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Next up on the Business Explorer Breakfast Series is Digital Health and MedTech Engineering Technologies.

The Business Explorer team are pleased to invite you to hear from academics:

• Prof. Jim McLaughlin – Director and Co-Founder of the Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC) at Ulster University
• Dr. Jamie Meehan - Head of ATU MET Technology Gateway and MET Research Innovation Centre
• Dr. Patrick Delassus – Academic Director of the ATU MET Technology Gateway and MET Research Innovation Centre

Join our experts as they dive into Digital Health and MedTech Engineering Technologies. Gain insights into the future of digital health technologies, explore real-world applications and innovations and learn how these technologies are impacting SMEs.

Business Explorer is a funded programme aimed at connecting businesses directly with the technical specialist support they need to innovate. This event is aimed at SMEs considering new product development or process improvement.

Join us on Wednesday 4th June as we discuss:

• Steps to secure funding through the Business Explorer programme
• How to access support from technical specialists
• The impact of Digital Health and MedTech Engineering Technologies on SME’s

Featured Speakers

Prof. Jim McLaughlin

Prof. Jim McLaughlin is the Director and co-founder of Ulster University's NIBEC. He is also currently heading up the £43M BCRD Centre for Digital Healthcare Technology-CDHT. A Fellow of the Institute of Physics and the Iris-h Academy of Engineering, he was awarded a CBE in 2022 for Research&Education. He is a Senior Distinguished-Fellow and his world-leading Digital-Healthcare-Technology research addresses the integration of decision-making diagnostic algorithms with clinical sensing systems. Professor McLaughlin with a H-Index of 53, over 400 publications, 38 patents and over £100M of research funding he is also co-founder of various successful companies including Intelesens (former CTO/Dir), as well as Heartscape, SiSaF (former CTO/Director) and the initial phases of Heartsine (consultant).

Dr. Jamie Meehan

Dr. Jamie Meehan, MET Technology Gateway Manager, brings a wealth of experience to the MedTech Engineering ecosystem in fostering strong collaboration and engagement, supporting companies secure necessary funding for impactful projects and driving meaningful transformational innovation within industry. His background spans across Precision Engineering, Med Devices, Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical manufacturing sectors. His focus is on delivering cutting-edge solutions and expertise that accelerate tangible advancements and sustainable success for our industry partners. Also, he has led and managed various regional, national and international successfully funded industrial TRL1-9 projects, to the value of over €60m.

Dr. Patrick Delassus

Dr. Patrick Delassus, Academic Director and PI at MET has been engaged in applied research for over 30 years, focusing on biomedical engineering, industrial and mechanical engineering, and diverse product design projects for industry. He has also over 10 years’ experience in engineering roles in industry. He leads the development of relations with medical device companies in the west of Ireland, tailoring and developing programmes to suit the needs of companies and their technical staff. He is actively involved in post-graduate research, disruptive technologies innovation fund and innovation partnership programmes with medical device companies and has patented several medical devices. Also, Dr Delassus has a very strong interest in working with industry specially on innovation and early-stage design development.

We look forward to welcoming you to this insightful event.