UK COUNTRY FOCUS
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he market for Life Science products (medical devices, biomedical and pharmaceutical) is one of the fastest growing in the world, driven by changing demographics (growing numbers of elderly people), an increase in chronic disease and an extension of healthcare delivery in emerging markets. The UK is a major exporter of Life Sciences products and technologies and benefits from a world leading science base. The UK government has recently renewed commitment to further invest in UK Life Sciences and global rankings suggest that the UK is second only to the US in terms of the strength of its universities. International trade support for the Life Science industry needs to accommodate the highly fragmented nature of the sector, including a vast number of technologies that underpin developments including, engineering, biology, chemistry, molecular science and IT. Events in emerging markets – such as Africa Health, support this
by offering a significant opportunity to work together for the mutual benefit of manufacturing companies and enhanced patient care. A great example of this success can be seen in healthcare
equipment specialists Sidhil Ltd, who won a major contract through South African distributors Medihosp to supply over 300 hospital beds and 400 overbed tables for a prestigious government hospital in Lesotho. Partnerships like these enable business to innovate and new
business to emerge within each country and provide the necessary assistance to develop partnerships and allow the introduction of new products, technologies and R&D projects between the UK and key emerging markets. To support this Medilink uses considerable experience and
international market knowledge, extensive global networks, and close working relationships with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI - UK government agency responsible for trade and investment) to provide
solutions to help organisations develop globally. This includes a specific international membership package, specially designed to help the International medical community connect and interact with the UK Healthcare Industry. This year, Medilink UK has organised the UK Pavilion at Africa
Health, seeing regional companies from across the UK taking a presence in a key global emerging market. Please see below for an outline of the companies exhibiting alongside Medilink UK and UKTI. UK
Kevin Kiely
OPTIMUM MEDICAL SOLUTIONS A leading supplier of sterile lubricant gel to the UK hospital sector with the Optilube brand, OMS has also developed additional product lines for 2012 such as OptiLube Active, a sterile lubricant gel with local anaesthetic and antiseptics in a syringe format for use in catherisation procedures. Africa Health stand 6C51
PLINTH 2000 manufactures a wide range of specialist couches suitable for all areas of the health care sector, including general treatment, podiatry, chiropody, physiotherapy and many other sectors. Africa Health stand 6C52
PRINCIPLE HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL is one of the UK’s leading vitamin, minerals and supplements producers who specialise in formulating, manufacturing and packing every kind of vitamin supplement in a multitude of formats. See us at Africa Health
TENSCARE is the brand leader for TENS and electro therapy innovation and pain relief in the UK. It supplies to retail pharmacies as well as pain relief incontinence clinics. The range includes TENS, EMS, and Interferential units. TensCare is looking for international distributors. Africa Health stand 6C50
WOODLEY LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS are a master distributor for laboratory diagnostic products across Europe, Africa and the Middle East including Arkray dry reagent clinical chemistry systems, QBC dry reagent haematology analysers, QBC fluorescence microscopy solutions for malaria and TB diagnosis and Horizon centrifuges. Woodley Veterinary Diagnostics supply laboratory, diagnostic and critical care products to worldwide veterinary distributors. Their por tfolio include s biochemistry, haematology and critical care analysers, rapid diagnostic kits and more. Africa Health stand 6C59
EUROMED focus on the provision of high quality pharmaceuticals to wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals and GP’s and is split into two divisions, domestic and International. Africa Health stand 6C54
MORE INFO: To find out more please visit Medilink (Charlotte Fraser and Paul Tomes) on stand KC50 at Africa Health or at
www.medilink.co.uk
www.lifesciencesmagazines.com
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