Talbots Law can today be revealed as an official partner of West Midlands Life Sciences Week.
The employee-owned firm with 19 offices serving clients in Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, Worcestershire and beyond has signed up as ‘gold’ sponsors of the multi-event celebration from September 15 to 19.
At a series of gatherings across the five days, Life Sciences Week is bringing together leaders in biotech, medtech, academia and business to “shape a better future for this generation and the next” as this multi-billion-pound sector cements its UK epicentre in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Dave Hodgetts, CEO of Talbots Law, said: “As an employee-owned legal firm, Talbots Law is proud to champion Life Sciences Week – because advancing BioTech and MedTech innovation demands progressive legal partners who are deeply invested in the future of health, research and regional growth.”
Professor Paul Cadman, co-founder of Life Sciences Week, added: “We’re thrilled that Talbots, Elonex, Intercity, St Phillips Chambers and Beeswift, all brands with global provenance, are investing now in the life sciences sector to shape a better future for this generation and the next.”
The fourfold focus of Life Sciences Week is:
- Pharmaceutical & biotech: drug discovery, novel therapies, global research.
- Medical technology & diagnostics: tools, devices, diagnostics, clinical practice.
- Academic institutions: university research shared with the private sector.
- Investors: emerging ventures and opening doors to capital and scaling opportunities.
Also involved are Plug and Play, the global innovation platform; PHTA (Precision Health Technologies Accelerator); Bruntwood, leaders in life sciences real estate; Crowe UK, specialists in health sector audit and tax; Willis Towers Watson, capital and risk-management experts; Medilink Midlands, Britain’s largest health tech network; WMHTC (West Midlands Health Technologies Cluster); Health Innovation West Midlands; the ‘Give Plasma, Save Lives’ campaign and Gateley Global.
