Archive: August 29, 2019

New EPSRC IAA Award

Congratulations to Oana, who was lead applicant in a successful application to EPSRC IAA for funds to look at the development of new bioinks for the efficient presentation of the growth factors for tissue engineering applications. Collaborating with CELLINK, and working with co-investigators Alex, Vineetha and Sara, the £11k funds awarded will fund 6 months

CeMi Symposium: Laying a path for translation of academic research

On Wednesday 1st July, the CeMi held its first Symposium focusing on the translation of academic research. This one-day event had a range of speakers from academia and companies, as well as a keynote talk by Professor Jeffrey Hubbell from University of Chicago, titled: Engineering the matrix – from regeneration to cancer immunotherapy. The day

New Investigator Award for Dr Cristina Gonzalez Garcia

Congratulations to Dr. Cristina Gonzalez-Garcia who has been recently awarded the New Investigator Award from the EPSRC, as her first grant. This research project, in the area of Healthcare technologies, will aim to develop New bioactive polysaccharide-based hydrogels for growth factors delivery during tissue repair. A new postdoc and a PhD student will be recruited