Advanced Materials in Medicine (AMM)
Latest highlights including events, announcements, Royce updates and funding opportunities.
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Due to all of the changes which have come with COVID-19, we have checked and amded all upcoming events and funding calls which are subject to change. As you can appreciate, due to the uncertainty of the situation, there may be more events which are changed, postponed or cancelled in the upcoming months. Please check these monthly newsletters to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.
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Regenerative Medicine Network and Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine Division Seminars:
Requests for speakers
The Manchester Regenerative Medicine Network and Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine division will be running Friday Zoom seminars at 13.00 for internal and external researchers to present at.
As a weekly event it will give people an opportunity to hear some exciting research and get a welcome break from other tasks.They would like to hear from AMM affiliates.
The idea is alternate PI and non-PI sessions, with PIs to present their research and also future work plans for when they get back to the lab. For postdoctoral researchers and PhD students it will be an excellent opportunity to get exposure for their work, for which opportunities at the moment are quite limited.
They would love to hear from PI, postdoc and PhD student volunteers who would like to share their data and get ideas for next steps. If you are interested in presenting please let Neil Roberts or Ramez Karim know. They’ll be putting together a schedule due to start on May 15th.
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Antimicrobial Strategy at Manchester: Launch of new University-funded network
The currently escalating global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed a critical need to continually resource the development of antimicrobial strategies, including the development of diagnostic tools, vaccines and novel therapeutics, bettering our understanding of disease mechanisms, and approaches to managing public health – including the gathering of epidemiological data. This is a multidisciplinary challenge that can be tackled at pace in Manchester.
Antimicrobial Strategy Manchester is a University of Manchester-funded, integrated community of clinical, academic and industrial partners focused on the development of antimicrobial strategies to overcome the problem posed by infectious diseases.
You are invited to sign up and add your profile and research interests to the network directory via the new website or go directly to the online survey to enter information on your professional profile.
Twitter: AMS_UoM
For any queries please contact antimicrobialstrategy@manchester.ac.uk
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AstraZeneca Postdoc Programme Vacancies
AstraZeneca are currently recruiting for 50+ postdoc vacancies worldwide. They are looking for PhD and early career researchers in a wide range of bio/ medical sciences, chemistry, informatics and statistics.
The vacancies are based in either Cambridge or Macclesfield in the UK, Gaithersburg, MD, Waltham, MA in the US or Gothenburg, Sweden.
They are looking for a science-based PhD and/or MD plus a strong record in a field such as Biochemistry, Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Pharmacology, Computational Biology/Chemistry, Informatics, Medicinal Chemistry, Biophysics, Structural Biology, Safety & Toxicology, Clinical Research, and/or Statistics.
See their website (includes links to specific vacancies)
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Call for AMM experts to join official UoM media list
James Tallentire, Marketing And Communications Manager within FSE, has requested that in order to enroll more academics onto UoM’s official COVID-19 media database, can the AMM academic community please complete this form and send it, along with a picture of themselves, to Michael Addelman in the UoM press office.
Please note that if you are on a joint contract it will first need to be approved by both comms teams.
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Invitation to submit a manuscript for a special issue of 'International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing' entitled "Soft and Green Manufacturing Applications"
(Impact Factor: 4.561)
Topics include, but are not limited to:
* Stretchable/flexible electronics, optics, structures and sensors
* Soft/green robotics and actuators
* Bio printing/manufacturing processes
Deadline for submissions: Wednesday 30th September
Link to submit
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International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) Cardiovascular Webinar Series
A novel forum for exchange and dissemination of research findings and paradigms. Webinars will be streamed live via Zoom and for this, ISHR requests your participation as a speaker and attendee.
Speakers should aim to give a 30 minutes long webinar, followed by 10 minutes of questions. If you are willing to give a webinar, please indicate your availability in the GoogleDocs Excel file using this link.
When: Every weekday at 5pm
Where: Each speaker has a link to their Zoom meeting here.
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Virtual Digital Health Reading & Research Group
A weekly discussion group open to all, whether or not you have digital health expertise. Items will be discussed on a range of topics related to digital health research, including journal articles, book chapters, podcasts, videos...
It is an informal group that allows for sharing of ideas, and gives you knowledge and updates on Digital Health to take with you into your own work, without taking up too much of your day! Also it is a nice opportunity to be in touch with people across the division whilst we are working from home. Please contact Pauline Whelan for more information or click here to join the mailing list.
When: every Tuesday, 9.15 - 9.45
Where: Virtual (Google Hangouts)
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Tissue Talks
Virtual seminars from worldwide leaders in the field of tissue engineering, hosted by the Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering (Prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University)
Upcoming speakers:
When: every Wednesday, 7pm
Where: Virtual (Google Hangouts)
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Thomas Ashton Institute Sandpit: Integrity and Risk in Additively-Manufactured Components
Join other professionals from industry, academia and regulatory bodies such as HSE to identify and discuss the key issues around managing risks in AM. The aim is to identify cross-sectoral issues and plan technical and guidance strategies to define a path by which the AM revolution can be safely navigated through better research and regulation.
Programme details and booking information will be published soon – please email ashton@manchester.ac.uk to register your interest in this event.
When: Thursday 28th May 2020
Where: TBC
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IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems
Areas of interest include:
• Organic Electronics
• Emerging Materials for Flexible and Printable Systems
• High-throughput Printable Electronics
• Organic/Inorganic/Hybrid Flexible Sensors and Electronics
• Stretchable/Shrinkable Sensors and Electronics
• Soft/Smart Wearable and Implantable Sensing Systems
• Printed Large-Area Sensors and Systems
• Disposable/Reusable Sensors and
• Flexible or Printed Active and Passive Components (e.g. actuators, printed energy storage, generation devices, smart labels, RFID etc.)
• Emerging applications of Flexible Electronics inc. IoT, smart cities etc.
• Simulation and Modelling
• Flexible/Printable Electronics in context with Circular Economy
These areas should have a lot of cross-overs with bioelectronics activities in the University. Keynote speakers include John Rogers from Northwestern University on their bioelectronics activities.
Deadline for 3 page papers is 1st March. It should be a really good conference, and hopefully there will be a good Manchester presence too.
When: 16th - 19th August 2020
(Deadline for 3 page papers April 17th)
Where: Hilton Deansgate, Manchester
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Dementia Biodesign Workshop
KTN's Neurotechnology SIG is collaborating with UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI) for its 4th biodesign workshop, focussing on dementia treatment and care. At this workshop, attendees will explore novel neurotechnologies to treat dementia, discuss barriers to adoption and new opportunities in the field. The workshop aims to bring together clinicians, companies, academics, charities and other stakeholders, to identify key areas to accelerate the development of new neurotechnologies for dementia.
When: 16th September 2020
Where: London
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Updates from The Henry Royce Institute
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COVID-19 - UK Critical Equipment Supply Chain Survey to Support the NHS
Hospital trusts in the UK are facing increasing shortages of critical equipment including personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory apparatus.
The Henry Royce Institute, as the national institute for advanced materials research and innovation, has been contacted by NHS hospital trusts requesting assistance in engineering and manufacturing these items to aid their response, including:
- Rapid provision of equipment parts associated with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by 3D printing/additive manufacturing to Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) standards under emergency humanitarian provision regulation.
- Advice or expertise on reverse engineering components such as oxygen flow valves for respiration aids and adaptors to allow non-clinical respirator masks to be used to provide positive air pressure breathing support (C-PAP).
Royce intends to set up and manage a database to simplify and expedite access for the NHS to design and manufacturing capabilities across the UK. As such, we are launching two surveys for:
- Those registering design and/or manufacturing facilities and resources in the UK that they wish to make available to the NHS, CLICK HERE.
- Those requiring access to design and/or manufacturing facilities to produce parts for critical equipment for the NHS, CLICK HERE.
We are aiming to match suitable resources with local needs and are also interested in hearing about ongoing projects associated with the design and manufacture of equipment for the NHS which we could support through this project.
Please share this widely and encourage those with resources or a need to complete these surveys.
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Bioengineering: Travel Award 2020
The Bioengineering Travel Award 2020 consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend a conference between June 2020 and December 2020, with research in the area of biological engineering and biomedical engineering.
Closing date: Sunday 10th May
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Translational Research Funding Schemes
Researchers can apply for funding for translational research projects from a number of schemes. More information can be found in this document.
Institutional Translational Partnership Award (iTPA)
The University of Manchester Wellcome Trust Institutional Translational Partnership Award (iTPA) supports a pilot scheme aimed at building better links between science, technology and innovation by removing barriers between disciplines and making it easier for researchers to take the first translational steps.
Translation Manchester runs two Wellcome Trust iTPA funding schemes: Access to Expertise (A2E) and Projects for Translation (P4T).
Access to Expertise
The Access to Expertise award will enable you to access appropriate expertise to help unblock specific bottlenecks associated with translational research. Projects of six to 12 months in duration will be awarded up to £25,000. The call for applications will open in May 2020.
Projects for Translation
The Projects for Translation award will fund studies that move research projects along the translational pathway. Projects of six to 12 months in duration will be awarded up to £55,000. The call for applications will open in May 2020.
Closing date: TBC
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University of Manchester - University of Toronto: Manchester-Toronto Research Fund
Funding is available for staff at both institutions to undertake short-term visits to initiate, deepen and extend collaborative research links with a view to enabling principal investigators to make joint proposals to external funding sources for the next phase of their research.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 15 May 2020
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NIHR: Invention for Innovation - Product Development Awards Call 20
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme invites proposals to Call 20 of its researcher-led Product Development Awards (PDA).
PDAs fund the development of disruptive early stage medical technologies that address existing or emerging healthcare needs. They support translational projects developing medical devices, active implantable devices and in vitro diagnostic devices.
PDAs also support projects that use and develop techniques or technologies from other industry sectors that could have a potential impact if applied in a healthcare setting.
Deadline: 3 June 2020, 13.00 BST
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NIHR: Invention for Innovation - Challenge Awards Call 10
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme invites proposals to Call 10 of its researcher-led Challenge Awards, which this year are on the topic of real world implementation (RWI).
The RWI Challenge Award will fund investigations of medtech innovations in healthcare settings. The aim is to shorten the evidence gap between the safety/efficacy typical of a newly or nearly CE marked technology and what is required for decisions by commissioners and regulators. At the same time, this will de-risk the product for follow-on investment.
Deadline: 5 June 2020, 13.00 BST
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Newton Fund Institutional Links
These grants are funded under the Newton Fund, a UK Government initiative funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), together with partner funders from around the world. The Fund aims to promote the economic development and welfare of either the partner countries or, through working with the partner country, to address the problems of low-income and vulnerable populations. Partner countries (Indonesia, Thailand and Turkey) have specified priority areas and will only accept applications within these. Indonesia’s priority area includes, in accordance with addressing COVID-19, Health (Raw Materials for medicines and natural medicines, Medical Devices & Instrumentation, Genetics, Digital Health, Immune system).
Deadline: 12 June 2020, 16.00 BST
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Newton Fund: Researcher Links Workshops
Researcher Links Workshop grants are designed to provide financial support to bring together a UK/partner country bilateral cohort of early career researchers to take part in workshops to meet the overarching objectives. Partner counties include China, India and Philippines. All have health-related priority areas, with India listing ‘advanced biomaterial applications, nano/micromotors’ as a focus area.
Deadline: 12 June 2020, 16.00 BST
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Versus Arthiritis: Medical Technologies PoC Funding Call
Funding is intended to develop or evaluate innovative technologies that help support individuals suffering with musculoskeletal conditions; in particular projects that develop the following:
- Medical devices
- Orthotics
- Implantable therapeutic delivery
- Imaging
Deadline: 30 June 2020
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Manchester-Melbourne Research Fund
The next call is due to open on 18th May. The guidance will be available via the link from 18th May.
The call will be open to all discipline areas, however proposals which have the potential to ultimately lead to dual award PhD programmes will be particularly encouraged.
Closing date: TBC
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NIHR-BHF Cardiovascular Partnership: Covid-19 cardiovascular disease flagship projects
Approved projects will address key questions such as:
1. the nature and importance of cardiovascular complications in Covid-19 infection, and how they could be prevented
2. understanding why patients with heart and circulatory diseases are at greater risk of adverse outcomes
3. the short and longer-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for people with heart and circulatory diseases
4. mechanistic insights into individual responses to the Covid-19 infection, in particular its effect on myocardial and vascular function
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UKRI: Get funding for ideas that address COVID-19
Proposals are invited for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. UKRI will support excellent proposals up to 18 months duration which meet at least one of the following:
- new research or innovation with a clear impact pathway that has the potential (within the period of the grant) to deliver a significant contribution to the understanding of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts.
- supports the manufacture and/or wide scale adoption of an intervention with significant potential
- gathers critical data and resources quickly for future research use.
Closing date: Open response mode (no deadline)
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Wellcome: Innovator Awards
These awards support researchers who are transforming great ideas into healthcare innovations that could have a significant impact on human health
Closing date: Open response mode (no deadline)
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