Monday, 19 October 2020
University of Otago’s Dr Khoon Lim talks on RNZ’s Science series about his research into 3D printing of blood vessel architecture – veins, arteries and capillaries – all needed for the healthy functioning of 3D printed organs.
Friday, 16 October 2020
Millennium Science Pty Ltd helping to bring you our free Bioengineering at Otago Showcase, November 10th & 11th, at venues in Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington, as well as over Zoom.
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Professor Tim Woodfield is the first New Zealander to be awarded the ASBTE Award for Research Excellence.
Thursday, 1 October 2020
Researchers 3D-printing veins, enhancing sports spectators’ experience through augmented reality, and studying how gut bacteria influences cancer development are among the recipients of this year’s University of Otago Early Career Awards for Distinction in Research.
Thursday, 1 October 2020
Newstalk ZB reporter Chris Lynch interviews Dr Khoon Lim about his research into 3D bioprinting of body parts.
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
A FREE hybrid event showcasing the latest achievements in bioengineering and medical technologies.
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
TechWeek NZ goes virtual and features Christchurch Research Fellow, Dr Gabriella Lindberg, discussing the long process involved in taking health technologies to market.
Wednesday, 1 July 2020
CReaTE researcher receives a $730k project grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand to treat avascularnecrosis using novel hydrogels.
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
The University of Otago’s housing and health research programme He Kāinga Oranga will receive just under $5 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand to continue research to maximise the health and wellbeing gains from housing.
Monday, 15 June 2020
The research excellence of Professor Tim Woodfield is recognised by the the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE).
Friday, 12 June 2020
Three of our completing PhD candidates - Jun Li, Cesar Alcala and Pau Atienza – conduct their end-of-thesis defence under covid-19 restrictions.
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
It’s International Women’s Day soon and we’re celebrating!
Monday, 16 December 2019
The CReaTE research group welcomes the arrival of a new Postdoctoral Fellow.
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Thermo Fisher Scientific helping to bring you our our free showcase celebrating 10 years of bioengineering at the University of Otago, Wednesday 27 November, on our Dunedin campus.
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Keynote speaker Professor Laura Poole-Warren, of the University of New South Wales, will feature in the Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine Showcase celebrating 10 years of bioengineering at Otago.
Thursday, 24 October 2019
Dr Gabriella Lindberg of the University of Otago takes first place as the ISBF Young Investigator of the Year and is honoured at the International Conference on Biofabrication in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Monday, 9 September 2019
Celebrate 10 years of Bioengineering at University of Otago at our free showcase event on Wednesday 27 November on Dunedin campus.
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Health Sciences Division Travel Award helps doctoral candidate attend TERMIS-AP and ABMC7 conferences in October this year.
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Travel award wins for two PhD candidates help them attend the Queenstown Research Week in September this year.
Thursday, 4 July 2019
CReaTE researcher, Dr Gabriella Lindberg, impresses MedTech colleagues with her exciting, cutting edge development of bioinks and 3D Bioprinting of cartilage.
Friday, 21 June 2019
“Discover, Achieve, Research and Engage” was the challenge issued to over 200 secondary school students visiting our campus yesterday, who were dared to imagine a future career in health sciences.
Thursday, 23 May 2019
Christchurch researcher, Dr Gabriella Lindberg, aims to tackle the challenge of controlled oxygen delivery in engineered tissues, aided by her ABSTE Lab Travel Award win.
Thursday, 16 May 2019
An occupational therapist who aims to improve the quality of life for children with disabilities is one of several University of Otago early-stage researchers who have together been awarded more than $1.7 million in Health Research Council funding.
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Otago researcher, Dr Gabriella Lindberg, has been identified as an emerging research leader in the field of bioink development.
Monday, 8 April 2019
$150k support from the Health Research Council of New Zealand enables Otago researcher to explore an innovative synthetic stem cell treatment for cardiovascular disease.
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Dr Steven Cui has won one of two prestigious Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowship awards offered by the Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago.
Monday, 17 December 2018
Thomas Mead of TV's Newshub interviews Dr Khoon Lim, a polymer chemist with the Christchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) research group about his recent funding success.
Thursday, 13 December 2018
In just its first week on the market an innovative bio-ink has already achieved sales, adding further excitement for the University of Otago team who’ve brought the cutting-edge technology from concept to reality.
Thursday, 22 November 2018
‘Hip, hip, hooray for clever Otago bioengineering scientists’; the Otago Daily Times profiles Dr Khoon Lim’s research and reports on his prestigious Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship award, amounting to NZ$487,549.
Thursday, 8 November 2018
Dr Khoon Lim of the University of Otago is named second place winner of the ISBF Young Investigator Award and honoured at the International Conference on Biofabrication in Wurzburg, Germany.
