Institute of Biomedical Science

🚀 IBMS Congress 2025 is here 🚀 More content, more opportunities, and our biggest exhibition yet. 🔬 Cutting-edge education 📢 Expert-led plenaries 🎓 Bursaries available Read more and see the full programme: https://bit.ly/40C56Hc #IBMSCongress2025 #BiomedicalScience

Government of Jersey is hiring Biomedical Scientists! 🌊 Roles available at Band 6–8a in Blood Sciences, Haematology, Clinical Chemistry & Blood Transfusion. Advance your career while enjoying Jersey’s coastline. Apply now: https://bit.ly/4kkPctI

📢 Cases of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) have doubled in 20 years — yet there are no UK guidelines for managing this aggressive skin cancer. Dr. Tom Andrew discusses an AI-based tool that could predict severity & personalise care. 🔬🤖 Read more ⬇️ #CancerResearch #AIinMedicine https://lnkd.in/eKm3tH_N

Join us on 18th March, from 12-1pm, for an introduction to the newly developed POCT specialist portfolio. Register here: https://bit.ly/4iec0t4

Our next Training Officer Support Forum will be held on Tuesday, 4th March 2025, at 12pm, hosted by Una Porter. These drop-in sessions are a great opportunity to discuss training plans, verification preparation, and more. https://lnkd.in/exeFa_Tj

New recommendations published in The Biomedical Scientist and The Lancet Digital Health highlight the need for transparency in medical AI. Ensuring datasets represent everyone helps improve safety and effectiveness in healthcare. https://bit.ly/41eUwWM

A donated placenta has helped save a man’s sight after an acid attack. Scientists in NHSBT’s Tissue and Eye Services create amnion grafts from placental tissue, helping to heal ocular injuries. https://bit.ly/4ig6Lcx

Researchers at the University of Leicester hope to develop a blood test to improve the diagnosis of uterine sarcomas. https://bbc.in/4bd8ahR

Catch up with February's IBMS Support Hub. It features Phil Newton talking about AI in Education, Training, and Assessment. The full video and supporting documents can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eKebjn9p

A recently developed gene therapy at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology has restored sight in four children with a rare AIPL1 deficiency. This treatment provides new hope for addressing childhood blindness. https://bit.ly/4ibbIDA