The Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine works collaboratively bringing scientific and industrial leaders together to advance breakthroughs in medical technology. Read about some of the current and recent collaborators we have engaged with.
Overview
The Centre provides an avenue for commercial and industry sectors to work with cutting-edge researchers. Our competency is strengthened by interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaborations with whom we can offer complex developments suitable for many industrial sectors.
The interdisciplinary nature of bioengineering, its strong academic underpinning and ethos of applied scientific relevance offer many diverse opportunities for applied research collaborations.
Benefits of engagement include:
- Access to the world-class scientific expertise of research staff and their networks
- Cost-effective access to cutting-edge University facilities and instrumentation
- The added credibility of a research association with the University of Otago
- The potential to jointly seek contestable government funding support
- Exposure and profile across the wider University community
- Staff recruitment opportunities
Please contact us if you have any enquiries:Email bioengineering@otago.ac.nz
Biomaterials
Research leader
Associate Professor Azam Ali
Tel +64 3 479 7456
Email azam.ali@otago.ac.nz
Collaborations
Academic
- AgResearch
- Dr Stewart Collie
- Callaghan Innovation
- Dr Jagan Billakanti
- Dr Paul Rose
- Dr Anna Yallop
- Deakin University, Australia
- Professor Xungai Wang (Institute of Frontier Materials)
- Griffith University , Australia (2014-2016)
- Professor Robert Love (School of Dentistry and Oral Health)
- INRS Institut Armand-Frappier, Canada
- Professor Monique Lacroix (Canadian Irradiation Centre)
- National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
- Professor Simon Cool (Institute of Medical Biology)
- University of Auckland
- Professor Ralph Paul Cooney (Department of Chemistry)
- Professor Jillian Cornish (Department of Medicine)
- Dr Frederique Vanholsbeeck (Department of Physics)
- University of Canterbury
- Professor Maan Alkaisi (School of Electrical Engineering)
- Dr Volker Nock
- Dr Mark Staiger (School of Mechanical Engineering)
- University of Guelph, Canada
- Professor Amar K Mohanty (Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre)
- University of New Haven , USA (2009–2015)
- Dr Saion K Sinha
- University of North Carolina, USA
- Professor Ahmed El-Ghannam (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science)
- University of Otago
- Professor Alaa El-Din Ahmed Bekhit (Department of Food Sciences)
- Dr Andrew Clarkson (Department of Anatomy)
- Professor George Dias (Department of Anatomy)
- Professor Mauro Farella (Department of Oral Sciences)
- Professor Karl Lyons (Department of Oral Rehabilitation)
- Associate Professor Michelle McConnell (Department of Microbiology and Immunology)
- Professor Indrawati Oey (Department of Food Science)
- Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University, China (2014–2016)
- Associate Professor Hai Qiang Wang (Department of Orthopaedics)
Industry
- Beef + Lamb New Zealand
- Callaghan Innovation
- Honey New Zealand International
- Lincoln AgriTech Ltd
- Manuka Doctor (NZ) Ltd
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
- Revolution Fibres
- Seafood Industry (NZ)
- Seafood Innovations Ltd
- Wool Industry Research Limited (subsidiary of Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand)
Imaging
Research leader
Professor Anthony Butler
Tel +64 3 378 6359
Email anthony.butler@otago.ac.nz
Collaborations
Academic
- Baker-IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
- Canterbury District Health Board
- CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research), Switzerland
- Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum, Germany
- Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, Russia
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Mayo Clinic, USA
- Oregon Health & Science University, USA
- Rensselaer PI, USA
- University of Canterbury
- University of Otago
- Virginia Tech, USA
Industry
- Assembly Specialists (Electronics)
- Draw2-3D (Mechanical design)
- Fab Tek Industries (Sheet metal fabrication)
- Geoff Graham Ltd (Electronics)
- ILR Ltd (Electronic and firmware engineering)
- JairNovus Technologies Ltd
- MARS Bioimaging Ltd (Commercial partner for all MARS technology)
- NueVue Solutions, Inc
- Quarticom (Mechanical design)
- Shamrock Industries (Engineering)
- Dr Derek Smithes (IT Specialist)
- Veronese Design (Engineering)
Point-of-care technologies
Research leader
Associate Professor Shieak Tzeng
Tel +64 4 918 5229
Email shieak.tzeng@otago.ac.nz
Collaborations
Academic
- Capital and Coast District Health Board
- Wellington Regional Hospital: Paediatrics and Child Health, NICU
- University of Otago
- Victoria University of Wellington
Industry
- Elucimed Ltd (PHySIC-based technology)
- Wellumio
Regenerative medicine
Research leader
Professor Tim Woodfield
Tel +64 3 378 6114
Email tim.woodfield@otago.ac.nz
Collaborators
Academic
- Canterbury District Health Board
- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
- Professor Paul Dalton (Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics)
- Professor Dietmar Hutmacher (Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics)
- University of Auckland
- Professor Jillian Cornish (Department of Medicine)
- Dr Justin Fernandez (Auckland Bioengineering Institute)
- Dr David Musson (Department of Medicine)
- University of Canterbury
- Associate Professor Maan Alkaisi (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Dr Volker Nock (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Dr Geoff Rodgers (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
- University of Otago
- Professor George Dias (Department of Anatomy)
- University of Otago, Christchurch
- Professor Gary Hooper (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Mr Jeremy Simcock (Department of Surgery)
- Professor Margreet Vissers (Department of Pathology)