Inventor: Mr. Amit Agrawal, Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals Mentor: TBC 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 plastic … [Read more...] about Investigating the need for a Splayer device to reduce hand tiredness in surgeons
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
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
Investigating the need for a point-of-care blood test for Vitamin K
Inventors: Dr. Alex Patto & Professor Jeremy Baumberg, Physics Mentor: Dr. Alex Smeets Vitamin K is essential for effective blood clotting, and deficiency of Vitamin K has disastrous consequences for newborns. Currently Vitamin K is only tested in central labs with no point-of-care test … [Read more...] about Investigating the need for a point-of-care blood test for Vitamin K
Eliminating single-use food and drink takeaway containers
Inventors: Lisa Kent & Luisa Deragon, REUSE2GO Mentor: Claire Rose, RS Components REUSE2GO's mission is to eliminate the use of single-use food and drink takeaway containers, by replacing these with reusables. Similar to a library book management system, reusable containers are digitally … [Read more...] about Eliminating single-use food and drink takeaway containers
Measuring immune system effectiveness in real-time
Inventors: Dr Andrew Lynn & Dr. Tuomas Knowles, Fluidic Analytics Mentor: Dr. John Pritchard, Expert in Residence at Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences (CATS) Details to follow. General information about the technology behind the project is available here. … [Read more...] about Measuring immune system effectiveness in real-time
Exploring the use of VR systems in helping autistic children prepare for everyday situations such as shopping
Inventor: Bang Ming Yong, Institute for Manufacturing Mentor: TBC The inventor has been working with Virtual Reality (VR) systems over the past 4 years, investigating their use in a variety of scenarios. More recently he has been working on the use of VR to help with training approaches … [Read more...] about Exploring the use of VR systems in helping autistic children prepare for everyday situations such as shopping
Developing tools for early-stage cancer diagnosis
Inventors: Ulrich Keyser, Mohamed Alawami, Max Zhu, Kaikai Chen, Cambridge Nucleomics Mentor: TBC Cambridge Nucleomics is a new university spin-out company based on technologies developed at the Keyser Lab in the Cavendish Laboratory. Using a combination of nanopores and single-molecule … [Read more...] about Developing tools for early-stage cancer diagnosis
Using wearable technology to improve the ergonomics and postural awareness of surgeons
Inventors: Dr. Brandon Smith & Ms. Stasa Stumpa, Clinical Neuroscience and Surgeonomic Mentor: TBC Since the dawn of surgical practice as we know it today, innovations to improve patient outcomes have been rife - from new instruments and robotics, to intra operative visualisation, to … [Read more...] about Using wearable technology to improve the ergonomics and postural awareness of surgeons
