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PLEASE NOTE THE EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL NO LONGER BE TAKING PLACE ON 16TH MARCH 2011 - NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.

Discover the potential of high value in healthcare manufacturing

What is high value added manufacturing?
Why is it important?
What are the challenges?
How does it add value?


These are key questions which will be explored at this all day event to increase the understanding of what high value added manufacturing means for the healthcare technologies industry.

In today’s globally competitive landscape manufacturers are inventors, innovators, global supply chain managers and service providers. What was once seen just as production is now production, research, design, and service provision.

This event aims to engage the national healthcare technologies community - and wider manufacturing sector - in discussions on high value added manufacturing.

Throughout the day, delegates will learn from case study examples about the adoption and development of new technologies and how these challenges have been addressed.

Key presenters will share their expertise showcasing experiences of:

• innovative process and technology integration
• how new technologies have been commercialised
• new materials and processes developed for healthcare (or adopted from other sectors)
• future developments and anticipated advances for the sector

To download event flyer, click here. 

Programme Outline

Registration starts 9:15 am (the event includes lunch and tea/coffee breaks throughout the day)

What is High Value Manufacturing in Healthcare? - Sue Dunkerton, Health Tech & Medicines KTN

Confirmed case study presentations include: 

Materials KTN - the role of materials in enabling high value manufacturing, and examples covering textiles to aid antibacterial approaches and wound healing.

JRI Orthopaedics – will highlight new technologies and challenges in implantable manufacturing based on their new VAIOS shoulder system. 

University of Sheffield (and Project Dia2mond) - will focus on the deployment of rapid manufacturing techniques on healthcare technologies applications. 

Invibio Biomaterial Polymer Solutions - will focus on bio-polymer manufacturing, design and developments for healthcare technologies. 

Bayer Material Science - will highlight new Polymer Coating Technology for Cardiovascular Devices focusing on the medical device coatings industry; what challenges are presented in this field and what the current technologies deliver. 

Smith & Nephew Extruded Films and the Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) at Sheffield Hallam University - will focus on their experiences in the identification and development of a new technology for healthcare applications from laboratory to prototypes; how they have worked together, progress made and next steps. 

Egide UK - Specialists in Ceramic and Metal Injection Moulding, Egide will showcase examples of companies exploiting metal injection moulding into their healthcare manufacturing processes.

Further speakers to be confirmed.

Followed by panel session.  Networking/coffee 4:00–4:30 pm

Final programme will be announced on the event website. For sponsorship and event enquiries, please contact j.fu@medilink.co.uk  

Who should attend?
Healthcare technology companies seeking to:
•  identify best practice and learn from others
•  improve their technology integration and manufacturing processes

Investors and collaborators and those looking to diversify into healthcare technologies.

Delegate fees
£95 (+VAT) – non Medilink Y&H members
£65 (+VAT) – Medilink Y&H members

HOW TO REGISTER - To book your place, click here (you will receive an email acknowledgement to confirm receipt of your registration)

 High Value Manufacturing in Healthcare is sponsored by:

High Value Manufacturing in Healthcare is part of the Global Manufacturing Festival: Sheffield which takes place between 14th March 2011 and 24th March 2011. The festival will reaffirm the UK, and Sheffield, as a global leader in advanced engineering and manufacturing innovation.

The Global Manufacturing Festival: Sheffield is being led by Square 5 in partnership with Creativesheffield and Business & Education South Yorkshire. It is sponsored by Nabarro LLP and Firth Rixson, and will comprise of a series of focused events, workshops, exhibitions and conferences with leading representatives from the world of manufacturing, politics and education.

For further information and to see the latest programme, please visit www.globalmanufacturingfestival.com  

Headline Sponsors of Global Manufacturing Festival Sheffield: