The N-CODE EXPO took place at The Studio, Birmingham on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th June 2024.
The conference provided an opportunity for professionals from healthcare, the neurotechnology industry, academics, funders, charities and those with lived experience to meet to discuss the latest innovations and research in developing technologies that enable community-based diagnosis and management of neurological conditions for the benefit of patients.
The EXPO also included:
We hosted an Industry and Technology Showcase for our industry partners to introduce and highlight their technology and provide opportunities for engagement with attendees.
We also facilitated a Pitch Competition where participants could be awarded a prize of up to £10,000 for their ideas.
Teams of multidisciplinary researchers, healthcare professionals, industry partners and people with lived experience of disease showcased their early-stage ideas for community-based neurotechnologies to help take their research idea to the next level.
Beyond the cash prize, all finalists also had the opportunity to network with researchers, funders, industry partners and 3rd sector organisations to build new collaborations and propel their ideas forward.
A Funders Clinic, with representatives from the major UK funders (EPSRC, MRC, Innovate UK, NIHR and Epilepsy Research Institute), was held to facilitate discussions about opportunities to fund attendees research.
We invited submissions from Early Career Researchers and then presented them in a session where the innovative research could be discussed.
A series of talks were given by investigators from the research projects funded by N-CODE.
These included the research projects funded through the Research Incubator and Study Group follow-on funding.
You can view summaries of our current funded projects here.
An interactive session was held with a panel of N-CODE partners and steering group members to discuss and answer audience questions about N-CODE’s priorities for the future and upcoming funding opportunities.
A drinks reception and conference dinner took place on the first evening.
Additional Information:
The registration fee included all food and refreshments including the conference dinner.
The cost of accommodation was not included in the conference fee.
Postgraduate student: £75
Postdoctoral researcher: £100
Faculty and charity representative: £150
Industry attendee: £200
Travel support was available for up to 10 attendees with either lived experience of neurological conditions or those with limited resource (such as PhD students or ECRs who do not have their own conference funding) to attend the N-CODE EXPO in Birmingham.
Financial support towards the additional childcare cost of attending the N-CODE EXPO was also available.