On 26th November 2021, a new virtual MedTech summit was held led by the NIHR Surgical MedTech Co-operative and Bournemouth University in partnership with the OVHcloud Startup Program and powered by Empact Ventures.
The event brought together hundreds of people in 20+ countries representing SMEs, innovators, academics and clinicians.
In the morning session, a keynote speech from David King, Digital Design Manager at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing and Research Centre (AMRC) covered the exciting new paradigm shift towards Surgery 4.0. The afternoon keynote speech from Dr Rob Middleton, Professor of Orthopaedics at Bournemouth University who focused on ‘The Road Ahead’ towards academics, clinicians and industry working together.
The event also featured 35+ speakers across 7 roundtables with insightful discussions from Identifying Funding Options for MedTech to University and Industrial Collaborations. The speakers from across the MedTech ecosystem included Innovate UK, IQ Capital, the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network, the…
