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This one-day conference will showcase current collaborations between engineers, scientists and the wider biological and biomedical community, and aims to build bridges between researchers and practitioners in these areas. Talks will cover the broad range of research underway in the Cambridge area, with a particular focus on West Cambridge.
The conference is organised by Cambridge University Engineering Department, in conjunction with the IMechE Biomedical Engineering Division. Speakers are expected from all West Cambridge University departments, as well as local industry.
The organisers are very grateful to Helen Morton for the generous donation that supported this event and to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for supporting the poster prizes.
This event is free to attend. To register, please email the IfM Events Team with your name, position and company name
Programme
| 8:45 |
Registration and coffee |
| 9:15 |
Introduction
David Cardwell, Head of Department of Engineeering
Chris Abell, PVC for Research, University of Cambridge
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| 9:45-11:00 |
Session 1: Current Research I
Speakers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Engineering, and Physics.
Clemens Kaminski - Optical microscopy of molecular mechanisms of disease.
Joan Lasenby - Analysis of Gait for Rehabilitation: vision and learning techniques.
Lisa Hall - Bio-inspired materials engineered for sensors.
Jag Srai - Reconfiguring medicines' end-to-end supply.
Sarah Bohndiek - Translating optical imaging biomarkers for early cancer diagnosis.
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| 11:00-11:20 |
Break
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| 11:20-12:30 |
Session 2: Innovation and collaboration in bioengineering
Tim Minshall, Institute for Manufacturing, Overcoming the challenges of innovation
Mark Tooley, University of Bath, President of the Institute for Physics and Engineering in Medicine. Bridging the gap.
John Pritchard, Entrepeneur-in-Residence, Cambridge University, CATS EiR scheme; how we can help?
Nuno Faria, Veterinary Medicine, Understanding unmet need: lessons from the world of biomineral development
Graeham Douglas, Arete Medical Technologies, Medtech Entrepreneurship and Micro-Collaborations
Panel discussion: Tim Minshall, Mark Tooley, John Pritchard, Nuno Faria, Graeham Douglas
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| 12:30-13:30 |
Lunch & Posters
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| 13:30-14:15 |
Session 3: The industry perspectives
Speakers from Cambridge Consultants, Cambridge Medical Robotics and Base 4.
Mark Slack. The challenges of developing a clinical device
Richard Hammond, Engineering biology: a systems approach to innovation"
Barnaby Balmforth, An introduction to microdroplet-based single molecule DNA sequencing
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| 14:15-15:00 |
Session 4: Current Research II
Speakers from the Departments of Engineering, and Materials Science and Metallurgy
Christopher Proctor - Advanced neural interfaces.
Ruth Cameron - Ice templated structures for regenerative medicine.
Shery Huang - Multi-process biofabrication for bioinspired tissue models.
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| 15:00-15:15 |
Break
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| 15:15-16:00 |
Session 4: Early Career Researcher presentations
Best Poster Prize sponsored by the Institution of Mechanical Engineering
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| 16:00-16:30 |
Session 5: Current Research III
Speakers from the Departments of Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.
Róisín Owens - The world is not flat: 3D cell models and devices.
Alexandre Kabla - Rheology of simple tissues.
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| 16:30 |
Final remarks. Poster prize giving.
Networking reception and posters
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| 17:30 |
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