"Towards an eco-friendly healthcare: the role of biodegradable materials in sustainable medical device manufacturing" and "From Bench to Bedside: Translating Early-Photon Imaging for Safe Placement of Feeding Tubes"

The Global Research Institute in Health and Care Technologies is delighted to invite you to our third seminar in the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Seminar Series - an initiative designed to inform, inspire, and support researchers in the early stages of their academic and professional journeys.

This series brings together a diverse range of speakers, including experienced academics, professional service experts, and fellow ECRs, to share practical advice, career insights, and personal experiences. Through these sessions, we aim to explore key aspects of research careers - from publishing and funding to networking, collaboration, and career development both within and beyond academia.

Whether you are pursuing your first commercial research opportunity or looking to build your academic profile, these seminars are here to provide you with knowledge, guidance, and a supportive community of peers.

We look forward to your participation and hope this series will be a valuable resource as you navigate the exciting and sometimes challenging early stages of your research career.

We are pleased to announce that for our 3rd Seminar in the Early Career Researcher Seminar Series, we will have 2 speakers; Ella Louise Handley: Research Associate from the Medical Device Manufacturing Centre in EPS and Andras Kufcsák: Research Associate from the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences in EPS.

This session will cover Ella’s talk “Towards an eco-friendly healthcare: the role of biodegradable materials in sustainable medical device manufacturing” and a talk from Andras titled “From Bench to Bedside: Translating Early-Photon Imaging for Safe Placement of Feeding Tubes”

These sessions will run from 1pm to 2pm in EMG80 (Health and Care Collaborative Space, Hybrid option available) and the dates for your diary are as follows:

• Thursday 27th November 2025 – Ella Louise Handley and Andras Kufcsák
• Thursday 22nd January 2026
• Thursday 19th February 2026
• Thursday 19th March 2026
• Thursday 23rd April 2026
• Thursday 21st May 2026
• Thursday 18th June 2026

Please feel free to share this information with any interested parties. We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking session.

Tea/coffee and biscuits will be served on arrival.