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New Commercial Opportunities List27/07/2010
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Medipex Sponsors Partnerships with NHS award at Medilink Innovation Day
12/07/2010
Healthcare companies from across the region gathered yesterday to discover the winners of the Medilink Yorkshire and
Over 200 delegates were at the ceremony which saw six awards handed out as part of Medilink Y&H’s annual Innovation Day – the region’s
New Alliance Set to Drive Healthcare Innovation in the UK
29/06/2010
A new business driven partnership is offering streamlined healthcare innovation services aimed at improving quality of care and ultimately reduced costs. The Healthcare Innovation Alliance will fast track successful innovations across the NHS and international markets.
Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South Yorkshire
26/05/2010
NIHR CLAHRC SY has 17 partner organisations and collaborators who provide funding, support or expertise to the collaboration.
NIHR Comprehensive Local Research Network
25/05/2010
The South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Comprehensive Local Research Networks are 2 of the 25 CLRNs which form part of the NIHR Comprehensive Clinical Research Network (CCRN). CCRN provides support for clinical trials and other well designed studies in all areas of disease and clinical need. CLRNs are the primary vehicle for providing infrastructure to support study involvement. They encourage participation in a range of high quality clinical studies in the CCRN portfolio and provide a coordinated and efficient infrastructure of research personnel and facilities to support recruitment.
Health Technology Innovation, Development & Adoption
25/05/2010
Health technology innovation, development and adoption needs to be driven by patient and public need and the untapped expertise of the patient is central to achieving this goal. CPD4 Health Innovation facilitates this process by brokering partnerships between patients and carers, industry, the NHS and higher education to develop innovative products and services that benefit patients and carers and improve their quality of life.
Medilink UK Awards 2010
25/05/2010
The Medilink UK Awards are a celebration of the most dynamic and innovative businesses in the country’s Life Science’s sector; providing a platform for outstanding achievement and success.
Skills for Health
25/05/2010
Skills for Health are one of 25 Sector Skills Councils (SSC) and our role is to cover the whole health sector: the NHS; independent and third sector health care providers.
Who needs Patents?
25/05/2010
So you've got an idea. You think it's a good idea and that most likely no-one has done the same thing before.
But then you think that it's nothing like the invention of the light bulb or penicillin or the microchip, so you think that it can't be patented.
Medipex Innovator of the Quarter Award - Enter Now!
20/05/2010
Medipex are now accepting entries for the next Innovator of the Quarter Award.
NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme
26/04/2010
4th Call for Applications i4i Funding Streams 3 and 4
Surgical Innovations honoured by The Queen
01/04/2010
Leeds based Surgical Innovations - the designer and manufacturer of innovative surgical devices – have been awarded a Queen's Awards for Enterprise; the UK's most prestigious award for outstanding innovation and business performance.
New Education Bodies created to promote innovation in the NHS
04/01/2010
Clinicians and industry work together to develop tomorrow's innovations
12/10/2009
Surgical Innovations (SI) - the designer and manufacturer of innovative surgical devices – is working with Medipex – the NHS Innovation hub for the Yorkshire and
2nd call for proposals - i4i Future Product Development Funding Stream FPD3a and FPD3b
18/09/2009
The NIHR's i4i programme would like to invite submissions of proposals to its Future Product Development funding streams FPD3a and FPD3b. Proposals should be submitted no later than 5pm on 18th September 2009.
Zilico at Healthcare Innovation EXPO
01/09/2009
Zilico was part of the 'NHS Innovations' stand at the first ever Healthcare Innovation EXPO showcasing the latest innovations and new ideas in healthcare from the UK and around the world which was held on 18th - 19th June in London.
Medipex Innovator of the Quarter Award - Enter Now!
13/07/2009
Medipex are now accepting entries for the next Innovator of the Quarter Award. Do you know someone working in your NHS Trust who has identified a need or a problem and has come up with an inspired solution? If so, why not nominate them for the award which is a cash prize of £150 towards the innovation. You as a nominator can win a Luxury Hamper worth £50!! Download an application form here.
Industry experts join forces to stimulate healthcare sector
02/06/2009
INDUSTRY EXPERTS JOIN FORCES TO STIMULATE HEALTHCARE SECTOR
The team behind the Access to Finance for Healthcare Technology Companies programme has today announced an alliance with two of the leading organisations in the regional healthcare sector.
1st call for proposals - i4i Future Product Development Funding Stream FPD3a
22/05/2009
The NIHR's i4i programme would like to invite submissions of proposals to its Future Product Development 3a funding stream (FPD3a). Proposals should be submitted no later than 5pm on 22nd May 2009.
FREE Introductory Seminar
19/05/2009
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To see if you are eligible to attend a free introductory seminar please follow the link to register.
Funding Opportunities - EU Public Health Programme
20/02/2009
Call for proposal - Information and Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)
20/02/2009
The deadline for proposals is 2 June 2009 (4pm time).
The European Commission recently launched a call for proposals under the EU’s Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP). The CIP is divided into three strands and this call is part of the Information and Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP).
"Helping to save lives. Pioneering technology developed in Sheffield"
23/12/2008
It could save lives, it's been created here in Yorkshire and it's about to go worldwide. A leading heart specialist from Sheffield has developed a revolutionary new online course which teaches medical staff how to recognise when someone's having a heart attack. Swift medical treatment is vital of course, but until now only a text book showed ambulance crews or paramedics how to interpret an ECG.
ecgskills.net is featured on BBC's Look North. Click here to see the full article
1st Call for proposals - i4i Future Product Development Funding Stream 3b (FPD3b)
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) would like to invite FPD3b outline project proposals of up to 3 years under its i4i Programme.
2nd Call for proposals - i4i Future Product Development Funding Stream 1 (FPD1)
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) would like to invite FPD1 project proposals of up to 12 months under its i4i Programme...