The Vaccination Hub at The EpiCentre with Matt Hancock and Rosalind Tandy

Driver Medicals Network, a GP-led service providing medical assessments for lorry, bus, coach and taxi/private-hire drivers, has established a virtual office at The EpiCentre in Haverhill.
The company supports professional drivers with medical assessments required by the DVLA and local licensing authorities. The timing of these assessments varies according to the driver’s age, licence category and licensing authority.

Over the years I’ve worked with numerous sci-tech, biotech and pharma-based innovators, start-ups and scale-ups, supporting them to build, develop and grow their businesses. Some have created remarkable businesses and others succeeded despite lacking experience, funding or connections. Then there are highly capable founders who had brilliant ideas but been unable to get past barriers or those who worked incredibly hard but with nothing to show for it.

As a long-standing supporter of the festival, The EpiCentre in Haverhill is proud to be hosting and supporting a range of events that reflect its commitment to innovation, skills development and business growth.

For science and technology businesses, innovation rarely follows a straight line. For many start-ups and scaling businesses working in biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare and microbiology, access to professional laboratory facilities can be one of the biggest barriers to growth.