Advanced Materials in Medicine: Launch Event

Advanced Materials in Medicine’s inaugural event.

Join us for a series of talks to launch Advanced Materials in Manchester (AMM), an initiative to foster collaboration between researchers at the University of Manchester,

Agenda

Opening Statement

• Prof Chris Taylor FREng, OBE – Associate Vice President Research, University of Manchester

Updates, outputs and the future from the Directors of AMM

• Prof Julie Gough – Professor of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, University of Manchester
• Prof Kostas Kostarelos – Chair of Nanomedicine, University of Manchester

Updates from AMM theme leads on current status and future direction

• Prof Kostas Kostarelos – Nanomedicine
• Prof Judith Hoyland – Tissue Engineering
• Dr Alex Casson – Bioelectronics
• Prof Alberto Saiyani – Biomaterials

Talks from research councils

• Dr Agnes Leong – Programme Manager for Translation, Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Dr Alex Broomsgrove – Portfolio Manager for Materials, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
• Dr Lloyd Gregory – Academic Partnerships Director, Health Innovation Manchester
• Brian McCarthy – Knowledge Transfer Manager for Advanced Materials, Knowledge Transfer Network

Capabilities at the Henry Royce Institute

• Dr Jonny Blaker – Royce Biomedical Research Theme Co-Lead, University of Manchester – Facilities at the Henry Royce Institute

Canapés and drinks to finish

Address

The Whitworth
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6ER

Contact

Email amm@manchester.ac.uk for further information.