| Biomedical Imaging: Challenges and Solutions for Automated Analysis and Interpretation |
 Date: 18 October 2010
Location: University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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 This workshop is joinly hosted by IBST and Bristol Vision Institute. The workshop will deliver a programme of lectures from leading practitioners and image processing specialists. It will present the technologies underpinning current day medical imaging and the challenges that exist, alongside a range of potential signal processing solutions. Many of these will be taken from alternative application areas. It aims to attract a broad audience including clinicians and academics, and to stimulate discussion around some of these key challenges.
Further details about the event will follow.
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Previous Events |
| Current Issues In Breast Cancer |
Date: 3 July 2010 
Location: University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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Event Programme
The aims of this one day conference are to provide an update on a range of issues that influence the management of women with breast cancer. All those with an interest in this field; patients, relatives, nurses, researchers, health care professionals to include clinical and biomedical scientists, surgeons, oncologists and general practitioners will find this conference useful.
The speakers are international experts in their respective areas and between them touch on topics such as; the influence of diet on metabolic pathways and cancer, epidemiological differences in the incidence of breast cancer, the latest in biomedical research, surgery and therapies, breast cancer recurrence, and inequalities in provision of services and survival. |
| Sensor Technology Transfer |
Date: 17 June 2010 
Location: University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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Event Programme
This event is jointly hosted by SWIG and IBST. Technology Transfer is the process of developing an idea into a commercial reality to be used by an end-user to meet a need. The technology transfer pathway is a continuum of development from idea, proof-of-principal, protection of ideas, developing the product, testing the product, manufacturing the product, marketing and selling to the end user. Higher Education Institutions and SMEs are involved in the early stages of the technology transfer pathway with the end-user adopting technology. The idea being generated may be novel and will follow the whole pathway; or the idea may involve technology that has been developed for other sectors which can be adapted for use in the water industry. Many sensor technologies fall into the later group.
Fundamental to the technology transfer pathway is communication between the end users, such as the water companies, SMEs and universities. This workshop is designed to help all involved in the technology transfer pathway to understand each other’s requirements to maximise the chances of the right technologies being developed to meet real-world needs in the most economic and efficient manner. |
| Sensors and Instrumentation for monitoring cell toxicity |
Date: 14 April 2010
Location: University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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This joint IBST/SIKTN workshop will explore requirements of sensors and instrumentation to support and monitor cell culture systems which can be used to accelerate drug discovery by identifying toxic effects of potential drug compounds.
The event will be beneficial to companies developing cell models for research, companies working with cell support technologies, companies applying sensor technology to biological systems. Also researchers developing alternative testing technologies, technology translators, investment companies and VC's.
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| Bio-Sensing Technology Conference |
Date: 10-12 November 2009
Location: Bristol Marriott Hotel City Centre, Bristol, UK
Conference Overview |
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The First Bio-Sensing Technology Conference will bring together leaders from industry and academia to explore how different expertise can be drawn together to develop and exploit new technology for bio-sensing applications.
This two and a half day event will include plenary presentations and invited lectures in the following five areas: Biomarkers, Sensor technology, System integration, Data handling and Commercial opportunities. The conference will include:
- Presentations from leading specialists highlighting new opportunities in bio-sensing technologies
- Case studies of successful bio-sensing technology integration
- An opportunity to share best practice in the integration of technologies for bio-sensing
- An exhibition of leading-edge, commercial technology
- A poster forum for unveiling new research ideas and concepts
- Networking opportunities
There will be a strong industry focus and we would like to encourage companies to come and present their technologies.
Conference administration is provided by Elsevier.
For more information, please visit : www.biosensingconference.com |
| Toxicity Testing in the Water Industry |
Date: 28 October 2009
Location: University of the West of England, Bristol, UK |
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This event, jointly hosted by SWIG and IBST, focuses on toxicity testing in the water industry.
Speakers include:
- Victoria Gray, Modern Water - 'From lab to field: development of the continuous toxicity monitor'
- Andreas Kumm, Endress + Hauser Ltd - 'Stip-TOX - A protection for your activated sludge'
- Joep Appels, Microlan - 'New platform for water quality monitoring using SPE-TOX-UV combination'
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| Imagine a Spectacle |
Date: 22 October 2009
Location: Bloomsbury Theatre, London, UK |
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This event is a display of collaboration between the world of Arts and Science. A combination of creative thinking with a structured discussion about brings people together from different spheres of society . IBST is taking part in this event as a representative, a pioneer of novel sensing technology .
"Imagine a spectacle designed with passion. A space created to inspire, discover and share. A new medium for exploring ideas and stimulating reflection. A theatre act that connects the orchestral, academic and audience with playing cards. A stage for innovative thinking. Actors with a fervour to create new forms and structures. An interactive co-experience. A galvanized spectator. A moment that initiates a process of change. You, making a difference.
Imagine... and make it happen." Rafau Sieraczek, Managing Director
Click here for more information about this unusual project |
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Jointly hosted by SWIG, IBST and SIKTN.
Biosensors are devices that combine the specificity of a biological interaction with a sensor technology to give a rapid measurement of an analyte. For example the glucose biosensor is widely used by diabetics to measure their blood glucose and utilises the interaction of glucose with an enzyme such as glucose oxidase. The translation of biosensor technology into the water industry has been slow but with the development of new technology a number of applications are starting to be commercialised. This workshop will review some of the advances in technology that facilitate the use of biosensors in the water industry. Talks will include the use of nano-materials, neural networks and protein stabilisation technology. In addition, there will be examples of how particular measurements are made using biosensor technology, including pesticides, ammonia, endotoxins and micro-organisms.More |
This one-day Conference, jointly hosted with the Sensors and Instrumentation KTN, will provide a forum for sharing best practice in the field of bio sensing and includes case studies of successful bio-sensing technology integration.
A key focus of the event is bringing together industry and academia to explore new opportunities for partnerships, investment and commercialisation in the field of bio-sensing technology for the 21st century. An international dimension will be presented which will explore the benefits and potential through collaboration with the biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies based in New Jersey in the United States. More |
