Welcome to Midlands Export the brand new podcast brought to you by the Department for International Trade in the Midlands. In these podcasts we aim to provide you with all the information and inspiration you need to turn your business into an international success.

My name is David James and in this episode of Midlands Export I’m talking to another of the DIT’s Export Champions; Dr Nik Kotecha, CEO of Loughborough based Morningside Pharmaceuticals.

Dr Nik has taken his business from a start up in his garage to winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise and export has been fundamental to the company’s growth and  success.

Dr Nik talks to us about how important the British brand is when doing business overseas, how he successfully manages risk in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East and why he’s so passionate about getting out on the ground to meet his customers.

To start or accelerate your own export success story visit great.gov.uk and click on the ‘contact an international trade adviser’ link which is on the front page.