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Insigneo-led team awarded ARIA opportunity seed funding for fungal neural interfaces

An Insigneo-led team, headed by Dr Thomas Paterson, has received opportunity seed funding from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) for a project titled Adapting Non-Pathogenic Fungal Networks Toward Next-Generation Neural Interfaces.
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Women's HealthTech Innovation Network launch

We were very proud to co-host the launch of the Women's HealthTech Innovation Network (WHIN) with the Devices for Dignity: The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in long term conditions.
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A section through the new material showing how it mimics the native female tissue in having three layers of interconnected fibres which distend when stretched but then bounce back to their size and shape

Hope on the horizon for women with urinary incontinence

Researchers have identified a promising alternative material for treating the condition of stress urinary incontinence. The research is led by Insigneo member, Professor Sheila MacNeil, and Professor Christopher Chapple, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
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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.
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Insigneo Summer Research Programme Posters 2020

The Insigneo Summer Research Programme 2020 took place remotely from June to September. We hosted placements for 13 University of Sheffield undergraduates to undertake a research project within the Institute on a topic related to in silico medicine.
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Insigneo Showcase 2019

On Friday 17 May 2019, the Insigneo Institute welcomed over 200 delegates, including academics, clinicians, industry and funding bodies, to its annual Showcase event at the University of Sheffield’s Octagon Centre.
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Insigneo Showcase 2018

The Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine’s Annual Showcase event took place on 3 May 2018 at the Octagon Centre, Sheffield, UK.
A group having a conversation at the Insigneo showcase 2017.

Insigneo Showcase 2017

INSIGNEO Institute celebrated five years of collaborative and innovative in silico research at its annual showcase on Thursday 11 May in Sheffield. The event focused on the advances made in the area of in silico research.