Swansea Medical School: driving industry and academic collaborations
ACNM• €3.3 of seed corn funding from WEFO for
Industry-Academia projects intended to lead to lasting relationships
• Involves Swansea Medical School, College of Engineering, Centre of Nanohealth, Welsh Centre of Painting and Coating (WCPC) and Cardiff University
• 23 academics onboard with supporting research, administrative and business engagement staff
• Cost to Companies involved with ACNM projects = £ 0, (companies contribute through in-kind funding)
Semiconductors
Welsh Centre for Printing and
Coating
Biomedical/ Health Sciences
ACNM and what it offers industry
David HowardResearch Officer for ACNMEmail: [email protected]:01792 606883
Reproductive Biology and Gynaecological Oncology
Swansea University track record supporting industry in Wales
Companies already supported via ACNM grant:• Midatech Pharma,• Cellesce,• Telonostix,• Cupid• Rutherford Health• SPTS• Tinmasters• NWF• CSC• Stratium
2 years still to run…
Cellesce Ltd. - ACNM
Image from https://cellesce.com/
IN Cell Analyser 6000, Swansea Uni.
Background:• Cellesce has developed a bioprocess to grow the organoids at scale to make
them accessible to high-throughput applications to position organoid technology as a cost effective and accurate tool in drug discovery and other applications.
Project:• Cellesce is providing access to patient derived colon cancer organoids in order
to: 1) develop staining and high-content imaging protocol for 3D organoids & 2) develop tools to analyse large 3D image sets and extract relevant biological information
Outputs for Cellesce and Swansea University:• Organoid screening protocols for drug development purposes• 3D imaging methodologies for answering biological questions• Methodologies that can be translated to other 3D tumour modelsOutputs for Wales Biomedical Industry:• Job creation• Improving local skills base• Expanding products and processes developed in Wales leading to increased
competitiveness in a global market.
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