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
Update on Sandpit 2022 funded projects
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
Meet the team: Prof Christopher James
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
Meet the team: The Bioengineering Inaugural Lecture of Professor Rylie Green
Professor Rylie Green delivers her inaugural lecture detailing her career in polymer bioelectronics. Evolution of a cyborg: Bionic eyes, ears, spines and brains.The cyborg – part human and part machine – is a science fiction construct that has been realised across recent
Reminder: Call for Funding
Remember that we have an open call for funding which is open to all eligible network members (make sure you are registered as a network member (applicant must be a UK based) so that you are able to apply –
Meet the team: Dr Kia Nazarpour
In the next few newsletters, we will be highlighting members of the Bionics+ team, and their work, this month we start with Kia. I am Kia Nazarpour. I am an academic with the University of Edinburgh. I hold an EPSRC
The 44th Annual Intl. Conference of the IEEE EMBS, Glasgow, 11-15 July, 2022
This year the annual EMBC conference will be taking place in Glasgow, UK – where our very own Prof. Christopher James will be the Conference Chair. This conference is themed: “Biomedical Engineering transforming the provision of healthcare: promoting wellness through
Bionic Eyes in the News
Moorfields Eye Hospital has done the UK’s first bionic eye transplant (timeout.com) We thought you might be interested in the following article about “the UK’s first bionic eye transplant”, Prof Green from the executive team comments below: Moorfields have implanted
The Bionics+ Launch Event
Late in November 2021, on 25th of November 2021 to be precise, we formally launched our Network Plus with our partners – due to Covid restrictions it was an online event – however that doesn’t mean it was any less
An introduction to Mural
You may be asking what is Mural? and why should I be bothered to find out? Good questions! this is what this post is all about. We at Bionics+ have chosen Mural as the primary tool in enabling a closer