Blog Archive for August 2018
Ligament repair – Case study
August 21, 2018
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are a common sporting injury, resulting in loss of stability in the knee.
They account for around 40% of all sports injuries and in the USA over 70,000 ACL reconstructions are performed annually. Most procedures use autograft transplants from a healthy tendon elsewhere in the patient’s body while a smaller number use donor tissue from a deceased donor.
Bryan Stuart: Life after MeDe Innovation
July 3, 2018
After five years as one of our Early Career Researchers, Bryan secured a role at the University of Oxford. Here he discusses his time with MeDe Innovation: As I move into the next stage of my career I reflect on the incredible opportunities that MeDe Innovation offered over the last 5 years, during my […]
Read moreGrowth stories: Jessica Kirk
September 26, 2017
In 2016, MeDe Innovation funded 7 PhD students to undertake a secondment within the scope of our research. Our ‘Growth stories’ series gives an overview of their expereinces, and highlights how our funding is helping to develop their careers External placement at the Favaloro Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina – Jessica Kirk The Favaloro Institute […]
Read moreGrowth stories: Magdalena Tomczynska
June 28, 2017
In 2016, MeDe Innovation funded 7 PhD students to undertake a secondment within the scope of our research. Our ‘Growth stories’ series gives an overview of their expereinces, and highlights how our funding is helping to develop their careers Sceondment: Evonik – Magdalena Tomczynska My name is Magda and I am 4th year […]
Read moreGrowth stories: Katie Timms
March 31, 2017
In 2016, MeDe Innovation funded 7 PhD students to undertake a secondment within the scope of our research. Our ‘Growth stories’ series gives an overview of their expereinces, and highlights how our funding is helping to develop their careers Secondment: Research in Government and Parliament – Katie Timms Why undertake a secondment? […]
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