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Second Annual FortisNet Meeting: Strength through Collaboration
Institute for Life Sciences
Fabricating surfaces for skeletal stem cells
Courtesy of Professor Richard Oreffo, Bone and Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration.
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We hope you will enjoy the ‘in the moment’ art created by ‘Drawnalism’, summarising our work at the Second
Annual FortisNet Meeting on 20 January 2017.
IfLS team preparing conference packs ahead of the meeting 3
Welcome and introduction to FortisNet
Professor Peter JS Smith, Director, Institute for Life Sciences
We are grateful to Wessex Academic Health Science Network and HEFCE for financial support
for this event.
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Growing and replacing hard and soft tissues
Chair: Professor Cyrus CooperUniversity of Southampton
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Speakers and Panel Members:
•Mr Jeremy Latham, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Southampton
•Dr Abigail Spear, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
•Mr Tom Wainwright, Orthopaedic Research Institute, Bournemouth University
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Who Am I and Why Am I Here?
One slide, two minute pitch
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Session 1 ‘Pitchers’:
•Dr Anne Roques*, Aurora Medical Ltd
•Nigel Clarke, Morgan Innovation and Technology Ltd
•Dr Debra Carr, Cranfield University
•Professor Jie Tong, University of Portsmouth
•Dr Agnieszka Janeczek, Renovos
•*Winner of the prize for best Pitch
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Assistive Technologies and Rehabilitation
Chair: Professor Nikolaj GadegaardUniversity of Glasgow
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Speakers and Panel Members:
•Professor Maria Stokes, University of Southampton
•Dr Philip Packer, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
•Helen Hobbs, Hobbs Rehabilitation
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Who Am I and Why Am I Here?
One slide, two minute pitch
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Session 2 ‘Pitchers’:
•Sue Littlemore, Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership
•Dr Richard Cook, University of Southampton
•Jane Hunter, ProActive Prosthetics
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Prosthetics and Augmentation
Chair: Professor David HowardUniversity of Salford
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Speakers and Panel Members:
•Alex Lewis, Alex Lewis Trust
•Michael Hulland, Opcare
•Dr Alex Dickinson, University of Southampton
•Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick Referrals and The Humanimal Trust
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Who Am I and Why Am I Here?
One slide, two minute pitch
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Session 3 ‘Pitchers’:
• Christine McGrath, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
•Dr Peter Worsley, EPSRC-NIHR HTC Medical Devices and Vulnerable Skin Network, University of Southampton
•Dr Phil Marsden, Unitive Design and Analysis Ltd
•Frank Ratcliff, Wessex Academic Health Science Network
•Mr Harry Akerman, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
•Dr Axel Sylvan, myrecovery
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Regional Development Opportunities
Chair: Professor Peter JS SmithInstitute for Life Sciences
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Speakers and Panel Members:
•Kathy Slack, Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership
•Nick Thorne, Winchester Innovation Ltd
•Professor Peter JS Smith, Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton
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FortisNet Pump-Priming Applications
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We have supported 11 collaborative projects, funded by Wessex Academic Health Science Network and Higher Education Innovation Funding. The call was over-subscribed.
•Growing and Replacing Hard and Soft Tissues – 6 projects
•Augmentation and Strength – 2 projects
•Assistive Technologies and Rehabilitation – 3projects
These represent new projects, 8 of which arenew collaborations, and 10 of which are with partners external to the University of Southampton, including universities, industry and an NHS Trust. Projects will report at the end of March 2017.
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Keynote lecture
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Professor Noel FitzpatrickThe Humanimal Trust
The patient’s interest is the only interest –One Medicine for infection, regeneration,
drugs and implants
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Inspirational Speakers
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Forging New Collaborations
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• 88 Participants (over-subscribed by 12%; others on waiting list to attend)
• 62% external to University of Southampton
• Universities: Bournemouth, Cranfield, Glasgow, Salford, Portsmouth, Southampton
• Dstl, MoD
• 20 Companies
• Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
• University of Southampton Science Park
• SETsquared
•Wessex Academic Health Science Network
• Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership
• Test Valley Borough Council
• Alex Lewis Trust
• The Humanimal Trust
• University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Trust, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Thank you for your active participation and collaboration
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www.southampton.ac.uk/fortisnetFor more information about FortisNet, contact the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration Manager, Dr Alexandra Mant:
[email protected] 8059 4441
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