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SUMMARY:IN-PERSON EVENT: Securing Better Health\, Ageing and Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:          \nBy 2040\, nearly one in seven people in the UK is predicted to be aged over 75\, with many living with multiple morbidities.   \nThe Blue Zone Consortium (BZC) is a partnership between Nottingham Trent University\, University of Leicester and Northumbria University Newcastle\, supporting research related to three transversal themes: \n\nMetabolic health\nHealth and ageing across the life course\nTransformative technologies to tackle health inequalities\n\nTheir mission is to support inter-sector collaboration to reduce the gap between health span and lifespan.  \nThe event\nHosted at Clifton Campus\, NTU\, this event will facilitate cross-sectoral networking with the aim of sparking ideas for new collaborations between business and universities to aid the advancement of health and anti-ageing initiatives.  The BZC team will share information on the funding opportunity\, with a potential £15k available through the Blue Zone Consortium Flexible Talent Mobility Account (FTMA). Intended to support projects that contribute to the mobility and development of researchers\, technical professionals across industry\, academia and NHS.   \nAgenda \n09:30-10:00 Arrival – Registration and refreshments \n10:00-10:45 Welcome and Flash Talks – Introduction to the Consortium and outline of the agenda for the day (15 Mins) \nFlash Talks: Part 1\n• Transformative Technologies (5 mins) – David Brown\n• Healthy Ageing Through The Life Course (5 mins) – Paul Ansdell\n• Metabolic Health (5 mins)- Bee K Tan\n• BBSRC Introduction (5 mins)- Aidan Grimsley\n• Industry Network\, Medilink (5 mins)- Victoria Patel\n• Example case study\, MetalloBio (5 mins)- Michael Murray \n10:45-11:30 Insights Exchange Activity \n11:30-11:45 Break \n11:45-12:45 Thematic discussion \n12:45-13:30 Lunch \n13:30-14:30 Guided Tours \n• A: MTIF & Allied Health\n• B: Allied Health & ISTEC\n• C: ISTEC & MTIF Posters to showcase skill sets \n14:30-14:50 Flash Talks Part 2 \n• Nottingham City Council- Dana Sumilo\n• MTIF- Richard Craven/ Robert Reisel \n14:50-15:00 Break \n15:00-15:45 Collaboration and Creation of projects ideas \n15:45-16:00 Closing Remarks: Professor Richard Emes (Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research) Next Steps: Associate Professor Samantha McLean (Director of Blue Zone\, NTU partner) \n16:00 Close \nWhy Attend? \n\nExpand your network: Meet and connect with industry leaders\, innovators\, and fellow professionals to discuss opportunities the consortium has to offer. \nGain insights: Engage in stimulating discussions and gain valuable insights from experts across different fields and get to know the BZC team. \nCollaborate: Discover opportunities for collaboration and partnership.  \nIncrease visibility of the knowledge exchange and industry-facing offerings of the partner institutions. \n\nWho Should Attend? \nOpen to anyone interested in the biotech\, health and wellbeing sector\, specifically technical professionals\, entrepreneurs\, early career researchers with a proof of concept. Plus\, we encourage all those eager to expand their professional network and learn about the consortium’s funding and opportunities to attend. The event and funding application is open to all UK or international individual/institution/organisation.   \nExclusive Medilink Midlands Member Opportunity\nWe have an exclusive member offer for up to ten members to secure a free exhibition space at the event (tabletop\, no electric). If you would like to be part of the exhibition area\, please contact events@medilinkmidlands.com  \nClick here to secure your free place. Bookings close on Tuesday 17th December. Please secure your place before then.\nPlease note: All attendees need to be a Blue Zone consortium member\, which is free to join and just requires a short application form to be completed. You can access the application in the registration process to the event or find the link here. To find out more on the FTMA funding visit https://bluezoneconsortium.ac.uk/2024-ftma-funding/   \nPart of the UKRI ‘Securing better health\, ageing and wellbeing’ vision.  \nCompetition opens March 2025 and will run July 2025. Attend this event to find out more on the competition timeline and application requirements.
URL:https://staging.medilinkmidlands.com/event/uk-healthy-ageing-innovation-consortium-networking-event/
LOCATION:Nottingham Trent University\, Clifton Campus\, Clifton Lane\, Nottingham\, NG11 8NS
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ORGANIZER;CN="UK Healthy Ageing Innovation Consortium":MAILTO:ukhaicenquiries@ntu.ac.uk
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