The UK Midlands Region

Arab Health is the key event for our companies to showcase the best the Midlands and UK has to offer in the sector, Shaz Chaudhary, Deputy Director, UK Government Midlands Region tells Healthcare World

Located in the centre of the United Kingdom, the Midlands is both the heartbeat and the engine-room of the nation’s economy. Not only is it home to one of the most important Life

Sciences ecosystems in the UK with more than 1,200 life science companies, but it boasts 33,000 highly skilled jobs. The second largest concentration of MedTech companies in the UK is based in the region, generating £1.6bn for the UK economy every year.

As a stable, ethnically diverse population of over 10m citizens, the Midlands makes the ideal test bed for global health and multimorbidity interventions. It is also a major centre for clinical research, which stems from its high number of world class universities, research centres and incubators.

As the largest global health exhibition in the world, Arab Health is an important event for Midlands-based companies. “It is with great excitement that DIT Midlands will be leading our local companies on our 5th trade mission to Arab Health this year,” says Shaz Chaudhary, Deputy Director,

UK Government Midlands Region. “The

Healthcare and Life Sciences industry is of particular importance to us in the Midlands, generating notable exporting successes during the past five years.”

Companies attending their first Arab

Health value the support they are receiving to maximise the business potential of the event through an organised trade visit with the Department of International

Trade (DIT). “As a result, we can stay focused on our core objective - finding new opportunities to integrate digital health solutions to improve patient outcomes and increase the capacity of healthcare systems globally, says Chris Barker, CEO,

Spirit Health. “Attending Arab Health provides a great opportunity for us to meet and connect with new potential partners who are interested in implementing digital health technology at scale.”

Some exemplar Midlands companies attending Arab Health and located on the

UK Government – Midlands region stand in

Hall 2 stand G18 this year: • 4R are introducing a newly-designed, market -eading innovative health product to the Middle East that enables health professionals to o er a tried and tested (clinically tested in the UK) method to stop Teeth Grinding and Clenching (BRUXISM) in their patients • Advancis Surgical is a medical device manufacturer that has created a platform serving the operating room environment with a focus towards ground-breaking medical device technologies. Its flagship product, The Hemosep System, salvages blood loss during surgery and recycles it so that it can be transfused back to the patient • AG Instruments designs and manufactures the world’s only All-in-

One piped medical gas analysers. The

MGPS1000 gas analyser combines all the gas measurements required by any of the ISO7396, HTM02-01 or NFPA99 standards in one compact instrument which uses optimal gas sensing technologies to measure the required gases simultaneously • Ariane Medical Systems developed a X-ray Brachytherapy System for the management of lower rectal tumours, known as the Papillon Technique. The

Papillon treatment is well recognised for the treatment of rectal cancers in inoperable patients, be this due to fragility, age or associated comorbidities • DDM Health provides clinically proven digital therapies (apps) that are used to

treat and self-manage a range of health conditions including obesity, prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, long COVID and mental health • Derwen College is an award-winning UKbased specialist further education college delivering exceptional programmes and a rich learning environment for young people, aged 16-25 years, with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) including Autism, Down’s Syndrome,

Behaviours of Concern, Profound and

Multiple Learning Di iculties (PMLD) and other physical, developmental and learning disabilities • EIDO Healthcare provides health professionals with resources and support around informed consent. EIDO provide a complete and comprehensive range of content, processes, systems and solutions to successfully manage and deliver patient education for informed consent • The Gulf UK Gateway is a British company that provides businesses in the

Arabian Gulf with legitimate access to the UK healthcare and pharmaceutical

Chris Barker CEO Spirit Health

“Attending Arab Health provides a great opportunity for us to meet and connect with new potential partners who are interested in implementing digital health technology at scale”

marketplaces to help them source high quality and excellent value genuine British products • Lifeplan Products manufactures the highest quality health supplements for customers worldwide under its Lifeplan,

Healthilife and OatWell brands. Lifeplan health supplements use only the best quality ingredients and are formulated by in-house nutritional biochemists, who constantly innovate to ensure they deliver to the highest standards for their customers • Medalin is one of the largest UK manufacturers of specialist medical textiles and consumer hosiery • Morningside Pharmaceuticals are a manufacturer, wholesaler and exporter of branded and generic medicines and healthcare products. Morningside has exported to more than 120 countries globally and has over 240 generic and branded licensed medicines in the UK and the EU. As well as products delivered twice daily to UK pharmacies and hospitals,

Morningside is also expanding into new international markets, where product

registrations in individual countries o er an opportunity to grow into the public and private sectors • Nemaura Medical has developed diagnostic and digital tools for a wide range of medical conditions. Founded in 2011, Nemaura Medical set out to develop a single platform technology using noninvasive microsystems to measure blood markers at the surface of the skin • NeoKare Nutrition manufacture human milk products for premature, low weight babies and infants • NuVision® Biotherapies has developed and commercialised innovative and clinically disruptive tissue-based therapies to e ectively manage so tissue damage situations across multiple clinical specialities across a global market, including ophthalmology, dry eye disease, diabetic foot ulcers and wider wound care • The Oxygenstore (Bar O2 Ltd) is a UK based supplier of oxygen related products distributing products worldwide. A specialist in the supply of parts and filters and accessories for most major portable and static oxygen concentrator brands including Caire, Drive Devilbiss, Inogen,

Philips, Invacare, Nidek, Kroeber and many others • RW Search is an Executive Search firm specialised in the medical devices sector.

RW Search works globally with a diverse range of clients from start-ups to global corporations • Select Health Care UK (SHC) designs, develops and manufactures patient moving and handling equipment. A well-established and highly regarded leader in the UK market, SHC also serves a wide range of international customers.

With more than 30 years of healthcare experience, it is invariably a first choice for occupational therapists, nurses and carers working across the UK National Health

Service and in a variety of private and social care environments • Shakespeare Pharma supplies parallel pharmaceutical imports to the UK and

International Export wholesale markets.

Working with its partners in Europe,

Shakespeare Pharma are able to

source, supply and distribute quality pharmaceutical products at competitive prices. It also works with the NHS to drive prices down to provide savings that can be used in improving healthcare for patients in the UK • Spirit Digital delivers innovative digital solutions that combine years of healthcare experience with marketleading technology. CliniTouch Vie is a multi-award-winning digital health platform, providing e ective remote patient monitoring, patient education, and self-management • Spirit Healthcare is one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the UK. It is an established and market leading organisation based in Leicester with an impressive track record of launching and distributing medical devices and services into the UK health economy. Spirit Healthcare are looking to find new partners, manufacturers and/ or suppliers of innovative, high-quality medical device and pharmaceutical brands that will improve patient care • Starfish Labs work with international clients to create bespoke solutions to clients’ requirements, including User

Interface design, multilingual UI design, full stack development, database integration, data gathering and analysis tools and deployment through mobile or web app interfaces. Starfish Labs specialises in healthcare, training, education, learning disabilities and supporting healthy ageings • Surgins manufactures surgical instruments and is able to o er a total solution to instrument procurement • VeinTrain o ers high quality healthcare training programmes and contributes to the standardisation of the healthcare sector. VeinTrain’s low-cost model means everyone can use a simulation device to master the control of the equipment

With representatives from more than 60 countries, there will be 3,590 exhibiting companies and 56,028 healthcare and trade professionals over the four days of the event. “Arab Health opens the door to a global audience of potential customers and partners all under one roof,” says Mark Davies of Ariane Medical Systems which has developed a X-ray Brachytherapy System for the management of lower rectal tumours, known as the Papillon Technique.

“NuVision Biotherapies are extremely excited to be attending Arab Health 2022 to be able to connect with new and existing customers and distributors,” adds Andrew Hopkinson, Founder and CSO, Nuvision Biotherapies. “The Department of International Trade has been paramount in supporting NuVision in being able to attend such an event. Following our visit to the trade show in 2020, we were able to develop an invaluable relationship with our Kuwaiti distribution partner and look forward to more opportunities to develop international growth.”

“Arab Health is the key event for our companies to showcase the best the Midlands and UK has to o er in the sector,” Shaz Chaudhary says. “With Birmingham in the Midlands hosting the Commonwealth Games 2022 and Data Driven Healthcare being a key theme within it, we are looking to forward to capitalising on this and our attendance at Arab Health will help to continue our growth in this leading sector.”

The UK Government – Midlands Region stand is in Hall 2 stand G18.