@UBCBionics

Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Cluster at UBC. ⁣⁣⁣⁣Addressing Medical Challenges at the Interface of Biology & Engineering.

 Vancouver, British Columbia
bionics.ubc.ca
Joined October 2018
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The UBC Bionics Network brings together local, national 🇨🇦 and international 🌎 clinicians, engineers and scientists to develop bio-hybrid technologies for patients! 💉🧠⚙️🔬🩺 @BME_UBC @UBCDoM @UBCmedicine @ubcorthopaedics #medical #healthcare #medtwitter #healthtech
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap14 Jun 2023
It was a pleasure to host our global Mend the Gap team in Vancouver, BC from June 7-8 for our very first symposium! We look forward to expanding on our discussions & working together on the grand challenge of repairing the spinal cord after injury! #sci #nfrf
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Our Bionics & @mend_gap member, @sukhneet_d, is 1 out of the 12 Lab2Launch ventures—a key component of innovating is learning how to translate research into the hands of those that need it most. @SBME_UBC @ECEUBC @ubcappscience
Innovation UBC@innovationubc20 Mar 2023
Meet the 36 teams joining our 45th cohort of #VentureFounder! 🎉 As @UBC's embedded incubator/accelerator program, we work with entrepreneurs at the outset of their journey, supporting them through rigorous weekly training and mentorship. Say hello: entrepreneurship.ubc.ca/upda…
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap24 Aug 2022
The diversity of expertise within our team allows us to simultaneously address the many challenges of spinal cord injury (SCI)!
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Mend The Gap@mend_gap18 Aug 2022
Mend the Gap Profiles: Meet Dr. @ChristianGoritz from the @karolinskainst in Sweden!
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap10 Aug 2022
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life-altering condition and our interdisciplinary team is actively researching to change that! #sci #spinalcordinjuryrecovery #spinalcordinjuryawareness
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap5 Aug 2022
Mend the Gap: A Combination Approach to Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
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Mend The Gap@mend_gap20 Jul 2022
Measuring compression pressure & temperature for a Smart Sock composed of artificial muscles! #medicaldevice #innovative #postthromboticsyndrome #dvt #FLIR
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap8 Jul 2022
We have a dedicated team working on the three-dimensional in-vitro spinal cord injury model!💉🔬 #NeuroTwitter #mendthegap
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap4 Jul 2022
#NeuroTwitter #SCI
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Mend The Gap@mend_gap30 Jun 2022
Research themes encompassing our interdisciplinary approaches! #nfrf #sci #NeuroTwitter @NSERC_CRSNG @SSHRC_CRSH @CRSH_SSHRC
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap29 Jun 2022
Mend the Gap Profiles: Meet the Director, Dr. John Madden! We will be sharing the team & faces behind Mend the Gap weekly! #nfrf #mendthegap
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap31 May 2022
#NeuroTwitter #neuroscience 📸: Dr. Frank Ko
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
Mend The Gap@mend_gap5 Feb 2022
We welcome you to join our interdisciplinary team!🌎
Dr. Willerth@DrWillerth4 Feb 2022
Please RT - @mend_gap is hiring! Check out these opportunities here @BCRegMed @ICORD_SCI - mendthegap.ubc.ca/open-posit…
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A @ubcappscience team has created a stretchable yet resilient battery that can withstand laundry wash cycles. Find out more about this significant innovation that will advance the development of wearable devices: bit.ly/3KIc18L #UBC #tech
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A great pleasure to announce that together with some of the "giants" of the field, we have been awarded 24 M dollars to develop biomaterials-based research in spinal cord injury. Excited for the future! @SBME_UBC @ubcorthopaedics @ICORD_SCI @UBCBionics news.ubc.ca/2022/01/12/ubc-r…

UBC researchers lead $24 million project to treat spinal cord injury - UBC News

A UBC-led team is working on a new treatment that can bring hope to people with spinal cord injuries.

news.ubc.ca
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Claire Preston, ECE & @UBCBionics alumni, is at the forefront of fusion energy research. General Fusion in Burnaby says it has achieved milestone targets for its fusion demonstration plant. Look out for her in this video from @globalnews: globalnews.ca/news/8509211/b…

B.C.-based company announces milestone that could lead to commercial fusion energy | Globalnews.ca

General Fusion says its prototype for its fusion demonstration plant can accommodate the extreme conditions of fusion, including high pressure and temperatures up to 150 million C.

globalnews.ca
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.@ubcappscience spoke to Claire about her research, future ambitions, and experience at ECE back in 2020. You can find the article on our site here: ece.ubc.ca/claire-preston-ma…
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UBC Bionics Network retweeted
bionicity@bionicity15 Jan 2022
A gel platform is injected through a needle into the spinal cord. Once in the body ordered microchannels will guide the nerve axons & endogenous cells, to mend the gap. #spinalcordinjury #medicalbionics #mendthegap bionicity.com.au/mendthegap @UBCBionics @GordonGWallace @ARC_ACES
Professor John Madden from Canada's UBC leading the Mend the Gap research project

ALT Professor John Madden from Canada's UBC leading the Mend the Gap research project

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Former UBC Bionics student and Masters in @ECEUBC graduate, Claire Preston, helping bring fusion energy closer to reality. globalnews.ca/news/8509211/b…
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Global BC
@GlobalBC14 Jan 2022
General Fusion in Burnaby says it has achieved milestone targets for the prototype of its fusion demonstration plant, which can accommodate the extreme conditions of fusion, such as temperatures up to 150 million C. trib.al/kEARw5E
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