About the Medical Innovation Forum
The ABHI Innovation Conference is being staged alongside the Medical Innovation Forum, the networking event that provides an opportunity to discuss innovations, fast-track technology transfer, find partners and seek funding/licensing agreements.
The forum offers unmatched networking opportunities through its highly acclaimed Connex service that facilitates pre-arranged one-on-one meetings, tabletop presentations and roundtable discussion groups, designed to explore collaboration opportunities and pursue objectives such as:
- Linkages with research funding programmes from DH/DTI and Research Councils
- Streamlining the medical device development process
- Identifying prospective partners for better investment, design, testing and manufacture and respond to changing market demands
- Support for clinical trials in NHS
- Keeping abreast of regulatory compliance, intellectual property and risk management
- Assessment of the value of new healthcare technologies
- Making essential business skills more accessible, including training and career development programmes
- Accessing the UK market for innovative technologies at national, regional and trust levels, and overcoming barriers of silo budgeting
Companies involved in developing early-stage medical innovations also use the forum to present their investment and partnering options to potential financial/industry backers.
In addition to these networking activities there is an exhibition to showcase the latest technology innovations in this fast-moving and rapidly growing marketplace.
“A fantastic platform for levelling the playing field and getting
others to share their ideas.”
Michelle Dalton, Communications Director, Medilink UK
“The Health Technologies KTN is pleased to be associated with
this event, it attracts decision makers across all parts of the supply chain,
leading to collaborations that can make a difference.”
Sue Dunkerton, Director, Health Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network