Technical Presentation
Wed, Oct 21
|Accent Inns Burnaby
Spinal cord injury has a major and lasting impact. This presentation is about integrating recent scientific advances and accelerating efforts towards a regenerative treatment for spinal cord injury.
Time & Location
Oct 21, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Accent Inns Burnaby, 3777 Henning Dr, Burnaby, BC V5C 6N5, Canada
About the event
Technical Presentation by John Madden, Director of Mend the Gap and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UBC
Spinal cord injury has a major and lasting impact on the independence and quality
of life of those affected. Per person, it is the most expensive medical condition to treat and manage. Mend the Gap is about integrating recent scientific advances and accelerating efforts towards a regenerative treatment for spinal cord injury.
The international team of 32 investigators and partners from five countries aims to demonstrate regeneration. There is an engineering aspect in creating the conditions that are conducive to regeneration of axons; and guidance of these micrometer diameter connections across the
centimeter lengths of wounds. This is all done to re-establish connections, restore some function and increase independence.
The event is free and open to everyone; registration is not required; see flyer for details.