Innovation Day 2012, Thursday 17th May 12:15 – 22:00, The Belfry Hotel, Nottingham
Thirteen companies have been nominated for a Medilink East Midlands award in this year’s competition to find the best in healthcare, bioscience and medical technology businesses. The five award categories are for best business Start Up, Innovation, Partnership with the NHS, Export and Outstanding Achievement.
Innovation Day 2012, Thursday 17th May 12:15 – 22:00, The Belfry Hotel, Nottingham
Three Derbyshire companies have been nominated for a Medilink East Midlands award in this year’s competition to find the best in healthcare, bioscience and medical technology businesses. The five award categories are for best business Start Up, Innovation, Partnership with the NHS, Export and Outstanding Achievement.
Working gap year ‘The Year in Industry’ is reporting a big increase in applications after university fee issues pegged back demand last year. The paid gap year, run by education charity EDT, is seeing increases of over 45% in applications from pre-university students, with a core recruitment period still ahead. However, the National Director for ‘The Year in Industry’, Chris Ward reports that the high cost of university degrees is still a major factor, prompting a more focused attitude from applicants.
Fanshawe Gate Hall garden in Holmesfield will open to the public on Sunday 6th May to raise funds to provide aid for the people of Burkina Faso, West Africa following recent floods. Over 100,000 people have lost their homes and livelihood and the plan is to help those living in the 25 worst affected areas to rebuild their lives over the next two years.
A pilot service that helps people at risk of long term sickness absence to return to work, has just received its 1000th referral from the GPs and other health professionals working in Leicestershire. Leicestershire Fit for Work was established as a pilot programme funded by central government in 2010. The objective of the pilot was to demonstrate the effectiveness of early intervention to help people return to work who were otherwise likely to fall into a pattern of long term sickness absence and subsequently lose their employment.
Leicester, UK: Meat counters set to look andfeel very different as research gets underway
UK pharmaceutical manufacturer, Pepceuticals Limited, has been awarded a European research contract to develop an edible coating for fresh meat which will increase the shelf-life of the product and ultimately reduce the need for oil-based plastic packaging.
‘Smart Forensics’ one-day conference on Thursday 19th April 2012 at the University of Leicester
University of Leicester experts in forensics will address a gathering of the UK’s top forensic scientists, academics, police managers and government officials when they come together in the city to discuss innovative and efficient ways to solve crime.
Just four months into trading from its Nottingham UK base, XenoGesis Limited has exceeded its initial sales targets by more than 300%. The BioCity Nottingham contract research organisation began trading in early November and was providing laboratory-based drug analysis services to major global pharmaceutical clients from day one.
XCAM Ltd has been named winner of the national Innovation Award at the Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2012, held in Cardiff on the 13th March. The UK Awards are recognised as the top business awards in the national Life Sciences sector and the Innovation Award marks out XCAM as the leading innovator in the sector over the past year.
Dr John Brown CBE FRSE has been appointed as a non-executive Director to the Board of BioCity Nottingham Ltd, which runs one of Europe’s largest bioscience business incubators. His arrival comes just two months after the launch of BioCity Scotland, and marks another step-change in the growth ambitions of the company.