Links and collaborations
Collaborations
BITE CIC is an industry-facing organisation for collaborative R&D, bringing together the scientific, technological and clinical expertise available within the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York.
The Centre for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering brings together researchers from a wide range of scientific, engineering and medical backgrounds to tackle the health problems of the third millenium.
Dental Advice Research and Technology Service (DARTS) offers an in-depth research and development capability in dental and maxillofacial clinical applications which is unique in the United Kingdom.
Nanorobotics research group covers research into the nanoscale properties of biological materials.
The Polymer Centre provides expertise in synthesis of new biomaterials, for use as cell growth media, tissue supports and scaffolds.
Useful links
Alea Jacta EST is sponsored by Marie Curie Actions (EC), and supports some of the research in the cluster on the tissue engineering of connective tissues.
EXPERTISSUES is a network of excellence (NoE) for tissue engineering of bone and cartilage using biomimetic scaffolds.
UK Society for Biomaterials aims to provide a forum for researchers concerned with biomaterials. It draws its membership from the Institute of Materials (IoM) and the Institute of Physics (IoP) and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM).
Welcome to the Health Technologies KTN builds on the foundation of the old Medical Devices Faraday partnership, with a remit to include all health technologies except pharmaceuticals.
Knowledge Rich is a free service developed by Yorkshire Forward that can help give your business a competitive edge through innovation.
Prof. Pedro Granja's website (pedrogranja.net) is a blog with links to a range of useful resources, such as the Biomaterials Network and the tissue engineering planetarium at Pittsburgh.