Vision
Provide a sustainable student forum for developing and sharing research and innovation.
BMC Student Research & Innovation Forum
BMC NEXORA 2027
Advancing Ideas. Shaping Impact.
A student forum for research, innovation and scientific communication, with participation from higher-education institutions in the Makkah Region.
Forum date
Proposed venue · BMC Jeddah Campus
Call for Participation to be announced
About BMC NEXORA 2027
BMC NEXORA 2027 is a student research and innovation forum hosted by Batterjee Medical College on 30 March 2027. It brings together students from BMC and other higher-education institutions in the Makkah Region to present their work, exchange ideas and connect with academic supervisors and peers.
The program includes oral and poster presentations, selected innovation demonstrations, and activities that develop students’ scientific communication skills. The final program will reflect the submissions received and the event schedule.
Vision and mission
Mission
Give students a platform to present research and innovations, develop communication skills, receive feedback and connect with academic supervisors and peers.
Forum objectives
- Encourage student research, inquiry, innovation and evidence-based thinking.
- Showcase eligible student research, innovative ideas and prototypes.
- Develop scientific communication, presentation and collaboration skills.
- Connect students with academics, researchers and external participants.
- Encourage interdisciplinary work relevant to the forum themes.
- Provide feedback to help students identify next steps for their projects.
- Recognize selected student contributions according to the evaluation criteria.
- Encourage collaboration among higher-education institutions in the Makkah Region.
Participation tracks
Scientific Research
Completed or substantially developed student research with clear methodology, analysis, findings and scientific or societal relevance.
Innovation & Prototypes
Student-developed solutions, tools, technologies, applications, devices or prototypes that address a defined need.
Entrepreneurship & Impact
Projects with potential for implementation, commercialization, service development or social impact beyond academia.
Forum themes
The Scientific Committee will group submissions by subject and relevance.
Health & Clinical Research
Medicine, patient outcomes, diagnostics, therapeutics, healthcare delivery and clinical practice.
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
Drug discovery, pharmacology, natural products, biotechnology and molecular and biomedical research.
Dentistry & Oral Health
Clinical, preventive, diagnostic, digital and population-based oral-health research.
Nursing, Allied Health & Rehabilitation
Nursing practice, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, patient experience and allied-health innovation.
Public Health, Behavioral Health & Quality of Life
Prevention, epidemiology, mental health, lifestyle, health promotion and community wellbeing.
Digital Health, AI & Data Science
Artificial intelligence, digital health, health informatics, data analytics, smart systems and responsible technology use.
Innovation, Engineering & Health Technology
Devices, prototypes, assistive technologies, engineering solutions and healthcare innovation.
Education, Professional Practice & Social Impact
Health professions education, research education, professional development, community engagement and impact-oriented research.
Sustainability & Future Health
Sustainable healthcare, environmental health, resilience and future-oriented solutions.
Presentation and showcase formats
The Call for Participation and Participant Guide will specify final formats, durations, poster specifications, team size and technical requirements.
- Oral scientific presentations.
- Scientific poster presentations.
- Selected innovation and prototype demonstrations.
- Short impact or entrepreneurship presentations.
Who can participate
- Batterjee Medical College students.
- Eligible students from other universities, colleges and higher-education institutions in the Makkah Region.
- Student researchers and innovators in disciplines aligned with the forum themes.
- Academic supervisors, faculty members, researchers and mentors.
- Innovation, entrepreneurship, research and intellectual-property stakeholders.
- Institutional and community partners.
Forum activities
These are components of the program and may share spaces.
NEXORA Stage
Opening, keynote talks, panel discussions, finalist features and awards.
Research Arena
Student oral scientific presentations and moderated research sessions.
Discovery Gallery
Scientific posters and conversations with student researchers.
Innovation Lab
Prototype, technology and applied-innovation demonstrations.
Impact Pitch
Short presentations of projects with implementation, entrepreneurial or societal potential.
Future Skills Studio
Focused workshops and research-development sessions.
Research Nexus Lounge
Networking, collaboration and engagement with the research community.
Partner & Impact Zone
Engagement with academic, research, innovation and potential partner organizations.
Scientific integrity, ethics and intellectual property
- Submissions must reflect genuine student work and comply with academic and research-integrity standards.
- Research involving people, animals, identifiable health data or other regulated activities must meet applicable ethics and institutional requirements. Required ethics and regulatory approvals must be obtained separately.
- Identify authors and team members accurately and represent their contributions appropriately.
- Consider protecting intellectual property before publicly disclosing potentially patentable or commercially sensitive innovations.
- Scientific review will apply conflict-of-interest safeguards and consistent track-appropriate judging criteria.
- Participant instructions will clarify responsible use and disclosure of generative AI in submissions and presentations.
Review and recognition
Eligible submissions will be screened against participation requirements and reviewed by subject-appropriate reviewers. Track-specific criteria will be shared in advance.
Selected contributions will be recognized through awards or certificates. The Organizing Committee will announce the categories and details separately.
Accompanying activities
- A keynote talk and a focused panel discussion.
- Workshops or advisory sessions on selected research and innovation topics.
- Guidance on intellectual property and innovation.
- Student networking and collaboration opportunities.
- Selected student innovation or prototype demonstrations.
Partnership and engagement
The forum welcomes universities, colleges, research centers, healthcare and scientific institutions, innovation and entrepreneurship organizations, technology and digital-health companies, med-tech organizations, and stakeholders in research, intellectual property, commercialization, and the community and knowledge sectors.
The Organizing Committee coordinates scientific participation, judging, mentoring, workshops and sponsorship.
Exhibition and innovation showcase
Explore student scientific posters and selected innovations and prototypes exhibited as part of the forum program.
Important dates
- Confirmed forum date
- Proposed venueBMC Jeddah Campus
- Call for ParticipationTo be announced
- Submission deadlineTo be announced
- Acceptance notificationTo be announced
- Final materials deadlineTo be announced
Forum enquiries
Prepared by and forum contact
Prof. Dr. Sabrin R. M. Ibrahim
Professor of Natural Products Chemistry
Vice Head, Research, Development, and Innovation Unit
Batterjee Medical College
