The UK’s national medical image analysis community

Supporting new medical imaging research and tech collaborations between academics, clinicians, and industry.

Funded by the EPSRC to run workshops, networking events, and seed-funding initiatives, and provide an online resource for the community to advance the field of medical image analysis.

We aim build trust between sectors and increase cross-sector collaborations. To do this, we provide opportunities for people to meet face-to-face and online where they can share knowledge, build relationships, and take the first steps to forming new collaborations.

Providing a programme of events and an online platform

Over June and July 2017, we surveyed 33 early-career researchers and 45 senior researchers in the UK on their needs and challenges when engaging in clinical and industrial collaborations, and what they would want the network to provide.

The findings led to the creation of a programme of skills, networking, and recruitment events, and a member-driven website that not only shows who is working in the field, but also gives members the ability to post jobs, events, and news, and call out for potential collaborators.

Anyone can browse the site, but only those who are currently working in the field can sign up for a profile, post content, and contact other members.

Why should I sign up to the website?

• MedIAN is a niche community for clinicians, academics, and industry professionals working in medical image analysis.
• By signing up for a profile you can post your announcements, opportunities, questions, and call-outs with the community, and contact other members directly.
• Be discoverable and search other members on the map.
• Search & post jobs, events, news, and collaboration calls.
• Connect to people with similar research interests and complementary skills
• Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in your field

Academics, clinicians, and industry professionals
Sign up for an individual profile that will show on the members map, allow you to post to the site, and send messages to other members. Add research interest keywords, links to your staff page, Google Scholar, ResearchGate / social media profiles, and uploading a profile photo.

Department and company comms / admin / HR professionals
Sign up as an individual, and tick the ‘Admin/Support Staff’ box at the bottom of the form. This creates a profile that won’t feature on the members’ map, but can still post content to the site.

Does your company or government-funded network operate within the field of medical image analysis?

• Share announcements and showcase your work by posting to the MedIAN blog
• Post jobs, training, and collaboration opportunities
• Promote events you are hosting or participating in
• Sign up and post content for free

SMEs, large enterprises, and government-funded networks
If you want your organisation to have a profile, with all the same posting permissions as an individual member, sign up for a company profile. Please secure approval from the appropriate person within your company before signing up.