02: In Conversation with LIHE's director
Proceed with confidence and pace in taking your MedTech innovation to market.
In Conversation with Professor Sebastien Ourselin
Professor Sebastien Ourselin is the Head of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, and the Director of the recently launched London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE). We spoke with him about his vision for LIHE, its unique value within the MedTech sector and how it supports King's Vision 2029.
“I've been working on medical devices for as long as I can remember. As an academic, it became clear to me that it is very hard to develop these devices in a vacuum, without the environment in which they will be deployed. I saw that we had a choice - we could build these devices on a case-by-case basis or we could think of how to solve the problem once and for all.”
Professor Sebastien Ourselin FREng FMedSci, Director of LIHE and Head of School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences
Register for the MedTech Venture Builder information session
The MedTech Venture Builder Collaborative Centre of Excellence (CCoE) is a 12-month structured programme in two stages to help accelerate the translation of promising medical technologies into robust, investment-ready healthcare ventures.
We are hosting an online information session on Friday 3rd May, where you can learn more about the aims of the MedTech Venture Builder programme and discover if it is right for you. You will have the opportunity to ask any questions and seek advice to support you in submitting your application.
Supporting companies from across the UK, the MedTech Venture Builder, the first of its kind, is a collaborative effort between London’s leading academic institutions, King’s College London (lead), Queen Mary University London, City, University of London, and St. George’s University London.
LIHE hosts the inaugural NVIDIA 'AI in Healthcare' Meetup
On the 18th of April, we hosted the first such event, with more to come!
The current and potential impact of AI in medicine, healthcare engineering, and the provision of care in general cannot be overstated. With King's and LIHE supporting the translation of AI-based technologies to reach the bedside and the market, we are honoured to have been chosen by our partner, NVIDIA, to host.
After a welcome by Jaap Zuiderveld, VP EMEA at NVIDIA, and Nicolas Huber, LIHE's COO, attendees were introduced to the latest developments from NVIDIA in Healthcare AI by Bruno Trentini, followed by presentations from technologies on the cutting-edge of Healthcare AI, and networking.
We will be running a series of these events with NVIDIA at LIHE as we explore the state of the art in AI and the future of Healthcare. Stay tuned for more dates!
To see the original agenda by NVIDIA, click here.
LIHE to host new HealthTech Research Centre for cardiovascular and respiratory medicine
Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College London have launched a new HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) as part of £42 million England-wide funding. We are excited for the HRC to be headquartered within LIHE.
LIHE to host 30 Under 30 entrepreneur
Dr Pontiki has been included in this year’s Forbes 30 under 30 list of achievers in the field of Healthcare for her work using 3D printing to create patient-specific prosthetics, and artificial organs for medical students to practice skills on. We're delighted the future translation of Dr Pontiki's work into clinic will be supported here at LIHE.
Calling Ph.D. Students, Post-docs & Supervisors!
We are excited to announce our 6th annual Summer Workshop on Surgical and Interventional Engineering, May 20-24th 2024. For the first time, our workshop will be delivered jointly in our Surgical & Interventional Engineering Laboratories at the Waterloo King’s College London Campus and LIHE. The course will be hybrid learning.
Visit the website for more information.
