The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences is back at New Scientist Live!
Innovative technology and research from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King's College London will be exhibited at the largest science festival in the UK, New Scientist Live between 7 and 9 October at ExCeL London.
The exhibition, 'Hospital of the Future' will showcase the latest pioneering advancements in the field of surgery and healthcare engineering including future surgical instrumentation, AI enabled technologies, 3D printing anatomical models and surgical robotics.
At this exhibit, visitors can delve deeper into the biomedical technology field through real medical images, interactive and immersive demos along with live explanations.
Visitors to stand can partake in a mock brain surgery with clinical software, watch and interact with surgical robots, experience the sensation of touching organs, experience the human heart in virtual reality, use novel ultrasound imaging techniques to see inside the human hand and more.
At the centre of the exhibition will be an operating table, a neuro-navigation system and a stealth station generously lent by partner Medtronic.
As well, there will be a Versius robot arm lent by CMR Surgical (CMR) with a VR element, showing 360-degree videos of a surgery being performed so that the user can see what it is like in an OR where Versius is being used.
It will also take participants through a Versius virtual reality training where the user can go through the steps of setting up a system using VR, and discover how to incorporate VR into training pathways.
Head of School at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences Professor Sebastien Ourselin said the School's return to New Scientist Live 2022 shows how engaging the work of the School is for the general public.
"We were invited back to share our stories around new technological developments for healthcare engineering and all that is happening in the field to benefit patients, as well as our healthcare professionals undertaking procedures," Professor Ourselin said.
"It is also an exciting space for young audiences to immerse themselves in science and explore their curiosity about the vast and ever-evolving field of the engineering behind healthcare treatment pathways."
It's important for our public to know there is a plethora of entry points and opportunities in this field. Whether they're interested in computer science, chemistry, biology, surgery or engineering, our School gives students the freedom to pave a future suited to their interests and passions.– Professor Sebastien Ourselin, FREng
The Hospital of the Future exhibition at New Scientist Live will showcase the breadth of education and research at the School, along with longstanding industrial and hospital partnerships that are integral to accelerating the translational pathway of our medical technologies.
