Advances in medical engineering that could help improve the quality of life of an ageing population are being showcased at the University of Leeds.
Work at the WELMEC Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering is centred on technologies that will provide '50 active years after 50'. Its partner programme, the Innovation and Knowledge Centre in Regenerative Therapies and Medical Devices (IKC), aims to translate innovations in healthcare from the lab to the bedside. Examples will be presented today at a special invitation-only event celebrating the launch of both initiatives. Funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the £20 million WELMEC Centre is bringing together over 200 engineering, physical science, life science and medical researchers from the University of Leeds and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with clinicians and industrialists. It is based in the University's world-leading Institute of Medical and Biomedical Engineering (iMBE). The Innovation Knowledge Centre (IKC) will work alongside WELMEC to mix business knowledge with the most up-to-date research to harness the commercial potential of emerging technologies. New treatments or devices could include longer lasting joint replacements, tools for 'virtual' pathology, regenerative heart valves and blood vessels, and advanced tissue engineering for bones and teeth using nano-biomaterials.
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