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Translate director shortlisted for an international inventor prize John Fisher and Eileen Ingham – the two inventors of a patented technique to wash cells and DNA out of tissue so it is not rejected when transplanted into human bodies – have been shortlisted for the 2018 European Inventor of the Year award. Now Translate is […]
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Solving the challenges which hamper Yorkshire’s medical technology experts when they attempt to bring innovative products to market is the focus of a new partnership which aims to make inventions more attractive to investors. The Grow MedTech partnership, backed by almost £10m of funding, will build on the distinctive cluster of medical technologies expertise in […]
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Need summer project support? Access funding for student projects to progress medical technologies Our new summer student projects scheme is open for applications from medical technology academics in the Leeds City Region. Up to £3000 is available per project to cover the costs of a summer student to support the progression of medical technologies towards […]
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This one-day workshop will look at how to start innovating in the NHS context, and will provide you with the practical tools to assess your research for potential in a healthcare setting. Using real case studies, we’ll explore how innovation works in the NHS, the opportunities and potential pitfalls to avoid when developing your research into something that can benefit patients.
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Medical device technology: Design, innovation and low volume manufacture. Renfrew Group is a UK based Product Design Consultancy. Their product designers are skilled in converting your ideas into desirable and useful products. Renfrew design, engineer and manufacture in small quantities, a wide variety of technologies for market testing, clinical studies and low volume production. They are looking […]
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Ideas In Practice Symposium: Taking a Strategic Look at MedTech Innovation: People, Place and Process The world of MedTech is global, complex, competitive, regulated and dynamic. It is not just about having the most brilliant technology; success in this world means being strategic and understanding the people element in technological innovation – both suppliers and […]
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Driving innovation and growth Universities have a key role to play in economic and societal development, and the Leeds City Region is making significant investments to support regional growth, innovation and opportunity. With our strong background in commercialisation and our unrelenting focus on collaboration, we have a proven track record of helping the business sector […]
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Creating confident communicators – Rowan Grant Twitter: @RowanHGrant; LinkedIn: Rowan Grant As a communications professional, I put what I preach into practice. Alongside the Twitter accounts I help to run for Translate and the Medical Technologies IKC, I also have a personal account. I follow other organisations and other relevant individuals, many of them medtech researchers. […]
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Sareen is a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Leeds Beckett University, developing a new collaboration with Axxonet Global Limited and its Indian partner, Axxonet System Technologies India.
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Working with old and new collaborations Name: Sareen Galbraith Current Organisation: Leeds Beckett University Current Position: Senior Researcher Secondment organisation: St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London Developing the “Clasp” for neurological diseases My name is Sareen Galbraith and my research group focuses on neurological infections and disease. My first incoming Translate secondment brought a consultant […]
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My name is Africa Smith de Diego and I am currently a second year PhD student at the CDT in Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, University of Leeds. My PhD project consists in building a medical device to deliver rapid-label free separation of stem cells from bone marrow for autologous stem cell therapy.
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My name is Dr Robert J. Cooper and I am a Post-Doctoral Researcher working in the field of Computational Biomechanics at the University of Leeds. I decided to apply for a secondment with Arthritis Research UK in Chesterfield through the Translate:Me Programme to widen my understanding of the motivations and values of charitable medical research funders.
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