This free-to-attend online workshop is hosted by the NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) and the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) – Community Healthcare, supported by the NIHR Research Support Service National Collaborative.

 Aims:

  • Understand the funding landscape for the health and life sciences industry

  • Understand what is involved and what is expected in a funding application

  • Understand how to pitch your project in a clear and convincing way so reviewers can see its importance and how you plan to do the work

 Outline of the day:

  • The Context of Innovation Funding, New Developments & the Funding Process

  • Building a Team Who Can Deliver

  • Evidence to Support Your Product’s Development – Competing Technologies, Proof of Concept, Prior Work and Previous Applications

  • Defining Your Aims and Objectives

  • Research Plan – Typical Workpackages 

  • Project Planning: Milestones, Deliverables, Gantt Charts and Flow Diagrams

  • The Importance of Public Involvement and Research Inclusion

  • Demonstrating the Potential for Impact

  • How to Write and Pitch an Application

  • Funding Success Stories

  • The Industry Ecosystem and Who Can Help

  • Q&A Panel

 Full programme here  Enquiries to nihr-rss@soton.ac.uk  Registration link

An insight into the scaling and portfolio opportunities available to MedTech businesses when they innovate with a strategic emphasis on design.

Join innovation and design experts from Native for this FREE webinar, as they share case studies and methods from decades of experience gained from bringing category-defining products and services to market globally.

Date: 28th January 2026

Time: 11:00 - 11:45 (GMT)

Platform:  Teams

FREE to attend

 Join innovation and design experts from Native as they share case studies and methods from decades of experience gained from bringing category-defining products and services to market globally.

 The session will include:-

• Case studies

• Innovation strategies that create value

• Holistic design methodologies that put the power of brand, innovation and design in the hands of MedTech businesses

• Reimagining established brands for new customers globally

Workshop Overview:

Exporting can open the door to transformational growth — but only when approached with clarity and the right preparation. This half-day workshop brings together experts to help you assess readiness and explore overseas opportunities with confidence.

 Who Should Attend:

CEOs and founders, Senior leaders exploring market expansion, Commercial and operational managers

What You’ll Learn:

:: Components of export readiness :: How to prioritise overseas markets

:: Common pitfalls and how to avoid them :: Decision-making frameworks for expansion

Agenda:

10:00 Welcome

10:15 Preparing for Export: *Sandler

11:30 Break

11:40 Preparing for Export: Sandler

12:30 Export Opportunities: **Colin Piper (DBT)

13:00 Networking lunch

13:45 Takeaways

14:00 Close

*Sandler is a global performance consultancy with over five decades of experience in helping organisations build world-class leadership, management, sales and customer service teams. Sandler South West’s proven approach creates significant results and long-term improvements in strategic planning, culture, sales systems, business development, management performance and succession planning. They work across a variety of industry sectors, including aerospace, defence, manufacturing, and more. As well as virtual-led training, they provide in-person sessions at their training centre, conveniently located just off the M5 near Exeter.

Dr Colin Piper, Adviser Team Manager Dept of Business and Trade (UKTI)

**Dr Colin Piper is an Adviser Team Manager with a chemical industry background. Prior to joining DBT (UKTI) in Oct 2009 he worked for a Cornish chemistry services firm and is an accomplished business development professional with over 11-years’ experience of generating leads and securing orders from the Pharma, Agrochem and Biotech sectors worldwide.

Colin leads a team of International Trade Advisers (ITAs) across Southern England who focus on the Life Sciences, Healthcare & Chemicals sectors.

Advancing cardiovascular monitoring: from radar sensing to wearable emergency detection

Wednesday 14 January, 2026 | 3pm-4pm, GMT

In Health Research from Home’s next webinar, Ela Gruzewska (Google) and Jake Sunshine (University of Washington and Google), will explore new advances in using consumer devices aimed at improved cardiovascular monitoring. Their talks will range from heart-rate sensing using radar to detecting cardiac arrest using commodity sensors and wearables.

Jake Sunshine will explore how passive sensing on commodity devices can be employed to recognise life-threatening cardiac and breathing emergencies.

He will discuss:

• Research and development of systems to detect cardiopulmonary emergencies with a focus on watch-based detection of cardiac arrest.

• The challenges involved in constructing these systems as well as lessons learned in real world deployment.

Ela Gruzewska will explain how Google’s research demonstrated transfer learning between consumer-grade radar modalities, specifically from Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) to Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar, for heart-rate monitoring. Drawing on this work, Ela will highlight how transfer learning can reduce the need for new, device-specific data collection, accelerating research and development in the field.

This session will be especially valuable for researchers, clinicians, digital-health developers.

Book now: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9bafbd-4a1b-46eb-b969-6c9bdc262921@c152cb07-614e-4abb-818a-f035cfa91a77

Learn from an experienced product sustainability consultant on what is sustainability, how to navigate the NHS net zero roadmap, sustainability 101 and next steps

Date: Thursday 27th November 2025

Time: 09:30 - 13:00 (GMT)

Venue: Hill Dickinson, Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW

Cost:  SEHTA Members - £50 +VAT pp    Non-Members - £75 +VAT pp

Not a member of SEHTA? Register here for FREE basic membership

SEHTA are delighted to bring you this half-day workshop in conjunction with Product Sustainability by Devign to provide a comprehensive introduction to sustainability and the path to achieving net zero, with a focus on practical application for businesses and navigating sector-specific frameworks like the NHS Net Zero Roadmap.

We will look at:-

• Key concepts - what sustainability and net zero mean, why they matter, and how businesses can begin assessing their own responsibilities and opportunities in this space. Attendees will explore the strategic benefits of net zero and what their organizations need to do to get there.

• NHS Net Zero Roadmap - breaking down what it entails, its implications for suppliers and partners, and how to achieve key milestones effectively.

• Sustainability 101 - clarifying what true sustainability looks like beyond marketing claims. It examines the role of products in reducing environmental impact and presents lateral strategies for integrating sustainability into business models for long-term success.

• Discussion session - to assess each participant’s current position, clarify future goals, and identify concrete next steps in their sustainability journey.

A focused overview of what you need to know about your Sustainability journey for your MedTech product. 

Learn from an experienced product sustainability consultant on what is sustainability, how to navigate the NHS net zero roadmap, sustainability 101 and next steps

Date: Thursday 27th November 2025

Time: 09:30 - 13:00 (GMT)

Venue: Hill Dickinson, Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW

Cost:  SEHTA/Medilink Members - £50 +VAT pp    Non-Members - £75 +VAT pp

Not a member of SEHTA? Register here for FREE basic membership

SEHTA are delighted to bring you this half-day workshop in conjunction with Product Sustainability by Devign to provide a comprehensive introduction to sustainability and the path to achieving net zero, with a focus on practical application for businesses and navigating sector-specific frameworks like the NHS Net Zero Roadmap.

We will look at:-

• Key concepts - what sustainability and net zero mean, why they matter, and how businesses can begin assessing their own responsibilities and opportunities in this space. Attendees will explore the strategic benefits of net zero and what their organizations need to do to get there.

• NHS Net Zero Roadmap - breaking down what it entails, its implications for suppliers and partners, and how to achieve key milestones effectively.

• Sustainability 101 - clarifying what true sustainability looks like beyond marketing claims. It examines the role of products in reducing environmental impact and presents lateral strategies for integrating sustainability into business models for long-term success.

• Discussion session - to assess each participant’s current position, clarify future goals, and identify concrete next steps in their sustainability journey.

A 90-day strategic sprint for ventures building the future of health and life sciences. Starting Spring 2026.

You’ve taken a complex idea, found traction, raised early funding, and maybe started to build a team. Somewhere along the way, things got more complicated.

Now you’re facing a new set of questions:

• What do I actually want this business to become?

• Is my current team the right one for the next phase?

• Are we building around the opportunity or around old assumptions?

• What will I regret not fixing now, before things move faster?

The Smart Scale Programme creates time and space to ask those questions, then build answers you can act on.

It’s designed for the stage where founding teams evolve, strategies shift, and leadership starts to mean something different, where the real work of scaling begins.

Delivered by the University of Bath Innovation and Entrepreneurship team, in partnership with NatWest and the globally recognised SETsquared network, the programme brings together operational experience, sector insight, and a trusted peer community.

WHO’S IT FOR

This programme is designed for founders working in health and life sciences, including:

Digital health and healthtech Diagnostics and therapeutics

Medtech and devices Prevention and wellness

AI and data-driven health solutions Public health, ageing, care or behavioral science

Any business working on improving human health and wellbeing

Book Your Founder Diagnostic - We’re shaping the cohort now.

It starts with one conversation. Book your 60-minute founder diagnostic and see what’s possible.

The Stroke Technology Symposium will be taking place on the 13th November at the All Nations Centre, Cardiff.

This event will bring together clinical and technology professionals to look at ways of addressing common barriers to delivering stroke care and consider innovative digital tools that could make a difference.

There is funding available to support small projects in partnership with businesses and companies can learn how to apply for it by attending the Symposium.

You can learn more about this event on our website here: https://mediwales.com/event/stroke-tech-symposium-2025/

 The event is free to attend.

Are you a health and life sciences business based in South Gloucestershire? If so, this roundtable is designed for you.

South Gloucestershire is home to a growing cluster of health and life sciences businesses, and this roundtable is an opportunity to bring the community together to connect.

Designed for senior leaders and decision-makers, this open forum invites organisations working in biotech, digital health, diagnostics, and preventative care to share insights, build connections, and help shape future support initiatives.

What We’ll Discuss:

• What challenges are you facing?

• What opportunities are emerging?

• What conversations would you like to have with peers, educators, investors, and local authorities?

Why It Matters

Our aim is to strengthen local networks and connect supply chain businesses with the organisations that procure their services – creating space for collaboration, shared learning, and practical next steps to work together.

What You’ll Gain

• Understand the current health and life sciences landscape

• Exchange ideas and industry knowledge

• Build relationships across the sector

• Help shape future events and support

Who should attend: Founders, CEOs, COOs, CTOs, Heads of R&D, Clinical Directors, and Business Development leads from Health and Life Science start-ups and SME businesses.

This free event is intended for South Gloucestershire based businesses and has limited capacity. Early registration is encouraged.

Refreshments and light catering will be provided.

This event is funded and supported by South Gloucestershire Council, in partnership with Future Leap.

2025 SEHTA International MedTech Expo & Conference

EXPO 09:00 - 17:00    •    CONFERENCE 09:30 - 17:30

DELEGATE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

The SME focused healthcare event for driving collaborations between Business, Care & Clinicians & Academics for the MedTech, Lifesciences, Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Digital Health, NHS Sector.

Early-Bird Delegate Rate

Early-Bird Rate deadline: 31st July 2025

SEHTA Member Rate: £220 (inc VAT) per person*

Non-Member Rate: £270 (inc VAT) per person

Charity and University Rate: £210 (inc VAT) per person

NHS Employees: Free to attend**

**(Please note our £65+VAT cancellation fee for FREE places - 7 days notice before event required, otherwise the cancellation fee will be charged)

Only 25 Early-Bird places left! Book early to guarantee your place

Medilink UK’s flagship 2025 National Healthcare Business Awards is taking place on 10th July 2025 at The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) from 12noon – 17:00.

Join Medilink South West and Innovate UK for an exclusive opportunity to meet a visiting South Korean delegation bringing cutting-edge healthcare technologies to the UK.

Funded by the distinguished Seoul Business Agency, this inward mission features Korean companies at the forefront of Medical Devices, Healthcare AI Platforms, and Biotech Materials. They’re in the South West to explore UK partnerships – from joint R&D and university collaborations to potential clinical trials.

Expect:

Insightful morning presentations on UK–Korea collaboration opportunities

A networking lunch

1:1 meetings with Korean companies (limited availability – view company profiles and book early)

Agenda:

· Arrive 9:30

· Welcome from Professor Richard Luxton

· Introduction to the Seoul Business Agency

· Overview of the South West Healthtech Ecosystem

· Korean company collaboration opportunity pitches

· South West company case study

· Medilink SW/Innovate UK - Wrap up

· Networking lunch

· B2B meetings

Whether you're an SME, academic, or innovation lead, this is an opportunity to forge international partnerships with one of Asia’s most dynamic health tech ecosystems.

If you have any questions regarding the Korean delegation, please contact Sarah Hildersley on sarah.hildersley@iukbg.ukri.org.

Please note: 1:1 meetings are limited and will be allocated based on suitability and first come, first served availability.

Overview

Digital health has the potential to improve people's health and well-being and to enhance efficiency across health and social care. But for innovation to be successful, the right partnership is essential, with people and communities at the heart of the process.

This event provides a platform to gain insights into the key challenges across health and care for which digital technology may provide the solution. We’ll also explore approaches to co-creation with an interactive design thinking workshop in the afternoon, responding in real time to some of the opportunities and insights described in the morning.

Schedule

9.00 Coffee and registration

• Professor Richard Luxton, UWE – Director of the Health Tech Hub, and Professor Matt Freeman, Director of Future Space

• Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of UWE and Chair of Health Innovation West of England

• Opportunities for digital health in secondary care: Dr Sanjoy Shah, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

• Innovation case study: Clera Healthcare – Founders Dr Alice Appleton and Dr Jonathon Abeles

• Opportunities for digital health in community care: Scott Deacon, Head of Innovation, Sirona Care & health

• Innovation case study: BABCON Director Nikki Cotterill, Professor of Nursing in Continence Care, UWE

• Opportunities for digital health in primary care (Rhys Lewis, Head of Digital, One Care)

• Innovation case study: TBC

12.30 Lunch

• ·Design thinking workshop with Health Innovation West of England

• During the morning we’ll crowdsource a framing question or challenge around how we use digital health technologies. Then in this interactive afternoon workshop we’ll tackle it collectively.

• Led by experienced facilitators from Health Innovation West of England’s Academy, we’ll be introduced to codesign techniques from the Creative Problem-Solving Toolkit to generate ideas. We’ll also explore how to decide which ideas to progress as tests of change and how to refine and prototype these.

16.00 Closing comments (Professor Richard Luxton)

Tea/Coffee/refreshments provided

MediWales Connects Conference 2025

MediWales will be holding their annual all-Wales NHS Connects Conference on the 17th of June at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff.

NHS colleagues from across Wales, local companies and the wider industry sector will join to share clinical innovation in practice to improve patient outcomes.

 The event includes presentations, workshops, exhibitions and networking.

 The aims of the conference are to:

• Highlight and showcase the excellent work being carried out by the health and care communities in Wales.

• Improve collaborative working between the health boards, industry and research communities.

• Raise the profile of NHS Wales and clinical innovation across the UK.

• Support closer working relationships between industry, NHS and research groups and clinical trials capabilities.

Building on the excellent work that has been done around innovation adoption, the conference will consider the challenges involved in scaling change and adoption of new products, services and processes that deliver impact for patients across the whole NHS.

Showcasing new technologies, digital health and NHS innovations

This NHS led event includes keynote presentations, interactive workshops and networking, NHS teams and colleagues from the health and care community across Wales, as well as the wider industry sector, will share clinical innovation and insights to improve patient outcomes.

Last year, Connects welcomed over 400 delegates to Cardiff, from clinical and care communities, industry and academia from across Wales and the UK.

This event is free for all NHS and Health and Care staff to attend when registering with an NHS email on the Connects website.

To find out more, or to register to attend, please click here: https://mediwalesconnects.com/

Made in the UK, Sold to the World Roadshows

April - September

The Department for Business and Trade has unveiled a new series of events across the UK, designed to propel UK businesses onto the global stage. This programme aims to fuel business growth and connect you with international opportunities.

What will I get from attending these events?

Potential 1-2-1's with a global buyer Expert guidance and support Strategic networking

Access to a rolling seminar programme and business support zone.

Who are these events for?

These events will equip your business with the tools and confidence needed to fast-track your global growth in international markets and the opportunity to connect with buyers and commercial officers from across the world. Each event has a flexible programme, allowing you to select the sessions most relevant to your business needs and interests.

Do not miss out!

This is your opportunity to take your business to the next level. Submit your expression of interest now and request your place at the Made in the UK, Sold to the World Roadshows.

To express your interest in joining a roadshow, register here: https://eu.eventscloud.com/miukroadshows/

Medilink South West Annual Business and Innovation Networking Event

Join us for an evening of celebration recognising med-tech in the South West on Wednesday, 14th May 2025. The event will take place on Board Brunel’s SS Great Britain, the ship that tells the incredible story of one of Britain’s greatest engineers and one of the most important ships in maritime history.

The awards are a fantastic opportunity for our sector to come together to celebrate the achievements of life science companies in our region. Winners are automatically entered in to the Medilink UK National Healthcare Business Awards, which will take place on 10th July 2025 at The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE).

29th April : 10am - 4pm
The Maynard Centre, Cardiff

MediWales is pleased to announced that they are working in collaboration with the BIA and Cytiva to bring the Regional Focus event to Cardiff on the 29th April.

The day will feature presentations from exciting Welsh life science companies, as well as panel discussions on how Welsh companies fit into the broader UK ecosystem. We'll consider how we can build the next generation of skills for Welsh companies, and how life science entrepreneurs can source the capital they need to change the world.

There will be plenty of opportunity to network over lunch and refreshments.

This event is free to all MediWales and BIA members.

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

Join us at the Firepool Centre for Digital Innovation in Taunton for an insightful and collaborative event around future Technologies for enabling Health & Care.

We'll be joined by Professor Richard Luxton from the University of the West of England (UWE) who will talk about the latest innovations in health and care enablement. He will discuss new assistive digital technologies, including some of the latest work with the primary care lab.

There will also be updates from Skills for Care and Business West, plus plenty of time to network and connect with your industry colleagues over lunch.

It promises to be a valuable experience for any organisation working in the Health & Care sector.

This event is funded by the Somerset Innovation Network.

What is the Somerset Innovation Network?

The Somerset Innovation Network is a fully-funded programme driving innovation and collaboration to forward-thinking, and growth-driven businesses in the region.

Bringing together two innovation centres in Somerset - iAero in Yeovil and Digital Innovation Centre in Taunton, the network aims to encourage collaboration and innovation between businesses, whilst helping them grow and develop through a variety of tailored 1-2-1 support, informative workshops and networking opportunities.

Find out more information here.

MediWales are holding their annual BioWales in London event on the 12th March 2025.

The Welsh life science sector is a thriving and dynamic ecosystem and, particularly in the last few years, there have been significant developments around clinical innovation, medtech and diagnostics. This event provides a unique platform for exciting new innovations and companies looking for investment and collaborations. With presentations from a variety of Welsh companies at various stages of their investor journey and an expert investor panel.

The event will also highlight NHS innovation and research collaboration opportunities, discussing clinical access, adoption and clinical trials.

This event is free to attend for MediWales members, partner organisation members and invited guests. 

https://mediwales.com/event/biowales-in-london-2025/ 

www.mediwales.com

Requirements management in medical device development is a mandatory process, and even for non-medical developments, it is the best approach to ensure you're designing the right product.

By properly defining, writing and verifying against requirements, you can demonstrate your product is functional, safe and has avoided unnecessary costs. 

In this Tekki Brekki, Richard Gold from Kinneir Dufort will provide an overview of best practice in requirements management from personal experience in 10 years of design consultancy.

Richard Gold has 10 years' experience working within design consultancy, spanning a diverse range of sectors including medical, life-sciences, consumer and industrial. This has provided experience developing a wide variety of products from low-power wearables to large electromechanical systems.

Kinneir Dufort is an expert partner, helping companies research, innovate and develop new products and brand experiences.

To register for this free event please email Julie on the link below.

Teas/Coffee and Danish provided.

If you require a parking space please also provide your car registration.

Join this exclusive event in Cardiff, hosted by Madrid Investment Attraction in collaboration with How2Go, designed to strengthen commercial ties between the UK and Madrid. Discover opportunities in Fintech, E-Health, and Cybersecurity, and learn how Madrid’s vibrant ecosystem can give your business access to the rest of Spain, Northern Africa, and Latin America.

Engage in insightful presentations, interactive round table sessions, and valuable networking to forge meaningful partnerships between Cardiff and Madrid. 

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Click here to Register 

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