Useful Links
Advamed – Advanced Medical Technology Association: Mission is to advocate a legal, regulatory and economic climate that advances global health care by assuring patients can have access to the benefits of medical technology.
Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI): The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) is the trade association for medical devices and technology in the UK.
British Healthcare: Established on 1 October 2001, British Healthcare has set out to become an industry driven umbrella organisation, bringing together representatives of exporters from across the healthcare spectrum.
BioTechnology Ireland: BioTechnology Ireland aims to connect members of the Biotech community in Ireland by providing the online tools for interaction. Members can put their own information onto the site including individual and organisation profiles, news, events, CVs and job vacancies.
BioIndustry Association (BIA): The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is the trade association for innovative enterprises in the UK's bioscience sector. Established in 1989, our mission is to encourage and promote a thriving, financially sound sector of the UK economy, built upon developments across the biosciences.
Centre for Competitiveness: Centre for Competitiveness is a private sector, independent, not for profit, membership organisation endorsed by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, funded by membership, sponsorship and the delivery of Specialised Business Improvement Services.
European Associations for BioIndustries (EuropaBio): EuropaBio is the political voice of the biotechnology industry in Europe.
FDA – US Food & Drug Administration: The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
Health Technologies KTN: The Health Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is built on the former Medical Devices Faraday Partnership, with a remit to include all health technologies except pharmaceuticals.
Invest Northern Ireland: Invest Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland’s main economic development organisation. Its aim is to be a world-class development agency that is a forward-looking and responsive champion of innovation, entrepreneurship and internationalisation.
Irish Medical Device Association (IMDA): The Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) is the business association within IBEC for the Medical Devices and Diagnostics sector.
Irish Business and Employers Federation (IBEC): The Irish Business and Employers Confederation provides a wide range of services to over 7,000 member businesses and organisations from all sectors and of all sizes and is the umbrella body for Ireland’s leading sectoral groups and associations.
InterTradeIreland: InterTradeIreland’s mission is to enhance the global competitiveness of the all-island economy to the mutual benefit of Ireland and Northern Ireland through measures such as the creation of knowledge-intensive all-island trade and business development networks and the implementation of all-island trade and business development programmes.
Irish BioIndustry Association (IBIA): The main aim of IBIA is to promote, support and encourage the further development of the multinational and indigenous biotech sector in Ireland.
Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET): The IET is a new institution formed in spring 2006 by the coming together of the IEE and IIE. We aim to serve a global community engaged in engineering and technology, providing a knowledge network accessible whenever or wherever you choose.
Institute of Physics: The Institute of Physics is a scientific membership organisation devoted to increasing the understanding and application of physics.
Medilink UK: Medilink is a national network of regionally-based independent programs working for a common goal of raising the profile of the medical and healthcare sectors in the United Kingdom.
Medical Devices in Scotland: Aims to support and strengthen the medical device industry in Scotland by developing the partnerships between the Scottish NHS, academia and industry to assist the commercialisation of ideas.
Medilink East: Was formed in 1998 to stimulate growth in the medical technology sector by establishing effective and sustainable partnerships between customers, innovators and suppliers.
Medilink East Midlands: Our objective is to help the Healthcare Sector SMEs in the East Midlands to start up, grow and develop.
Medi Wales: The medical and life sciences sectors in Wales have a remarkably diverse and active profile.
Medilink West Midlands: Is the regional network for companies involved in the manufacture, supply and distribution of medical and healthcare products.
MHRA – Medicines & Healthcare Regulatory Agency: Combines responsibilities of former medicines control and medical devices agencies, ensuring that all medicines on the UK market meet appropriate standards of safety, quality and efficacy.
Multidisciplinary Assessment of Technology Centre for Healthcare (MATCH): MATCH is a research collaboration between five leading UK universities in healthcare technology assessment, and a cohort of industrial partners.
Queen’s University Belfast: Queen's is a broadly-based, research-driven university with a dynamic world-class research and education portfolio and strong international connections.
QUBIS: QUBIS Ltd was established in 1984 by The Queen's University of Belfast to commercialise the University’s research and development activities through the formation of 'spin-out' businesses.
R&D Office: The R&D Office is a directorate of the Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Central Services Agency and was established to promote, co- ordinate and support R&D within the field of health and social care.
RTC North: RTC North is one of Europe’s leading independent technology transfer companies serving businesses, universities and the public sector in the UK and overseas.
SEHTA – South East Health Technologies Alliance: The mission of SEHTA is to catalyse innovation and international competitiveness in South East England’s health technologies sectors - improve health and increase wealth.
UUTech: UUTech is the University of Ulster's Technology and Knowledge Transfer company.
University of Ulster: Vision is to be a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement.