The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) has announced its support for the New Technologies in Healthcare Conference being held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 13 May 2009.
The conference, hosted by the Welsh Assembly Government, aims to profile the application of technologies and the opportunities that they create for suppliers and end users.
The event, the second in a series of conferences aimed at profiling the application of technologies in different sectors, will welcome health-sector clinicians and business-development executives interested in discovering products, technologies and ideas, as well as finance directors and investors from across the country.
The conference will outline the practical application of novel products to improve service delivery, patient safety and a range of other medical advancements.
Seminars will showcase technology providers in Wales and give health-sector buyers networking opportunities with other suppliers and end users, as well as brokerage opportunities for potential collaborations, partnerships and deals.
Leuan Wyn Jones, the deputy first minister of Wales, said: 'This event will appeal to anyone interested in learning about new, specialist technologies and products in the healthcare sector and we hope it will generate new leads for the companies exhibiting.
'For instance, there will be plenty of networking and brokerage opportunities to discuss potential collaboration and commercial projects, which will go a long way to enhancing a company's profile to a national audience,' he added.
Three Welsh nanotechnology companies will be demonstrating their capabilities at this year's New Technology in Healthcare Conference.
Laser Micromachining Limited (LML), Microbridge Services and Metafab, all part of the XGEN consortium, will be profiling the practical application of their products, which have the potential to improve service delivery, patient safety and play a crucial role in a variety of other medical advancements.
Microbridge Services will also be exhibiting at the conference as it is currently tackling control over artificial limbs in severely disabled spinal-injury patients or loss-of-limb patients via direct readings of the brain.
Speakers confirmed for the event so far include Prof Hugh Clare from the Royal Academy of Engineering, Dr Mike Fisher, bionano and nanomedicine theme manager at the NanoKTN, and Dr Steve Davies, director of Technium.
NanoKTN is a UK knowledge-based network for micro and nanotechnologies.
