Finalists announced for life science and medtech awards
Thirty-one of the best and brightest life sciences and medtech companies and industry collaborations from across the Midlands have been revealed as finalists in this year 's Medilink Midlands Business Awards.
Sponsored by the University of Birmingham and the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA), the annual awards event will once again celebrate the achievements, innovations, and breakthroughs of life sciences and medtech companies across the whole of the Midlands.
Applications for the 2023 awards have been reviewed by an independent and expert panel of judges. Winners and highly commended companies from both the East and West Midlands will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony and black-tie dinner to be held at the Great Hall, University of Birmingham, on 16 March 2023.
Winning organisations from seven of the categories will be automatically entered in to the Medilink UK National Awards, part of the MedTech Innovation Conference & Expo (MTI), taking place on 7 and 8 June 2023.
Richard Fox, strategic business engagement partner for Life Sciences, University of Birmingham, said: “The University of Birmingham and the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator are proud to be sponsoring the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2023.
“These awards shine a light on the businesses at the forefront of healthcare innovation and the thriving life sciences community in the region.
“The Precision Heath Technologies Accelerator, based at the Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, will further accelerate the adoption of healthcare innovations in the region and beyond, creating opportunities for transformative collaborations between businesses, the University and NHS partners.
“And, who knows, some of the winners of the Medilink Midlands Business Awards may become PHTA residents and collaborators of the future! ”
The full line-up of finalists in the eight categories for 2023 are:
Start-Up (sponsored by The Medical Technologies Innovation Facility at Nottingham Trent University)
- Enrich My Care
- iethico
- Joint Approach Rehab Ltd
- The Essential Baby Company
- VUIT Online
Delivering Innovation in Health and Care (sponsored by Shakespeare Martineau)
- HSL
- Joint Approach Rehab Ltd
- NuVision Biotherapies Ltd
- PRIMIS (University of Nottingham)
Innovation (sponsored by Barker Brettell)
- Agility Life Sciences
- Apnea Tech Ltd and Bluefrog Design Ltd
- BlueSkeye AI
- BPR Medical
- Eureka Inventions Ltd
- JointMedica
Outstanding Achievement (sponsored by Mills & Reeve LLP)
- BPR Medical
- Redditch Medical
- Spirit Health
Advances in Digital Healthcare (sponsored by WM5G)
- Blum Health Ltd
- DDM Health
- Digistain Ltd
- iethico
- Spirit Health
- The Tribe Project (by Bronze Software Labs Ltd)
Export Achievement (sponsored by City of Mentor, Ohio, USA)
- Cellomatics Biosciences Ltd
- Digistain Ltd
- Upperton Pharma Solutions
Partnership between Academia and Business (sponsored by ARISE at Anglia Ruskin University)
- Kimal PLC and University of Birmingham, Mechanical Engineering
- NuVision Biotherapies and College of Health and Life Sciences, Optometry & Vision Science Research Group (OVSRG), Aston University
- University of Derby and HistologiX
- West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory and JS O'Brien Business Solutions Ltd, Representative for Inagene Diagnostics Inc
One to Watch (selected by Medilink Midlands ' independent judging panel)
- Bioxhale Ltd
- ChangeXtra
- Hedkayse
- i3 Simulations
- InoCardia Ltd
The awards will be hosted by TV personality, Michelle Livings. A familiar face to television audiences having hosted numerous broadcasts from motorsports to commercials, Michelle will combine her professional calling with her personal passion for health, wellness, and technology to compere the awards.
She said: “I 'm thrilled to be involved in an event that celebrates the amazing achievements and advances being made in the field of life sciences with the help of technology. It 's an incredibly exciting time and I 'm so pleased I get to play a small part in it. ”
Tickets for the event are on public sale and available here, on a first-come, first-served basis. Discounts are available to Medilink Midlands members and tickets can be purchased on an individual basis or per table.
Medilink Midlands is the Midlands life sciences industry association with a vision to stimulate the growth of the Midlands life science sector by helping companies establish, develop, and grow.
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