13th December 2013

Over 200 Attendees for the UK HealthTech Conference

The second UK HealthTech Conference took place on 10th December in the Hilton, Cardiff. Delivered by MediWales the event attracted over 200 professionals, clinicians and industry specialists.
A truly collaborative event, MediWales has partnered with the Association of British Healthcare Industries, Medilink UK, the HealthTech and Medicines Knowledge Transfer Network, Med-Tech Innovation, One Nucleus, UK Trade and Investment, the Life Science Exchange and the UK Lifescience Industry magazine to develop the conference, which was supported by Welsh Government, Health Research Wales and The Society of Biology.
The day consisted of presentations, seminars and plenary sessions, with the programme including Professor Keith Harding CBE of the Wound Healing Research Unit, Dr Stephen Minger from GE Healthcare, Professor Julie Williams CBE, Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales and Richard de Souza of Martindale Pharma, as well as guest speaker Tom Pellereau of ‘Apprentice’ fame and Professor Val Edwards- Jones from ‘Embarrassing Bodies.’
The plenary sessions covered three key areas: wound healing, regenerative medicine and diagnostics, and the conference concluded with a panel discussion focusing on healthcare future trends which looked to the future of life science and health technology. Chaired by Andy Taylor of the Association of British Healthcare Industries the panel consisted of the days keynote speakers.
The six seminars produced a thorough look at the landscape of the UK’s medical technology, medical biotechnology, industrial biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. These were NICE’s Med Tech briefings, grants for SMEs, clinical access- which showcased the work of Health Research Wales, the Technology Strategy Board’s Biomedical Catalyst Fund, NHS procurement from a UK-wide perspective and the impact of the regulatory changes for medical devices.
Throughout the day the presentations built up to produce a comprehensive picture of the health technology market, including exciting research, new product announcements and the ever-closer collaboration between clinical expertise and industry. While acknowledging that there is still much to be achieved to improve the adoption of innovative technologies in healthcare, there was a considerable amount to celebrate.

 To view the UK HealthTech 2013 website, please click here.

For further press information, please contact Lucinda Dargavel on 029 2047 3456, lucinda.dargavel@mediwales.com