The Midlands Biophysical Network was initially set up by John Schwabe (Leicester), Klaus Fütterer (Birmingham), Corinne Smith (Warwick), Dave Scott (Nottingham) and Roslyn Bill (Aston) in 2008. The network aims to connect the community through collaboration and shared resources. This group fosters a supportive environment for members to come together, share research, expertise, and encourage collaborate on projects. We promote regional equipment sharing and opportunities for shared equipment grant applications. The Network organise yearly meetings to facilitate networking and knowledge exchange. See events for more details.
Past events
Relaunch – Midlands Biophysical Network – 17th September 2024. University of Leicester. Host – Emma Hesketh
Organising committee – Tennie Videler (Leicester), Ivan Campeotto and David Scott (Nottingham), Phil Kitchen (Aston), Sarah Smith (Warwick) and Simon Caulton (Birmingham).
Sponsors – Midlands Innovation, Refeyn, Fidabio, Cytiva, Clinisciences and British Biophysical Society.
6th Annual Midlands Biophysics Network – 18th December 2014. University of Birmingham
Organising committee: Eva Hyde, Klaus Fütterer, Corinne Smith
5th Annual Midlands Biophysics Network – 18th April 2012. Aston University
Organising committee: Roslyn Bill, Helen Cooper, Tim Dafforn, Ann Dixon, Klaus Fütterer, Peter Moody, Dave Scott, John Schwabe, Corinne Smith
4th Midlands Biophysics Network Symposium – 6th April 2011. University of Warwick
Organising committee: Roslyn Bill, Helen Cooper, Tim Dafforn, Ann Dixon, Klaus Fütterer, Peter Moody, Dave Scott, John Schwabe, Corinne Smith
Sponsors: JEOL, RSC Advancing Chemical Sciences
3rd Midlands Biophysical Symposium – 21st April 2010. University of Leicester
Sponsors: Horiba Scientific, RSC Advancing Chemical Sciences and Perkin Elmer
2nd Midlands Biophysical Symposium – 1st April 2009. University of Nottingham
Sponsors: MicroCal, Wyatt Technology, RSC Advancing Chemical Sciences
Inaugural Symposium – 17th April 2008. University of Birmingham
Midlands Innovation aims to develop the skills of our people whilst empowering and celebrating our diverse research and innovation community. We deliver world-class research that impacts our people living in our communities.
Midlands Open Bioimaging (MOB) is a collaborative network that facilitates remote training and access to advanced microscopy.
Based at the University of Warwick, the Midlands Tier 2 high-performance computer (HPC) system Sulis focuses on enhanced ensemble computing workflows. Funded by EPSRC and the HPC Midlands+ Consortium, the facility is the first machine of its kind in the UK to vastly increase research potential for ensemble computing.
As part of our commitment to promoting the sharing of publicly-funded research infrastructure, our research community can access over 1000 items of scientific equipment from across Midlands Innovation – from electron microscopes to MRIs to 3D printers - through the Jisc Equipment Database. The database is freely available to use for anyone, whether you are a researcher, technician, research manager, funding body or policy maker.
