Next Generation Biomaterials Discovery
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Pharmacy
Abstract
Advanced biomaterials are essential components in targeting infectious diseases and cancers, realising the potential of regenerative medicine and the medical devices of the future. A multidisciplinary team spanning Engineering, Science and Medical Faculties in Nottingham, in collaboration with 4 leading international groups has combined to realise the vision of materials discovery in 3D. Without this leap beyond 2D screening methodologies we will miss new advanced materials because they omit architecture and often poorly represent the in vivo environment. The aim is to allow us to move beyond the existing limited range of generic bioresorbable polymeric drug and cell delivery agents currently licensed for use in man and medical device polymers, to bespoke materials identified to function optimally for specific applications.
We know that defining chemistry, stiffness, topography and shape can control the response of cells to materials. This programme will focus on producing and testing large libraries of these attributes in the form of patterned surfaces, particles and more complex architectures. New materials will be identified for application in the areas of targeted drug delivery, regenerative medicine and advanced materials for next generation medical devices.
The 3D screening methods will define a new landscape in biomaterials discovery and create the platforms through which more effective advanced materials will be discovered. Our three ambitious application focussed areas provide high impact examples in which our biomaterials leads are developed towards exploitation in the clinic. These downstream projects will be carried out in both academic and commercial research programmes funded through partnering, licensing and formation of spin-outs as appropriate.
We know that defining chemistry, stiffness, topography and shape can control the response of cells to materials. This programme will focus on producing and testing large libraries of these attributes in the form of patterned surfaces, particles and more complex architectures. New materials will be identified for application in the areas of targeted drug delivery, regenerative medicine and advanced materials for next generation medical devices.
The 3D screening methods will define a new landscape in biomaterials discovery and create the platforms through which more effective advanced materials will be discovered. Our three ambitious application focussed areas provide high impact examples in which our biomaterials leads are developed towards exploitation in the clinic. These downstream projects will be carried out in both academic and commercial research programmes funded through partnering, licensing and formation of spin-outs as appropriate.
Planned Impact
Beneficiaries from the proposed research will include:
- In the short-term, researchers in the Programme Grant's challenge areas will benefit from the provision of new materials with which to develop biomaterial solutions to healthcare needs. When these materials make their way to the clinic, patients will benefit from improved biomaterials that will result in reduced morbidity and mortality. Clinicians will benefit through the provision of increased treatment options.
- Society will benefit from reduced healthcare costs associated with hospital associated infections, reduced medical implant rejection and improved quality of life for the ageing population.
- Commercial partners in regenerative medicine, the pharmaceutical industry and medical devices will benefit from the generation of new revenue streams associated with new materials which will positively influence the economic competitiveness of the United Kingdom.
- The methodologies developed will have significant impact in the materials scientific research community, facilitating the vision of targeted materials function. These will be applicable beyond healthcare to various sectors including energy, food and manufacturing.
- The researchers involved in the programme and investigators will benefit from highly interdisciplinary training in the growth area of materials and exposure to different ways of working within the UK and international partners.
From a commercial perspective, research is targeted to be directly relevant to 3 broad groups of beneficiaries with whom we have close working relationships established through current research projects:
- In Regenerative Medicine we are collaborating with GE Healthcare, Intercytex, Mica Technologies, Haemostatix, Neusentis, Locate Therapeutics, Neotherix, NCTS, Tokyo Electron and Syngenta.
- In Pharmaceutics, we are collaborating with GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Greenpharma, UCB Pharma, PsiOxus, Novozymes, Boots and Molecular Profiles.
- In Medical Devices we are collaborating with Smith and Nephew, Dow Corning, Arterius, Camstent, Protip Medical, Tensive Medical and J&J Visioncare.
Examples of expected outputs include:-
- The discovery of lead material-topography combinations for stem cell differentiation into bone.
- Polymers with the potential to efficiently traffic therapeutics through the body to deliver them preferentially in the vicinity of infections and tumours.
- Mature cardiomyocytes for drug toxicity screening in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Materials which have an immune instructive effect to reduce failure for dental and orthopaedic implants.
- ChemoTopo Chips that will be of use in screening for cell instructive materials in the regenerative medicine industry.
- New 3D models of polymicrobial infections to identify future strategies for preventing/treating chronic infections. This will enable transformational approaches to be taken to meet unmet clinical needs.
- In the short-term, researchers in the Programme Grant's challenge areas will benefit from the provision of new materials with which to develop biomaterial solutions to healthcare needs. When these materials make their way to the clinic, patients will benefit from improved biomaterials that will result in reduced morbidity and mortality. Clinicians will benefit through the provision of increased treatment options.
- Society will benefit from reduced healthcare costs associated with hospital associated infections, reduced medical implant rejection and improved quality of life for the ageing population.
- Commercial partners in regenerative medicine, the pharmaceutical industry and medical devices will benefit from the generation of new revenue streams associated with new materials which will positively influence the economic competitiveness of the United Kingdom.
- The methodologies developed will have significant impact in the materials scientific research community, facilitating the vision of targeted materials function. These will be applicable beyond healthcare to various sectors including energy, food and manufacturing.
- The researchers involved in the programme and investigators will benefit from highly interdisciplinary training in the growth area of materials and exposure to different ways of working within the UK and international partners.
From a commercial perspective, research is targeted to be directly relevant to 3 broad groups of beneficiaries with whom we have close working relationships established through current research projects:
- In Regenerative Medicine we are collaborating with GE Healthcare, Intercytex, Mica Technologies, Haemostatix, Neusentis, Locate Therapeutics, Neotherix, NCTS, Tokyo Electron and Syngenta.
- In Pharmaceutics, we are collaborating with GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Greenpharma, UCB Pharma, PsiOxus, Novozymes, Boots and Molecular Profiles.
- In Medical Devices we are collaborating with Smith and Nephew, Dow Corning, Arterius, Camstent, Protip Medical, Tensive Medical and J&J Visioncare.
Examples of expected outputs include:-
- The discovery of lead material-topography combinations for stem cell differentiation into bone.
- Polymers with the potential to efficiently traffic therapeutics through the body to deliver them preferentially in the vicinity of infections and tumours.
- Mature cardiomyocytes for drug toxicity screening in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Materials which have an immune instructive effect to reduce failure for dental and orthopaedic implants.
- ChemoTopo Chips that will be of use in screening for cell instructive materials in the regenerative medicine industry.
- New 3D models of polymicrobial infections to identify future strategies for preventing/treating chronic infections. This will enable transformational approaches to be taken to meet unmet clinical needs.
Organisations
- University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- Harvard University (Collaboration)
- Camstent Ltd (Collaboration)
- University of Southern Denmark, Denmark (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Maastricht University (UM) (Collaboration)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Collaboration)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Project Partner)
- CSIRO, Australia (Project Partner)
- University of Maastricht (Project Partner)
Publications

Amer MH
(2017)
Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges.
in NPJ Regenerative medicine

Romero M
(2018)
Genome-wide mapping of the RNA targets of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa riboregulatory protein RsmN.
in Nucleic acids research


Mastrotto F
(2016)
One-pot RAFT and fast polymersomes assembly: a 'beeline' from monomers to drug-loaded nanovectors
in Polymer Chemistry


Dixon JE
(2016)
Highly efficient delivery of functional cargoes by the synergistic effect of GAG binding motifs and cell-penetrating peptides.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Begines B
(2016)
Development, printability and post-curing studies of formulations of materials resistant to microbial attachment for use in inkjet based 3D printing
in Rapid Prototyping Journal

Dundas A
(2019)
Methodology for the synthesis of methacrylate monomers using designed single mode microwave applicators
in Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

Hüsler A
(2018)
Effect of surfactant on Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization of polymer microparticles and flat films
in RSC Advances

Duncan G
(2017)
Drug-Mediated Shortening of Action Potentials in LQTS2 Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes.
in Stem cells and development
Description | BBSRC National Biofilms Innovation Centre Innovative Knowledge Centre |
Amount | £15,600,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | BB/R012415/1 |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2017 |
End | 09/2022 |
Description | EMPIR: 'MetVBadBugs' |
Amount | € 389,000 (EUR) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Horizon 2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 06/2016 |
End | 05/2019 |
Description | EPSRC 3D OrbiSIMS: Label free chemical imaging of materials, cells and tissues. |
Amount | £2,500,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/P029868/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2017 |
End | 07/2022 |
Description | EPSRC Thematic Doctoral Training Programme: Bioinstructive materials for healthcare applications (BMHA) |
Amount | £280,241 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/N50970X/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2017 |
End | 03/2020 |
Description | EPSRC Thematic Studentship |
Amount | £280,241 (GBP) |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 08/2020 |
Description | EPSRC: Engineering Growth Factor Microenvironments |
Amount | £3,700,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/P001114/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2016 |
End | 09/2021 |
Description | EPSRC: Formulation for 3D printing |
Amount | £3,800,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/N024818/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2016 |
End | 09/2020 |
Description | EPSRC: Healthcare Technologies Impact Fellowship |
Amount | £540,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/N03371X/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 12/2016 |
End | 11/2018 |
Description | Enabling Next Generation Additive Manufacturing for Pharma and related industries |
Amount | £5,900,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/P031684/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 08/2022 |
Description | Experiencing the micro-world - a cell's perspective |
Amount | £600,755 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/R035563/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2018 |
End | 11/2021 |
Description | FindABetterWay: Working together |
Amount | £2,800,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Find a Better Way |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2017 |
End | 12/2022 |
Description | H2020 grant 'Personalised Integrated Biomaterials Risk Assessment (PanBioRA)' |
Amount | € 7,944,786 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 760921 |
Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 12/2021 |
Description | MRC CiC |
Amount | £70,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 10/2018 |
Description | Modulation of immune recognition by P. aeruginosa through engagement of lectin receptors. |
Amount | £490,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MR/P001033/1 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Wellcome Trust: a prestigious 'Sir Henry Wellcome Early Career Fellowship' |
Amount | £250,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Department | Wellcome Trust Bloomsbury Centre |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2016 |
End | 07/2018 |
Description | CamStent |
Organisation | Camstent Ltd |
PI Contribution | Discovered new bacteria resistant materials. |
Collaborator Contribution | Developing and testing the material as a urinary catheter coating. |
Impact | CE mark gained in 2017- approved for testing in humans. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Collaboration with Daniel Anderson at MIT |
Organisation | Harvard University |
Department | Program of Health Sciences and Technology |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Morgan Alexander and other Post Docs associated to the Programme Grant have worked with Daniel Anderson. |
Collaborator Contribution | Daniel Anderson has worked with Morgan Alexander and others on the Programme Grant. |
Impact | None during this programme grant. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Collaboration with David Needham at the University of Southern Denmark |
Organisation | University of Southern Denmark |
Department | Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy |
Country | Denmark |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Felicity Rose, Phil Williams and Post Docs on the programme grant including Marta Alvarez have worked with David Needham. |
Collaborator Contribution | David Needham has worked with Felicity Rose, Phil Williams and Post Docs on the programme grant including Marta Alvarez. |
Impact | None yet. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Collaboration with David Winkler |
Organisation | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
Department | CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering |
Country | Australia |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Paulius Mikulskis (Post Doc) and Morgan Alexander have worked closely with David Winkler. |
Collaborator Contribution | David Winkler has worked with Paulius Mikulskis (Post Doc) and Morgan Alexander. |
Impact | A paper should be coming from this work soon but is not published yet. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Collaboration with Jan de Boer in Maastricht |
Organisation | Maastricht University (UM) |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Morgan Alexander and Post Docs on the programme grant (including Britta Koch) have worked with Jan de Boer. |
Collaborator Contribution | Jan de Boer has worked with Morgan Alexander and Post Docs on the programme grant (including Britta Koch). |
Impact | None yet but a paper is being written (not published yet). |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | 3rd BIRAX Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Chris Denning attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | APS Industrial Insights Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Dr Marta Alvarez Paino attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Advanced Molecular Materials Research Priority Area (Nottingham) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Internal Publicity: at the University of Nottingham Elizabeth Hudson presented the project to the Advanced Molecular Materials Research Priority Area Sandpit (18/01/16). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | After School Science Club (Nottingham) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | A session was delivered at Berridge School, Hyson Green, Nottingham. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Annual Biomaterials Discovery workshop (Nottingham) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | The launch for the Inaugural Biomaterials Discovery Workshop which will be held annually at the University of Nottingham, associated with the recently awarded EPSRC Programme Grant in Next Generation Biomaterials (EP/N006615/1). The second Biomaterials Discovery Workshop will take place in January 2018. The intention is to provide a space for people working in this field to come together and share ideas. Just under 90 people attended this closed workshop with ~300 people attending an open lecture from Daniel Anderson (MIT) as part of this event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/biomaterials-discovery/events/inaugural-annual-biomateri... |
Description | Biofilm meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Morgan Alexander attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Biomaterials Discovery Website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | A project website has been established to communicate the aims and progress of the EPSRC Programme Grant in Next Generation Biomaterials Discovery. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/biomaterials-discovery/index.aspx |
Description | Cheltenham Science Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Felicity Rose and Kevin Shakesheff talked about 3D Futures: Building Beating Hearts. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Computational modelling of biological processes |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | July 2016, Nottingham, Dr Aurelie Carlier (MERLN Institute, the Netherlands) held a seminar. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Morgan Alexander attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | First Lego League |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Adam Dundas ran an event as part of the First Lego League on 6th January 2017 at the University of Nottingham. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Gordon Research Conference on 'Biointerface Science' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Britta Koch presented a poster. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Institute of Infection and Global Health Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Paul Williams gave a Research Seminar. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | International Symposium on Polymer Therapeutics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Cameron Alexander chaired a session. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Joint Sheffield Conference on Chemoinformatics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Paulius Mikulskis attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Leonardo Study Day in Nottingham Castle |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Researchers from the School of Pharmacy and Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham delivered a Leonardo Study Day in Nottingham Castle. Morgan Alexander, Ricky Wildman, Yinfeng He, Peter Magennis and Andrew Hook delivered the study day for ~120 15-17 year olds. This was part of the Leonardo Da Vinci events at Nottingham Castle, focussing on what the ultimate Renaissance man might be doing in science today. The workshop "Materials for Man: from the idea to a product" was an interactive session with demonstrations to share knowledge and research. Da Vinci was an artist, court engineer, anatomist and inventor and this session illustrated how such interdisciplinary behaviour is now common place in scientific research. Using examples from their own research they showed how this modern interdisciplinary approach using medicine, biology, materials, chemistry, physics, engineering and business has led to the discovery of a new type of plastic which can be used to create products designed to reduce the instances of infections acquired in hospitals. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pharmacy/news/archive/2016/university-of-nottingham-hold-the-fort.aspx |
Description | MOBI4Health: Biotech Solutions for Health and Environment Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Paul Williams attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MRC-DTB Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Paul Williams gave a Research Seminar. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Mini-symposium on Nanoscience/nanomedicine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | July 2016, Nottingham, Speakers included: Angus Johnston (Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Kris Thurecht (Centre of Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland), Arwyn Jones (Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff) and John McGhee (UNSW Sydney). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Nanomaterials as Antibiotics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Cameron Alexander presented. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Nottingham in Parliament Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Kevin Shakesheff, Paul Williams, Elizabeth Hudson and others attended meetings with selected MPs to discuss, for example, antimicrobial resistance. Events included 'The Future of Healthcare Technologies', 'Health, Life Sciences and Innovation showcase' and 'Developing STEM Skills of the Future.' |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.nottinghaminparliamentday.uk/ |
Description | Participation in "Wonder" - University of Nottingham public engagement festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Wonder is a large-scale event at the University of Nottingham and multiple teams display their work, primarily in research. I contributed to the Biomaterials Discovery team exhibit, which was visited by several hundred people throughout the day. Many expressed surprise that polymers were used so widely in medicine, and multiple comments indicated a change in attitude of some members of the public towards 'plastics' |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Pint of Science |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | JT was on the publicity team for Pint of Science 2016-17 and is a co-organiser for Pint of Science 2017-18. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Pint of Science (May 2018) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Amanda Pearson presented at Pint of Science in May 2018 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Recent Appointees in Polymer Science (RAPS) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dr Amanda Pearce presented a poster. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Research Seminar, Institute of Bacterial Cell Biology |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Paul Williams gave a research seminar. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Research Seminar, Sygnature Plc., Biocity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Prof Paul Williams gave a research seminar. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Royal Society Summer Exhibition 'Plastics Inside Us' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Amanda Pearce (Team Leader for Drug Delivery), Taranjit Singh, Olutoba Sanni, Morgan Alexander, Andrew Hook, Paul Williams, Derek Irvine, Cameron Alexander, Steve Howdle and others were involved in this hands-on exhibit. Visitors could handle medical implants on a full scale human body, test our model antibacterial plastic surfaces by battling against toy microbes and discover what links everyday plastics to life-saving medical devices. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/summer-science-exhibition/exhibits/plastic-insi... |
Description | Science in the park |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Jamie Thompson was also involved in Science in the Park in March 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Second Biomaterials Discovery Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | ~over 100 people attended the Second Biomaterials Discovery Workshop at the University of Nottingham in January 2018. The audience was mainly academic but also PhDs, Post Docs, Industry members etc. The BDW involved some excellent discussions in this area and will continue to be an annual event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/biomaterials-discovery/events/annual-biomaterials-disco... |
Description | Third Biomaterials Discovery Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | ~over 100 people attended the Third Biomaterials Discovery Workshop at the University of Nottingham in January 2019. The audience was mainly academic but also PhDs, Post Docs, Industry members etc. The BDW involved some excellent discussions in this area and will continue to be an annual event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/biomaterials-discovery/news/2019/third-annual-biomateri... |
Description | Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES 2016) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Marta Alvarez Paino presented a poster. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | UK PharmSci Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Cameron Alexander attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | UK-China Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Paul Williams attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | UK-India global research challenges workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Morgan Alexander attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | University of Monash |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Cameron Alexander gave a Lecture. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Wellcome Trust Researcher Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Paul Williams gave a Seminar. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Women In Chemistry Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Conference co-organised by Dara O'Brian for international Women's Day |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-sci/women-in-chemistry/index.aspx |
Description | Wonder, University of Nottingham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On Saturday 17th June the Programme Grant team organised and a ran an event at Wonder 2017 (the University of Nottingham's community event). The Programme Grant event went really well and was called "The amazing material detective and the case of the superbug". 10 Post Docs and ~12 PhD students were involved on the day and over 350 people attended. Associate Prof Felicity Rose also led another event at Wonder regarding regenerative medicine in general. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/wonder/ |