Industry workshop: Accelerating the development of regenerative therapies and devices through collaborative PhD studentships

Date: April 28, 2014

Location: Weetwood Hall, Leeds

The University of Leeds has recently been awarded £3.2 million for a new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine to support 50 PhD studentships.
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The Centre aims to develop effective clinical therapies for the treatment of human diseases and disabilities. We are seeking partners who can help us enhance an industry-driven research programme.  To introduce you to the Centre and our research students we are hosting a workshop on 28^th April 2014.
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Reasons to attend

• CASE studentships offer an excellent way to engage in industry-university collaborations
• In addition to CASE awards, we offer flexible 1,2 or 3 year collaborative research projects.
• Provides a direct link to a large group of the most able young researchers in the field
• Access the latest thinking, tools and techniques in the rapidly developing field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Programme
10.30                           Registration, tea, coffee and networking
11.00                           Welcome
11.05-12.15                Research showcase
12.15-13.00                Networking Lunch  – meet our supervisors and researchers
13.00-13.15                Opportunities for industry through collaborative PhD studentships
Dr Joanne Tipper, Programme Director, CDTTERM, CDTMBE & DTCTERM
13.15 – 14.15             Presentations from industry partners
14.15 – 14.30            Working with a leading national medical technologies centre
Dr Ceri Williams, Director of Operations, Medical Technologies Innovation and Knowledge Centre
14.30 – 15.15             Student presentations
15.15-15.30                Tea, coffee and networking
15.30-16.30               Student presentations on external placements
16.30                          Close
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