696web: www.journeymenscientists.co.uk

Locate Therapeutics Ltd (Formerly Regentec)

Locate Therapeutics is a specialist regenerative medicine, drug delivery and devices company which has developed TAOS™; a patented platform polymer technology with multiple medical applications.

tel: 0115 871 3070web: www.locatetherapeutics.com

Maetrics Ltd

Maetrics provides regulatory, quality assurance, contamination control, microbiology, sterilisation consultancy and specialised training to companies in the Medical Devices and wider Life Sciences sector worldwide.

tel: 0115 921 6200web: www.maetrics.co.uk

MediCity UK Ltd

MediCity, (a collaboration between Alliance Boots and BioCity) is an innovation hub providing stimulating lab, office and significant events environments for innovators across health, beauty & wellness.

tel: 0115 896 1980web: www.medicityuk.com

Micronclean Ltd

Micronclean is the only cleanroom UK laundry company supplying a total contamination control garment and consumables service for the full spectrum of GMP cleanroom users activities, from ISO 4 to ISO 9.

tel: 07767 674 123web: www.micronclean.co.uk

MiTAC Europe Ltd

MiTAC Europe has designed the first Android Tablet specifically for healthcare. This handheld and lightweight device is convenient to carry around whilst its 6 inch, multi-touch, widescreen format allows for convenient data input and information access.

tel: 01293 566 291web: http://miocare.mio.com

MTS Cryo Stores Ltd

MTS Cryo Stores Ltd is a Bio repository facility based in Nottingham, which provides offsite sample storage and disaster recovery for hospitals, universities, CROs, pharmaceutical and scientific laboratories world wide.

tel: 0115 975 3743web: www.mtscryostores.co.uk

Nemaura Pharma Ltd

Nemaura Pharma Ltd has developed a range of platform technologies for transdermal drug delivery and diagnostic applications.

tel: 01509 222 912web: www.nemaura.co.uk

NHiS Ltd

NHiS offers healthcare organisations the data that will give insights to understanding and developing strategies for increasing efficiency and developing outcomes within the NHS.

tel: 0845 121 3686web: www.nhis.info

North 51 Ltd

A suite of niche healthcare businesses sit under the North 51 banner. Including a recruitment agency, software house, digital agency and healthcare services provider.

tel: 0115 950 3999web: www.north-51.com

Novozymes Biopharma UK Ltd

Provision of a customer-integrated approach with scientific know-how and bespoke technology solutions and recombinant products, tailored to the needs of drug delivery and formulation.

tel: 0115 955 3355web: www.biopharma.novozymes.com

OCB Media Ltd

OCB Media designs, produces and delivers evidence based healthcare e-learning content as well as the development of bespoke Learning Management Systems and Content Authoring Systems.

tel: 0116 285 5993web: www.ocbmedia.com

iTs Design Ltd (Alert IT)

iTs Design designs, manufactures and supplies care alarms for domestic, care homes and educational use. iTs Design Ltd’s products are designed for people with epilepsy, dementia, incontinence, falling and general infirmity.

tel: 0845 217 9951web: www.alert-it.co.uk

IPBC

IPBC is a business consultancy, working with life science companies in the areas of business planning and development, and management mentoring and support.

tel: keith.widdowson@hotmail.co.ukweb: www.internationalpharmaceutical.co.uk

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Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd

Orion Pharma’s R&D focusses on the central nervous system, cancer and critical care, and inhalable Easyhaler® pulmonary drugs. Orion also develops veterinary and generic drugs.

tel: 0115 948 7120web: www.orionpharma.com

Pal International Ltd

UK Manufacturer of Medipal Healthcare wipes products, from high level surface disinfection to patient cleansing mitts and Infection control systems.

tel: 01455 555 700web: www.palinternational.com

Pennine Healthcare Ltd

Pennine Healthcare is amongst the largest of the UK’s privately owned manufacturers of single use, sterile, medical devices, specialising in the area of surgical suction and customised procedure packs.

tel: 01332 794 880web: www.penninehealthcare.co.uk

Proman Healthcare Solutions Ltd

Proman Healthcare Solutions Ltd supplies products and solutions either directly or indirectly to the healthcare market by representing organisations that require assistance to realise their growth aspirations and business goals.

tel: 07789 917 417

Pure Drug Safety Ltd

Specialist providers of outsourced drug safety and regulatory services, including Pharmacovigilance, XEVMPD, Medical Writing, Regulatory Affairs and Patient Information.

tel: 01476 512 395web: www.puredrugsafety.com

Pym’s Consultancy Ltd

Consultancy and training services for Health and Social Care. Specialising in Market Access, Integrated Care, Service Design and Responses to Tender.

tel: 01529 469 596web: www.pymsconsultancy.co.uk

Quadralene Ltd

Quadralene Ltd is an independently owned company manufacturing a wide range of high quality, specialised cleaning detergents and disinfectants for the healthcare and dentistry sectors.

tel: 01332 292 500web: www.quadralene.co.uk

Quotient Clinical Ltd

Early drug development company, whose innovative Translational Pharmaceutics™ platform integrates formulation development, real-time manufacturing and clinical testing within a single location.

tel: 0115 974 9000web: www.quotientbioresearch.com

Renfrew Group International Ltd

Renfrew Group is an award winning, medical product design and commercialisation consultancy converting science into successful products including hospital and laboratory equipment, diagnostic and drug delivery devices.

tel: 0116 253 1961web: www.renfrewgroup.com

Saflushmyss Ltd

Saflushmyss Limited has developed and patented several products that together make a completely touch free and surface-to-surface infection free bathroom zone.

tel: 01604 811 554

Savience Ltd

Savience Ltd develops software applications to assist the arrivals, flows within, and departures of patient’s during their journey within hospitals and clinics.

tel: 01604 878 510web: www.savience.com

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd (SLS)

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd is UK owned and is the largest independent supplier of Laboratory Equipment, Consumables, Chemicals and Life Science Materials in the UK.

tel: 0115 9821 111web: www.scientific-labs.com

Patricell Ltd

Patricell Ltd is a direct provider of biotech supplies to research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and universities.

tel: 0115 871 8390web: www.patricell.com

P & S Healthcare Ltd

P & S Healthcare Ltd has a wide range of effective solutions for adults and children with different levels of protection requirements in continence care.

tel: 0115 968 1188web: www.pshealthcare.co.uk

Snowden Healthcare Ltd

Mail Order Healthcare provider specialising in natural pain relief devices, topical gels and patches. Also the provider of an extensive range of mobility and independence aids.

tel: 08700 771 772web: www.snowdenhealthcare.co.uk

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Tessella Ltd

Tessella is an international analytics, software services and consulting company known for finding and delivering innovative answers to the complex business and technical challenges of some of the world’s most forward-thinking organisations.

tel: 01283 559 150web: www.tessella.com

Trudell Medical International Ltd

Trudell Medical manufactures and markets respiratory medical devices and related drug delivery technologies.

tel: 0115 912 4380web: www.trudellmed.com

Tyg Oncology

Developing first vaccine against hormone gastrin, known growth factor in gastrointestinal cancers and pancreatic cancer in particular.

tel: 07989 386 326web: www.tyg-oncology.com

UNIQUEDOC

UNIQUEDOC is an integrated collaboration platform built exclusively to enable healthcare professionals to securely connect across the world from the device of their choice.

tel: 07539 403 866web: www.uniquedoc.com

Urgo UK Ltd

Urgo UK Ltd offers a wide range of products in the field of wound healing for the treatment of leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and burns.

tel: 01509 502 051web: www.urgouk.com

ViVO Smart Medical Devices Ltd

ViVO Smart Medical Devices specialises in design, manufacturing and marketing of innovative medical devices. It focuses on licensing medical technologies from the NHS, clinicians and industry and developing them into quality medical devices.

tel: 0115 778 8178web: www.vivosmartmedical.com

XCAM Ltd

XCAM develops and manufactures custom digital camera systems for science and industry.

tel: 01604 673 700web: www.xcam.co.uk

TBAT Innovation Ltd

TBAT Innovation specialises in; I) accessing grant funding for product research and development across a number of sectors including health, and II) assisting with R&D Tax Credit claims.

tel: 01509 670 610web: www.tbat.co.uk

The Ear Foundation

The Ear Foundation provides services for deaf children and adults, ensuring that today’s exciting hearing technologies, including cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing systems are fully used everyday.

tel: 0115 942 1985web: www.earfoundation.org.uk

Sygnature Discovery Ltd

Sygnature Discovery is the UK’s largest independent provider of integrated drug discovery resource and expertise, accelerating the discovery of new therapies for unmet medical needs.

tel: 0115 941 5401web: www.sygnaturediscovery.com

Spirit Healthcare Ltd

Spirit Healthcare provides award winning products and innovative services that improve the lives of patients whilst delivering real value solutions for healthcare organisations.

tel: 0116 286 5000web: www.spirit-healthcare.co.uk

Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd

Spectrum Healthcare (UK) Ltd is a specialist provider of evacuation equipment used in hospitals, care homes, hospices, schools and other public buildings for the evacuation of non-ambulant people.

tel: 01793 762 928web: www.spectrumhealthcare.co.uk

SOE Health Ltd

Manufacturing, sales and marketing of products which generate oxygen energy for people with an energy deficiency, especially breathing disorders at the cellular level.

tel: 07957 828 891web: www.soemac.com

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Members DirectoryAssociates

3di Consulting Ltd

tel: 01604 654 114web: www.3di.co.uk

Accelerate Associates

tel: 01785 747 102web: www.accelerate-associates.co.uk

Agora Marketing Communications Ltd

tel: 0116 230 4967web: www.agoramc.co.uk

Amies Innovation Ltd

tel: 01246 568 046web: www.amiesinnovation.co.uk

Archimedia Accountancy Services

tel: 0115 912 4530web: www.archimediaaccounts.co.uk

Biovation UK Ltd

tel: 0114 267 9005web: www.bio-vation.co.uk

De Montfort University - Design and New Product Development Unit

tel: 0116 257 7429web: www.design-unit.co.uk

De Montfort University - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

tel: 0116 257 7124web: www.dmu.ac.uk

Dr Regenold GmbH

tel: +49 7632 8222 6300web: www.regenold.com

Enterprise Europe Network Midlands

tel: 024 7623 6236web: www.een-midlands.org.uk

East Midlands Academic Health Science Network

tel: 0115 823 1300web: www.emahsn.org.uk

Eversheds LLP

tel: 0845 497 9797web: www.eversheds.com

Experience Nottinghamshire

tel: 0115 962 8320web: events.experiencenottinghamshire.com

Fairfield Control Systems

tel: 01623 835 350web: www.fairfields.co.uk

Franklands Insurance & Risk Management

tel: 01332 545 720web: www.franklands.co.uk

Geldards LLP

tel: 0115 983 3680web: www.geldards.com

Hallam Internet Ltd

tel: 0115 948 0123web: www.hallaminternet.com

Health Enterprise East Ltd

tel: 01223 597 813web: www.hee.co.uk

Healthcare Print and Packaging Ltd

tel: 0115 714 0200web: www.healthcareprintandpackaging.co.uk

Integra Communications Ltd

tel: 0115 912 4350web: www.integracommunications.co.uk

JDF Associates Ltd

tel: 01782 392 875web: www.jdfassociates.eu

Kinetic ICT Solutions Ltd

tel: 01623 857 607web: www.kineticonline.net

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

tel: 01522 502 025web: www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk

Loughborough University - The Health & Wellbeing Challenge

tel: 01509 223 438web: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/challenges/health-wellbeing/

Mediplus Ltd

tel: 01494 551 200web: www.mediplus.co.uk

Nottingham Means Business (NMB)

tel: 0115 727 0099web: www.nottinghammeansbusiness.com

Nottingham Trent University - Design for Health & Wellbeing Research Group

tel: 0115 848 6424web: www.ntu.ac.uk/design4health

Nottingham Trent University - School of Science & Technology

tel: 0115 848 3109web: www.ntu.ac.uk/sat

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - R & D Department

tel: 0115 924 9924web: www.nuh.nhs.uk

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Membership benefits Corporate Associate

*Company name and contact details only

Access to an extensive network: business, clinical & academic

e-bulletins & newsletters

Access to UK Lifescience Industry magazine

Industry representation & lobbying

Reduced event rates & CPD certification

Reduced rates for Medilink products & services

Company profile on all 5 Medilink websites + Medilink UK website *

Use of Medilink member logo

Discount on adverts in MedTech Innovation Magazine

2 hours complimentary business advice from Shakespeares

Account manager to translate business needs into opportunities

Posting of news & opportunities on Medilink website & e-bulletins

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1-to-1 meetings & personal introductions

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Full voting status at AGM

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Preferential treatment for editorial support with MedTech Innovation magazine

Pera Technology

tel: 01664 501 501web: www.peratechnology.com

Pharmaceutical Equipment Validation (PEV) Ltd

tel: 01256 698 049web: www.pev.co.uk

Potter Clarkson LLP

tel: 0115 955 2211web: www.potterclarkson.com

Proteus Digital Health

tel: 0207 611 9680web: www.proteusdh.com

Shakespeares Legal LLP

tel: 0115 945 3700web: www.shakespeares.co.uk

Sherwood Labelling

tel: 0115 920 7111web: www.sherwoodlabelling.co.uk

Synergy Health Plc

tel: 08456 889 970web: www.synergyhealthplc.com

The University of Nottingham - Faculty of Medicine and Health Services

tel: 0115 823 0319web: www.nottingham.ac.uk/biomedsci

To find out more about membership visit www.medilinkem.com

The University of Nottingham - Faculty of Science

tel: 0115 951 5100web: www.nottingham.ac.uk/pharmacy

The Workplace Depot

tel: 0800 012 6777web: www.theworkplacedepot.co.uk

TouchApp Ltd

tel: 0115 912 4210web: www.touchapp.co.uk

UKTI East Midlands

tel: 0345 052 4001web: www.gov.uk/ukti

University of Derby - Faculty of Education, Health and Sciences

tel: 01332 591 438web: www.derby.ac.uk/ehs

University of Leicester - Enterprise & Business Development

tel: 0116 252 2437web: www.le.ac.uk/business

University of Northampton - School of Health

tel: 01604 892 030web: www.northampton.ac.uk

XenoGesis Ltd

tel: 0115 837 0626web: www.xenogesis.com

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Want to know more?For more about our work to transform the health of 4.5m East Midlands residents and stimulate wealth creation, visit www.emahsn.org.uk or call 0115 82 31300

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What could we do for you?

Working with industry to spread innovation in healthcare

Supporting demonstration projects EMAHSN Innovation Exchange events and follow-up

Market entry and expansion support services

Networking and information provision

Sign-posting and NHS engagement advice

Early stage innovation support

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Want to know more?For more about our work to transform the health of 4.5m East Midlands residents and stimulate wealth creation, visit www.emahsn.org.uk or call 0115 82 31300

BFV2

We’re looking for Bright Sparks

What could we do for you?

Working with industry to spread innovation in healthcare

Supporting demonstration projects EMAHSN Innovation Exchange events and follow-up

Market entry and expansion support services

Networking and information provision

Sign-posting and NHS engagement advice

Early stage innovation support

Insurance and Risk Solutions for the Life

Science Sector

Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

Exeter House, Stanier Way, The Wyvern, Derby, DE21 6BFbiotech@franklands.co.uk | www.franklands.co.uk

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