Prof. Patrick Degenaar
@patrickdegenaar.bsky.social
I am a professor of neuroprosthetics at Newcastle University. I specialise in making implantable brain devices to restore sight to the blind
It was wonderful to give a talk today on Engineering the Brain at the Banerjee lab Christmas Symposium in Oxford University. @nclengineering.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It was wonderful to give a talk today on Engineering the Brain at the Banerjee lab Christmas Symposium in Oxford University. @nclengineering.bsky.social
Really proud that our (heavily delayed by COVID) groundbreaking method to improve the lifetime of optoelectronic implants by 100-fold has been published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Really proud that our (heavily delayed by COVID) groundbreaking method to improve the lifetime of optoelectronic implants by 100-fold has been published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
eprints.ncl.ac.uk/308760
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
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eprints.ncl.ac.uk/308760
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It is wonderful to see gene therapy in action. In this case, a boy's stem cells were modified to carry a missing gene, enabling them to produce an essential enzyme. It is further evidence for exciting frontier treatments such as optogenetic neural prostheses.
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Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It is wonderful to see gene therapy in action. In this case, a boy's stem cells were modified to carry a missing gene, enabling them to produce an essential enzyme. It is further evidence for exciting frontier treatments such as optogenetic neural prostheses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It is great to see Our latest paper from PhD Student Cong Ma on "FEM Optimization of 3D Abiotic Glucose Fuel Cells for Implantable Medical Devices" hit the front cover of the Prosthesis Magazine 😀
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November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It is great to see Our latest paper from PhD Student Cong Ma on "FEM Optimization of 3D Abiotic Glucose Fuel Cells for Implantable Medical Devices" hit the front cover of the Prosthesis Magazine 😀
www.mdpi.com/journal/pros...
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Our first snowman for the 2025-2026 academic year @nclengineering.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Our first snowman for the 2025-2026 academic year @nclengineering.bsky.social
Great to see Newcastle involved in this trial: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
North East epilepsy brain implant trial gives ‘bit of hope’
Adam Atkinson has an implant in his brain which is tracking the seizures he experiences.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Great to see Newcastle involved in this trial: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Jesmond Dene in Newcastle is lovely at any time of year. But this year, the Autumn leaf fall has been particularly beautiful. Well worth a visit if you are a transient visitor or student in Newcastle city.
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Jesmond Dene in Newcastle is lovely at any time of year. But this year, the Autumn leaf fall has been particularly beautiful. Well worth a visit if you are a transient visitor or student in Newcastle city.
Super excited to finally get my DGX Spark AI workstationb(Yay 😁)..... only to realise all tge ports are usbc-c and my keyboards are not... Doh.. will have to wait another day or two to play with it..
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Super excited to finally get my DGX Spark AI workstationb(Yay 😁)..... only to realise all tge ports are usbc-c and my keyboards are not... Doh.. will have to wait another day or two to play with it..
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Wonderful to be part of this fun project! Body powered implants!! 😀
Wonderful to be part of this fun project! Body powered implants!! 😀
New project to transform implantable medical devices
New £2.1 million GLUTRONICS project aims to revolutionise implantable medical devices with a transformative technology that harnesses power from glucose in the body.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Wonderful to be part of this fun project! Body powered implants!! 😀
Wonderful to be part of this fun project! Body powered implants!! 😀
A PhD opportunity in Trustworthy AI systems for Pervasive Healthcare! Application deadline 14th November www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A PhD opportunity in Trustworthy AI systems for Pervasive Healthcare! Application deadline 14th November www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Well done to my PhD student Cong Ma who has published his first paper on "Optimising the Design of Implantable Fuel Cells" www.preprints.org/manuscript/2..., which is part of an EPSRC funded Glutronics project.
October 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Well done to my PhD student Cong Ma who has published his first paper on "Optimising the Design of Implantable Fuel Cells" www.preprints.org/manuscript/2..., which is part of an EPSRC funded Glutronics project.
It was great to host a fact-finding delegation from South East University, China this week. I was proud to be able to show the standard of our teaching and research here at Newcastle. SEU is a great place. Looking forward to the reciprocal visit.
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It was great to host a fact-finding delegation from South East University, China this week. I was proud to be able to show the standard of our teaching and research here at Newcastle. SEU is a great place. Looking forward to the reciprocal visit.
It's great to have a visiting fact-finding delegation from EEE at South-East University China. Proud to show how we do things here at Newcastle.
October 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It's great to have a visiting fact-finding delegation from EEE at South-East University China. Proud to show how we do things here at Newcastle.
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Great to see progress on robot hands - it's the final piece in the research puzzle before we all get robot butler.
Great to see progress on robot hands - it's the final piece in the research puzzle before we all get robot butler.
What's in a humanoid hand? | Boston Dynamics
YouTube video by Boston Dynamics
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October 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Great to see progress on robot hands - it's the final piece in the research puzzle before we all get robot butler.
Great to see progress on robot hands - it's the final piece in the research puzzle before we all get robot butler.
Newcastle is a wonderfully friendly and welcoming city. So today I was especially delighted to see thousands of ordinary Geordies show up to prevent a few hundred far-right hooligans from giving the city a bad name.
September 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Newcastle is a wonderfully friendly and welcoming city. So today I was especially delighted to see thousands of ordinary Geordies show up to prevent a few hundred far-right hooligans from giving the city a bad name.
I reviewed this fascinating piece of work today at TU Delft. Dutch PhD vivas are somewhat different in format to here in the UK. But in the end it is the quality of the candidate that matters. And happy to say he passed my thorough grilling. 😁
September 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I reviewed this fascinating piece of work today at TU Delft. Dutch PhD vivas are somewhat different in format to here in the UK. But in the end it is the quality of the candidate that matters. And happy to say he passed my thorough grilling. 😁
It was wonderful to give my lecture on "Responsible Use of AI for Engineers" to our new MSc cohort today. A great bunch! and we had fun going through the tools together!
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It was wonderful to give my lecture on "Responsible Use of AI for Engineers" to our new MSc cohort today. A great bunch! and we had fun going through the tools together!
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University life can be fun as well as work! From Friday, Newcastle will host its giant funfair called "The Hoppings", a yearly activity dating back to medieval times.
University life can be fun as well as work! From Friday, Newcastle will host its giant funfair called "The Hoppings", a yearly activity dating back to medieval times.
June 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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University life can be fun as well as work! From Friday, Newcastle will host its giant funfair called "The Hoppings", a yearly activity dating back to medieval times.
University life can be fun as well as work! From Friday, Newcastle will host its giant funfair called "The Hoppings", a yearly activity dating back to medieval times.
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My Egyptian friends at Nile University have opened a junior research competition with the theme: “Young Minds, Global Vibes”
My Egyptian friends at Nile University have opened a junior research competition with the theme: “Young Minds, Global Vibes”
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June 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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My Egyptian friends at Nile University have opened a junior research competition with the theme: “Young Minds, Global Vibes”
My Egyptian friends at Nile University have opened a junior research competition with the theme: “Young Minds, Global Vibes”
Great to have Jason from Synopsys here in @nclengineering.bsky.social to give a seminar on their RTL Synthesis tool
June 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Great to have Jason from Synopsys here in @nclengineering.bsky.social to give a seminar on their RTL Synthesis tool
Equality has unfortunately become unfashionable in some quarters these days. But we absolutely need to inspire the next generation. It was wonderful to read about this collection of female engineers and their contributions to our collective wealth. www.electronicdesign.com/resources/in...
Celebrating Women Engineers and Their Lasting Legacies
Discover the women who are shaping the future with groundbreaking innovations and inspiring leadership.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Equality has unfortunately become unfashionable in some quarters these days. But we absolutely need to inspire the next generation. It was wonderful to read about this collection of female engineers and their contributions to our collective wealth. www.electronicdesign.com/resources/in...
We have very exciting job posts as part of a collaboration between Oxford, Bath, Sheffield and Newcastle to build a new type of implantable fuel cell for medical devices. Newcastle: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... Bath: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/FM12468 Sheffield: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ247/r...
Research Assistant/Associate in Biomedical Microsystem Design
Research Assistant/Associate in Biomedical Microsystem Design
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February 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We have very exciting job posts as part of a collaboration between Oxford, Bath, Sheffield and Newcastle to build a new type of implantable fuel cell for medical devices. Newcastle: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... Bath: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/FM12468 Sheffield: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ247/r...
If you fancy getting involved in developing an implantable fuel cells, we have some opportunities! the first is for excellent chemical engineers at the lab of Mirella Di Lorenzo - my Bath collaborator on our Vampires project. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
FM12468 Research Associate in Electrocatalysis for Glucose Fuel Cells - Jobs at Bath
Research Associate
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February 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you fancy getting involved in developing an implantable fuel cells, we have some opportunities! the first is for excellent chemical engineers at the lab of Mirella Di Lorenzo - my Bath collaborator on our Vampires project. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
It was wonderful to have a visit from Prof. Jong Mo Seo, Seoul National University to here in Newcastle. He gave a great talk on retinal prosthetics and we had lots of fun playing with our femtosecond super-laser!
February 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It was wonderful to have a visit from Prof. Jong Mo Seo, Seoul National University to here in Newcastle. He gave a great talk on retinal prosthetics and we had lots of fun playing with our femtosecond super-laser!
Great to see the Chinese New Year festivities today in Newcastle. It is an interesting image together with the Irish Centre. Both communities actually have historical overlap from the 1840s and co-located in various UK, US cities.
February 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Great to see the Chinese New Year festivities today in Newcastle. It is an interesting image together with the Irish Centre. Both communities actually have historical overlap from the 1840s and co-located in various UK, US cities.