Healthcare Engineering
The overall theme of this cross disciplinary group is to be an
internationally competitive translational research group in the exploitation
of healthcare engineering technology in order to both improve healthcare
delivery and promote small business and industry growth in its supply chain.
The main focus is on innovation in and exploitation of healthcare
technologies and the development of regulated manufacturing for the
commercialisation of regenerative medicine products. This is to enhance quality of life and develop industry. Topics include maxillofacial
rehabilitation, manufacturing for cell and tissue based products, direct
control of size and morphology in pharmaceutical crystallisers and synthesis
of biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering. Essential interaction
with clinicians is facilitated by the award of the MRC Institutional Discipline
Bridging Award.
Based within the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering our work is both wealth creation and manufacturing industry led and clinically led. We work with national and regional agencies, industrial partners and clinical partners in both hospitals and primary care. It is anticipated that our technical work will be wide ranging and necessarily carried out in collaboration with life scientists and other engineering and materials science disciplines including chemical engineering. The group also has its own growing life science and bio-technology capability.
Recently the University set up five key interdisciplinary research schools to utlilise University wide strengths and encourage initiatives in important emerging areas. As one of only five schools, the Health and Life Sciences Research School demonstrates the importance of this area for future University research.
Contact: Professor David Williams
Projects – click here for further information
Professors
Christopher Hewitt
David Williams
Lecturers
Danish Malik
Rob Thomas (email link)
Henk Versteeg