Industry News

29-30 April 2015 – Ricoh Arena, Coventry The Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the only one of its kind in the UK dedicated to medical device manufacturing. This specialist, highly focussed event is the place to meet with key decision makers and make new business contacts. The Expo is now in its 3rd year and once again […]

The WMAHSN has an ongoing opportunity for innovations, where potential partners are offered the chance to come up with new ways of solving local health and social care challenges. We are interested to hear from industrial, healthcare, academic and third sector partners who feel they can work with us on potential innovative solutions, models and […]

Medilink WM member working with a leading manufacturer of haircare products who is interested in finding technologies and solutions that would allow a consumer to rapidly measure the health of his/her hair and scalp. The client is a well-established player in the haircare market who is currently looking to improve the value they deliver to […]

A new pot of £2 million in seed finance has been released this January to fund over 300 new start up businesses in the West Midlands over the next twelve months. The cash, available throughStartup Direct, a partner of the Government’s Start Up Loans scheme which launched in Birmingham last year, will help make the […]

Redditch-based leading pharmaceutical distributor and retailer, Lexon (UK) Limited, has acquired Norchem Limited for an undisclosed sum. The family-run business, which has a turnover of £150 million and employs over 400 members of staff, purchased the Norchem group of companies in a strategic move in order to grow its retail operation and expand its distribution […]

Natural Wellbeing Ltd (UK) part of NutraHealth Plc is already hailing its visit to Arab Health 2015 a success after signing a substantial deal with a major distributor from Lebanon. The company came to exhibit at Arab Health to focus on targeting the Middle East markets, with a specific focus to target new business opportunities […]

Sandwell Council, an award winning local authority, recently announced the official launch of the West Midlands Virtual Hospital (WMVH), a digital procurement tool which will showcase the skills, knowledge and expertise of West Midlands’ companies in the UK and abroad. The state-of-the-art WMVH has already generated significant interest from local businesses, with over 400 companies […]

The Yorkshire and Humber Academic Science Network (YHAHSN) met with Rt Hon Earl Howe and Rt Hon Lord Kakkar during a tour of the UK Pavilion at the opening day of Arab Health. Earl Howe, who is the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Quality, spoke to Dr Dawn Lawson and Tom Lindley from the […]

Medilink member, GBUK Ltd, one of the UK’s market leaders in enteral consumables, met with Rt Hon Earl Howe during his tour of the UK Pavilion at the opening day of Arab Health. Earl Howe, who is the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Quality, spoke to GBUK Ltd Group Marketing Director Marcus Ineson, about […]

The new version of the award-winning Imagen Enterprise Video Platform, an off the shelf end-to-end video hosting platform for archiving and publishing media via a customisable website, removes complexity from video management and solves your preservation and access problems. The world of online video is expanding at a rapid rate.  The enormous amount of video […]