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ThUNDDAR & IGT Networks Speed Dating event – The Institute of Physics

2 10 2018

The Institute of Physics are bringing people together to solve some problems via creative thinking in a sandpit/speed-dating style session. 

Participants will not need prior knowledge of the problem area to participate, but must demonstrate an enthusiasm for working at the interface between disciplines. It will be an excellent opportunity to identify unique collaborative projects in multidisciplinary groups formed of clinicians, engineers and basic scientists.

Registration deadline: 27 September 2018. Register here.

About the day:

Presentations:

The half-day event will focus on how engineering and physical sciences (EPS) innovation can help improve patient care and will begin with presentations by clinicians. Each clinician will describe one critical clinical challenge they are facing within their field. Each presentation will give an overview of current treatments and the limitations in current state-of-the-art technology which, if improved, could lead to better patient care.

Networking session:

Following on from the presentations, participants in the room will have the opportunity to speak to each clinician to discuss how they might contribute the project. Participants will rotate every ten minutes between each presenting clinician.

Proposals:

At the end of the rotation participants will join a group and then work together to produce an outline project proposal.  Each team will develop a short-term objective and a long-term vision around their chosen challenge, which will be captured in a 1-page proposal and 5-minute oral presentation – their “pitch”. Assessment criteria will be provided on the day.

Each group will then present their pitch to the judging panel. Funding will be allocated by a panel of experts in clinical and engineering/physical sciences research and potentially a representative from the EPSRC. The pump priming funding should be used to support the project at an early stage and help produce high quality publishable pilot data to enable a future funding application.

Up to three groups will be awarded up to £50k for a project over 6 months which will contribute toward RA Salary and travel/subsistence. A small amount of funding (no more than £5K) may be used on consumables/equipment. Each Network together with the National Physical Laboratories (NPL) will contribute £50K.

Organised by the IOP Physical Acoustics Group
Sponsored by the EPSRC Therapy Ultrasound Network for Drug Delivery & Ablation Research (ThUNDDAR) and the EPSRC Image-Guided Therapies UK (IGT) Network+.

Venue

The Wesley Euston Hotel & Conference Venue
81-103 Euston St, Kings Cross
London, NW1 2EZ United Kingdom
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Venue

The Wesley Euston Hotel & Conference Venue
81-103 Euston St, Kings Cross
London, NW1 2EZ United Kingdom
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