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Dr Federico Carpi opens MTI Expo

Dr Federico Carpi of Queen Mary University of London will be opening the UK’s premier medical device conference at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena with a fascinating insight into his world-leading work with ‘active smart materials’ that are being used to create artificial muscles to renew patients’ sight and for the next generation of orthotics.

Extra places are now available for Dr Carpi’s presentation from www.mtiexpo-uk.com, where a full programme of the specialist talks on offer at Med-Tech Innovation Expo UK 2013 (MTI Expo) on 10 and 11 April 2013 can also be found. Day one will focus on building a new medical device, while day two will look at what’s next for medical devices.

Dedicated to the research, design, development and manufacturing of medical devices, the Expo conference features internationally-prominent industry speakers including Arla McGinn from Parker Hannifin US, Dr Keith Collyer from IBM, Professor Edward Draper from JRI Orthopaedics, Ceram’s Dr Xiang Zhang and Chris Lines from Dyne Technology.

Esteemed academics ranging from Professor Patricia Connolly from the Strathclyde Institute of Medical Devices to Dr Jennifer Martin from the University of Nottingham will be revealing their latest research, while the European Commission’s Jorge Pinto Antunes and Dr Jonathan Sheffield from the NIHR Clinical Research Network will be examining how European and UK policies are supporting companies in the research and development of new medical devices.

Colin Martin, Director of MedTech Communications Ltd, publisher of Med-Tech Innovation and organiser of the event, said: “Aimed at design engineers and the broader research and development community, every presentation has been hand-picked for the valuable insight and knowledge about the global medical technology market it will provide. With such prestigious and knowledgeable speakers, I believe we’re offering delegates an inspirational experience that will be relevant, informative and deliver real commercial value.”

To register for free, source special offers or book a place at the conference, visit www.mtiexpo-uk.comor call +44 (0)845 0348901.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Lisa Jones .