Medical Technology UK

Reflecting on an Incredible Day at Medical Technology UK 2025!
Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking at the Women in MedTech Forum at Medical Technology UK 2025, where I shared my thoughts on "Beyond the Bias: Creating Inclusive Medical Technology." It was an incredible experience to discuss how bias and lack of diversity in design, data, and leadership impacts healthcare and what we can collectively do to create truly inclusive MedTech solutions.
A huge thank you to Prof. Helen Meese, Helen Lawrence and Colin Martin for organising such an important event, to the inspiring panel members for their thought-provoking discussions, and to everyone who attended and engaged in the conversation.
To all the women in MedTech, engineering, and AI — this industry needs your voice, your ideas, and your leadership. Take up space and challenge outdated narratives. The future of healthcare innovation is ours to shape.

SPEAKER -Safah Shaikh, MedTech AI & R&D, Medical Design Engineer, LockDown Medical Limited

I'm really honoured to have been invited to share my experiences yesterday at the Women In MedTech Forum as part of Medical Technology UK in Coventry. Thanks to Prof. Helen Meese for chairing and the other amazing speakers for their insights: Cait Gatt, Charlotte Potts, Safah Shaikh, MSc. Also thanks to Helen Lawrence for coordinating and bringing us all together.

SPEAKER - Danielle de Villiers, Hip Manager (R&D), MatOrtho Ltd

The energy at Medical Technology UK in Coventry was incredible! It was fantastic to catch up with familiar faces and immerse myself in conversations about the latest innovations shaping the MedTech space.
A highlight for me was finally meeting Nehal Thakore from ITK Engineering in person after so many virtual exchanges—always inspiring to connect with like-minded professionals who are driving change in the industry.
Looking forward to building on these connections and seeing how the MedTech landscape evolves in the coming months!

VISITOR - Sriya Deokar, MBA, Co-Founder & CRO, Mulder Tech

Exciting Day at Medical Technology UK!
I had a great time at Medical Technology UK, exploring how 3D printing and injection molding are shaping the future of medical devices. From custom implants to mass production, the innovation was inspiring!
Loved chatting with experts from 3D MicroPrint GmbH, HP Additive Manufacturing (AM) Solutions - 3D Printing, Materialise, Polymermedics Ltd, Trelleborg Group, and many more. Big thanks to Radhika Dhuru, Bastien CHABRIERE NAVARRO, and Dr. Miguel Fernandez-Vicente for sharing insights on materials and manufacturing.

VISITOR - Amin M. F. Askari, Research Fellow, Centre for Additive Manufacturing, CfAM, University of Nottingham

Attending Medical Technology UK 2025 in Coventry as an R&D Engineer at The Electrospinning Company Ltd. was an incredible experience: engaging with MedTech professionals, exploring industry innovations, and gaining valuable insights. Talking with experienced professionals and hearing their advice has given me a deeper understanding of the industry and its future directions.

One of the most inspiring sessions was the Women in MedTech Forum, chaired by Prof. Helen Meese, with talks from Cait Gatt, Charlotte Potts, Safah Shaikh, MSc, and Danielle de Villiers. The discussions covered everything from navigating a career in the industry to fostering inclusivity in MedTech, reinforcing the importance of diverse perspectives in driving innovation. Hearing from these inspiring women has only strengthened my passion for contributing to this evolving field! Excited for the journey ahead!

VISITOR - Jia Chen, The Electrospinning Company

Thank you for having me, I really enjoyed it and have got some great leads from it!

SPEAKER -Nicki Allen, Founder & CEO, Sensory Sole

The event was an abundance of specialist suppliers, it really needed the full day to get around them all! The forum really showcased the diversity within female talent, and also the variety of challenges that the industry still poses to this talent. The bonus was staying after the forum to catch some of these incredible people for a chat. It was invaluable hearing from speakers at varying career stages and the audience was packed with so much more talent that I'd love to hear speak at next year's forum!

VISITOR - Dinalie Karunaratne, Senior Bioengineer - Hips NPD, DePuy Synthes

We are a start-up SME, developing a novel medical device, so it's particularly important to pick the right partners to help us on the journey to a commercial product.
I found the exhibition really useful. I met some old and more recent friends we are in discussions with. Some I had never actually met face to face, due to you know what! Also, very useful to explore new potential partnerships and access to them via trade organisations and catapult centres.

VISITOR - Simon Hall, Chief Technology Officer, Airway Medical Ltd

The Women in Medtech Forum was a great networking event, which showcased some of the amazing work women are doing in the medtech sector, while highlighting issues women face across the engineering and science industry.

VISITOR - Dr Helen Meese, Founder/CEO The Care Machine Ltd

The trade show has a huge variety of suppliers attending, it was great to see such a vibrant portion of the MedTech community all under one roof. The Women in MedTech Forum was a fantastic showcase of women at different stages of their careers coming together to talk about how to promote MedTech as a desirable industry to work in and how to keep key talent, particularly those from underrepresented groups, motivated and engaged. A well worth attending event!

VISITOR - Emma Bowyer, Team Lead - MDR, DePuy Synthes

I enjoyed the exhibition and WIM (Women in Medtech) Forum - a great opportunity to meet so many people from the industry and to listen to their stories, their views and their experiences. Hoping to attend future events!

VISITOR - Maija Smith, Senior Human Factors Engineer, CMR Surgical

I would say that the combinations of Exhibition and talks was fantastic. My highlight was the Women in Medtech Forum and the free coffee. I will say the range of suppliers was great, helping to find sterile seal tester as well as advanced biological sensors.

VISITOR - Toby Charles, Mechanical Engineer, PA Consulting

We’ve taken a very good number of exciting leads each day and met new potential customers which we hope will convert into new business. We’ve also booked two demos during the Show for next week at new customer sites.

EXHIBITOR - Jamie Greatrix, UK Sales Manager, Ash Technologies

We’ve seen a really interesting mix of visitors and had some good conversations that I’m sure will lead to useful enquiries.

EXHIBITOR - Neil Mead, Sector Manager, KUKA Robotics UK Ltd

Taken some strong UK-based leads from potential new customers, which is traditionally quite tricky to do including leads from universities on both days.

EXHIBITOR - James Billingsley, Technical Sales Engineer, Mectech Automation Group

We’ve seen high quality visitors – both new and existing customers. It’s been a great opportunity to catch up face-to-face with the Medtech Community.

EXHIBITOR - Sam Moore, Director, Medical Engineers

This is our first UK Show in over three years and it’s been a perfect opportunity to get out and meet new customers and to grow our brand awareness.

EXHIBITOR - Graham French, Sales & Marketing Director, Sonoco TEQ

We’ve taken a really good number of quality leads which has exceeded our expectations. We’ll be back next year.

EXHIBITOR - Dave Boylan, Area Sales Manager, Innovative Sensor Technology

Great Show and we’ll be back next year. We’ve taken some new enquiries and caught up with existing customers.

Neil Ridolls, Director, Riverside Medical Packaging

We met a new lead at the Show that we’ve been trying to contact for months. Great organisation from the Show Team and we love the venue in Coventry for easy access.

EXHIBITOR - Neil Parsons, Business Development Manager, UPG

Our talk in the Learning Theatre prompted several good quality conversations with project managers, engineering managers and researchers from medical device manufacturers, which we hope will result in some exciting and interesting projects.

EXHIBITOR - Steven Gruar, Sales Manager, IPP