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The University of Leeds have launched five new free online learning courses focusing on medtech. These are available to anyone and can be completed as a series or as standalone units. The courses will start on 30th September and run for a period of 8 weeks, and are then repeated until May 2020. The modules...
M ore than three million citizens across the Leeds City Region are set to benefit as senior leaders from the healthtech industry - including the University of Leeds - announce a new partnership. Partners including the regional enterprise partnership, the NHS, local authorities, and four other universities in the region today signed a memorandum of...
Medical Technologies in the Leeds City Region: Driving economic growth, improving health and care – Strength in Places Fund In July 2018, an expression of interest led by Professor John Fisher was submitted on Medical Technologies in the Leeds City Region: Driving economic growth, improving health and care to UK Research & Innovation’s Strength in...
First awarded in 2017, the Business of Science Leadership Award is a national award, paying tribute to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding business leadership in an area of science and innovation. The judges make a “Special Recognition” award to an individual who has demonstrated excellence to the business of science within the geographical proximity...
The University has marked another year of public engagement (PE) work in their recent 2018 Public Engagement with Research Awards Ceremony. As part of the Engagement Excellence Scheme now in its fourth year (a programme that aims to support upcoming stars in PE/Patient and Public Involvement, and contribute to improving impact and dissemination of research) 4...
Dr Saurabh Lal, Research Fellow here at Leeds has received the Heinz-Mittelmeier Research Award. Dr Lal won the award for his work on ‘Novel Systematic Methodologies for Isolation, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Ceramic and Metal Wear Particles’ alongside colleagues from the School of Mechanical Engineering. The findings of Dr Lal’s research are important to...
Elizabeth Kapasa from the Centre for Doctoral Training in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering within the School of Mechanical Engineering has been recognised by the Women of Achievement Awards 2018. Held for the fifth time, the Awards are a key part of the University’s Leeds Gender Framework. They celebrate...
At the recent UK Society for Biomaterials Annual Conference held in Bath, the 2018 Larry Hench Young Investigators Prize was awarded to Dr Anthony Herbert. Tony Herbert is an independent Research Fellow at the Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, University of Leeds. Tony Herbert has recently completed a prestigious EPSRC E-TERM (Engineering in Tissue Engineering...
MeDe innovation researchers, at the University of Leeds, are developing enhanced simulation equipment to investigate the effect of different kinematics on the wear and performance of knee prostheses. Sophisticated simulation methods developed by researchers at MeDe Innovation are improving researchers' ability to predict how well replacement knee joints will perform. Working with commercial partner, Simulation Solutions,...
A new ISO global standard developed by MeDe Innovation researchers has recognised that total hip-joint prostheses need to be tested beyond the ‘normal’ walking gait to better predict the risk of failure in patients. For the first time, medical device companies have a globally relevant and recognised approach to evaluating hip implant designs and materials...