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November 2025
Queen Mary launches world's first masters degree in organ-on-a-chip technology
26 November 2025Queen Mary is proud to launch a new specialist bioengineering programme, MSc Organ-on-a-Chip Technologies, now open for September 2026 applications. Delivered within the renowned Centre for Predictive In Vitro Models, the course provides advanced training in next-generation organ-on-a-chip, tissue engineering and in vitro technologies. Following the Government's recently announced strategy to ... [more]
Queen Mary team qualify an organ-chip model of breast cancer metastasis using a multi-omics approach
24 November 2025Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed and rigorously qualified a new organ-on-a-chip model that replicates the early stages of breast cancer bone metastasis, offering a promising alternative to animal studies. The microfluidic system brings together osteocytes, osteoclasts and breast cancer cells in a dynamic tri-culture, but its ... [more]
Musician Will Young visits Queen Mary to explore alternatives to Animal Testing
19 November 2025A group of high-profile guests visited Queen Mary's Centre for Predictive In Vitro Models on Tuesday 11th November, to explore the university's cutting-edge organ-on-a-chip facilities. The delegation included musician and animal advocate Will Young, a Director and Toxicologist from Lush cosmetics, and representatives from the charity Animal Aid. The group ... [more]
Queen Mary Bioengineers provides expert comment on new Government strategy
12 November 2025Bioengineers at Queen Mary University of London, have provided expert comment to the BBC about the new alternatives strategy launched today (11 November) by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Watch Queen Mary experts speak to the BBC about the Government's new alternatives strategy on 11 November from 6.10am. This new ... [more]
PhD student Yu Hu passes her PhD on organ-chip models of cardiovascular disease
10 November 2025Many congratulations to Yu Hu who passed her PhD viva. During her PhD, Yu developed an organ-on-a-chip model of the human coronary artery incorporating endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and circulating immune cells. The organ-chips were subjected to pulsatile dilation and fluid shear stress causing cellular reorganisation as seen in ... [more]
October 2025
Digital Twins Take Centre Stage: Inspiring Ideas and Collaboration at QMUL's IEEE Panel
30 October 2025The Old Library at Queen Mary University of London was alive with conversation and ideas as more than 60 researchers, professionals, and students gathered for the IEEE UK and Ireland Section panel, "Twinned Realities: Shaping Our World with Digital Models." on 30th October 2025! Led by Dr. Mona Jaber, Reader in Internet ... [more]
Queen Mary hosts the UK Organ-on-a-chip Symposium
1 October 2025Queen Mary's Centre for Predictive in vitro Models hosted a fastic afternoon of science and bioengineering at the UK organ-on-a-chip Annual Symposium. The event was attended by nearly 300 people, including 100 online, with representatives from academia, industry, Government, charities and other stakeholders. There were flash talks from four talented Early Career ... [more]
Dr Elis Newham appears on BBC's Secrets of the Brain
1 October 2025Dr Elis Newham, Post-doctoral Research Assistant in Prof Himadri Gupta's research group, appeared on BBC2's 'Secrets of the Brain' on Monday 29th September to explain brain evolution in the earliest mammals. He visited Cwm Colhuw Beach in South Wales, where the earliest mammals known as 'Morganucodon' were discovered, to ... [more]
September 2025
Queen Mary staff and students present at the BioMedEng Conference
15 September 2025It was fantastic to see so many Queen Mary staff and PhD students at the BioMedEng conference in Glasgow following the sucess of last year's conference at Queen Mary. This annual meeting of the BioMedEng Association brings together Biomedical Engineers from industry, academia and the NHS. The conference is the ... [more]
Prof Liz Tanner awarded the European Society for Biomaterials Klaus de Groot Award
14 September 2025At this month's European Society for Biomaterials conference in Turin, Prof Liz Tanner from Queen Mary's Centre for Bioengineering, was given the Klaus de Groot Award. This award is for "scientists who have shown a distinct ability to provide excellent mentorship and guidance to young researchers, helping them to establish ... [more]
Animals in Science Committee visit to Queen Mary
9 September 2025We were delighted to host a visit from the UK Government's Animals in Science Committee and the associated policy unit at the Home Office. The group visited the Queen Mary in vitro models facilities, part of the Centre for Predictive in vitro Models, where we were able to demonstrate some ... [more]
New research into the function of cardiac mechanosensing published in Science Advances
8 September 2025Recent discoveries have shown that cells in the heart are guided by the stiffness of their environment in a process, called mechanosensing. This influences the way they behave and function. Importantly, the stiffness of the heart changes in disease, however, it is still unclear how this contributes to the development ... [more]
Prof Althoefer publishes new research on using fuzzy reinforcement learning in endovascular robotics
8 September 2025Jointly with roboticists, Tianliang Yao, Yueqi Xu, Haoyu Wang, Xihe Qiu and Peng Qi, Professor Kaspar Althoefer has published a paper on 'Multi-Agent Fuzzy Reinforcement Learning with Large Language Models for Cooperative Navigation of Endovascular Robotics' in IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems. The paper summarises recent work on context-aware, autonomous ... [more]
July 2025
Global minds converge as Queen Mary hosts EnFI2025
11 July 2025On 7th and 8th July, the School of Engineering and Materials Science hosted the 16th International Workshop on Engineering of Functional Interfaces (EnFI2025), which was attended by 86 scientists and engineers from 19 universities, institutes and companies from seven different countries in Europe and the Far East. We are proud to be ... [more]
Queen Mary researchers awarded MRC funding to develop human tendon-on-a-chip technology
11 July 2025Queen Mary University of London has secured funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to launch a pioneering research project aiming to transform the understanding and treatment of tendinopathy—a painful and often chronic tendon condition affecting millions worldwide. The three-year project, Human Tendon-CHIP, will combine cutting-edge bioengineering, materials science ... [more]
Queen Mary Professor secures £1.2 million British Heart Foundation programme grant
10 July 2025Professor Thomas Iskratsch, Professor in Cardiovascular Mechanobiology and Bioengineering, has been awarded a highly coveted Programme Grant of £1.2 million from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). This significant funding will support groundbreaking research into how mechanical forces contribute to cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Professor Iskratsch's research aims ... [more]
March 2025
Professor Giulia De Falco appointed to WHO Committee on tumour classification
Faculty of Science and Engineering
19 March 2025Professor Giulia De Falco, Professor in Pathology and Molecular Clinical Microbiology in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, has been appointed to a prestigious international subcommittee of the World Health Organization (WHO). This committee plays a crucial role in updating the WHO's classification of tumours, ensuring that diagnostic guidelines ... [more]
February 2025
Queen Mary University of London opens one of Europe's largest organ-on-a-chip facilities
25 February 2025Queen Mary University of London has officially opened one of Europe's largest and most advanced organ-on-a-chip facilities, marking a significant milestone in the efforts to replace animal testing in scientific research. The state-of-the-art facility, supported by major funding from the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals ... [more]
A Night of Science and Engineering: exploring Tomorrow's World at Queen Mary
Faculty of Science and Engineering
24 February 2025Queen Mary University of London's third annual Night of Science and Engineering brought together leading industry partners, researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public for an evening of discovery, innovation, and collaboration. Held in the historic Octagon venue on 20 Feb, this year's event, themed 'Tomorrow's World', showcased groundbreaking research that is ... [more]