Medilink News February Issue 2014 | Page 2

FORWARD KEITH JACKSON MANAGING DIRECTOR JRI ORTHOPAEDICS LTD JRI Orthopaedics is based in Sheffield and we design and manufacture orthopaedic implants. Our company has been a committed member of Medilink Yorkshire and Humber for ten years. Being a Medilink member has helped us to engage across the Healthcare Technology sector, including new markets, new technology and ways to improve patient care. As a long standing Medilink member and Medilink board member, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this membership themed issue of Medilink News. Medilink has assisted JRI in identifying cutting edge technologies, providing the opportunities to host international delegations from high growth markets as well as UK Trade & Investment briefing tours. Medilink has also worked with us to provide high level access to strategic national initiatives and was instrumental in the launch of our new state of the art facilities. Advanced Digital Institute (Corporate) An innovation hub which provides technology insight, engineering research and development www.adi-uk.com Innova Partnerships Ltd (Associate) Business development and partnerships organisation for Healthcare & Life Sciences www.innovapartnerships.com Apollo Healthcare Technologies Limited (Corporate) Leading manufacturer and supplier of pressure area care devices, moving and handling equipment, specialist seating and comfort products www.apollo-ht.co.uk Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Associate) One of the largest NHS trusts in the country, which offers a full range of general hospital and specialist services www.leedsth.nhs.uk Despomed UK Limited (Corporate) Manufacturers and distributors of Cardiology and Urology products www.despomed.com Find (Corporate) Designers of specialist signs for people with Alzheimers and Dementia www.findsignage.co.uk Informatics CIS (Corporate) Producers of software specifically for perioperative healthcare www.informatics.co.uk 02 Being a member of Medilink continues to provide JRI with opportunities to develop our company with professional advice always available to help us become more innovative, competitive and profitable. This issue features stories from various Medilink members as well as an extensive look at member companies’ experiences of working together and the strong business, clinical and academic links Medilink can provide. To find out more about JRI Orthopaedics please visit: www.jri-ltd.co.uk JOIN MEDILINK AT: WWW.MEDILINK.CO.UK/ MEMBERSHIP.ASPX NEW MEMBERS Careplus (North) CIC (Corporate) Providers of products and training solutions to improve quality of care www.careplus.me.uk JRI is committed to ongoing innovation and the specialist resource made available through Medilink to scope out a product development proposal was key in securing our R&D funding, enabling us to exploit new technology to extend our future product offering. Marsden Group (Corporate) Leading UK manufacturer and supplier of medical weighing scales www.marsden-weighing.co.uk School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Leeds Metropolitan University (Associate) Leading University department for rehabilitation sciences www.leedsmet.ac.uk/hss/subject_ groups_rehabilitation_sciences.htm Sessions UK Limited (Corporate) Specialists in design, manufacture and supply of machinery for printing and applying self adhesive labels www.sessionsuk.com Skootz Limited (Corporate) Developers of new assistive technologies www.skootz.co.uk OUR SPONSORS THANKS TO...