Healing without scarring, early detection, better prosthetics, tackling anti-biotic resistance, tissue regeneration & cell engineering.
School of Chemical Engineering
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
🚨Join this free @ncode_network Hot Topic Workshop to discuss the potential for developing digital spoken language biomarkers for the early detection of neurodegeneration in community-based settings. Registration essential 👇
📢Hot Topic Workshop: Join us to discuss the potential for 'Developing digital spoken language biomarkers for neurodegeneration'.
📅18th March, 9am-4pm
🏠Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham campus. Free event, but registration required 👇mjouaiti.github.io/neurospee…
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
Research is increasingly showing that the health of our mouth can have a wide-ranging impact on the rest of the body. So why do we treat our mouths and bodies so separately?
Today at 3.30, tune in to BBC Radio 4 to hear all about it from our very own Prof @l_chapple 🎙️
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
How could better oral healthcare improve our wellbeing? 🦷🪥
In case you've missed it, catch up with Prof Iain Chapple's feature in @BBCRadio4 to explore the links between the mouth and the body:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00283…
@l_chapple @UoB_Dentistry @unibirm_CMH @NIHRresearch
Research is increasingly showing that the health of our mouth can have a wide-ranging impact on the rest of the body. So why do we treat our mouths and bodies so separately?
Today at 3.30, tune in to BBC Radio 4 to hear all about it from our very own Prof @l_chapple 🎙️
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
Cannim, a leading 🇦🇺 medicinal cannabis company, will base its UK operations at PHTA, as part of a partnership aimed at furthering its research and improving patient outcomes - initially focusing on veterans experiencing PTSD >
phta.co.uk/australias-cannim…
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
Really delighted to show our first attempts in @beggs_lab at growing Wilms Tumour organoids (left) and the kidney (right) from paediatric patients by @maxj_p, Zeynep Kaya and Kaitlin Marley.
Funding from @LPTrustUK made this possible!
Project here: littleprincesses.org.uk/news…
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
We are recruiting patients who’ve had concussion! 🧠 ⚡️
Please help us to help patients with concussion by sharing this information video about our study.
Thank you! 🙏
@unibirm_CMH
@BirminghamBRC
#concussion #mTBI #research #nhs
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
New network to identify opportunities for regulation to support innovation within advanced therapies launched, with Birmingham supporting on understanding how patient voice can help shape regulatory decision making. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/n…
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
Huge congratulations to @drdhruvparekh on his appointment as Medical Director of Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) @uhbtrust!🎉
A fantastic leader in Critical Care & Respiratory Medicine, Dhruv will drive cutting-edge RDI, strengthening ties with @unibirmingham & beyond 👏
ALT Dr Dhruv Parekh
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
A new @unibirmingham trial showed promising results for treating patients with #IBD and autoimmune liver disease by utilising a common antibiotic to treat infective diarrhoea, with 80% achieving clinical remission.
Full article now online: bit.ly/4aSoGn2
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
A new network will foster collaboration among regulators, industry, and researchers to identify effective and efficient regulatory strategies for advanced therapies in the UK, to ensure patients access transformative treatments promptly.
Read more: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/n…
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
📢 A new network will foster collaboration among regulators, industry & researchers to identify regulatory strategies that address the unique challenges of advanced therapies - to ensure patients have timely access to transformative treatments.
birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/new…
ALT Picture and quote of Prof Melanie Calvert: "As the number of advanced therapies requiring regulatory approval increases, it is essential that regulatory frameworks are developed that are fit-for-purpose. Our focus at Birmingham is understanding how the patient voice can help shape regulatory decision making...." NIHR Birmingham BRC logo
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
There’s still time to have your say in our Technology Adoption Review ⏱️
Tell us your views on what’s working well and where we can improve to help businesses unlock the full benefits of tech adoption.
ALT Share your views on technology adoption in the UK. Help us understand what is working well and where we can improve to keep the UK as a leader in technology adoption.
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
#WorldCancerDay | @unibirmingham researchers recently opened the first individualised pancreatic cancer vaccine trial in Europe. It aims to train the immune system to attack cancer cells, specific to the proteins in an individual’s tumour. #UnitedByUnique birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/b…
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
Ready to take the next step in your academic journey? Join us for our Postgraduate Online Open Week and discover how a Masters or PhD could help you achieve your goals: birmingham.ac.uk/study/postg…
📅 Monday 10 - Friday 14 February
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
The @EPSRC have announced funding for a 4D Healthcare Technologies project led by researchers at @unibirmingham to enable new and dynamic medical devices:
birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/4… @sophieccox @Dove_Group @samsamcr #BrumHour
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
Join us next month at the 7th Bladder Cancer Translational Research Meeting. We have some great talks lined up , with ample opportunities for networking.
Further information including the registration link is available at: bit.ly/40dafGX
@NonacusLtd @IGL_Genomics
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
Young people with a rare condition called Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis are taking part in clinical research to better understand the condition.
Find out more about the work of Professor Adam Croft @APCroft and its impact:
birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/s…
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
✨ As we kick off our 125th anniversary year, Old Joe is lighting up! ✨
Our iconic clock tower will be changing colour throughout January, February & March; celebrating with us to mark this remarkable milestone.
So make sure you look to the skies when the sun goes down! #UoB125
ALT Old Joe clock tower on the University of Birmingham campus at night, lit up purple
Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
MRI scanning and biopsy could cut time to correct bladder cancer treatment by more than six weeks, according to study by @UoBmedicalsci Prof Rik Bryan and team at the Bladder Cancer Research Centre. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/m…
