Proceedings
The proceedings are now available in the The Journal of Neural Engineering Vol, 6 No. 6 Dec 2009.
In the Media
Batteries Now Implanted
Gordon Wallace, The University of Wollongong on biobatteries.
New Scientist - November 29, 2008
Light Opens up World of Hearing for the Deaf
Claus-Peter Richter at Northwestern University on stimulating the inner ear with infrared light.
New Scientist - November 21, 2008
Implant Hope for Paraplegics to Walk Again
Vivian Mushahwar - The University of Alberta on bionic implants for paraplegics.
The Age - November 17, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald - November 17, 2008
Themes
> Overview of medical bionics: design, development & commercialisation
> Smarter materials: intelligent polymers and nanotechnology in medical bionics
> Smarter devices: the role of ICT in medical bionics
> Neural interfaces for CNS and spinal cord stimulation
> Neural interfaces for sensory information - including auditory prostheses and retinal prostheses
> Cell based therapy: application in medical bionics
> Surgical and ethical considerations for medical bionics
> Future directions in medical bionics
Poster Prizes
BEI staff received prizes for the following posters;
▪ "The effects of exogenous neurotrophins in the deaf stimulated cochlea" - Tom Landry [link to pdf]
Recieved the MiniFab Excellence Award for the most outstanding student poster.▪ "Inferior colliculus responses to single and dual site stimulation in the ventral cochlear nucleus using a penetrating auditory brainstem implant" - Mohit Shivdasani [link to pdf]
140 delegates attended from Australia and internationally, including representatives from;
University of Michigan
University of Bristol
University of Alberta
J.W. Goethe-University
La Roche Ltd
University of Southern California
CSIRO
St Vincent's Hospital
NICTA
University of New South Wales
University of Western Australia
University of Wollongong
Cochelar Ltd
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