Intelligent Polymer Research Institute

It's that time of the year again when we celebrate the annual Leon Kane-MaGuire Public Address. The event commemorates and celebrates Leon's contribution to research at UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia, communication of science, and the mentoring of next generation of researchers. Register on Eventbrite to attend.

Leon Kane-MaGuire Public Address 2024 A free public event to celebrate the life of one of Australia's great scientific minds.

Interested in hearing more about BIENCO? In-person slots have been filled for the event but you can still join online this Friday from 10:30am for a Why Work with BIENCO session to hear from team leaders and more about the opportunities available.

Why Work with BIENCO Virtual Event To learn more about BIENCO, join us virtually and meet some of the team.

📰 Earlier this week, the Illawarra Mercury visited us at UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia to chat with Gordon Wallace about BIENCO and the recent MRFF funding that will help the consortium address the global challenge of corneal blindness.

North Wollongong lab on the brink of world-first medical breakthrough Human trials for the synthetic body parts may be a couple of years away

📷 Great to have Prof Ric Kaner from UCLA visit us today to give a special seminar on 'Exploring the Synthesis and Energy Storage Applications of Graphene' as well as tour our labs.

Learn more about BIENCO and how the consortium will manufacture a world-first human bioengineered corneas.

Sydney researchers manufacture human corneas Sydney researchers manufacture human corneas.

The Australian Government’s Medical Research Futures Fund (MRFF) has awarded $35 million to BIENCO, a world-first consortium of experts, including UOW: University of Wollongong, AustraliaUOW involved as a key partner, to address the global challenge of corneal blindness.

2024: BIENCO awarded $35m to address global corneal blindness - University of Wollongong – UOW We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalised advertising. To find out more, read our privacy policy and cookie policy

2024: BIENCO awarded $35m to address global corneal blindness - University of Wollongong – UOW We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalised advertising. To find out more, read our privacy policy and cookie policy

$35M for life-changing corneal blindness research with the Medical Research Futures Fund supporting BIENCO.

35M for life changing corneal blindness research The Australian Government has awarded $35 million to BIENCO, a group of researchers leading the charge against corneal blindness which affects an estimated 23 million people worldwide.

Dr Xiao Liu awarded fellowship for ground-breaking research into facial reconstruction methods for cancer patients

2024: Dr Xiao Liu awarded fellowship for ground-breaking research into facial reconstruction methods for cancer patients - University of Wollongong – UOW We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalised advertising. To find out more, read our privacy policy and cookie policy

IPRI and the UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia's Dr Xiao Liu has been awarded funding from the Passe and Williams Foundation for 3D printed facial reconstruction research.

3D printing for human face reconstruction in UOW researcher's sights The printed implants would remain and mould into face.