The prestigious national Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2025 will celebrate the achievements of some of the most innovative life sciences organisations in the UK, at the iconic London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) in London on Thursday 10th July, where eight companies will be presented with their awards by industry leaders.
Each year, Medilink organisations across the UK network host their own awards to identify regional winners, these are then put forward to the Medilink UK national awards. This regional to national awards approach ensures Medilink can identify the best of the best from across the UK.
The 2025 winners are:
Export winner: Redditch Medical
Start up winner: Nexus BioQuest
Innovation Winners: 3P Innovation and BrainBox
Partnership with Academia & Business Winner: The University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering, School of Medicine and SurePulse Medical
Advances in Digital Healthcare Winner: C2-Ai
Partnership with the NHS Winner: Oxford Heartbeat
Outstanding Achievement Winner: Oxford Heartbeat
The 2025 runners up include the following UK companies: EthOss Regeneration, Awen Oncology, TestCard, Queen Mary University of London & Nilocas, Open Medical, VUIT Data Labs and IQ Endoscopes.
Kevin Kiely MBE, Group Chief Executive of Medilink UK, said, “Congratulations to all the winners and runners up in this years’ awards and thank you to the independent judging panel for their time and careful consideration. It’s thanks to innovative, hard-working, and resilient UK life sciences companies that we continue to drive major improvements in the health and well-being of our citizens. The companies that have won the national awards this year have demonstrated their unwavering commitment to push the boundaries of what is possible. I would also like to thank in advance, Professor Ian Abbs, CEO, Guys & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Nick Rodgers, Interim Chair, Medilink UK for their contribution to the awards ceremony on the day.”
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Award Sponsors:
Start-up Award Sponsor: RegNav, an AI-powered compliance management platform that enables medical device manufacturers to proactively identify, manage, and verify compliance requirements across the entire product lifecycle.
Export Achievement Sponsor: MHA, Independent UK member of Baker Tilly International and provider of audit, tax, consulting, and advisory services.
Advances in Digital Healthcare Sponsor: Reddie & Grose LLP, an internationally renowned firm of European and United Kingdom patent, trademark and design attorneys.
Partnership between Academia & Business Sponsor: University of Southampton, School of Healthcare Enterprise & Innovation, a leading UK University, with a community of researchers, healthcare professionals and educators with expertise spanning medicine, health, bioengineering and technology. They champion the development of healthcare innovations that generate social change and economic benefits.
Partnership with the NHS Supporter: Department of Health & Social Care, who support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer. DHSC is a ministerial department, supported by 23 agencies and public bodies.
Innovation Sponsor: Mills & Reeve, a leading law firm headquartered in London, with offices across the UK in Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Norwich and Oxford.
Outstanding Achievement Sponsor: Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology, is the first of its kind in the UK. Within our laboratories we design complex biological tests and incorporate those tests into prototype devices using microfluidics and bespoke electronics. We are a “one stop shop” working on all aspects of the product simultaneously. Our focus is on the growing market sectors of healthcare, agri-food, environmental monitoring and security. We aim to form collaborative teams across industry, the public sector and academia to address market driven challenges. We support the development of networks of interested parties both locally in the Bristol & Bath area but also building links with specific partners across the globe.
Medilink UK is the largest representative body in the UK for life sciences, a network of not-for-profit regional organisations dedicated to improving healthcare across the country, with a strong track record in increasing the viability of manufacturers, service providers, designers, OEMs and suppliers of medical technology, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology products.
Additionally, their expert and experienced Medilink UK team provide a range of specialist services to support the life sciences community in the UK.
For more information on Medilink UK, visit www.medilinkuk.com