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Important announcement: UK pavilions commitment to Medica 2020

With the unprecedented circumstances caused by COVID-19, there have been a number of questions whether Medica, the largest medical technology exhibition in the world, will go ahead this year. Messe Düsseldorf, the organisers of Medica, are still planning for the show to take place from 16th to 19th November, with Medilink UK and Gambica being…

Medilink North of England – message to our members

We are all facing unprecedented challenges with the Covid-19 crisis. Our UK Lifescience industry has always been on the front line when it comes to responding to the changing needs of healthcare delivery but never before has this been more visible than in the current Covid-19 crisis. We have member companies working around the clock, producing…

Abingdon Health receives CE mark for its COVID-19 rapid antibody test

Abingdon Health, a York-based diagnostics company leading the UK-Rapid Test Consortium (UK-RTC), and Medilink member, has received a CE mark for its COVID-19 rapid antibody test, which means that it is now approved for professional use in the UK and EU. The rapid test for detection of lgG antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus will be…

How to overcome challenges in demonstrating the value of drugs for rare diseases? An insight by BresMed

With challenges surrounding clinical trials in rare diseases, such as small sample sizes and heterogenous populations, it is difficult to achieve the comparative effectiveness and safety of a novel product. In its new paper, BresMed, a company specialising in health economics and Medilink member, explores these challenges in more depth and proposes a new framework…

Hill Dickinson gives legal and regulatory advice to help adapt the GoodSAM app for use by the NHS during the COVID-19 lockdown

The health and life sciences team at Hill Dickinson, an international law firm, acted as advisers on the legal and regulatory aspects of successfully adapting the GoodSAM app for use by the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic. The app was predominantly designed to identify individuals suffering from cardiac arrest or other life-threatening emergency through geolocation,…

Radar Healthcare appoints Medilink as PR agency following rapid growth

Radar Healthcare, a Leeds based digital health firm, has appointed Medilink North of England as its PR and communications agency following a period of rapid growth. Radar, who help health and care organisations monitor and improve quality and compliance, has recently made a number of high-profile appointments as its success continues to attract big names…