International Partnership
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, UK
The Principal investigator of the project, Dr Amir Keshmiri is a Reader in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) at the University of Manchester and Founder/Director of Manchester Simulations Limited (Mansim). He was the Principal Investigator of this project and received numerous awards for his innovations and entrepreneurship. His team has world-class expertise in different aspects of CFD and AI-Enabled Simulations and has led numerous high-impact industrial projects.
MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (MMU), UK
Chair in Cell Pathology in the School of Healthcare Science, MMU. Prof Slevin is the director of Centre for Biomedicine at MMU with extensive experience in cardiovascular diseases. Prof Slevin’s role in the project was vital in providing technical input from the vascular biology and tissue engineering perspective. Through his extensive academic and research experience, he was also key in brining valuable clinical and non-clinical individuals to the project and to make sure the proposed bypass graft is a viable solution in the current the healthcare market.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA
Dr Foad Kabinejadian is a Research Fellow in the department of biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan. He is an expert in cardiovascular biomechanics and design of medical devices and is the inventor of a novel Coronary Artery Bypass Graft ‘coupled sequential anastomoses’ design and inventor of a novel membrane design for carotid covered stents. Dr Kabinejadian has been working closely with Dr Keshmiri and the team in optimising the design of the spiral-inducing graft and conducted numerous computational simulations in order to achieve the best configuration.
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ICCC CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT SANT PAU HOSPITAL, BARCELONA, SPAIN
Prof Lina Badimon is the Director of Cardiovascular Research Centre, Barcelona. Prof Badimon has published over 400 articles in the area of atherosclerosis, thrombosis and vascular pathology. This world-leading research centre was the main medical partner in this project and provided invaluable clinical input to the research and its dissemination. In 2015, as part of the EPSRC grant, Dr Amir Keshmiri spent 3 months at this cardiovascular research institute and Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona to work closely with Prof Badimon and several cardiovascular surgeons to investigate the clinical and surgical aspects of the proposed helical graft.
MANCHESTER SIMULATIONS LIMITED, MANCHESTER, UK
Manchester Simulations Limited is a private consultancy company founded on the international reputation of ‘ManchesterCFD’, a renowned research group known for advancing computational simulation science. Mansim's foundation in cutting-edge research gives the company a unique ability to solve complex, multidisciplinary problems with scientific precision and industry insight. Mansim combines Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Energy & Thermal Modelling, Process Modelling and Multiphysics Simulations, utilising some of the most advanced AI-Enabled Simulation techniques to help companies make confident, data-backed decisions, whether in design, optimisation, or innovation.