# Event Details - **Event Name**: Medilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Celebrate top innovators and businesses shaking up healthcare at Medilink South West Awards 2026!About this EventMedilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026Get ready! The Medilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026 is celebrating the brightest minds and boldest ideas in the region. It's the perfect chance to network, be inspired, and talk to innovators up close. Don’t miss out on an amazing evening full of celebration and cutting-edge innovations!Guest speaker Dr John Lees Isambard‑AI: Powering the Future of Health & Life Sciences - reconstructing cell interactions in diseaseCome and hear about UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer and how it is aiding our understanding of disease.Join us for a presentation on Isambard‑AI, the UK’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer, purpose‑built to accelerate breakthroughs in healthcare and life sciences. Ranked among the top 15 supercomputers worldwide Working at speeds 100,000 times faster than the average laptop and able to process in one second what it would take the entire global population 80 years to achieve, Isambard-AI offers huge potential in fields such as robotics, big data, climate research and drug discovery. — unlocking new possibilities for AI‑driven innovation.This talk will introduce how Isambard‑AI is already transforming life science innovation in areas such as understanding the cell to understand disease through a network of protein interactions.Whether you work in clinical care, digital transformation, biomedical research, medical technology, pharmaceuticals, or data science, this session will show how Isambard‑AI can support faster research, more sophisticated modelling, and new opportunities for collaboration.Led by the University of Bristol as part of the national AI Research Resource (AIRR), Isambard‑AI offers researchers, clinicians, industry partners, and innovators access to world‑leading, open‑source AI capabilities.Who Should Attend?Healthcare professionals • NHS digital and transformation teams • Biotech and pharma companies • Life science SMEs • Researchers • Innovators • Data scientistsWhy Attend?In just 30 minutes, learn about Isambard-AI and how you could benefit from unprecedented computational power. Be part of the community celebrating Innovation in Health and Life Science across the South West and enjoy networking opportunities in a relaxed environment.Agenda🕑: 06:30 PMArrival Drinks 🕑: 07:15 PMWelcome from Prof Richard Luxton, Chair Medilink South West 🕑: 07:20 AMGuest Speaker - Dr John Lees🕑: 07:45 PMAwards Presentation🕑: 08:05 PMFood, and Networking with life sciences/medtech colleagues🕑: 09:30 PMClose - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/emersons-green/medilink-south-west-business-and-innovation-awards-2026/100001980454011260 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Emersons Green - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Bristol And Bath Science Park - **lat**: 51.5010563 - **long**: -2.4778422 - **full address**: Bristol And Bath Science Park, Westerleigh Road, Emersons Green, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Medilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/131e75e61acd28a6f2c67bb8940118b54bd299c127abecbc28e8edf5f85303fb-rimg-w1000-h503-dc000000-gmir.png?v=1769086870 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Medilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026 being held? - **A:** Medilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026 takes place on Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 pm at Bristol And Bath Science Park, Westerleigh Road, Emersons Green, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Medilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026? - **A:** Medilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026 is organized by Medilink South West. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Medilink South West Business and Innovation Awards 2026 is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Emersons Green, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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