Inventor: Mr. Amit Agrawal, Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals Mentor: Iona Cuthbertson During breast surgery, the skin needs to be retracted for a period of time and then put back in place. Traditionally this is done either with a metal and … [Read more...] about Investigating the need for a Splayer device to reduce hand tiredness in surgeons
Assessing the best markets for a new way of measuring 3D structures such as tumours
Inventors: Dr. Isaac Johnson, CRUK & Verinnogen, and Mike Irvine, Verinnogen Mentor: Dr. Elena de Orbe, i-Teams alumni Many experiments and treatments rely on measuring and monitoring the sizes of three-dimensional structures in the body. Typically tumours are measured using two caliper-based … [Read more...] about Assessing the best markets for a new way of measuring 3D structures such as tumours
Identifying new applications for continuous monitoring of bodily fluids
Inventors: Dr. Farah Alimagham, Dr. Keri Carpenter & Dr. Tanya Hutter, Clinical Neurosciences Mentor: Robert Glen Publication: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01149 The brains of patients suffering from traumatic brain injury undergo rapid chemical changes in the first days … [Read more...] about Identifying new applications for continuous monitoring of bodily fluids
Dr. Bang, i-Teams Deputy Programme Director
Bang recently completed his PhD at the Institute for Manufacturing under the supervision of Professor Tim Minshall. His thesis, the source of countless sleepless nights, was on the growth of technology-based social enterprises in the manufacturing sector. The study itself was conducted using a … [Read more...] about Dr. Bang, i-Teams Deputy Programme Director
Building partnerships to develop the world’s first bacteriophage biobank
Researcher: Maria Stroyakovski, Biochemistry Mentor: Iona Cuthbertson, University of Cambridge Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered to be the silent pandemic, which is estimated to be responsible for 10 million deaths annually by the year 2050. However, findings published in The Lancet … [Read more...] about Building partnerships to develop the world’s first bacteriophage biobank
Measuring carbon emissions from factories in low and middle-income countries
Website: Neutreeno Mentor: Manar Alsaif, Business Partnerships Manager (Energy), University of Cambridge Development Office Climate change and the reduction of carbon emissions is a global issue. The U.K.’s objective is to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035, requiring mandatory reporting by all … [Read more...] about Measuring carbon emissions from factories in low and middle-income countries
Addressing the problem of donated medical equipment being left unused in low and middle income countries
Inventors: Ben Moore & Professor Alexandre Kabla, Engineering and OVSI Mentor: Claire Rose, Director of Innovation, RS Components Across the world, there is a frequent problem of expensive donated medical equipment not being used in the recipient hospitals. There are a range of reasons for this, … [Read more...] about Addressing the problem of donated medical equipment being left unused in low and middle income countries
Assessing the market for flexible living spaces, enabled by reconfigurable wooden partitions
Inventor: Ms Ana Gatóo, Architecture Partners: Prof Michael Ramage, Department of Architecture, Ron Bakker, PLP Architecture, & Charles Boulton, Engineering Mentor: Elena de Orbe, i-Teams alumni The inventor has focused her research activities on questions of sustainable and participatory … [Read more...] about Assessing the market for flexible living spaces, enabled by reconfigurable wooden partitions
Investigating possible real-world uses for a non-uniform random number generator, from sensors to predictive maintenance
Inventor: James Meech, Sensors CDT, Nano DTC Mentor: Steven Tunnicliffe-Wilson, Inca Printers The inventor has been working on non-uniform random number generators since 2018 and is now looking for the best commercial market opportunity for his novel approach. He and a colleague were awarded … [Read more...] about Investigating possible real-world uses for a non-uniform random number generator, from sensors to predictive maintenance
Assessing market opportunities for a novel technique in molecular engineering, from sensing applications through to drug discovery and diagnostics
Inventors: Dr Siddharth Ghosh, DAMTP, Dr Moumita Ghosh & Brian Corbett, ICEND Mentor: Dr. Alex Smeets The inventors have developed leading edge innovative techniques to manipulate materials at a molecular level (down to 25nm), delivered through a proprietary chip design. This Lab-on-chip … [Read more...] about Assessing market opportunities for a novel technique in molecular engineering, from sensing applications through to drug discovery and diagnostics
Assessing the market entry strategy for an open-source device that makes high-quality blood smears for medical diagnostic tests
Inventor: Dr Samuel McDermott, Physics & autohaem Mentor: Dr. Bill Matthews Blood testing is a key diagnostic for a wide range of diseases and conditions. Reliable blood testing requires a high-quality and consistent process for making blood smears. While this tends to be assumed in high … [Read more...] about Assessing the market entry strategy for an open-source device that makes high-quality blood smears for medical diagnostic tests
Bridging the gap between planetary climate models and country level or regional policy-making
Inventor: Dr James Keeble, Centre for Atmospheric Science, Chemistry Mentor: Kirsty Mackinlay, Centre for Global Equality The inventor’s research focuses on using models of the atmosphere to understand how a global change to a hydrogen economy is expected to impact the climate and air quality. … [Read more...] about Bridging the gap between planetary climate models and country level or regional policy-making
Investigating the need for monitoring foetal movements in pregnancy
Inventors: Dr. Kathryn Hesketh, MRC Epidemiology Unit & Dr. Cassi Henderson, Institute for Manufacturing Mentor: Johannes Wolff The inventors are developing a method of measuring foetal movements outside of clinical settings, allowing longer-term monitoring of foetal movements than is … [Read more...] about Investigating the need for monitoring foetal movements in pregnancy
i-Teams launches in Nairobi
In collaboration with the Centre for Global Equality (CGE), we are delighted to announce the start of the first Nairobi i-Teams programme in collaboration with Strathmore University in Nairobi. Three multi-disciplinary teams of students will meet weekly to investigate the commercial opportunities … [Read more...] about i-Teams launches in Nairobi
Dr Gillian Davis, Intellectual Property lecture
Gillian is the Commercialisation Director of the Technology Transfer Team at Cambridge Enterprise, working with researchers to help them commercialise their research. She has worked with scientists in the Physical Sciences space to bring together teams that have turned research ideas into … [Read more...] about Dr Gillian Davis, Intellectual Property lecture
