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2011-2013: AW Miles: Support PhD Studentship and part-time
research support. Enid Linder Foundation. £54,000
2011-2013: M Ellis & IG Turner: Stem cell expansion
in a fluidised bed bioreactor for accelerated osseointegration of bone
substitute material. EPSRC. £365,895
2011-2012: IG Turner with Orthos Ltd: Further development
of orthobiologic products. SPARK Award Bath Ventures. £5,000
2011: IG Turner: Testing of commercial bone cement. Orthos
Ltd. £8,000
2010-2011: AW Miles & S Gheduzzi: Dental implant micromotion
pilot study. Nobel Biocare Switzerland. £17,500
2010-2011: D Regioni, CR Bowen & IG Turner: Surface
modification of Titanium alloy surfaces for use in medical devices.
Knowledge Escalator South West Proof of Concept Award. £5,500
2010: A Watts, IG Turner & AW Miles: Bio-Activation
of hydroxyapatite structures using bisphosphonates. Bath Ventures. £4,850
2008-2011: AW Miles, GEB Giddins and IG Turner: PhD Studentship.
Enid Linder Foundation £45,000
2008 - 2011: IG Turner and J Vogwell: Laboratory scale
predictive tests to be applied to film coated tablets, Pfizer Research
£97,442
2008-2009: IG Turner: development and manufacture of bone
fillers. Stryker Howmedica Osteonics. £27,500
2007: IG Turner: Development of modelling for optimisation of 3D structures. Creative Ideas, EPSRC/University of Bath £1,000
2007: AW Miles and S Gheduzzi: Bone cement study – Queensland University of Technology/Styrker £15,600
2006-2008: AW Miles, S Gheduzzi , DG Tilley and V Beric: The optimisation of the handling and flow characteristics of biomaterials suitable for spinal augmentation procedures. BUPA Foundation:£ 155,392
2006-2008: AW Miles and S Gheduzzi: Micromotion study. Plus Orthopaedics £25,000
2006-2008: IG Turner and AW Miles: Fabrication and compatibility testing of a new generation of structural bioceramic bone graft substitutes. Furlong Charitable Research Foundation £79,267
2006: IG Turner, Pfizer Research Donation $15,000
2006: GEB Giddins and AW Miles: Wrist research. Sir Samuel Scott of Yews Trust £1,000
2006: GEB Giddins and AW Miles: Wireless data glove and sensors. Dunhill Charitable Trust £7,700
2006-2008: IG Turner, AW Miles, and S Gheduzzi : KTP Programme. Corin Group £117,984
2006: JL Cunningham: Locking plate studies. Stryker Orthopaedics £10,000
2006 S Gheduzzi : A biomechanical study of the increased risk of adjacent level fracture following percutaneous vertebroplasty. The Nuffield Foundation £1,440
2006: P Young, IG Turner and B Su: Collaborative funding of two GWR studentships between University of Bath, University of Exeter, University of Bristol, CH Medical and Simpleware. £110,400
2005-2006: AW Miles and S Gheduzzi : Screw fixation in cancellous bone. Stryker Orthopaedics Europe £19,855
2005: S Gheduzzi , AW Miles and H Bosman: Biomechanics study of Bucket Handle Meniscal Tears. Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust £14,000
2005: GEB Giddins and AW Miles: Tensile strength of new spiral tendon linking technique. RUH NHS Trust £4,720
2005: AW Miles: Strain measurement in impaction grafting. The Nuffield Foundation £1,400
2005-2007: GEB Giddins, AW Miles and IG Turner: PhD Studentship. Enid Linder Foundation £45,000
2005: GEB Giddins and AW Miles: Dataglove. David and Frederick Barclay Foundation £2000
2005: GEB Giddins and AW Miles: Hand Sensors. FH Muirhead Trust £7050
2005-2008: CR Bowen, IG Turner and J Chaudhuri; The development of engineered functional bioceramic composites for enhanced and controlled bone growth in biomedical and tissue engineering applications. EPSRC: £260,000
2003: AW Miles and IG Turner: Enterprise Development Fund for Bone Graft Patent Applications £5,000
2003-2004: AW Miles and S Gheduzzi : Mechanical evaluation of spinal fixators. Titamed South Africa £6,500
2003-2006: JL Cunningham, AW Miles, VF Humphrey, S Gheduzzi and JR Hardy: Quantitative ultrasonic assessment of bone fracture healing. Action Research, £114,252
2003-2006: JL Cunningham, A.E. Goodship, Prof. S. Sindert-Pederson & G. Blunn: Improving Implant fixation by immediate loading. European Commission Total project funding is €460,335 of which €19,182 is paid to Bath as sub-contractor.)
2002: JL Cunningham: International Travel Grant, Royal Academy of Engineering to attend the International Society for Fracture Repair Biennial Meeting, Toronto, Canada, October 2002, £600
2002 AW Miles: International Travel Grant, Royal Academy of Engineers to attend ESB Meeting in Wroclaw, Poland Sept 2002, £400
2002: GEB Giddins and AW Miles: Wrist joint research Pump priming fund. The Royal College of Surgeons , £15,000
2002: IG Turner and AW Miles: Bone graft extender project. Studentship support Stryker Howmedica Osteonics, £25,000
2002-2004: AW Miles, D G Tilley and JL Cunningham: DTI Teaching Company Programme. OsteoTec Ltd, £94,320
2002/2003: AW Miles, S Gheduzzi and ID Learmonth: In vitro stability of cementless femoral stems. DePuy International Ltd £19,092
2002: AW Miles and GEB Giddins: Protocol spontaneous fusion rates in wrist and hand in rheumatoid arthritis. RNHRD Trust £4,250
2002-2003: AW Miles, S Gheduzzi , ID Learmonth and S Eastaugh-Waring: The effect of component heating in THA on the bone-cement interface. Stryker-Howmedica-Osteonics, £14,765
2002: AW Miles and IG Turner: Sulis Fund for Bone Graft Patent Applications £10,000
2002: GEB Giddins and AW Miles: Carpal bone morphometry. British Society for the Surgery of the Hand £2500
2001-2004 SE Clift: Development of a fatigue test setup for epi-metaphyseal hip implants. Centerpulse Orthopaedics Ltd, PhD studentship top-up for Mark Schmitz, £31,400
2001-2002: L Wood, G E B Giddins and A W Miles: Royal College of Surgeons Research Fellowship £33,000
2001-2003: AW Miles, DG Tilley, JL Cunningham and ID Learmonth: Biaxial testing facility. EPSRC JREI 2000 £98,500
2001: L Wood, A W Miles and GEB Giddins: Fastrack motion analysis system. ARC £15,600
2001-2002: GEB Giddins, A W Miles and L Wood: Wrist joint contact forces. The Wishbone Trust, £19,066
2001: IJ Langdon, A W Miles, D G Tilley and GEB Giddins: Load transfer in wrist arthroplasty. The Wishbone Trust, £4,740
2000-2002: A W Miles, D G Tilley and JL Cunningham: DTI Teaching Company Programme OsteoTec Ltd £92,112