Industry and academia working together to develop novel bio-sensing technologies
IBST’s mission can be summarised as “Sensing for Biology and Biology for Sensing”. IBST develops sensors for biological testing in the sectors of healthcare, agriculture and food technology, and uses biological principles to develop novel sensors for environmental, security and engineering applications.
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Southwest NHS and UWE launch the Centre for Digital Excellence website
Leading the evolution of digital healthcare. At CoDE - Centre for Digital Health Excellence - it's about driving transformative innovation at the intersection of technology and clinical practice — reshaping the future of patient care. As a dynamic collaborative learning health system, CoDE brings together healthcare providers, tech innovators, academia, and industry to fuel continuous learning, breakthrough thinking, and real-world impact.
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Events
Tuesday, 1 July - Co-design for Digital Health
Digital Health has the potential to improve people’s health and well-being and to enhance efficiency across health and social care. This event provides a platform to gain insights into the key challenges across health and care for which digital technology may provide the solution.
This event is now fully booked!
Wednesday, 9 July : Connect with South Korean Health Innovators
Meet a Korean trade delegation consisting of 12 Health and Life Science companies who are in the UK to explore developing trade links, research collaboration and to meet UK companies. We are co-hosting an event for companies to meet the Korean delegation on July 9th (being held at the University Enterprise Zone, UWE Bristol).
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South Korean Healthcare Innovators or on the MLSW website.
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Medilink UK National Awards 2025
Congratulations to Medilink South West’s Nexus BioQuest, the winner of the Start Up Award at the Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2025!
Nexus BioQuest will attend the prestigious national Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2025 at the iconic London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) in London on Thursday 10th July, where seven companies will be presented with their awards by industry leaders.
Collaborative working
IBST builds project teams from industry, the public sector and academia to address challenges brought to us by our industrial partners. We undertake research, and development, often developing prototype systems ready for commercialisation. We leverage our research not only by working with others and drawing on experience from past projects but by applying for funding to government agencies such as the Research Councils, Innovate UK, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the European Community through European Regional Development Fund grants.