Exhibition
Our exhibition showcased a number of case studies of the university working with external partners from the health sector.
Dr Vilius Franckevicius with GlaxoSmithKline
Working to establish the viability and proof-of-concept of a new, safe, high-yielding and practical methodology for the synthesis of drug-like molecules.
Dr Karen Wright with Biome Restoration Ltd
Biome Restoration Ltd needed a lab for a feasibility study and to develop SOPs and H+S documentation to facilitate their work to develop an insect-derived product for human consumption.
Professor John Goodacre, Jane Huddleston, Lucy Harris and Carol McArthur with the University of Central Lancashire, Mistras, Imorphics and the University of Manchester
'Noisy knees' - the development of a new medical device using acoustic emission to detect and monitor knee osteoarthritis with funding from the Medical Research Council - Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme.
Dr Sarah Allinson with The Boots Company Plc
Development of new methods for measuring UV protection.
Dr Allan Rennie with AmDel Medical Ltd, Microfab and the NHS
Advanced manufacturing technologies applied to health-related products.
Dr Mark Rouncefield with Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College London and Microsoft Research
This collaboration is to pilot touchless technology in the operating theatre. The system has been trialled in operating theatres and is being refined.
Professor Frank Martin with NHS, Rosemere Cancer Foundation and Unilever
Looking at novel uses of existing sensor technologies applied to the area of health monitoring, such as using biospectroscopy as a bio-sensing tool.
Dr Sally Spencer with MapMyHealth
Collaboration for the development of an eHealth system that promotes patient self-management and collaborative care in chronic diseases.
Professor Peter Diggle, Barry Rowlingson and Paula Moraga-Serrano with Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Forecasting Emergency Admissions to Alder Hey Children's Hospital using advanced statistical methods to improve admissions forecasting for resource planning in a hospital setting.
Dr Andy Pickard with Inventya Limited and Nanomedpharma Limited
As part of the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation, university partner Inventya are assisting Nanomedpharma Limited involving business analysis, funding strategy advice and investment assistance.
Kim Ashby with CME Medical
As part of the Lancashire Forum medical products company CME Medical has drawn up an ambitious strategy for further expansion after taking part in the Lancashire Forum programme.
Jane O'Brien with the NHS
The Centre for Training and Development has worked with staff across the NHS for professional development.
In a second area at the event our research themes were represented via an exhibition and demonstrations from Lancaster academics and students.
Professor David Allsop & Professor Christian Holscher
Novel treatments and early diagnostics systems for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Dr Katie Alcock and Anna Christopher
Standardisation of the first UK Communicative Development Inventory
Dr Fiona Benson
Development and licensing of reagents for neurodegenerative disease research.
Professor Kate Cain
Language and literacy profiles of children with Rolandic Epilepsy with NHS.
Professor Kate Cain
Working memory and ADHD with Blackpool NHS.
Dr Rob Davis
Literacy in the population relating to health information for patient choice.
Professor Peter Diggle
Combining Health Information, Computation and Statistics.
Dr Nigel Fullwood
Surface enhanced Raman technology - An Industry Partnership Project with Renishaw Plc.
Dr Sabir Giga
Part-time Blended Learning Health Related PhD Opportunities at Lancaster University.
Dr Bobo Hu
Working with Pulseteq to implement improvements in software and hardware used in MRI scanning.
Dr Bob Lauder
Are bacterial toxins in urine markers of hospital acquired infections?
Dr Dina Lew & Dr Chris Walton
Examining the contribution of Epilepsy Specialist Nurses to paediatric epilepsy services.
Dr Peter Neal
Working with Business Safety Systems to develop new models to better predict and manage absenteeism in the workplace.
Dr Peter Newman and Dr Ming Ki Chong
Access ASD and Digital Brain Switch
Sam Pitman
Ultra-high field MRI scanners.
Dr Allan Rennie
Redesign of custom-fitted surgical guide with targeted functional analysis fabricated via SLM
Professor Peter Sawyer
Developing technologies for inferring early signs of dementia.
Dr Emmanuel Tsekleves
Design interactions.
Dr Catherine Walshe
International Observatory on End of Life Care: High quality research, clinical studies, evaluation, education, advocacy and consultancy to improve palliative and end of life care for patients and family carers.
Dr Garrath Williams
Centre for Bioethics and Medical Law.
Dr Karen Wright
Gastrointestinal Research at Lancaster University.
Dr Karen Wright
Ageing & neurodegenerative disease, cancer biology & DNA damage and parasitology & microbiology
Amanda Elsworth-Ross
Science and Technology Business Partnerships and Enterprise
Dr Mandy Dixon
Lancaster Health Hub
Peter Cornwall
The Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Dr Diane Cresswell
Bionow
Jonathan Abra
HealthTech and Medicines KTN
Philip Dylak
North West Coast Academic Health Science Network