About this Event
We are bringing together researchers, clinicians, patient advocates and industry figures to present our early plans and to ask for help to shape the insititute's future direction to best serve our national MedTech community.
The event is hosted by the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering in the grounds of Churchill College on 16th March 2026, with the exciting programme detailed here.
Please sign up to attend.
Agenda
Event Programme
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM
Arrival with coffee/tea/networking
🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome with Professor Sir John Aston
Host: Professor Sir John Aston
Info: Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, University of Cambridge
Session 1: National, Regional and Local Translation Needs
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
The Institute for Biomedical Innovation - Our Journey So Far
Host: Professor George Malliaras
Info: University of Cambridge
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Introducing The National Perspective
Info: Department of Health and Social Care
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Introducing the Regional Perspective
Info: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Cambridge Translation Ecosystem
Host: Dr Kristin-Anne Rutter
Info: CUHP
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Session Wrap-up
Host: Professor George Malliaras
Info: University of Cambridge
🕑: 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch and networking
Session 2: Deep Dive into MedTech
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Unlocking Innovation
Host: Billy Boyle
Info: Owlstone Medical
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
The CMR Translation Journey
Host: Dr Mark Slack
Info: CMR Surgical
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
The ARIA Neurotechnology Programme
Host: Dr Jacques Carolan
Info: ARIA
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Sustainability and Circularity - A MedTech Response
Host: Professor Fiona Charnley
Info: University of Exeter
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Coffee/tea break
Session 3: The Voice of Our Community
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM
Panel Discussion moderated by Richard Westcott
Host: Richard Westcott
Info: CUHP
🕑: 04:20 PM - 04:30 PM
Next Steps and Final Remarks
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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