Medilink North West News Spring 2014 | Page 3

LEADING HEALTHCARE BUSINESSES RECOGNISED IN THE NORTH WEST AND AT MEDILINK UK AWARDS the NHS Partnership with care) Vernacare erna Natalie Reaney (V England) ard Stubbs (NHS Presented by Rich ent - A.Algeo Ltd Export Achievem o Ltd) .Alge Alan Sheridan (A I) bra Burrow (UKT Presented by De Outstand ing Achievement - Mi3 Ltd Ian McLaughlin (Mi3 Ltd) Presented by Milla Shah (Un iversity of Liverpool) Innovation - Medtrade Products Ltd Chris Marsden (Medtrade, Left) Presented by Andrew Wells (HGF) The achievements of healthcare businesses from across the region have been celebrated at the inaugural Medilink North West Healthcare Business Awards. Businesses, academics and clinicians from across the Healthcare Technology sector attended the Medilink Healthcare Business Awards, where five healthcare businesses were presented with awards in recognition of their successes. See the pictures above for the full list of winners. Start-Up - C ard iocity Punita Shah (HGF) Presented by Rikki Griffith s (H SBC) submissions we received for our very first awards in this region. “We’re delighted for all of our winners and runners-up, especially those who were shortlisted for the national Medilink UK awards, and of course Medtrade for winning the national Innovation award.” Find out more about both events at www.medilinknorthwest.co.uk The awards ceremony, which was supported by the Liverpool Local Enterprise Partnership and held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Liverpool, was preceded by a day of presentations from leading figures from across the NHS on the changing landscape of innovation and procurement. The presentations focused on opportunities for business to develop collaborations and partnerships within the new NHS structure, for the benefit of the NHS, industry and patients. Each winner was automatically shortlisted for the national Medilink UK Awards 2014, crowning the nation’s leading lights in healthcare. North West winners, Medtrade and Vernacare, were successfully shortlisted for the awards with Medtrade winning the national award for innovation. Speaking about the awards, Medilink North West’s Chief Executive, Kevin Kiely, said: “The North West’s reputation for developing and encouraging highly-innovative Healthcare Technology businesses has been confirmed by the quality of the John Gardner, Medtrade, receiving the national Medilink UK innovation award from Tim Lunt, HGF 03