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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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Spinner fellows’ mid-term presentations

SPINNER EID is a Doctorol Training Programme funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Innovative Training Networks (ITN) and European Industrial Doctorate (EID).
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Development of subject specific finite element models of the mouse knee joint for preclinical applications

Researchers from our MultiSim project have published a paper in the journal Frontiers Bioengineering and Biotechnology, on ‘Development of subject specific finite element models of the mouse knee joint for preclinical applications’.
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Heterogeneous strain distribution in the subchondral bone of osteoarthritic femoral heads measured with digital volume correlation

Researchers from our MultiSim project have published a paper in the journal Materials on ‘Heterogeneous strain distribution in the subchondral bone of osteoarthritic femoral heads measured with digital volume correlation’.
Women's Movement 100: Angels of the North

Angels of the North

MultiSim’s Director, Claudia Mazzà has been collaborating with dancer and choreographer Freddie Garland, Tenfoot Dance Company, in her continuing project ‘Women’s Movement 100: Angels of the North’.
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Sano is nominated for the Crystal Brussels Sprouts Award

Congratulations to our Sano project which has been nominated for the ninth edition of the Crystal Brussels Sprouts Award 2020 in the category of non-profit entities.