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Sebastien Ourselin

Professor Sebastien Ourselin FREng FMedSci

Professor of Healthcare Engineering

  • Head of School, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences

Research interests

  • Biomedical and life sciences
  • Computer science

Biography

Professor Sebastien Ourselin, FREng FMedSci, is the Head of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King's College London.

He is also the Director of the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering, the EPSRC King’s Health Partners Digital Health Hub, and the London Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value Based Healthcare.

Alongside Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, he is leading the MedTech Hub located at St Thomas’ campus. The vision for the Hub is to create a unique ecosystem enabling academia, industry, and the NHS to work in synergy and develop health technologies and medical devices, and workforce and operational improvements, that will be of global significance.

He has over 25 years of experience within academia and research organisations across three countries, plus significant experience of healthcare technology translation and commercialisation, and MedTech entrepreneurship.

    News

    UK's first MedTech Venture Builder backs 12 new companies

    The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) has launched its inaugural MedTech Venture Builder programme, funded by Research England.

    Venture builder launch

    £1.8m funding to extend London's healthcare AI technologies and capabilities

    The London Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value Based Healthcare (AI4VBH) has been allocated £1.8m by the London Secure Data Environment (SDE) from...

    AI Centre

    New medical imaging technology enables non-invasive detection of liver abnormalities

    A new Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) technique allows for unparalleled penetration of mechanical waves in the body.

    Liver-SHS-2

    BMEIS attains HTA license for Surgical & Interventional Engineering facilities

    The Surgical and Interventional Engineering (SIE) facilities within the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have attained an HTA Anatomy...

    sie hta license

    King's becomes first UK-based innovation exchange collaborator with Mayo Clinic

    King’s College London has announced the signing of an agreement to become a member of the prestigious Mayo Clinic Innovation Exchange (MCIE) as their first...

    LIHE Mayo visit

    International press welcomed to London Institute for Healthcare Engineering

    Press visit explores LIHE's ambition to deliver MedTech innovation at pace.

    LIHE press visit

    London Institute for Healthcare Engineering key to unlocking MedTech potential

    The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) is unlocking the potential of innovative medical technologies to change the lives of patients around...

    London Institute for Healthcare Engineering

    New leadership appointments at King's Health Partners

    KHP has appointed Professor Sebastien Ourselin and Professor Josip Car as Directors to join the leadership team and strengthen academic and clinical links...

    Image of Professor Sebastien Ourselin (left) and Professor Josip Car (right)

    In Conversation with Professor Sebastien Ourselin

    Professor Sebastien Ourselin is the Head of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, and the Director of the recently launched London...

    Professor Sebastien Ourselin standing outside the LIHE building and smiling.

    Launch of new HealthTech Research Centre for cardiovascular and respiratory medicine

    Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College London have launched a new HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) as part of £42 million England-wide funding.

    Digital image of heart and lungs

    Events

    14MarGREEK EMBASSY EVENT new

    The MedTech scale-up journey: Opportunities for UK-Greece collaboration

    The Embassy of Greece in London and the the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) are hosting a panel discussion on the MedTech scale-up journey:...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    16JanImage credit Artist: Angela Palmer, Photographer: Andrew Smart

    Living well with technology: AI and the future

    Amidst the rapid changes affecting all industries, how do we navigate the AI revolution?

    Please note: this event has passed.

    18NovAIDE-Demo_banner

    AI Deployment Engine – Demonstration and Q&A

    Join the AI Centre for an overview of its work and a demo of the latest AI Deployment Engine (AIDE) Technology

    Please note: this event has passed.

    02MarAI 1

    The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

    Join Professor Sebastien Ourselin in this online lecture on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

    Please note: this event has passed.

    18NovAI 1

    The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

    Join Professor Sebastien Ourselin in this online lecture on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

    Please note: this event has passed.

    18NovAI 1

    The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

    Join Professor Sebastien Ourselin in this online lecture on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    Transforming cancer care at King's

    King’s is the site of future breakthroughs, transforming cancer care and therapies through innovative research. An injection of philanthropic donations...

    cancer-cells-blue

    King's contributes to pandemic response

    Staff and students from across the King’s community are supporting efforts to combat the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

    Coronavirus CDC promo

    Spotlight

    ZOE COVID Study app: How King's researchers slowed the spread of COVID-19

    On March 24th 2020, the ZOE COVID Symptom Study App was launched. Since then, it has more than 4 million users and is now the world’s largest ongoing study...

    COVID and RBC

      News

      UK's first MedTech Venture Builder backs 12 new companies

      The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) has launched its inaugural MedTech Venture Builder programme, funded by Research England.

      Venture builder launch

      £1.8m funding to extend London's healthcare AI technologies and capabilities

      The London Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value Based Healthcare (AI4VBH) has been allocated £1.8m by the London Secure Data Environment (SDE) from...

      AI Centre

      New medical imaging technology enables non-invasive detection of liver abnormalities

      A new Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) technique allows for unparalleled penetration of mechanical waves in the body.

      Liver-SHS-2

      BMEIS attains HTA license for Surgical & Interventional Engineering facilities

      The Surgical and Interventional Engineering (SIE) facilities within the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have attained an HTA Anatomy...

      sie hta license

      King's becomes first UK-based innovation exchange collaborator with Mayo Clinic

      King’s College London has announced the signing of an agreement to become a member of the prestigious Mayo Clinic Innovation Exchange (MCIE) as their first...

      LIHE Mayo visit

      International press welcomed to London Institute for Healthcare Engineering

      Press visit explores LIHE's ambition to deliver MedTech innovation at pace.

      LIHE press visit

      London Institute for Healthcare Engineering key to unlocking MedTech potential

      The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) is unlocking the potential of innovative medical technologies to change the lives of patients around...

      London Institute for Healthcare Engineering

      New leadership appointments at King's Health Partners

      KHP has appointed Professor Sebastien Ourselin and Professor Josip Car as Directors to join the leadership team and strengthen academic and clinical links...

      Image of Professor Sebastien Ourselin (left) and Professor Josip Car (right)

      In Conversation with Professor Sebastien Ourselin

      Professor Sebastien Ourselin is the Head of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, and the Director of the recently launched London...

      Professor Sebastien Ourselin standing outside the LIHE building and smiling.

      Launch of new HealthTech Research Centre for cardiovascular and respiratory medicine

      Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College London have launched a new HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) as part of £42 million England-wide funding.

      Digital image of heart and lungs

      Events

      14MarGREEK EMBASSY EVENT new

      The MedTech scale-up journey: Opportunities for UK-Greece collaboration

      The Embassy of Greece in London and the the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) are hosting a panel discussion on the MedTech scale-up journey:...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      16JanImage credit Artist: Angela Palmer, Photographer: Andrew Smart

      Living well with technology: AI and the future

      Amidst the rapid changes affecting all industries, how do we navigate the AI revolution?

      Please note: this event has passed.

      18NovAIDE-Demo_banner

      AI Deployment Engine – Demonstration and Q&A

      Join the AI Centre for an overview of its work and a demo of the latest AI Deployment Engine (AIDE) Technology

      Please note: this event has passed.

      02MarAI 1

      The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

      Join Professor Sebastien Ourselin in this online lecture on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

      Please note: this event has passed.

      18NovAI 1

      The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

      Join Professor Sebastien Ourselin in this online lecture on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

      Please note: this event has passed.

      18NovAI 1

      The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

      Join Professor Sebastien Ourselin in this online lecture on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      Transforming cancer care at King's

      King’s is the site of future breakthroughs, transforming cancer care and therapies through innovative research. An injection of philanthropic donations...

      cancer-cells-blue

      King's contributes to pandemic response

      Staff and students from across the King’s community are supporting efforts to combat the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

      Coronavirus CDC promo

      Spotlight

      ZOE COVID Study app: How King's researchers slowed the spread of COVID-19

      On March 24th 2020, the ZOE COVID Symptom Study App was launched. Since then, it has more than 4 million users and is now the world’s largest ongoing study...

      COVID and RBC