An evening of networking, talks from industry professionals and celebration
In 2022 as a celebration of Medilink’s 25th anniversary and as part of their commitment to the Health sector across the South West of England, we will come together to create a celebration that reflects the strength in depth of the sector across the South West and showcases the very best of collaboration between industry, academia and the NHS.
This event is being held in partnership with the Health Tech Hub and the South West of England Academic Health Science Network.
Programme
18:00 - Arrival
18:30 - Welcome from Prof Richard Luxton (Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology)
18:35 - Keynote Speech by Hassan Chaudhury (Department of International Trade)
19:05 - Awards Presentation
19:30 - Food and Networking
20:30 - Close
2022 Medilink South West Awards
The 2022 Medilink South West Awards will take place as part of CELEBRATE: HealthTech Innovation in the South West. Apply for one of five categories:
Innovation
Advances in Digital Healthcare
Start Up
Delivering Innovation In To Health And Care
Partnership Between Academia & Business
The winners of these regional awards will automatically be entered into the national Medilink Awards. The Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards will take place on 8 June 2022 at the NEC Birmingham.
Download the application pack here
Please return your application/s along with a high resolution Logo for your organization by 9am Tuesday 5th April 2022 here
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Hassan Chaudhury
Digital Health Specialist | Healthcare UK, Department for International Trade
Hassan leads on Digital Health for Healthcare UK a joint initiative of the Department of Health & Social Care, NHS England and The Department for International Trade (DIT). His role is to curate the UK HealthTech offer and communicate it to buyers across the world by building relationships with Governments, insurers, major tech and life science firms, academics and healthcare providers. He also supports the best global innovations to set up, invest and scale in the UK.
He is one of the founders of TECH4CV19 – a community of change-makers which acts as a matchmaker between buyers and innovators in UK HealthTech.
His background is in health and social care, specifically in frontline social work, informatics, NHS commissioning and public health. Prior to joining Healthcare UK, Hassan was a co-founder, Chief Commercial Officer and CIO of Health iQ, an award-winning real world evidence agency based in London’s Tech City, until its acquisition. He contributes to both the World Healthcare Journal and Pharmafield, is a Committee Member of the PM Society, part of #kit4carers and also holds an Honorary Research post at Imperial College London. In 2019, the Financial Times and Inclusive Boards recognised him as one of the Top 100 most influential BAME leaders in UK tech.
