An East Midlands company has won a top award at the annual Medilink Innovation Day awards.

Daventry-based B&V Group were winners of the 'Working with the NHS' category which was sponsored by the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network.

The innovative company provides technology, equipment, products, services and training to healthcare and water treatment sectors.

Runners up in the category were Leicester-based Renfrew Group and Savience which is based at Towcester.

EMAHSN Managing Director Rachel Munton congratulated all of the finalists. "The NHS faces major issues to meet the increasing demand for services and growing financial pressures, and innovation and collaboration are central to overcoming these challenges," she said.

"Our region has an excellent reputation for innovation and healthcare and this is evidenced by the high quality of the entries for the Medilink awards - congratulations to all of the shortlisted companies and in particular to the winners, B&V Group Ltd."

For more information about the awards visit www.medilinkem.com

Pictured at the awards event on 11 June are (from the left) awards host Vivienne Parry OBE, Sarah Pallett (B & V Training Academy Manager), Richard Sinden (Head of Life Sciences for B&V Group) and Martin Hindle (Independent Chair, EMAHSN).

Posted on Thursday 12th June 2014