Advanced Materials in Medicine (AMM)
Latest highlights including events, announcements, fellowships and funding opportunities.
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Advanced Materials in Medicine (AMM) Early Career Researcher Funding Scheme
AMM's Eary Career Researcher Funding Scheme invites applications from Monday 12 October 2020. The aim of the scheme is to fund projects which will support and strengthen a fellowship application. 4 - 5 awards of up to £5,000 will be awarded. The awards will be available in December 2020 and must be spent before 31st July 2021.
The application form and applicant guidelines can be found here. Before applying, please let us know of your intent to apply.
Call for applications opens: Monday 12 October 2020.
Application deadline: 5pm 20 November
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CDT in Advanced Biomedical Materials - Call for Studentship Applications Cohort 3
Proposals are now welcomed for the September 2021 intake, to attract at least ten top class graduate students. They will begin their taught unit training in the areas of ‘Research Methods’, ‘Clinical Applications of Biomaterials’, ‘Imaging, Characterisation, and Key Manufacturing Techniques’ and ‘Responsible Research and Innovation’ in September 2021. Similar to those recruited in previous years, students will be recruited from a range of postgraduate backgrounds including disciplines such as biomaterials, dental technology, biomedical science, bioengineering and chemistry.
If you are interested, please email Dr Susan Hogan, who is the EPSRC CDT in Advanced Biomedical Materials Project Manager, for relevant documents. Please begin discussions with your industry/academic partners now so as to ensure you have the optimum amount of time to submit your proposal. Please note that the deadline for proposals will be Friday 30th October 2020.
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MedTech Integrates 2020
MedTech Integrates addresses the needs of the MedTech community to overcome the challenges needed to achieve a transformation of diagnostics and devices in healthcare. The event will explore the following key themes: Diagnosis, Treatment and Empowerment.
MIDAS Life Sciences specialist Catherine Davidson joins experts from Cambridge Design Partnership, Oxford Endovascular and Parkinson's Concierge to explore whether implantable medical devices are the key to managing chronic diseases.
Register to this one-day gathering of technology, diagnostics, devices and therapeutics organisations as well as clinicians, academics and regulators to discuss the major challenges impacting the MedTech sector.
When: 15 October 2020
Where: Live online
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Manchester Connected Health Ecosystem: European Medtech Collabs
The October 2020 Manchester Connected Health Ecosystem event will focus on the East Netherlands as a gateway for UK businesses in Europe.
The Netherlands is a Life Sciences & Health powerhouse, with a high life expectancy, an accessible healthcare system and low number of hospital admission days. Internationally, the Netherlands is a desired discussion partner that tackles problems in an interdisciplinary manner and thinks in terms of total solutions.
The Keynote speaker is Marloes de Goeijen, Advisor to New Businesses (UK) at the East Netherlands Development Agency. Oost NL (East Netherlands Development Agency) is an agency that focuses its activities and projects on strengthening and stimulating links and contacts between the Netherlands and UK.
When: 27 October 2020
Where: Online event
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Bioreactors and Growth Environments for Tissue Engineering Training Course
This interactive training course is spread across 3 days with flexibility for online attendance, targeted at postgraduate students (MSc and PhD) in industry and academia. See this flyer for more details and click here for the draft programme.
When: 16th, 17th and 20th November 2020
Where: Online and at Keele University
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Manchester Regenerative Medicine Network (MaRMN) Seminar Series
Click here for the Autumn/Winter 2020 schedule and the link to join.
When: Every Friday at 1pm
Where: Zoom
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Cardiovascular Seminar Series
Click here for the current schedule which includes the links to join and links to add seminars to your calendar.
When: Every Thursday at 1pm
Where: Zoom
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TISSUE TALKS: Weekly Webinar Series hosted by Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Click here for the current schedule.
When: Every Wednesday at 3pm
Where: Zoom
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UKRI: Future Leaders Fellowships
This cross-UK Research and Innovation scheme supports early career researchers and innovators with outstanding potential in universities, UK registered businesses, and other research and user environments including research councils' institutes and laboratories.
The support will enable each fellow to tackle ambitious and challenging research and innovation and develop their own careers.
Please check with your Faculty RS team/RSM for internal sifting procedures.
Outline Proposal Deadline: 4pm 10 December 2020
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University of Manchester-University of Melbourne Dual PhDs
The call is for project proposals to establish pairs of jointly awarded/dual PhD research projects between The University of Manchester and The University of Melbourne. The aim is to support 12 studentships in total (6 pairs of projects), with 6 funded by Manchester and 6 funded by Melbourne.
The jointly awarded/ dual PhD candidates, subsequently recruited to the successful projects, will form the second cohort of the Melbourne-Manchester international research training group as part of the Global Doctoral Research Network (GOLDEN).
The guidelines for project proposals and details on how to apply can be found on the Dual Awards webpage. The contact at Manchester is Sarah James-Ford, Postgraduate Research and Researcher Development Coordinator, Graduate Education.
Deadline for project proposals: 8am 26 October 2020
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3DbioNet: Pump Priming Project Funding Call 2020
This is the final 3DbioNet call for pump-priming projects. The aim is to build on discussions and networking that took place at the virtual workshop in September 2020. The budget for individual projects is anticipated to be in the region of £30-50K, with a maximum budget of £80K.
Deadline for project proposals: 1 November 2020
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Organ-on-a-Chip Technologies Network: Pump Priming Project Funding
With a total budget of £187K, the final round of pump priming project funding is now available to Organ-on-a-Chip Technologies (OOACT) Network members. Membership is free and can be obtained by registering. Maximum funding per project: £30-40k (100% fEC*)
The primary goal of this pump priming funding scheme is leveraging additional funding to drive forward research in organ-on-a-chip technology and predictive in vitro models.
It is expected that applicants articulate a clear plan of how this pump priming funding will be used to support a specific grant application.
As with other Network funding, this call aims:
- To integrate research activity across traditional research disciplines - see the Technology Touching Lives (TTL) UKRI initiative
- To stimulate multidisciplinary collaborations between network members
Research scope may cover development, validation or use of organ-on-a chip and other in vitro models and microphysiological systems.
Information on how to apply can be found here.
Please let us know if you are planning to apply for this funding.
Deadline for project proposals: 4pm 16 November 2020
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Advanced Materials in Medicine (AMM): Early Career Researcher Funding Scheme
The aim of the AMM Early Career Researcher Funding Scheme is to fund projects which will support and strengthen a fellowship application. 4 - 5 awards of up to £5,000 will be awarded. The awards will be available in December 2020 and must be spent before 31st July 2021.
The application form and applicant guidelines can be found here. Before applying, please let us know of your intent to apply.
Call for applications opens: Monday 12 October 2020.
Application deadline: 5pm 20 November
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IADR/AADR William J. Gies Award
The William J. Gies Award is given for the best paper published in the Journal of Dental Research during the preceding year. Nominations are made by individuals, by the Gies Award Committee, and by the Editor of the JDR. Most IADR/AADR awards are restricted to certain disciplines of research, but the JDR Gies Award is one of the few open to anyone who publishes in the Journal of Dental Research.
The Gies Award consists of a $1,000 monetary prize and a plaque which will be presented at either the Opening Ceremonies of the IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition.IADR/AADR members are invited to send nominations for outstanding papers published in the JDR between July 2019 and June 2020.
Deadline: 15 January 2021
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IADR Osteology Foundation New Investigator Award in Oral Tissue Regeneration
Funding research into all aspects of oral tissue regeneration is a core task of the Osteology Foundation. Applications will be accepted from new investigators for one competitive award of up to $75,000 provided to the recipient. Research topics falling within the scope of the award are:
- Hard and soft tissue biology: clinical aspects
- Novel bone and soft tissue substitute materials
- Local factors affecting oral tissue regeneration
- Systemic diseases with an impact on oral tissue regeneration
- Pharmacological aspects of oral tissue regeneration
- Inflammatory conditions, e.g. periodontitis or peri-implantitis
Deadline: 5 February 2021
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IADR GlaxoSmithKline Innovation in Oral Care Awards
The cAs a leader in consumer oral care, GSK recognizes the need for pioneers to produce innovative technologies that can be used routinely by the public to maintain and improve oral health and quality of life. The Award(s) is intended to help investigators pursue innovative and novel research in oral care, above and beyond the bounds of traditional dental research.
Three competitive Award(s), of up to $50,000 each, will be provided to recipients to advance oral care programs directed toward the development of innovative and novel compounds, biomaterials or devices that can be used ultimately at the public health level. Examples of areas of interest could include, but not be limited to:
- inhibition or removal of biofilms etc. adhering to natural or artificial surfaces,
- modification of those surfaces to inhibit biofilms and other deposits, stains and odors,
- adhesives for removable prosthetic devices,
- inhibition of tooth surface loss and gingival recession, and amelioration of their effects, and
- counteracting the oral effects of dry mouth, systemic illness, hormonal disturbances or physiological aging.
The Award(s) will be provided in the form of an unrestricted research grant which carries no obligation to the recipient’s organization for licensure, patenting, or transfer confidential information, although GSK may discuss the possibility of future collaboration with some applicants.
Deadline: 5 February 2021
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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.
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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UKRI GCRF/Newton Fund: Agile Response call to 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 in Low and Middle Income Countries.
UKRI will support excellent proposals which meet at least one of the following:
• New research or innovation with a clear pathway to impact on policy or practice that has the potential (within the period of the award) to deliver a significant contribution to the understanding of, response to, and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in a developing country context.
• Supports the manufacture and/or wide scale adoption of an intervention with significant potential for impact in developing countries.
• Gathers critical data and resources quickly for future research use.
Closing date: Open response mode (no deadline)
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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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