It's very exciting to see these priorities come to fruition!

The UK government is aiming to slash the time it takes to set up clinical trials by more than 2/3s, according to a recent article in the FT. Already in Birmingham – a leading centre for clinical trials – work is well underway to support this ambition 👇 phta.co.uk/cutting-clinical-…

"Quietly, the Midlands has been building one of the most dynamic data-driven healthcare and medtech economies in the UK" - our CEO @gino_prof writes for @TheNewMidlands on the importance of supporting life sciences enterprises in our region 👇 thenewmidlands.org.uk/health…

🌜 Last night we were honoured to welcome members of the preeminent @LunarSoc to PHTA to introduce our vision and mission. After an intro from Society chair Clive Stone DL, visitors were treated to a guided tour by our CEO @gino_prof. A very special first event for our team!

"Time to think big" | Last week we were proud to support the launch of the West Midlands APPG @wmappg which brings together political, community and business leaders, who are all passionate about championing the region. Read Gino's speech in full 👇 phta.co.uk/phta-supports-lau…

📢 PHTA's first event 💫 Join @PlugandPlayTC & @WMHTIA for the finale of the Health Expo - showcasing 10 fantastic innovators. See how these high-growth startups are ready to scale and make a real difference! 🗓️ 10 July 🕑 2-4.30pm 📍 PHTA, No.1 BHIC 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/plug-and-pl…

The Chancellor has confirmed Midlands Rail Hub is moving forward. It means better commutes, more connections and opening up opportunity across our region.

£2.4 billion for better transport – across every corner of the West Midlands. From Coventry to the Black Country, this huge investment will fund dozens of projects to improve the way everyone travels – by rail, tram, bus, bike, car or on foot. It's a game changer.

£12,000 for Fisher House youtu.be/PfKunr4RwTQ @AlistairCarns @PaulCadmanUK

When veterans get together they can achieve anything…..London to Everest and back to London in under seven days! Nothing easily achieved is worth doing…

The newest addition to Birmingham's health and life sciences district is gearing up to open its doors to SMEs, start ups and scale ups - and it's looking fantastic! 👏👇

👀 Your first look inside our brand new life sciences research facility - 70,000 sq ft of state-of-the-art incubation and collaboration space, Category 2 labs, offices and our medtech Makerspace opening this month! phta.co.uk 👈

Record breakers! Welcome home to @AlistairCarns and the Mission Everest team. An epic achievement for great causes. We’re all very proud. 🇬🇧

There are lots of people asking as to how we managed to leave London, summit Everest and return within seven days. First of all set the mission. Clarity is key and everyone must agree. It’s the defining purpose and everything should drive towards its delivery. Clearly articulate the intent. A short summary of how you are going to achieve the mission. It sets the parameters and allows people to understand how you will achieve the mission. Allocate and agree individual tasks to the team. Everyone must agree to their own tasks and that of others. It reduces duplication and removes room for error. Set a timeline for delivery. Realistic, clear and concise milestones (everyone must agree) Delegate and empower. Trust, delegation and empowerment is critical to achieve speed and tempo. Allow the team to get on and deliver the requirements set in the timeline. Do an all informed call every week to problem solve and check progress. For example: Define the mission: Clarity and simplicity are key. Climb Everest in seven days in order to, raise awareness for veterans in a positive light and raise resource for charity. Clarify the Intent: We will find and pick the best team to achieve our mission. Once selected the team will pre-acclimatise using hypoxic tents and physical training to prepare our bodies for the climb. Equipment will be designed and sourced to deal with the environmental conditions. Simultaneously we will seek the best scientific support to reduce the chances of HACE or HAPE (high altitude sickness). When the team are prepared we will deploy to Everest climb the mountain and return in Seven days. Meticulous planning, team work, cutting edge science and equipment will be the defining principles of success. Pick the team. Select those that have the attributes to achieve your goal; Garth Miller - mil back ground, mountaineering experience. Links to the scientific community. Leader. Staz - mil experience, can design the technical clothing required for the mission. Nutrition and training programme. Leader. Kevin Godlington - mil experience, entrepreneur, deeply intelligent, meticulous planner, sponsorship and fundraising. Leader Al Carns - mil experience, meticulous planner, coordination and facilitation. Sponsorship and fundraising. Leader. Set and agree the priorities then allocate individual tasks to avoid duplication and focus team members. Define the timeline and milestones then delegate and empower the team to deliver against them. Don’t overly control Meet every week to update progress, problem solve and focus. Deploy on mission Succeed Return.

It was a close call on whether to continue on several occasions…but the team and our Sherpas balanced the risk perfectly.

Spotlight on the work of Clinical Immunology Services @CISUoB - which will soon be moving into PHTA - led by Director Professor @AlexRichter3 👇 globalcause.co.uk/global-res…

1⃣2⃣5⃣ - @unibirmingham, which we're part of, has proud 125-year history of innovation and commercialisation. Find out how PHTA and @UoBAccelerate are supporting the next generation of life sciences spin-outs, start-ups and entrepreneurs in Birmingham 👇 phta.co.uk/start-ups-and-spi…

Morning World. Two and a half weeks until we leave for Everest on the 15th May.

“It is a multi-site, multi-country supply chain and anything which hampers that could result in unintended consequences for patients, including the availability of medicines. We do not want patients to suffer" - @gino_prof, PHTA CEO quoted in @thetimes 👇 thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…

In our 125th anniversary year, we've renewed our civic agreement with @BhamCityCouncil, reinforcing our commitment to the city’s future. Hear from our Vice-Chancellor, Adam Tickell, about what it means to be a university for Birmingham. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/u…