Our MedTech Innovation Series takes place once a month on Wednesday evenings. Doors open at 5:30pm, with the speaker beginning at 6:00pm. After the talk and Q&A session, complimentary food and drinks are provided, offering a great opportunity to continue the conversation and connect with others.
Events are held at the University of Southampton’s Highfield Campus, in Building 19 (The Auditory Implant Service), on the top floor.
The series is designed to bring together a wide range of perspectives on healthcare and medical technology. Unlike a traditional lecture series, these sessions are intentionally informal, with talkers not expected to present detailed data. Instead, leaders from a range of fields share broader insights into how they have succeeded.
We aim to build a welcoming community of clinicians, engineers, academics, and business professionals who are interested in developing a broader understanding of the challenges and opportunities in healthcare and MedTech.
Upcoming sessions
| Date | Speaker | Company | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Oct | Bruce Ritchie | Spoken | The art of persuasion (in MedTech) |
| 18th Nov | Paul Cable | NeuPulse | The story of a MedTech start-up treating Tourette syndrome |
| 9th Dec | Prof. Andre Chagas | PUC-Campinas | Open-source engineering for MedTech |
| 24th Feb | Caroline Yuk | UCL | The AT2030 global health project & some experiences from using a cochlear implant |
| 17th Mar | Dr. Tobi Goehring | Uni. Zurich | AI, assistive tech & remote care for better health |
| 21st April | Dr. Ning Ma | Uni. Sheffield | The sound of health: Acoustic AI for health screening |
Previous sessions
Steve talks about his work as the Founder of the DeafKidz International charity, a non-profit that works to respond to the safeguarding and protection needs of deaf children globally.
Magi discussed establishing a national hearing care service in Jordan, exploring the real-world challenges of delivering timely care in a resource-limited and geopolitically complex setting, and demonstrating the life-changing impact early diagnosis and intervention can have for children and families.
Alan reflects on how curiosity, lived experience and a determination to improve hearing outcomes took him from a Lancashire council estate to becoming a leading audiology researcher, clinical scientist and entrepreneur.
Joe introduces the revolutionary neuroscience techniques of opto- and chemo-genetics. These tools allow the targeted control of specific neural populations in the brain, leading to vital discoveries about how the brain works and paving the way for groundbreaking medical interventions.