MedTechONE : Imperial MedTech Links
Innovations in Human Microbiome Research
Monday 16th September 13:00 - 17:30, with Reception from 17:30 onwards.
Venue: Royal School of Mines Building, Imperial College, South Kensington SW7 2AZ
Imperial College’s research into the Human Microbiome is generating considerable excitement and has the potential to make important contributions to human health. Our event on 16th September offers you the opportunity to hear from and meet academics and clinicians working in the field of the human microbiome and its applications in gut, lung, skin and reproductive health. Please join us to learn about key research projects and how this work is being translated into products and patient care.
Programme (subject to change):
Registration, lunch and Exhibition: 13:00 - 14:00 RSM 3.01
Welcome & Introduction: 14:00 - 14:10 RSM 2.28
Session 1 14:15 - 15:30 RSM 2.28
Therapeutics
14:15 - 14:30 Professor Bill Cookson, The lung microbiome: the primary influencer for immunity and infection, and a rich resource for new therapies.
14:30 - 14:45 Dr Rachael Barry, Harnessing Microbial Proteases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic potential for Gastrointestinal Disorders.
14:45 - 15:00 Dr Charlotte-Eve Short, Beyond antibiotics, novel therapeutics for the management of Bacterial Vaginosis.
15:00 - 15:15 Dr David Riglar, Engineering Biology tools for controlling bugs as drugs.
15:15 - 15:30 Dr James Kinross, Targeting the Microbiome for Cancer Therapeutics.
Break and Exhibition: 15:30 - 16:00 RSM 3.01
Session 2 16:00 - 16:30 RSM 2.28
Pharmaceuticals
16:00 - 16:15 Professor Marc-Emmanuel Dumas, Chemical messengers from the microbiome and pharmacomicrobiomics.
16:15 - 16:30 Tim Sharpington, CEO of Microbiotica, Translating the gut microbiome for novel live biotherapeutics.
Session 3 16:30 - 17:15 RSM 2.28
Diagnostics
16:30 - 16:45 Dr Isabel Garcia Perez, Metabolic phenotyping for food composition, dietary assessment and personalised nutrition.
16:45 - 17:00 Dr Kanta Chechi, Gut microbiome holds the clue to our heart health.
17:00 - 17:15 Dr Lauren Ford, On the road to commercialisation, providing rapid diagnostic solutions to improve women’s reproductive health.
Reception and Exhibition 17:15 - 18:30 RSM 3.01
Register your attendance here!
Check out the event programme here: MedTech Links Sep 2024 Programme (PDF)
If you have any questions about this event, please contact:
MedTech ONE: MedTech Links Event Team
Email us at: mt1-events@imperial.ac.uk
