4th Birmingham Translational Research Symposium 2026

The Translational Research Team is hosting the 4th Birmingham Translational Research Symposium on Wednesday 30th September 2026 on campus, at the Edgbaston Park Hotel, Fry suite.

The aim of this symposium is to showcase the breadth of translational research across the University of Birmingham. It brings together academics, clinicians and professional services colleagues who support translation, creating a space to connect, share expertise and spark new collaborations. Through this, the symposium seeks to foster a vibrant and collaborative translational research culture within Life Sciences.

The programme features short oral presentations from selected translational researchers, poster sessions and talks from KOLs.

A satellite workshop will also take place on the 29th Sept 2026 at the PHTA, focused on building entrepreneurial confidence to succeed in translational research - more details coming soon!

When registering, please select one ticket option only: either the main symposium only, or the combined symposium and satellite workshop ticket.

Do register,  submit an abstract and be an active contributor to this exciting day!

Abstract for ORAL and POSTER presentations can be submitted here until Monday 7 September, 5PM 

Symposium registration deadline = Tuesday 22 September, 5PM.

If you have further queries about this event, please don't hesitate to contact the Translational Research Team at translationalresearch@contacts.bham.ac.uk.  

Provisional Programme – Speakers and timings subject to confirmation

8.30 - 9.30 Registration and Refreshments

9.30 - 9.45 Welcome Opening Session

9.45 - 10.25 Session 1: External invited speakers

10.25 - 11.10 Session 2: Scientific oral presentation session 1

10.25 - 10.40 Oral 1 

10.40 - 11.55 Oral 2 

10.55 - 11.10 Oral 3 

11.10 - 11.40 Coffee break, networking and posters

11.40 - 12.45 Session 3: From Bench to Delivery - Translating Health Technologies into Practice - Part 1

11.40 - 12.00 The Power of IP in Translational Research or How IP Drives Translation from Bench to Application

12.00 - 12.45 UoB Case Studies

12.45 - 13.45 Lunch, networking and posters

13.25 - 14.30 Session 4: Scientific oral presentation session 2

13.45 - 14.00 Oral 4 

14.00 - 14.15 Oral 5 

14.15 - 14.30 Oral 6 

14.30 - 15.30 Session 5: From Bench to Delivery - Translating Health Technologies into Practice - Part 2

14.30 - 14.50 TBC

14.50 - 15.10 TBC

15.10 - 15.30 Panel discussion and Q&A

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break, networking and poster sessions

16.00 - 16.45 Keynote Address

16.45 - 17.00 Closing remarks and prize awards

17.00 - 17.30 Networking and drinks

This event has been funded by the University of Birmingham MRC Impact Acceleration Account MR/X502996/1.

The Translational Research Team (TRT) works with researchers to identify the full translational potential of their research, developing strategies to accelerate healthcare innovation towards patient/public impact. Additionally, the TRT manage the institutional MRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) which funds early-stage translational research to establish viability of an approach, de-risking projects for further external funding/investment.