NEWS
MidTECH innovation scoops ‘New Product Award’ at Naidex 2010
Facing stiff competition from over 100 new products, The BackSaver from Mangar International has been selected as the winner of the New Product of the Year Award at the Naidex exhibition as voted for by visitors to the show.
NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme
The NIHR’s Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme would like to invite submissions of applications to funding streams 3 and 4.
MidTECH and TeamVention video
MidTECH work with Executive Playground – a Business Improvement Consultancy based in the West Midlands on their latest innovative project ‘TeamVention’.
INVITATION for Supporting innovation in healthcare technology: the Open network
An open invitation to the inaugural event of a new network for professional people concerned with improving the capability of NHS organisations to support technological innovation.
MAJOR FUNDING FOR FRONTLINE NHS INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE
NHS West Midlands has awarded £1.9m to nine projects to help support the adoption of innovations that will improve the care of patients within the region.
Innovative new product to help children at risk of language and communication difficulties
Staff at Sandwell Community Healthcare Services have created an innovative programme, which is set to benefit youngsters by detecting and treating speech and language difficulties.
MidTECH ‘Helpline’ Launched
MidTECH are pleased to announce the launch of their new Helpline – 0845 075 3346.
MidTECH ‘do lunch’ with the Prime Minister
MidTECH – NHS Innovations West Midlands attended a luncheon with the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP which was held at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Thursday 3rd December 2009.
New working groups announced for key industries in West Midlands
Four new working groups have been announced to bolster the low carbon, digital technologies, healthcare and advanced manufacturing sectors in the region.
NURSES TRIUMPH IN NHS INNOVATION ‘OSCARS’
Nurses from Warwickshire and Wolverhampton triumphed by carrying off the two top awards at the ‘Oscars’ of NHS innovation in the West Midlands.
A school nurse’s board game about the risks of body piercing and a new way of making sure that children attending emergency departments are assessed promptly were the main winners at the 2009 West Midlands NHS Innovation Awards, run by MidTECH, the NHS innovations hub.