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Insigneo Showcase 2025

The Insigneo Showcase 2025 took place at the University of Sheffield's The Wave building on 4 July 2025 and was attended by over 200 guests from across academia, healthcare and industry.
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Insigneo Institute & Yorkshire MedTech Industry Day: Shaping the Future of Health Technologies

The Insigneo Institute, working in close collaboration with the Yorkshire MedTech Place-based Impact Accelerator, held an exciting Industry Day showcasing established MedTech collaborations between Yorkshire-based academics and industrial partners.
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Dr João Periquito awarded first prize in University of Sheffield's Open Research Prize 2025

Congratulations to Insigneo member, Dr João Periquito, on winning one of two first prizes in the Open Research Prize 2025 in the Staff category - individual prizes for his work on co-founding the Open Source Imaging Initiative (OSI²) e.V.
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Sheffield cardiologists celebrate double award success

Insigneo Research Theme Director for Smart devices and sensors, Professor Alex Rothman, and Insigneo member Dr Dan Taylor, from the School of Medicine and Population Health, have been recognised nationally for their pioneering heart disease research.

| Published by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Professor Amaka Offiah

Professor Amaka Offiah elected as Vice-President, Clinical Radiology

Insigneo member Amaka Offiah, Professor of Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging in the School of Medicine and Population Health, has been elected as the Royal College of Radiologists​​​​​​​' incoming Vice-President, Clinical Radiology. 

| Published by The Royal College of Radiologists
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Engaging with parliament

On Friday 21 March Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle and the UK Parliament’s Knowledge Exchange Unit held an event on engaging with Parliament at the University of Sheffield.
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Collaboration between the Insigneo Institute and the University of Ghana

Insigneo research theme director for Healthcare data/AI, Dr Ning Ma, has been awarded partnership development funding to strengthen the relationship between the University of Sheffield’s Insigneo Institute and the University of Ghana.
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Groundbreaking cancer research hub receives £10 million in new funding

Insigneo Co-Director Professor Jim Wild is PI of the Sheffield Platform for Imaging Research in Oncology (SPIRO) with Co-PI Dr Bilal Tahir. SPIRO will revolutionise how the state-of-the-art imaging facilities in Sheffield are used to tackle cancer.