Christopher James – EPSRC Bionics+ Network

Prof Kia Nazarpour, CSO of Neuranics, co-founded the bio-magnetic sensor company, securing £1.9m pre-seed funding. Their innovative sensors enhance robotic hand control and virtual interactions, offering easier use than traditional methods.

The Bionics+ Showcase & Early Career Researcher Networking event took place at the University of Warwick on June 17-18, 2024. Featuring keynote speakers, plenary sessions, and updates on funded feasibility studies, it also included skill-building workshops and networking opportunities for early career researchers, enhancing collaboration within the Bionics+ Network.

Bionics+ Showcase & Early Career Researcher Networking 17th & 18th June 2024 Scarman House, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK (Find how to get to Scarman House and the University of Warwick by clicking here – you can book

We are continuing our support for Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) in Bionics and seeking interested participants. Our focus is on networking among ECRs, connecting ECRs with industry leaders, and offering soft-skills development. If you meet the ECR criteria and are interested, please inform us to help prepare for our next workshop.

This year we will be running a series of “hot-topic” seminars and workshops: these are short events that will take place around the UK (as well as online) and are aimed at turning the focus onto subject areas within the

Bionics+ was promoted at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC2023) in Sydney, Australia in July 2023 Bionics+ was promoted at the IEEE International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference in Sydney, Australia earlier this year. With the

In 2022 we announced the first major funding outlay for our network where we ran a day long funding sandpit (see link below this article) that was followed up by online discussions and resulted in 6 submissions for funding. After

Christopher was born in Malta, received the B.Elec.Eng. (Hons) degree in from the University of Malta (1992) and a Ph.D from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1997). He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the EEG department of the

The new EDI advisory group is taking shape with currently five members including Helen Dawes, Maria Feijoo Reñones, and Drs Nada Yousif, Mae Mansoubi, Amit Narahar Pujari and Leen Jabban. We are currently writing our Terms of Reference. The group

We would like to announce that we will be hosting a Special Session on the Bionics+ network at this year’s annual EMBC conference that will be taking place in Glasgow, UK. We hope to see you at the conference as