IRDG 232 Sponsors Meeting

Theme: 
Sponsors Meeting
Date: 
Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 9.00am
Meeting number: 
232
Venue: 
MIRA Technology Institute, HORIBA MIRA Ltd 1 Eastern Ave, Nuneaton CV10 0UX
Programme: 

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  • 9.30 Registration opens Networking with tea/coffee
  • 10.15 Introduction by HORIBA and IRDG
  • 10.30 Scientific presentations
  • 12.30 Lunch
  • 13:30 Scientific presentations
  • 15:30 Close
  • Networking with tea/coffee

Presentations:

  • Dr Sulaf Assi - Liverpool John Moores University - Identification of counterfeit medicines using portable spectroscopic techniques.
  • Prof. Andy Beeby - University of Durham - Shining (More) Light on Medieval Manuscripts
  • Dr Toni Carruthers - Newcastle University - Determining aerosol kinetics and hygroscopicity using CERS (Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy).
  • Prof. Peter Gardner - University of Manchester - Hunting tigers with infrared imaging: Identification of high-risk prostate cancer in a clinically defined low-risk cohort.
  • Prof. Mike George - University of Nottingham - Vibrational Spectroscopy at the Nanoscale: Space- and Time-resolved Spectroscopy.
  • Dr Yiwei Sun – Paragraf - Detecting Molecular intercalation in Sub-Nanoconfined Space via In-Situ Raman Spectroscopy

Student session

  •    Owen Drabwell - University of Glasgow - Automated Cell Sorting Platforms using AI-Assisted Raman Spectroscopy.
  •    Julia Isakova - University of Glasgow - Advancing rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis using Raman spectroscopy.
  •    Mohamed Patel – University of Birmingham - Employing Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) to Profile Biomarkers for Detection of Skin Cancer.

REGISTRATION

Registration fees are as follows:-

  • £35 for unemployed/retired delegates, or bona-fide students*
  • £55 for employed delegates who are members of the IRDG 
  • £70 for employed delegates who are not members of IRDG*

* Anyone attending this meeting will automatically become a member of the IRDG for 2024.

Registration and Payment for the meeting is made online via the IRDG website.
Link to registration and payment.
NB: you will need to login (if a member, or on our mailing list - use Request new password if you have not as yet used the new website) or otherwise Create new account on the site to place an order.

GETTING HERE

Refer to the Visitor Information and Travel Guide.

The MIRA Technology Institute is part of the HORIBA MIRA Technology Park in Warwickshire. It is centrally located just off the A5, close to the towns of Nuneaton and Hinckley. There are good transport linksby road (20 minutes from the M6), train (nearest station is Nuneaton, with direct links to London, Birmingham, Manchester) and air (Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are just 40 minutes away).

Get directions on Google maps,  Sat Nav: CV10 0TU

LOCAL ACCOMMODATION

If you need overnight accommodation, HORIBA has special rates agreed with a number of local hotels, all of which are within a 10-15 minute drive of the MIRA Technology Institute.

To book with agreed HORIBA MIRA rates please e-mail travel [at] horiba-mira.com referencing your attendance at the IRDG Scientific Conference in the MIRA Technology Institute (event coordinator Tamara Graham, HORIBA MIRA).  The travel office will make the reservation in your name at your selected hotel.  Payment (at the agreed rate) will be made by you on departure.

Please note that advanced booking special offers may be available directly from the hotel; IRDG members are of course welcome to book directly with the hotels if they wish at their advertised rates. HORIBA’s special rates are only available when booked via HORIBA (as detailed above).

Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue - Star rating: 4

Address: Hinckley Island, Watling Street, Hinckley, LE10 3JA

https://www.leonardohotels.co.uk/hotels/hinckley-island

HORIBA MIRA Special Room Rate

£108.00 bed and breakfast [Price may vary slightly due to popularity and time of year when booking]

Standard double room, Single occupancy

Sketchley Grange Hotel and Spa -  Star rating: 4

Address: Sketchley Lane, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 3HU

https://sketchleygrangehotel.co.uk/

HORIBA MIRA Special Room Rate

£98.00 Bed and Breakfast - Standard double room, Single occupancy

£108.00 Bed and Breakfast -  Double / twin occupancy

The Millers Hotel - Star rating: 3

Address: Twycross Road, Sibson, CV13 6LB

https://www.greenekinginns.co.uk/hotels/warwickshire/millers-hotel

HORIBA MIRA Special Room Rate

£69.00 Bed and Breakfast - Standard double room, Single occupancy