Biomaterials Translation Workshop 2024

Introduction:

This free workshop is organised with the kind sponsorship from RSC Biomaterials Chemistry Group, UKRMP2 Acellular Hub, Pankhurst Advanced Materials in Medicine and the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology.

It will be an in-person event held at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology. It will include presentation by specialists in the field of biomaterials translation.

This event is targeted at Early Career Researchers (PDRA and PhD) in the field of biomaterials and related disciplines and will include poster and rapid-fire presentation competitions with prizes. The workshop will close with a drink reception.

Registration is free for members of the organising and sponsoring groups and academic ECRs with places allocated on a first-come first-served bases.

Provisional programme:

09:30 Registration, Posters set-up & Coffee

Session Chair: Stefano Pretto (University of Manchester)

09:55 Prof Alberto Saiani (University of Manchester) Welcome

10:00 Prof Jayne Lawrence MBE (University of Manchester) "Nano-based drug delivery systems; their evolution and development"

10:30 Dr Lucy Bosworth (Liverpool University) "Title TBC"

11:00 Coffee break & Posters

Session Chair: Nastaran Zoghi (Manchester University)

11:30 Prof Morgan Alexander (Notthingham University) "Biomaterials discovery and translation of a medical device"

12:00 Dr Jelle Penders (SPARTA Biodiscovery)"Title TBC"

12:30 Dr Laurence Tan (Praetura Investment) "Title TBC"

13:00 Lunch break

Session Chair: Agnieszka Jugowicz (University of Manchester)

14:00 Dr Marco Domingo (University of Manchester) "Title TBC"

14:30 Dr Tom Congdon (Cryologyx) "Title TBC"

15:30 RSC Publishing

16:00 Coffee Break & Posters

Session Chair: Megan Green (University of Manchester)

16:00 Rapid Fire Presentations competition

16:45 Best Rapid Fire Presentation & Best Poster Voting

17:00 Closing remarks, Prizes and Drinks

Organising committee:

Prof Alberto Saiani / Dr Christos Tapeinos

Steffano Pretto / Lauren Churchill / Nastaran Zoghi / Agnieszka Jugowicz

Division of Ph*rm*cy and Optometry, Department of Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology

University of Manchester

Contact details:

Stefano Pretto: [email protected]

Nastaran Zoghi: [email protected]

Agnieszka Jugowicz: [email protected]

Lauren Churchill: [email protected]

Host or Publisher Prof Alberto Saiani