Transatlantic collaboration set to boost healthcare firms
YORKSHIRE healthcare firms will be able to benefit from a series of initiatives designed to help them develop their business overseas thanks to a new collaboration.
Medipex, the NHS Innovation hub for Yorkshire, and New Jersey-based Transatlantic Business Council will host a string of activities – the first being a symposium to be held in Frankfurt in November 15 to 16.
The ‘Growing Your Business Abroad’ event will offer UK healthcare companies the chance to meet their counterparts from both sides of the Atlantic at the same time as discussing international market entry plans with venture capitalists, investment bankers, corporate lawyers and regulatory experts.
Richard Clark, Medipex’s chief executive, said: “This initiative complements the range of services that Medipex are offering to healthcare companies to connect them better with the NHS for product development and clinical trials.
“Identifying and validating international business opportunities can often be difficult for companies and this service aims to help them to do this more effectively.”
Future plans of the combined Medipex/Transatlantic Business Council are expected to include a series of international healthcare business briefings to be held in Atlanta, New York and Boston and Sheffield. Full details will be announced in September.
