We are really excited to welcome you to UCL on the 8th and 9th September.
Getting there
The conference takes place in the UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL.
Please enter via Woburn Place
Nearest tube stations:
- Russel Square (Piccadilly)
- Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City)
- Warren Street (Victoria)
- Goodge Street (Northern)
Nearest train stations:
- King’s Cross
- St Pancras International
- Euston
Please note there is no available parking space.
Check-in
The check-in desk will be outside Logan Hall on Level 1. Please head there when you arrive to collect your name badge and printed conference booklet. Make a stop in Jeffrey Hall on your way to put up your poster (if presenting) and collect a hot drink and pastry.
If you have booked the dinner on Thursday, this will be noted on your name badge – so please remember to take it with you in the evening!
If you registered after 31 August, you won’t have a pre-printed name badge. We will have blank inserts for you to write your name on.
Please note, it is not possible to pay your registration fees in-person. You can register and pay online here.
Important presenter information – please read carefully
For oral presenters:
- It is your responsibility to upload your presentation to OneDrive in the relevant Theme folder by 5pm 7 September at the latest (please check your email for the OneDrive link). You will not be able to change laptops. You may wish to bring a USB as back-up, but it will save you time in your presentation slot if your presentation is online.
- To make sure your presentation is easy to find please make sure you upload it to the correct folder and put your surname at the front of the file name.
- Please note; your 15-minute time slot includes time for questions. Out of fairness to the other speakers, please make sure you finish on time. Our team will ask you to wrap-up if you go overtime.
For poster presenters:
- We will supply velcro attachments for your poster. Please don’t use drawing pins on the boards.
- Posters will be displayed in Jeffrey Hall.
- You can put your poster up any time after 8am on Thursday and it can remain there for the full two days if you wish – we have enough poster boards for everyone.
- Your poster spot will be assigned to you and marked with your name and abstract ID.
Luggage, storing items, chargers
Please carry as lightly as possible during the conference and leave large items or luggage at home or in your hotel.
If you need to charge your laptop or phone, there are plugs and USB ports on Level 3, just outside the extra lunch space and workshop room. Please bring your own cables.
Wifi
Non-UCL delegates can login to the UCLGuest network. Detailed instructions here.
Dietary requirements
All our UCL catering is vegetarian, and the large majority is also vegan. Allergens will be displayed by the food but if you have any doubts or questions, please ask a member of staff.
If you have booked the conference dinner and have notified us of your dietary requirements, these have been passed onto the restaurant but please notify your server as well.
Conference dinner
The conference dinner is taking place at the Radisson Blue Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel, 9-13 Bloomsbury Street, WC1B 3QD.
From 7pm there will be singing entertainment and then dinner will officially begin at 7.30pm. There will also be after-dinner entertainment from doctor and comedian, Chloë Rogers.
You will need to have paid for the dinner option while registering to attend. If you have paid for dinner this will be marked on your delegate lanyard, so please remember to bring this with you!
COVID-19 and illness policy
If you feel unwell with symptoms of COVID-19 or another illness, please do not attend the conference. You will still have access to the plenary livestreams and the recorded talks.
If you are unable to attend due to illness, please get in touch with us as soon as you can; we can refund your registration fees if you provide proof or a doctor’s note.
You may wish to wear a face mask during the event. We will have extra surgical masks available for you to use and there will be hand sanitiser stations throughout the venue.
Kindly supported by our sponsors:
Gold sponsor: Biomedical Engineering Steering Group
The Joint Biomedical Steering Group currently comprises of representatives from the IET, IMechE, IPEM, IOP, IOM3, BCS, FCI and the BioMedEng Association. It strives to provide a forum for member driven communities in Biomedical Engineering in the UK to come together to highlight upcoming events, make sure these are cross-advertised when suitable, and capitalise on cross discipline opportunities
Gold Sponsor: Jellagen
Jellagen Ltd is a medical technology company manufacturing next-generation collagen derived from jellyfish for medical and scientific research applications. Our mission is to commercialize Collagen Type 0 based on its many advantages over mammalian sources, while also exploring new therapeutic opportunities which arise from the unique qualities of Collagen Type 0 as a biomaterial. The Jellagen business model is based upon our deep belief in building sustainable sources for critical biomaterials which do not carry the environmental and human health risks of traditional collagen sources.
Gold Sponsor: ThermoFisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific helps customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, and increase laboratory productivity. Our Thermo Scientific™ Amira™ Software solution supports advanced 2D–5D bioimaging workflows in research areas ranging from structural and cellular biology to tissue imaging, neuroscience, preclinical imaging, and bioengineering.
ThermoFisher product demo:
Advanced Biomedical 3D Image Processing and Analysis using Amira Software
In this demonstration, you will learn advanced image analysis workflows in Amira software from data import, image pre-processing, visualization & 3D volume rendering, image segmentation, AI-based deep learning and machine learning as well as batch processing for biomedical imaging.
Amira software handles multi-channel, time-series, large biomedical images in different file formats and from different imaging modalities i.e. light-sheet, confocal, electron microscopy, CT, MRI and etc.
Stop by at our booth or make an appointment with our Amira expert for a demonstration at your convenience.
Gold Sponsor: Merck
We are Merck, a vibrant science and technology company.
The life science business of Merck, represents more than 300,000 products, improving quality of life for patients and fostering the success of customers. We are making future safer, devices smarter, and technology more sustainable. Our tools, services and digital platform make research simpler and help to deliver breakthroughs more quickly.
Silver sponsor: COMSOL
COMSOL is a global provider of simulation software for product design, engineering, and research in technical enterprises, labs, and universities. COMSOL Multiphysics® is an integrated environment for creating physics-based models and simulation applications. Simulation experts use COMSOL Server™ and COMSOL Compiler™ to deploy applications to design teams and customers worldwide.
Free IP review session sponsor: GJE
Gill Jennings & Every LLP (GJE) is the recommended intellectual property (IP) firm of the BioMedEng Association. GJE provides a comprehensive patents, trade marks and designs service to ensure your innovation stays secure. We take pride in providing world-class IP protection with a high quality service. For BioMedEng22, GJE have awarded a free IP review session as a prize for the abstract relating to the research project having a commercial and industrial aspect considered to have good potential for IP protection. The prize session involved guidance on how best to maximise the value of any potential IP in the winner’s innovation, and any existing IP, to support their commercial plans, including the possibility of filing patent applications.
ECR poster prize sponsor: MDPI
