Industries & expertise
Imperial’s interdisciplinary expertise in bioengineering leads the field and spans many disciplines
Whether you need help developing novel biomaterials or determining the motion analysis for a new product, we can find the right people to help you solve a problem flexibly and responsively.
Biomaterials – wound and tissue repair
- Neural interfaces (imaging, interaction between metal/silicon and cells)
- Nanoparticles in cancer therapy
- Epigenetic dysregulation of cell signalling
- MicroRNA therapies
- Tissue engineering
- Dynamically manipulating the behaviour of cells and tissues
More information on the research from the team can be found on the Almquist Lab site.
Experts include:
- Dr Ben Almquist – expertise combines materials science, nanotechnology and biology to develop methods for dynamically manipulating the behaviour of cells and tissues.
Further expertise areas at Imperial include:
Plant sciences, microbial physiology, systems biology and mathematical modelling, catalysis/synthesis, chemical biology, flow chemistry, sustainable manufacturing processes/construction, process design, biomechanics amd mechanobiology, cell and molecular bioengineering, human and biological robotics and neural engineering.
Who to contact:
Anne Freitag
Engagement Manager
For Materials, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Computing, Earth Sciences, Cyber Security, Data Science, AI,
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6572
All areas of expertise:
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