Insigneo Showcase 2026

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Event details

The Wave, ±¬ÁÏTV, 2 Whitham Road, Sheffield, S10 2AH

Description

We're delighted to confirm the date for our next Insigneo Showcase event. We look forward to seeing you at the ±¬ÁÏTV's The Wave Building on Thursday, 18 June 2026. Please mark your diaries!

This full day event is an opportunity for our members, funding agencies, regulatory agencies, industrial colleagues, and other academic groups in the UK to meet and see first-hand the innovative research produced by our Institute.

The day will feature:

  • Sessions on the following cross-theme topics: 
    Discovery/Methodology - the fundamentals of science and methods of research
    - Clinical Translation - translating research into clinical practice
    - Industry and Innovation - working with industry, developing partnerships, innovative technology and devices
    - Child Health Technology
  • ECR flash talks
  • Poster exhibition
  • Networking opportunities with industry, funders, academics and clinicians.

Call for abstracts:

We invite you to submit an abstract for the poster display at the Insigneo Showcase by 13 April 2026.

To submit an abstract, you must register to attend the Insigneo Showcase in person, and you will be asked if you wish to submit an abstract as part of this process. You can either submit your abstract at the time or return to submit it later by following the link in your confirmation email, which allows you to edit your event registration.

Your abstract format should be text only and up to 500 words.

A few weeks after the submission deadline we will be in touch to provide feedback and at this point give information on the poster format, printing and displaying your poster on the day. 

Provisional Programme

08:30Arrival, refreshments, posters and exhibitors
09:00Welcome, Professor Jim Wild and Professor Damien Lacroix Insigneo Co-Directors. Dr Alberto Marzo, Insigneo Academy - highlight of successes
09:20

Session 1: Discovery/Methodology

Professor Sarah Harris, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Biomolecular simulations for drug design’

Dr Laia Pasquina Lemonche, School of Biosciences, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Using accessible microscopy methods to rapid diagnose infections’

Candice Majewski, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, ±¬ÁÏTV  
‘Making our parts work harder - antimicrobial functionality for Additive Manufacturing’

Professor Paul Richmond, School of Computer Science, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘From molecules to populations: GPU agent based simulations for health innovation.’

10:00Short break
10:10

Session 2: Clinical translation

Professor Claire Brockett, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Early-stage interventions to end-stage implants - bioengineering the ankle’

Professor Alex Rothman, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Translational device development, technologically enhance clinical studies or digital twin’

Dr Daniel Taylor, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Computing coronary physiology: from desktop to cath lab’

Professor Andrew Swift, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV 
 â€˜Human-in-the-Loop AI for diagnostic radiology: from features to clinical judgement’ 

11:00Coffee, posters and exhibitors
11:30Plenary speaker: , The Master Cutler
12:00

Session 3: Early Career Researcher (ECR) Flash Talks 

Johnny Mitchell, School of Computer Science, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Evaluation of digital mobility assessments in adults with cerebral palsy and atypical Parkinsonian disorders’ 

Dr Hector Arredondo, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘The time of exercise affects bone formation

Samuel Webb, School of Bioscience, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘The development of frequency-dependent mechanotransduction in auditory hair cells’ 

Dr Robert Byers, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘New skin research perspectives with Line-field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography (LC-OCT)’

Dr Caroline Taylor, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV  
‘Glutronics: Glucose-fuelled ultra-low power implantable bioelectronics’

Grace Faulkner, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Assessing cardiac power using exercise CMR in healthy volunteers and patients with ischaemic heart disease’ 

12:30Lunch, posters and exhibitors
13:30Plenary Speaker: To be confirmed.
16:15

Session 4: Industry/Innovation 

Chair:  Alex Wilkinson, Commercialisation update

  • LipoHIPEâ„¢ - Vanessa Hearnden and Rachel Furmidge 
  • Raida Imaging Ltd - Mahan Salehi and Andy Swift 
  • OsteoVate Ltd - Caroline Harrison and Cheryl Miller 
15:00Short Break
15:10

Session 5: Early Career Researcher (ECR) Flash Talks

Zoona Javed, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV  
‘Metabolic milestones: mapping healthy aging with ³¹P spectroscopy’

Dr Jemima Pilgrim-Morris, School of Medicine and Population Health, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Initial Validation of 129Xe RBC oscillation phase mapping against DCE-MRI and blood flow modelling in patients with CTEPH’

Prarthana Mistry, School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Development of PolyHIPEs scaffolds for MRONJ preventive therapy’ 

George Allison, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Using computational modelling to predict bone strength in children’ 

Veronica Rowe, School of Computer Science, ±¬ÁÏTV  
‘Monitoring of paediatric sleep-disordered breathing using unobstructive sensors’ 

Mahta Darvish, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, ±¬ÁÏTV 
‘Addressing data quality challenges in paediatric cardiac monitoring through generative ´¡±õ’&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

15:35Keynote talk: Child Health Technology with Paul Dimitri, Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
16:00Thanks and final remarks – Professor Damien Lacroix, Insigneo Co-Director
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Contact us

Email: insigneo@sheffield.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 114 222 0158

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