Leeds Beckett University and global research and development company Axxonet Global have announced an official partnership which will see the organisations collaborate on cutting-edge medical diagnostics and technology, forensic science and digital security projects.
The signing of an official Memorandum of Understanding agreement follows the successful work that Leeds Beckett has been carrying out with Axxonet Global and its Indian partner, Axxonet System Technologies India, over the past year, developing assistive technologies for medical systems, supporting age-related disorders and Parkinson’s disease.
The partner organisations will engage in joint research and development projects in the areas of physical and mental health, medical technologies, digital health applications, forensic sciences and cyber and digital security, as well collaborating in bidding for future research funding and in the delivery of distance-learning courses.
Researchers in the School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, led by Dr Sareen Galbraith (Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science) are collaborating with Axxonet and Dr Walied Mowafi at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust, to
develop sensitive, and reproducible, sensor measurement for use in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The project has won £5000 funding from Translate, a new partnership of universities in the Leeds region with world-class expertise in the development of new medical technologies.
Pictured at the official signing are (standing, left to right) Dr Geetha Upadhyaya (Axxonet), Dr Shripati Upadhyaya (Axxonet), Dr Duncan Sharp (Leeds Beckett), Dr Sareen Galbraith (Leeds Beckett), Dr Julian Sorrell (Leeds Beckett); and (seated, left to right) Professor Chris Prince (Leeds Beckett), Mr Chetan S Mukundan (Axxonet).