Biomedical Applications Division annual reports
Biomedical Applications Division ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2010
1. Board membership
Chairman Prof Serena M Best, University of Cambridge
Secretary Mrs Sue Dunkerton, TWI/HealthTech and Medicines KTN
Dr Geoffrey Andrews, CEO, Ranier Technology
Dr Julian Braybrook, LGC
Professor Justin Cobb, Imperial College
Dr Elsie Damien, MHRA
Dr Lucy Di Silvio, Kings College London (President of UKSB)
Professor Sandra Downes, University of Manchester
Dr Minoo Esat, Independent Consultant
Dr David Farrar, Smith & Nephew
Mr Roger Feneley, Independent (retired Urology surgeon)
Dr David Gooch, Materials Science and Technology Board
Professor Paul Hatton, Department of Dentistry, University of Sheffield
Dr Jie Huang, Lecturer, UCL
Dr Julian Jones, Imperial College
Mr Brian Kent, Independent
Mr Brian Knott, IOM3
Prof Jonathan Knowles, UCL
Prof David Lee, Queen Mary University of London (and representative of TCES)
Prof Andrew Lewis, Biocompatibles UK plc
Professor Andrew Lloyd, School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton
Professor Brian Meenan, Nanotechnology & Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre, University of Ulster
Professor John Nicholson, University of Greenwich
Dr Allan Ritchie, DePuy Johnson and Johnson
Professor Neil Rushton, Orthopaedic Research Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Professor Elizabeth Tanner, University of Glasgow
Dr Irene Turner, University of Bath
Dr Matteo Santin, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton
Professor Pankaj Vadgama, Director, Biomedical Materials IRC, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Rachel Williams, University of Liverpool
Dr Matthew O’Donnell, Manufacturing and R&D Manager, RepRegen Ltd
Mr David Sharp, Consultant, Ipswich Hospital
2. Board meetings
Tuesday 12th January, 2010 – 9 attendees
Present:
Prof Serena Best
Mrs Sue Dunkerton
Dr Lucy Di Silvio
Prof Andrew Lewis
Prof Andrew Lloyd
Mr Brian Knott
Dr Minoo Esat
Dr Matteo Santin
Prof Neil Rushton
Monday 10th May, 2010 – 13 attendees
Present:
Prof Serena Best
Mrs Sue Dunkerton
Dr Matteo Santin
Prof Neil Rushton
Prof Pankaj Vadgama
Mr Brian Kent
Dr Minoo Esat
Dr Lucy Di Silvio
Prof Liz Tanner
Mr Brian Knott
Dr Jie Huang
Dr Julian Jones
Dr Irene Turner
Thursday 23rd September, 2010 – 13 attendees
Present:
Prof Serena Best
Dr Irene Turner
Dr Minoo Esat
Prof Pankaj Vadgama
Mr Brian Kent
Prof Jonathan Knowles
Mr Roger Feneley
Dr David Farrar
Dr Geoffrey Andrews
Dr Rachel Williams
Prof Neil Rushton
Dr Jie Huang
Mr David Sharp
3. Opportunities for growth of Division Community or constraints
New membership: The Division has worked to expand its membership and collaborations through new Board members from universities and industry:
Dr David Farrar, Smith & Nephew
Dr Geoffrey Andrews, Ranier Technology
Prof Roger Feneley, Independent (retired Urology surgeon)
Prof Jonathan Knowles, UCL
Dr Rachel Williams, University of Liverpool
Dr Matthew O’Donnell, RepRegen Ltd
Mr David Sharp, Ipswich Hospital.
The Division is active with other IoMMM Divisions or Committees, most notably:
Smart Materials
Nano-Materials
Surface Engineering.
The Division aims to address this further in 2011.
4. Technical programme
a) Events run in previous 12 months
Royal Society of Chemistry Biomaterials meeting, Durham - 13 January 2010 - Low level involvement - No report
IMechE Biomechanics and Use of Materials in Spinal Surgery, London - 25 March 2010 - Division member helped organize, with joint seat in both institutions - 55 delegates, good collaboration between spinal and surgery. Insufficient time for discussion – suggested it could be held over multiple days in future.
UKSB, Glasgow - 1-2 July 2010 - Strong engagement of Division members - Successful meeting: around 100 attendees. Postgraduate presentations and poster of a very high standard.
ESB, Tampere, Finland - 11-15 September 2010 - Strong engagement of Division members - Good, well-organised meeting: 800 delegates. The focus on materials as opposed to tissue engineering was welcomed.
Clinicians Meeting – Let’s Face It – A Translational Approach, London - 24 November 2010 - BMAD Division organised - Meeting attracted 50 delegates (despite clash with students protest) and stimulated lively debate. Successful networking between clinicians and materials scientists
Innovate 2010, London - 13 October 2010 - Attended - Sessions on stratified medicines and dragons den for biomedical companies.
IMechE, Engineering in Medicine: The Changing Role of Engineers in Orthopaedics, London - 14 December 2010 - Attended - Very good summary of non-invasive fracture repair techniques, active implants, joint modelling and market failures. Good mixture of materials science and other engineering disciplines.
b) Events planned for next 12-24 months
IOM3 / IMechE events - various events - Co-sponsored by Division
UKSB 2011, University of Greenwich - 30 June/1 July 2011 - Co-sponsored by Division
ESB, Dublin - tbc - Division members involved in organisation
Clinicians meeting with IMechE leading, London - tbc - Division developed and now running collaboratively with IMechE
Frontiers in Polymer Science, Madeira - tbc - Division members helping with programme
IMechE – Incontinence the Engineering Challenge VIII, London - 7-8 December 2011 - Division members help organize and co-sponsor
Congress 2012, London - June 2012 - Division is supporting session on sport and medicine
Clinicians meeting, London - tbc - Division to organise, two potential themes: eye surgery and urology
5. Foresight / Innovation and Growth
The HealthTech and Medicines started development of a response to the BIS/DoH Life Sciences Review.
The HealthTech and Medicines KTN with the Royal Academy of Engineering developed a paper on the need for engineering and materials in Regenerative Medicine.
Division Members were active in both of the above.
The Division note the Royal Society of Chemistry report, focusing on medical and healthcare.
6. Professional membership developments
Division members have been successfully put forward for Fellowship status.
7. National and international linkages with other Societies /Institutes
The Division is strongly connected to IMechE which is the most active other Professional Institution in complementary space to BMAD, and two other key Societies where there is mutual membership are the UK Society for Biomaterials (UKSB) and the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB). The Division also continues to work closely with the HealthTech and Medicines KTN.
Other Committees which the Division engages with include:
- Association of Institutions concerned with Medical Engineering (AIME)
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
- Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES)
- Royal Academy of Engineering UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering.
The Co-sponsored IMechE event on incontinence has reached such prominence that the coordinators are now invited to the main Chicago meeting.
8. Government interfaces
Interface with the Technology Strategy Board is via the HealthTech and Medicines KTN, and many members are engaged on EPSRC Committees.
9. Publications
The Division has attempted to update the Website, with new systems in place to enter information but this still proves a challenge for the Division which is mostly made up of full time employees. Materials World has featured many biomedical features, many of which have generated from the Division.
10. Awards/prize
James Kirkpatrick was awarded the Chapman Medal.
The process for awarding the medal has been changed at Division level. From now on the January meeting will be held at the end of the month, allowing all nominations to be received in the same format, with the recommendation result confirmed at this meeting.
11. Other matters
Prof Serena Best was nominated and voted to remain as Chair for a further term.
Mrs Sue Dunkerton was nominated and voted to remain as Secretary.
1. Board membership
Chairman Prof Serena M Best, University of Cambridge
Secretary Mrs Sue Dunkerton, TWI/HealthTech and Medicines KTN
Dr Geoffrey Andrews, CEO, Ranier Technology
Dr Julian Braybrook, LGC
Professor Justin Cobb, Imperial College
Dr Elsie Damien, MHRA
Dr Lucy Di Silvio, Kings College London (President of UKSB)
Professor Sandra Downes, University of Manchester
Dr Minoo Esat, Independent Consultant
Dr David Farrar, Smith & Nephew
Mr Roger Feneley, Independent (retired Urology surgeon)
Dr David Gooch, Materials Science and Technology Board
Professor Paul Hatton, Department of Dentistry, University of Sheffield
Dr Jie Huang, Lecturer, UCL
Dr Julian Jones, Imperial College
Mr Brian Kent, Independent
Mr Brian Knott, IOM3
Prof Jonathan Knowles, UCL
Prof David Lee, Queen Mary University of London (and representative of TCES)
Prof Andrew Lewis, Biocompatibles UK plc
Professor Andrew Lloyd, School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton
Professor Brian Meenan, Nanotechnology & Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre, University of Ulster
Professor John Nicholson, University of Greenwich
Dr Allan Ritchie, DePuy Johnson and Johnson
Professor Neil Rushton, Orthopaedic Research Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Professor Elizabeth Tanner, University of Glasgow
Dr Irene Turner, University of Bath
Dr Matteo Santin, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton
Professor Pankaj Vadgama, Director, Biomedical Materials IRC, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Rachel Williams, University of Liverpool
Dr Matthew O’Donnell, Manufacturing and R&D Manager, RepRegen Ltd
Mr David Sharp, Consultant, Ipswich Hospital
2. Board meetings
Tuesday 12th January, 2010 – 9 attendees
Present:
Prof Serena Best
Mrs Sue Dunkerton
Dr Lucy Di Silvio
Prof Andrew Lewis
Prof Andrew Lloyd
Mr Brian Knott
Dr Minoo Esat
Dr Matteo Santin
Prof Neil Rushton
Monday 10th May, 2010 – 13 attendees
Present:
Prof Serena Best
Mrs Sue Dunkerton
Dr Matteo Santin
Prof Neil Rushton
Prof Pankaj Vadgama
Mr Brian Kent
Dr Minoo Esat
Dr Lucy Di Silvio
Prof Liz Tanner
Mr Brian Knott
Dr Jie Huang
Dr Julian Jones
Dr Irene Turner
Thursday 23rd September, 2010 – 13 attendees
Present:
Prof Serena Best
Dr Irene Turner
Dr Minoo Esat
Prof Pankaj Vadgama
Mr Brian Kent
Prof Jonathan Knowles
Mr Roger Feneley
Dr David Farrar
Dr Geoffrey Andrews
Dr Rachel Williams
Prof Neil Rushton
Dr Jie Huang
Mr David Sharp
3. Opportunities for growth of Division Community or constraints
New membership: The Division has worked to expand its membership and collaborations through new Board members from universities and industry:
Dr David Farrar, Smith & Nephew
Dr Geoffrey Andrews, Ranier Technology
Prof Roger Feneley, Independent (retired Urology surgeon)
Prof Jonathan Knowles, UCL
Dr Rachel Williams, University of Liverpool
Dr Matthew O’Donnell, RepRegen Ltd
Mr David Sharp, Ipswich Hospital.
The Division is active with other IoMMM Divisions or Committees, most notably:
Smart Materials
Nano-Materials
Surface Engineering.
The Division aims to address this further in 2011.
4. Technical programme
a) Events run in previous 12 months
Royal Society of Chemistry Biomaterials meeting, Durham - 13 January 2010 - Low level involvement - No report
IMechE Biomechanics and Use of Materials in Spinal Surgery, London - 25 March 2010 - Division member helped organize, with joint seat in both institutions - 55 delegates, good collaboration between spinal and surgery. Insufficient time for discussion – suggested it could be held over multiple days in future.
UKSB, Glasgow - 1-2 July 2010 - Strong engagement of Division members - Successful meeting: around 100 attendees. Postgraduate presentations and poster of a very high standard.
ESB, Tampere, Finland - 11-15 September 2010 - Strong engagement of Division members - Good, well-organised meeting: 800 delegates. The focus on materials as opposed to tissue engineering was welcomed.
Clinicians Meeting – Let’s Face It – A Translational Approach, London - 24 November 2010 - BMAD Division organised - Meeting attracted 50 delegates (despite clash with students protest) and stimulated lively debate. Successful networking between clinicians and materials scientists
Innovate 2010, London - 13 October 2010 - Attended - Sessions on stratified medicines and dragons den for biomedical companies.
IMechE, Engineering in Medicine: The Changing Role of Engineers in Orthopaedics, London - 14 December 2010 - Attended - Very good summary of non-invasive fracture repair techniques, active implants, joint modelling and market failures. Good mixture of materials science and other engineering disciplines.
b) Events planned for next 12-24 months
IOM3 / IMechE events - various events - Co-sponsored by Division
UKSB 2011, University of Greenwich - 30 June/1 July 2011 - Co-sponsored by Division
ESB, Dublin - tbc - Division members involved in organisation
Clinicians meeting with IMechE leading, London - tbc - Division developed and now running collaboratively with IMechE
Frontiers in Polymer Science, Madeira - tbc - Division members helping with programme
IMechE – Incontinence the Engineering Challenge VIII, London - 7-8 December 2011 - Division members help organize and co-sponsor
Congress 2012, London - June 2012 - Division is supporting session on sport and medicine
Clinicians meeting, London - tbc - Division to organise, two potential themes: eye surgery and urology
5. Foresight / Innovation and Growth
The HealthTech and Medicines started development of a response to the BIS/DoH Life Sciences Review.
The HealthTech and Medicines KTN with the Royal Academy of Engineering developed a paper on the need for engineering and materials in Regenerative Medicine.
Division Members were active in both of the above.
The Division note the Royal Society of Chemistry report, focusing on medical and healthcare.
6. Professional membership developments
Division members have been successfully put forward for Fellowship status.
7. National and international linkages with other Societies /Institutes
The Division is strongly connected to IMechE which is the most active other Professional Institution in complementary space to BMAD, and two other key Societies where there is mutual membership are the UK Society for Biomaterials (UKSB) and the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB). The Division also continues to work closely with the HealthTech and Medicines KTN.
Other Committees which the Division engages with include:
- Association of Institutions concerned with Medical Engineering (AIME)
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
- Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES)
- Royal Academy of Engineering UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering.
The Co-sponsored IMechE event on incontinence has reached such prominence that the coordinators are now invited to the main Chicago meeting.
8. Government interfaces
Interface with the Technology Strategy Board is via the HealthTech and Medicines KTN, and many members are engaged on EPSRC Committees.
9. Publications
The Division has attempted to update the Website, with new systems in place to enter information but this still proves a challenge for the Division which is mostly made up of full time employees. Materials World has featured many biomedical features, many of which have generated from the Division.
10. Awards/prize
James Kirkpatrick was awarded the Chapman Medal.
The process for awarding the medal has been changed at Division level. From now on the January meeting will be held at the end of the month, allowing all nominations to be received in the same format, with the recommendation result confirmed at this meeting.
11. Other matters
Prof Serena Best was nominated and voted to remain as Chair for a further term.
Mrs Sue Dunkerton was nominated and voted to remain as Secretary.
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| BMAD Annual Report 2009.pdf | 89.74 KB |
| BMAD_Annual_Report_2008.pdf | 36 KB |
| Biomedical Applications Division Annual Report 2007.pdf | 34.35 KB |
| BMADiv Annual Report 2010.pdf | 167.54 KB |