How technology can improve the quality of life
The leaders of two Nottingham science-based businesses providing life saving and better quality of life technology are to go under the spotlight at an OnCourse Innovation Leadership event next Thursday. (January 17)
Alan Marsh, founder and director of Allmi-Care, and Nick Ash, managing director of Medical Solutions plc, will discuss their challenges and experiences with BBC journalist Rob Pittam at BioCity Nottingham. Their debate will include questions from the invited business audience.
The event ties in strongly with Nottingham’s Science City status as an international centre for scientific discovery and teaching excellence.
Allmi-Care is a pharmaceutical development company specialising in the development and marketing of innovative hydrogel patches. These deliver immediate benefits and offer temporary relief for a range of problems.
They are also easier and more convenient to use than conventional creams, gels and adhesives.
"Our research and sales evidence show that one of the factors that leads to advances in the pharmaceutical industry is customer demand for alternatives to tablet, capsule or injection," explained Alan Marsh. "When I meet with the OnCourse audience I want to debate just how far the customer and technology can drive changes in our industry and improve the quality of life."
Alan created Allmi-Care in 1994 following a career at Beechams and Boots Pharmaceuticals.
Nottingham-based Medical Solutions plc is a leading provider of cancer testing in the UK and offers cutting edge gene-based analysis from its laboratories in Nottingham, Cambridge and Oxford. The company’s diagnostic and genomic services are used by the healthcare, pharma biotech and life science research sectors.
Nick Ash, a chartered accountant with a PhD in Mycology from Sheffield University, has reshaped the group by refocusing activities in the UK and acquiring the technologies and expertise necessary for the group’s current range of services.
"Incredible advances are being made in the diagnosis and treatment of disease," he commented. "This is why it’s essential that Medical Solutions stay ahead in the adoption of the latest diagnostic and research technologies."
Nick worked at Eastern Airways and spent nine years with KPMG before joining Medical Solutions in 2005.