Medilink South West Regional Awards categories 2024

Nominate your organisation for one of five categories:

• Innovation for Sustainable Futures Award

• Advances in Digital Healthcare Award

• Start Up Award

• Delivering Innovation into Health and Care Award

• Partnership Between Academia & Business Award

Please return your completed nomination form/s here

Deadline: Extended to 12th March 2024

Winners of these regional awards are automatically entered into the National Medilink Awards which will take place in June 2024. This prestigious event, which will be held in London, will recognize the impact of the health and life science sector.

Business Leaders Masterclass: How to Increase Sales

Venue: Virtual

Date: Thursday 22nd Feb

Time: 10-11:30 am

Agenda: : To discuss and understand challenges around business development with a small group of business leaders. We’ll share new skills, strategies, and best practices for modern day selling.

Business Leader's Masterclass

Places are limited so reserve your spot today - open to the business leader, owner or director.

Course run by Sandler, a global training and consulting organisation with five decades of experience in helping companies build world class leadership, sales and customer service. 

Venue: Virtual

Date: Wednesday 7th Feb

Time: 9-10:30 am

Agenda: To discuss and understand how to develop high performing teams. We’ll explore the management skills necessary to drive high performance and create motivated teams.

Business Leaders Masterclass: Developing High-Performing Teams

Places are limited so reserve your spot today - open to the business leader, owner or director.

Course run by Sandler, a global training and consulting organisation with five decades of experience in helping companies build world class leadership, sales and customer service. 

Inaugural meeting January 24th 2024 : 09.30 to 10.30

Online

The vision for this special interest group is to create a forum for companies producing diagnostic technologies which involve the application of sensor systems and/or detection of biological interactions. 

Biosensing for diagnostics is a critical and ever-evolving field in the realm of healthcare and biotechnology. It encompasses a wide range of techniques and technologies aimed at detecting and measuring specific biological markers or molecules through the detection of biological interactions within the device.  These technologies are most often found in point-of-care applications, for example blood glucose monitors or lateral flow devices.  These technologies are designed to provide valuable information about the patient's physiological state, allowing for early disease detection, disease progression tracking, and personalized treatment strategies.

One of the fundamental aspects of biosensing for diagnostics is the development of highly sensitive and specific sensors that can detect a broad spectrum of biomolecules such as proteins, DNA, RNA, and metabolites. These are designed to interact with the biological sample, like blood, urine, or saliva, and generate a measurable signal, typically electrical or optical, in response to the presence and quantity of specific biomarkers. This information can then be interpreted by healthcare professionals to make informed decisions about a patient's health, enabling rapid diagnosis and facilitating the choice of the most appropriate treatment regimen.

The target membership will focus on companies from across the UK and include the larger well-established companies and the small spin out companies who are creating new innovative devices.  The membership will be open to academics who feed in new technologies to the sector and NHS clinical and research staff how would be end users of the technology.  Diagnostics and biosensing is a very large area and within this special interest group several themes would be identified, such as: Rapid diagnostics including home diagnostics, wearables, point of care testing, diagnostics for infectious diseases and high throughput diagnostics

The SIG aims to provide: unique networking opportunities with industry peers, access to cutting-edge insights and knowledge, and the chance to collaboratively address shared challenges.  Serving as a hub for fostering collaboration on initiatives that directly address the unique needs of our industry. Members will enhance their visibility and recognition within the sector.

Agenda

·         Introduction and welcome

·         Purpose and objectives

·         Industry presentations – CPI, 3 SMEs

·         Interactive feedback

·         Next steps and closing remarks

Join us for this interactive live workshop, where we will examine this relationship and explore new ways to drive revenue growth and engage with the modern buyer.

 •        Attend the exclusive Sandler workshop to overcome strategic sales challenges.

•        Learn and gain insights into best practices that will enable your sales team to navigate these challenges.

•        Gain practical tools and techniques to drive tangible results in your organisation.

 If you're interested in championing sales growth, use this link to register and secure your spot today! https://hubs.la/Q01Ytbf50

 This session is designed for business owners or business leaders but it’s free to attend.

Venue:

Sandler Training Centre, 16 Woodbury Business Park, Woodbury, Exeter, Devon EX5 1AY

As part of the second stage of events for the West of England Local Skills Improvement Plan, this focus group will give you the opportunity to voice your opinion about skills needs in your sector and region, alongside other businesses, further education representatives and training providers. We want to know from the businesses that are at the heart of the industry how we can help shape post-16 education to better support the Health, Social Care and Life Sciences sectors’ needs and your views will feed into the Local Skills Improvement Plan, a national change in the way business needs are put at the heart of education and training delivery*.

At the end of the session, our engagement team runs through relevant recommendations for support and services that hopefully can help on any issues or needs you raised in the focus group, using our extensive research over the past two years, as well as our partnerships with all Further Education providers and regional bodies across the West of England.

Who can join?

This event is open to any business located in the West of England region, working in Health, Health Tech, Digital, Social Care and Life Sciences sector, that wants to impact the skills your workforce will need in the future.

How much does it cost?

There is no charge for this event, however, tickets are only available for a restricted time due to limited capacity. Book now with your exclusive invitation to avoid disappointment.

For more information go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/skills-for-tech-adoption-digital-literacy-in-health-care-life-sciences-tickets-678043234567

Agenda 

·         Introductions and Icebreaker

·         What is the LSIP

·         Introduction from UWE and our event partners

·         1h Guided Discussion (with a light lunch)

·         Summary of today's discussion

·         Opportunities, Recommendations and Upcoming Events

·         Networking and Refreshments

·         Optional Tour of the Health Tech Hub

You will be aware of the NHS’s Net Zero targets to support the global challenge of climate change.

During this webinar you can hear from small to medium sized companies that are making progress in navigating the sustainability journey - both to meet the NHS Net Zero requirements, and more importantly, while doing so, reduce costs, enhance efficiency, improve employee morale, and drive business growth.

We won’t baffle you with jargon, flow diagrams or statistics but give you insightful and practical ‘take away’ tips for application in your own organisation.

Registration is FREE to Medilink members including SEHTA & Mediwales / £75 non-members

Agenda

Introduction
Kevin Kiely, Group Chief Executive, Medilink UK

• Our Journey – Practical Carbon Reduction
  Graeme Hall,  Executive Chairman, Brandon Medical

• Sustainability – An Integral Part of Business Strategy
  Graeme Cameron, CEO, Pennine Healthcare

• Transitioning Towards a Circular Economy, for Sustaining & Growing your Business
  Shak Gohir, Chair, HVMC Healthcare Community of Practice , CPI Ltd

• Carbon Reduction through Design & Innovation 
  Richard Shaw, Sustainability Lead, Pd-m International

• Recycling Medical Plastic Waste – The Risks & Rewards
  Bev Fawdington, Director, Uvamed

• Bidding for NHS Contracts – Practical Tips for Navigating the Legal Requirements for Net Zero/Sustainability Compliance
  Jamie Foster, Partner, Hill Dickinson LLP

• Open Forum / Discussion

• Closing Remarks

The Fintech Awards South West, sponsored by EY, is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural awards ceremony, honouring the most innovative and impactful fintech companies and individuals in the region.

This year’s awards ceremony will feature 13 categories, including:

• Fintech Start-up of the Year: Recognizing the most promising and disruptive fintech start-up in the South West region

• Fintech Scale-up of the Year: Honouring the fintech company that has demonstrated significant growth and success in the past year

• Fintech Company of the Year: Celebrating the fintech company that has made the greatest impact and achieved the most success in the industry

• Fintech Leader of the Year: Honouring the individual who has made the greatest impact on the fintech industry in the South West region

• Team of the Year: Recognising the fintech team that has demonstrated exceptional collaboration, innovation, and achievement in the past year

• Best Place to Work of the Year: Honouring the fintech company that has created the best work culture and environment for its employees

• Fintech Exporter of the Year: Recognising the fintech company that has achieved success in exporting its products or services to international markets

• Fintech New Product of the Year: Honouring the fintech company that has launched a new product or service that has made a significant impact in the industry

• Fintech for Good of the Year: Recognising the fintech company that has made the greatest positive impact on society through its products or services

• Best Academic Programme: Honouring the academic institution that has provided the best fintech-focused education and training programme

• Best Growth Story of the Year: Recognising the fintech company that has achieved the most significant growth and success in the past year

• Rising Fintech Star of the Year: Honouring the individual who has demonstrated exceptional potential and achievement in the fintech industry

• Best Accelerator / Incubator of the Year: Recognising the accelerator or incubator that has provided the most valuable support and resources to fintech start-ups

• Outstanding Contribution to Fintech in the South West: Honouring the individual or organisation that has made the greatest impact on the fintech industry in the South West region.

“We are thrilled to be launching the Fintech Awards South West with the support of our principal sponsor, EY,” said Matt Hyde, founder of the Fintech Awards South West. “The South West has a thriving fintech ecosystem, and we are excited to highlight the innovative and impactful work being done by these companies and individuals. These awards provide a platform to celebrate the achievements of the fintech industry and recognise the contributions of those who are driving innovation and making a positive impact in the financial industry.”

The Fintech Awards South West will be held on July 6th at the Aerospace Bristol. Tickets for the awards ceremony are now available for purchase on the event website.

Anita Kimber, Financial Services Partner and South West Consulting leader at EY, said: “We’re delighted to be the principal sponsor of Fintech Awards South West, showcasing the very best talent from across the region and shining a spotlight on the incredible work they are doing in support of the industry’s growth ambitions. We look forward to celebrating the fantastic efforts and achievements of the top Fintech professionals from across the South West on the July 6th.”

The Rt.Hon. John Glen MP, Member of Parliament for Salisbury and South Wiltshire and Chief Secretary to HM Treasury said, “I am delighted to share my support for the 2023 FinTech Awards South West after a year when UK fintech secured $12.5 billion of venture capital investment. UK fintechs represent the very best of global entrepreneurial spirit and unlocking the potential of UK fintechs is an essential element of growing a more modern, competitive and resilient economy. Fintech reaches across the economic geography of the UK, and South West fintechs offer exciting, dynamic and evolving investment opportunities. I congratulate all those who have won awards and wish only the very best for thriving South West fintechs”.

For more information about the Fintech Awards South West including sponsorship and categories, please visit the event website www.fintechawardssouthwest.com or follow us on @finawardsswest. Applications and nominations welcome through to the closing date of 21st April 2023

For more information, please contact: matt@fintechawardssouthwest.com

Healthtech innovators are invited to apply to attend a peer-led roundtable to enable shared learning, problem solving and networking.

Engine Shed are thrilled to be partnering with SETsquared Bristol to provide an opportunity for healthtech founders and/or their C-suites to facilitate shared learning, problem solving and skill sharing with real tangible outcomes, as well as to build and strengthen connections within the cluster.

This roundtable is organised by Arne Scott, CTO Rosa Biotech, Yolanda Hill, Business Development Manager Neuronostics and Paul Forster, Business Pre-Incubation Manager SETsquared Bristol.

The roundtable follows SETsquared Bristol’s panel discussion: Healthtech products – from innovation to implementation event at Bristol Technology Festival (see blog for more info here), and subsequent cluster socials.

These events brought together disparate parts of the local healthtech cluster and helped to identify key areas for discussion, development and exploration, and now it’s time to take these forward in this session.

We encourage participants to bring ideas, so if there are any topics or questions you want included on the agenda, please email paul.forster@setsquared.co.uk.

Who is the roundtable for?

We’re inviting regional healthtech founders and C-suite at all stages of their journeys to apply to attend the roundtable, who are keen to help co-create this cluster. This will include founders of established and commercially successful enterprises and and those working on long term product R&D cycles, so we’ll have a wealth of knowledge and experience in the room.

How do you define healthtech?

Companies involved or will be involved in one or more of: clinical or user trials, regulatory approvals, personal healthcare data, selling into healthcare systems. Subsectors: Medical Devices, including Software as a Medical Device, evidence-based Digital Health Technologies, Biosensing, Diagnostics and and therapeutics.

Agenda:

12.00 – Brief introductions

12.15 – Discussion point – Regulatory frameworks and clinical trials

12.45 – Discussion point – Commercial partnerships & industry access, e.g. pharma

1.15 – Discussion point – Funding: grants & equity investment

1.45 – Quick fire problem solving – bring your issues for the roundtable to advise on

2:00 – Close

Making Intellectual Property Work for You – Developing an Effective IP Strategy

Speaker: Andrew Flaxman. Patent Attorney at Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP, SETsquared IP Advisor in Residence

The workshop will detail how to use IP as a valuable company asset.

Covering a variety of intellectual property rights, including:

• patents

• trademarks

• designs

• copyright

• trade secrets

This interactive workshop will give you the knowledge you need to get the most from your IP.

The workshop will cover:

• auditing your own IP

• considering how your competitors’ IP might affect your business

• developing a plan for future IP generation

• monetising your IP

Aimed at those with a basic understanding of IP, who wish to understand how the various rights can be used to protect their ideas, as well as to add value to their company.

Subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter to hear news and updates from the Bristol SETsquared Centre, as well as catch up on our member news, events, opportunities and more!

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SETsquared Bristol's Idea2Pitch will help hone your ideas, and shape them into a pitch for gaining interest or support in your venture

WHEN?

Wednesday, May 24 · 1.30 - 5pm

WHERE?

The Park Centre Daventry Road Bristol BS4 1DQ

Do you have a great tech business idea, but don’t know where to start? Or are you unsure what to do next in order to grow your technology company? Then sign up for the Idea2Pitch event hosted by SETsquared Bristol to help hone your ideas, and shape them into a pitch for gaining interest or support in your venture.

This event is designed for non-SETsquared members. Tech founders or aspiring tech entrepreneurs of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to apply to attend. The event will take place at the The Park Centre on Daventry Road.

Idea2Pitch includes an interactive workshop on what makes a good business idea, and how to pitch it for maximum effect, and an introduction to SETsquared.

Schedule:

13.30 - 14.00 Intro to SETsquared - Paul Forster (SETsquared Community Manager)

14.00 - 15.00 What makes a good business idea? - Rick Chapman (Entrepreneur in Residence)

15.00 - 15.15 Break

15.15 - 16.30 Developing an elevator pitch workshop - Rick Chapman (Entrepreneur in Residence)

16.30 - 17.00 Pitch practice

Workshop leader: Rick Chapman, Entrepreneur in Residence at SETsquared Bristol

“The content and delivery of #Idea2Pitch was absolutely brilliant. It really helped me to sum up and convey my business idea in a way that’s more aligned to my target audience. I would recommend this workshop to anyone who’s looking for a way to communicate what they’re doing in a succinct and yet engaging way.”

Angela Loveridge, Founder of Better Together

Please apply to attend this session by answering the questions fully in the booking form, and we will let you know if your application has been successful. We have a limited number of spaces available and will be selecting participants based on SETsquared's ability to help you develop your business ideas. Please let us know asap if you cannot make the course so your space can be offered to someone else.

SETsquared Bristol is a University of Bristol-led incubator that grows global tech businesses out of Bristol. It has incubated over 300 companies to date, with over £628 million raised. It provides a dynamic, collaborative and supportive environment supporting its members with high-quality, bespoke business support and expertise. It was named ‘Hottest Accelerator in Europe’ at The Europas Awards 2020, and ‘Global #1 University Business Incubator’ in 2019, 2017 and 2015 as part of the SETsquared Partnership.

Subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter to hear news and updates from the Bristol SETsquared Centre, as well as catch up on our member news, events, opportunities and more!

This event is an informal morning discussion over breakfast with key industry professionals in the aviation, defence and engineering sectors. The aim of this event is to continue the conversation around innovation and utilisation of technology to aid sector growth.

The discussion will take place in a confidential space and allow knowledge sharing, brain storming ideas and aims to result in powerful takeaway points around accelerating innovation, to empower positive change.

Last month, Newicon CEO Steve O’Brien asked Jeegar Kakkad, The Head of Productivity and Innovation at the Tony Blair Institute how he felt businesses could empower change across the aviation, defence and engineering industries to aid industry growth? The response was simple. As a collective, businesses with the capability to innovate and create change must use their power, knowledge and ability to educate and assist organisations and government departments to enact change and drive innovation at pace.

Key topics for the morning will include:

– Digitising manual tasks at pace within the engineering and aviation industry, barriers to combat.

– Turning ideas into a reality with minimum risk and low cost – you will come away with some key takeaway points to action within your department from the get go.

– Communicate, collaborate, create – Next steps for a collaborative approach to enact change.

We are inviting people from forward thinking organisations to come together with like minded professionals to discuss how we can start to put the wheels in motion to help drive innovation.

All healthtech innovators, movers and shakers are invited to join us for a networking event to kick off our Healthtech Event Series

To celebrate the first theme in this year’s Event Series exploring all things healthtech, join us on Wednesday 17 May for an informal get together with folk from the cluster. Come along to share your healthtech related thoughts, challenges, asks and advice, all helped along with refreshments and pizza on us!

Whether you’re a digital health startup looking to make new connections, a biotech scaleup seeking investment, a funder seeking promising projects, or an academic looking to collaborate with industry innovators, register today to connect, innovate and collaborate.

The five day long festival brings people and technology together to explore the thriving digital scene in Bath. Bath Digital Festival provides the local community with a platform that enables them to grow and develop their skills and build connections with local and national organisations.

Monday, Curiosity – Let’s investigate the future and explore new worlds – science fiction or in action already, using old tech in new ways, idea v reality. Today could be crystal ball gazing, or practical applications for exciting new solutions – let’s get excited about the future, starting right now.

Tuesday, Creativity – Technology is nothing without the story – we are a city of creatives, how has the story changed, our relationship with audiences and how will we engage in the future online and in person? Let’s use today to share our visions, showcase solutions and be creative.

Wednesday, Collaboration – We can change the world if we work together – we are a tech community built around collaboration, bringing ideas and passions together. Let’s use this day to look at the world differently, help each other, listen to each other and build a strong conversation.

Thursday, Critical Thinking & Celebration – What do we need in place for our technology revolution? The vision needs a strategy, it needs to be secure, well considered and ready for whatever the future brings. Let’s use today to get into the details, debate the challenges and discuss solutions.

Friday, Climate – Building a better world – our climate ranges from our mind to our planet, from micro changes at a personal level to global conversations – what can we do today for a better tomorrow? Today we bring the week together into the how – and what the next steps are for us all.

Join us at M Shed for this this relaxed evening of networking, street food, music and access to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, as we celebrate the Medilink South West awards.

In 2023 we will recognize the achievements of the HealthTech sector across the South West and showcase the very best of collaboration between industry, academia and the NHS. This event is being held in by Medilink South West and the Health Tech Hub

Nominate your organisation for one of five categories

Medilink South West Award Categories 2023

Innovation Award Sponsored by Greaves Brewster

Advances in Digital Healthcare Award Sponsored Hazlewoods

Start Up Award Sponsored by p3 Medical

Delivering Innovation in to Health and Care Award Sponsored by West of England AHSN

Partnership Between Academia & Business Award Sponsored by Institute of Bio-sensing Technology

Please return this with your completed nomination form/s here along with a high resolution Logo for your organization

Deadline: 9am Monday 6 March 2023

Programme

• 18:45 - Arrival drinks

• 19:15 - Welcome

• 19:20 - Keynote Speech

• 19:40 - Awards Presentation

• 20:00 - Street food, Exhibition viewing and Networking

• 21:00 - Close

The evening will include exclusive access to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition in the M Shed gallery. See this new set of images capturing the breathtaking diversity of the natural world.

Calling all health and technology innovators

Would you like to improve your understanding of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)? Are you keen to adapt your innovation to this evolving landscape?

On 22 March 2023, the South West AHSN, along with Kent Surrey Sussex; West of England and Wessex AHSNs, are hosting the AHSN Network’s flagship Bridging the Gap Event at Sandy Park Conference and Events Centre, in Exeter.

Alongside keynote speakers, panel sessions, and an exhibitor zone, the event will also provide attendees with the opportunity to take part in a 1:1 mentoring session* with industry experts from across the AHSN Network.

Lunch and refreshments will also be provided.

Register your interest today

Over the coming months, we will be releasing more details on the event, including details of keynote speakers and panellists.

In the meantime, please complete our short expression of interest form, and our events team will contact you once event sign-ups are open. For further information, please contact our events team at events@swahsn.com.

*1:1 mentoring sessions are subject to availability and will be booked on a first come first serve basis.

22nd March 2023, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Register your interest
Please complete this form to stay up to date with the Bridging the Gap event, including when the registration goes live!

Join us either virtually or in-person at the Health Tech HUb, UWE for a short talk by Altered Carbon CEO Ali Rohafza

Teas, coffees + pastries will be provided

Title: ‘Digital nose technology that utilises graphene to detect biofilms, infections and disease.’

Guest Speaker: Ali Rohafza

Bio: 8+ years managing technology products projects and developing solutions with a background in product design "If you believe in an idea, you should do everything possible to make it a reality."

Ali comments: Altered Carbon’s technology consists of highly sensitive digital receptors grouped together as sensor array on a microchip. It’s capable of detecting millions of different gases and VOC combinations. Think of it as the digital version of a dog’s nose. The sensors utilise the properties of the wonder material graphene. This enables us to provide ultra low power capabilities, detect many different target scents and produce at scale using simple manufacturing methods. Despite a lot of hype and lab attempts by various other companies attempting to shift graphene gas sensors into market-ready products, the progress has been very limited. This makes us one of the leading companies in the world with commercially viable graphene sensors.

Join us either virtually or in-person at the Health Tech Hub, UWE for a short talk from Mission Street founder and CEO Artem Korolev. Teas, coffees & pastries will be provided.

Title: ‘Building for tomorrow; supporting Bristol’s growing Innovation Ecosystem’

Guest Speaker: Artem Korolev

Bio: Artem Korolev is founder of Mission Street, a leading UK operator, developer and investor in Science and Innovation real estate. Mission Street are currently developing Science & Innovation buildings and campuses in Oxford and Cambridge, and recently purchased the former Evening Post Building in Bristol, which has a planning consent for a 135,000 sq ft Science and Innovation hub, the largest of its kind in Bristol and the South West Region

Artem comments: ‘Mission Street have long recognised the strength and diversity of Bristol and the South West’s Innovation sectors. We have ambitious plans to nurture, support and grow Bristol’s high-growth companies over the long term, with an initial focus on the former Evening Post building which is a one-of-a-kind opportunity, transforming a former printing press with large floor-plates and high ceilings in the city centre’

*Please be advised this event has been cancelled

Talk: “Sniffing out disease with biology reimagined” with Rosa biotech | Obst, Senior Scientist + Clinical Lead (Wednesday 30 November 09:00 - 09:45)

Join us either virtually or in-person at the Health Tech Hub, UWE for a short talk from Rosa Biotech Senior Scientist and Clinical Lead Ulrike Obst followed by informal networking. Teas, coffees & pastries will be provided.

Company Bio: Our vision is to provide patients and clinicians with the benefits of early diagnosis of a broad spectrum of diseases by combining the power of protein design and machine learning. Rosa was spun out from the University of Bristol in 2019 based on >10 years of research in the lab of world-leading protein designer Prof. Dek Woolfson. We are backed by experienced business angels. Since incorporation, Rosa's multidisciplinary team has demonstrated that its innovative sensing platform, Pandra, can detect life-threatening diseases with high accuracy in patient samples.

We are currently collaborating with scientists, clinicians and industry to further develop and validate Pandra, and bring our first tests into the clinic. We are a proud part of the Science Creates deep tech ecosystem in the heart of Bristol. We operate a dedicated laboratory at Science Creates St Philips Incubator, which is home to over 20 deep tech companies and provides a melting pot of academic researchers, startup and spinout companies and investors.

Ulrike Obst, Senior Scientist + Clinical Lead

Speaker Bio: Ulrike is a specialist in high-throughput technologies for synthetic biology. Having gained a PhD from TU Munich, she brings international experience from top research institutes (e.g. Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and industrial R&D settings (DSM). She is a senior wet-lab scientist and clinical lead at Rosa Biotech.

*Please be advised this event has been cancelled

Event summary

This webinar is now fully booked, a waiting list is now in place.

Event outcomes

Design thinking offers a proven approach increasingly used across industry, which can help gain a true understanding of critical problems, define challenges to be addressed, use creative thinking tools to identify potential solutions and then prototype and test these solutions.

As knowledge around design-thinking and creative problem-solving skills expand, with more and more of us expected to turn ideas into genuine value, these skills are becoming more widespread and in demand.

Within the NHS, they will help us further improve services, maybe develop new services, implement new technologies and processes.

Excitingly, feedback from users reveals they are practical, highly relevant and fun to use for individuals and team members.

Who is this training for?

This is a new training offer from the West of England AHSN Academy in partnership with Bluegreen learning Ltd and is aimed at healthcare professionals in the West of England who have experience using quality improvement (QI) approaches to solving challenges and who would like to learn how to use some new tools for improving patient safety and patient care. This training is free to all NHS staff.

The training will be delivered via Zoom and will be highly interactive, with group collaboration using Miro.

Dates for these workshops are:

15 November – 9.30 – 13.00

29 November – 9.30 – 13.00

NB. Attendees must commit to both sessions.

If you are unable to attend but would still like to check out our resources, visit our website to view our Creative Problem Solving Toolkit.

The West of England Academy offers a wide range of free resources to healthcare professionals and innovators across the region. To find out more about our Academy, visit our webpages or email weahsn.academy@nhs.net

Our academy works hard to welcome attendees from a broad range of backgrounds creating a safe and open environment for learning and sharing ideas.

Got a question? If you have a question about this event contact us at: weahsn.academy@nhs.net

About this event

Join us for a launch event to find out everything you need to know about our free Enterprising Women 3.0 business support programme, and whether it's right for you.

The event will include a panel discussion from an inspirational group of past Enterprising Women awardees, Caz Icke, Founder and CEO of SoleSense, Jenny Foster, Project Lead at Global Goals Centre and Lisa Gun Cuninghame, Founder of UpStitch. The discussion will be chaired by Paul Forster, Community Manager at SETsquared Bristol. There will be plenty of time during the event for questions about what it takes to set up and run your own business.

Enterprising Women 3.0 is a supportive and inclusive business support programme, fully funded by NatWest, to help women take their business or idea to the next stage.

You'll benefit from SETsquared Bristol's world-class business support and a valuable network to connect with. All costs for the programme are covered, apart from your own expenses.

More information on the programme and how to apply can be found here.

We particularly encourage applications from women with diverse backgrounds, including women from a minority ethnic background, LGBTQIA+ and differently abled women. The programme supports tech, tech-enabled and non-tech businesses.

Subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter to hear news and updates from SETsquared Bristol, as well as catch up on our member news, events, opportunities and more!

Talk: “What you need to know about medical device regulation” with Syntacog | Melissa Siah, Co-founder (Wednesday 2 November 09:00 - 09:45)

Join us either virtually or in-person at the Health Tech Hub, UWE for a short talk from Syntacog Co-founder Melissa Siah followed by informal networking. Teas, coffees & pastries will be provided.

Company Bio: Syntacog transforms compliance policies and documents into deployable, automated expertise. The Health Care Regulatory Explorer lets you harness the power of Regtik to explore and understand the regulatory pathways for your health care product at a fraction of the cost. You can reduce time-to-market by ensuring regulatory compliance is part of your business practice from day one. We will help you to select the most appropriate strategy for you to manage quality, compliance, regulatory requirements, and innovation.

From concept to launch - Regtik provides regulatory support all the way through your development pipeline. Our easy-to-use platform combines the knowledge of world-leading regulatory experts with our patent-pending compliance expert system: Get insight into the regulatory landscape and potential pathways to market for your product. Rapidly revise product concepts and re-assess product changes as often as you like at no extra cost, enabling rapid innovation cycles for digital therapeutics and software-as-a-medical device (SaMD).

Accelerate towards product launch by developing a regulatory strategy for licensing and launch across the key global markets: United Kingdom, European Union, USA and Australia. Increase investor confidence and funding round participation by de-risking regulatory compliance and creating an audit trail to demonstrate compliance with legislation, regulations and standards

Syntacog | Melissa Siah, Co-founder

Speaker Bio: Melissa Siah is one of the founders at Syntacog, a startup that is helping medical device manufacturers navigate complex regulatory requirements. She spent ten years working for the Australian government in regulatory law, before pivoting to product management, specialising in LegalTech and AI products. She led the Contract AI team at Exari prior to its acquisition by Coupa for US$215M.legal tech product for automating promotions law at the NewLaw startup Plexus. Promotions Wizard made the process of running a competition so fast, easy and cost effective that it continues to be used by more than 60% of ASX100 companies.

Melissa co-founded Syntacog in August 2020, with the goal of turning complex regulatory regimes into easy-to-use apps. Syntacog has won more than £500k of grant funding to develop its proprietary software technology for use with health and safety, travel and medical device regulations. Syntacog won the regulatory division of the 2021 Singapore Airlines AppChallenge and is now part of the 2022 MassChallenge Early Stage accelerator cohort.