Department of Bioengineering • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Engineering the future of older patient care

Bridging world-class clinical geriatrics across St Mary’s, Charing Cross, and Hammersmith hospitals with cutting-edge biomedical engineering at the Sir Michael Uren Hub.

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Est. 2019
Founding partnership

Established through the philanthropy of José Luis Cutrale and family in partnership with Prof Anthony Bull.

4 Pillars
Translational specialities

Multidisciplinary programmes across in-ear EEG neurotelemetry, biofluid metabolomics, TAVI frailty, and joint kinematics.

50+ Journal publications
Peer-reviewed research

Indexed clinical and bioengineering outputs across in-ear EEG neurotelemetry, surgical metabolomics, and acute frailty recovery.

10+ Doctoral Students
Postgraduate research training

Bioengineering PhD candidates and clinical MD(Res)/OOPR fellows undertaking supervised doctoral research across our four translational pillars.

Fellowships and doctoral opportunities

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We are actively recruiting clinical research fellows (MD(Res) / PhD / OOPR), bioengineering doctoral students, and academic foundation doctors.

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Translating laboratory bioengineering to patient bedside

How our consultant physicians and bioengineering researchers collaborate to improve surgical outcomes for older patients.

Pillar 1 • Telemetry

In-ear brain monitoring and digital telemetry

Testing discreet in-ear EEG sensors against gold-standard scalp recordings to continuously track brain activity and detect acute deterioration outside laboratory settings.

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Pillar 2 • Metabolomics

Delirium prediction and metabolomics

Mapping blood metabolic signatures and inflammatory pathways during surgery to identify biological vulnerability and prevent postoperative delirium before symptoms emerge.

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Pillar 3 • Cardiology

Cardiovascular frailty and heart valve care

Evaluating targeted cardiologist-delivered geriatric care in the RESTORE-TAVI trial alongside CT muscle scans (sarcopenia) to protect vulnerable patients undergoing heart valve procedures.

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Pillar 4 • Orthopaedics • Trauma

Hip replacement recovery and fracture care

Tracking mobility, inflammatory markers, and 3T MRI muscle changes in older adults recovering from elective hip replacement, alongside conservative care for acute geriatric spine fractures.

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Flagship clinical breakthrough • Open access publication

In-ear EEG telemetry in acute older patient care

In a translational study led by Cutrale clinical research fellow Dr Chirag Haria alongside Prof Benjamin Harris, Dr Louis Koizia, and Prof Michael Fertleman, the team evaluated point-of-care in-ear EEG sensors for continuous, non-invasive brain health monitoring.

Published in Frontiers in Digital Health, this study demonstrates the clinical viability and patient acceptability of wearable in-ear electrophysiology, replacing cumbersome 20-channel scalp caps for vulnerable surgical and acute hospital cohorts.

Institutional partners and funding bodies

Our translational research programmes are sustained through prestigious philanthropic and public partnerships.

Imperial College London
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Cutrale Family Foundation
Sir Michael Uren Foundation