Biomaterials Discovery Workshop – Nottingham, UK – 15-16th Jan 2020
CEO Ann Kramer will be speaking at the fourth annual biomaterials discovery workshop at the Jublilee conference centre in Nottingham, UK on 16th January. Prof. Alvaro Mata (University of Nottingham) “Turning molecules into functional biomaterials through supramolecular engineering” Prof. Patricia Dankers (Eindhoven University of Technology) “Supramolecular polymeric materials as synthetic extracellular matrices: from design to high… Read more »
Board changes
Dr Liam Brennan has joined the Board as the STFC Investor Director, replacing Dr Kate Ronayne. Liam is Head of Technology Transfer at The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), part of UK Research and Innovation. STFC established The Electrospinning Company in 2010 and have invested and supported the Company since then. After completing his… Read more »
3DBioNet IBIN – London, UK – 20 Jan 2020
Registration is now open for the Joint 3DBioNet IBIN Meeting taking place January 20th – 21st in London at Prospero House. The 1st day of the meeting will be hosted by 3DBioNet and will consist of talks and discussions surrounding the current challenges in 3D cell culture, with a similar format to our past events, and a particular… Read more »
ELRIG Drug Discovery, Liverpool 5-6 November
Meet our colleague and Mimetix-expert Stephen Jones at the 13th Drug Discovery ELRIG event in Liverpool. About the event This year’s focus, ‘A Look Back to the Future’ is planned to include plenary introductions assessing how we got to where we are now and setting the challenges for discovering the drugs of the future. These… Read more »
Multi-well plate patent granted
The European patent office issued patent EP2812424 on 28th August 2019. The patented invention is a multi-well plate containing a scaffold layer which provides a porous three-dimensional network of polymer nanofibres suitable for growing cells in 3D and the process for fabricating the multi-well assay plate. The Electrospinning Company manufactures the Mimetix® range of multi-well plates… Read more »
ICMFS, Tel Aviv 29 October – 1 November
Meet us at this year’s International College of Maxillofacial Surgery in Tel Aviv as part of our work within the BONE consortium. Starting in 1970, the International Association for Maxillo-Facial-Surgery worked to improve the quality of maxillofacial Surgery by increasing mutual education and cooperation between interested colleagues and centres.
EANS, Dublin 24-28 September
Our team will be attending the annual meeting of the European Association of Neurological Societies this year in Dublin. The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) is both an independent federation of European national neurosurgical societies and a fast-developing association of individual neurosurgeons from around the world.
Synthetic wound healing membrane
‘Synthetic Amniotic Membrane’ development project supported by InnovateUK and the UKI2S Accelerator Programme for Technology Development Projects. For many of us, there is hardly any more life-changing disability imaginable than loss of sight. Whether through trauma or disease, the inability to rely on visual cues impacts on all matters of daily life; doing your job… Read more »
Thermoresponsive 3D cell culture scaffolds
A publication in Acta Biomaterialia by a team at Nottingham University, led by Profs Felicity Rose and Cameron Alexander, describes how a thermoresponsive polymer can be incorporated into 3D cell culture scaffolds to facilitate cell release. This thermoresponsive electrospun scaffold system combines the advantages of providing a physiologically relevant environment to maintain a desirable cell… Read more »
American Academy of Ophthalmology – San Francisco, Oct 12-15 2019
Our team will be present at the annual event of the American Academy of Ophthalmology from Oct 12 to Oct 15. American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2019 Annual Meeting is organized by American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and will be held from Oct 12 – 15, 2019 at Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, United States… Read more »
Wounds UK, 4-6 Nov Harrogate, UK
We will be attending the annual meeting on advanced wound care in the UK, Wounds UK. The Wounds UK Annual Conference will be held on 5-7 November 2018 at the Harrogate International Centre. At this year’s event there will be over 17 hours of fresh clinical content, including the expansion of our popular Made Easy… Read more »
EACTS, Lisbon 3-5 October
We look forward attending the EACTS this year. The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery was founded in 1986 as a European organisation devoted to the practice of cardio-thoracic surgery. Membership has now spread all over the world with 4000 active members including surgeons, perfusionists and allied health professionals.
