The Med-Tech Innovation Conference this year will include two high-end keynote sessions. With the programme now taking shape, we can give you some insight as to what you can expect on 5-6th June at the NEC.
Rob Lacey
After last year’s keynote on The MedTech Strategy, David Lawson the director of medtech at the Department of Health and Social Care will revisit the launch of the strategy a year on. On Day Two Lawson will reflect on the progress made to date against the four priority areas of resilience, innovation, enabling infrastructure and special market topics with a vision of right product, right price, and right place.
The main conference stage this year will also include thought leadership on some of the most pressing topics in the industry, with seminars from the Department for Business and Trade, Medidata, Charco Neurotech, Symbiotex, Withers & Rogers covering international trade, diversity in clinical trials, human centred design, intellectual property, and regional collaboration as part of its extensive offering. In addition, an hour-long panel on sustainability will feature on Day Two hosted by PD-M International, who will provide insight along with guests on how to tackle particular challenges to reduce carbon footprint.
Not to be outdone, the Introducing Health-Tech stage will showcase the best from the show floor including new technological developments, sound advice and practices as well as important regulatory advice from consultancies who are on the show floor. With many medical device companies grappling with the changing regulatory landscape, finding the right notified body, or tackling the approvals process amid MDR and UKCA transition processes, experts are on hand to help.
Other sessions feature aspects of testing for medical devices, material selection, dealing with the challenges and opportunities that have arisen because of artificial intelligence, securing funding for research and development, any many more.
For the fourth consecutive year, the content from the Introducing Health-Tech Stage will be rounded off with PITCH@Med-Tech Innovation Expo, where exhibitors from the start-up zone will participate in quick-fire pitches in front of our audience, including an expert panel of judges as this year’s start-up look to add their names to the list of winners including SurePulse, Neuronostics and OxNNet.
Med-Tech Innovation Expo takes place on 5-6 June 2024 at the NEC, Birmingham. To see the full, up-to-date conference schedule and to register to attend, visit www.med-techexpo.com.
