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Investigating the benefits of monitoring the moisture profile of agricultural land in the developing world

Inventors: Ben Woodington, Elena Schaefer, Katie Gibson & Douglas van Niekerk, CDT in Sensor Technologies & SoliCamb Global efforts in soil health management are increasing but remain a major challenge. Limitations of existing tests and the need for laboratory equipment hinders the ability to … [Read more...] about Investigating the benefits of monitoring the moisture profile of agricultural land in the developing world

Diagnosing urinary tract infections with a low-cost microscope

Inventor: Alex Patto, WaterScope Mentor: Dr. Bill Matthews Almost all patients with a suspected urinary tract infection will receive broad-spectrum antibiotics after testing with a dipstick in care homes or doctor surgeries. Current methods to test for antibiotic susceptibility rely on colony … [Read more...] about Diagnosing urinary tract infections with a low-cost microscope

Investigating the global pathways for plastic recycling to understand where a new recycling process would add most value

Inventors: Taylor Uekert & Dr Christian Pichler, Chemistry Mentor: TBC The Reisner lab in Chemistry works on a range of patented photoreforming processes, which use photocatalysts and sunlight to simultaneously break down plastic waste or biomatter and generate hydrogen. In this project, a … [Read more...] about Investigating the global pathways for plastic recycling to understand where a new recycling process would add most value

Finding the best market for tissue-engineered collagen tubes to replace damaged tissues

Inventors: Dr. Alex Justin & Dr. Athina Markaki, Engineering Mentor: TBC The research team in Engineering has built up a wide range of expertise in producing collagen tubes de novo in the lab. Once seeded with cells, such tubes can serve as a three-dimensional cell culture platform for … [Read more...] about Finding the best market for tissue-engineered collagen tubes to replace damaged tissues

Investigating the best market entry strategy for reagents and techniques relating to peptide-based drug development

Inventors: Dr. Jessica Iegre, Josephine Gaynord, Dr. Hannah Sore & Professor David Spring, Chemistry & Pep2Smart Peptides are a growing class of drugs, with properties in between small molecules (eg paracetamol) and biologics (eg antibodies). Insulin is a widely-used example of an establised … [Read more...] about Investigating the best market entry strategy for reagents and techniques relating to peptide-based drug development

Developing a go-to-market strategy for a new product to reduce hospital-acquired urinary tract infections

Inventor: Nawar al-Zebari, Chemical Engineering & Urologic Mentor: TBC Urinary catheters are the most widely-used long-term medical device. 26% of all hospitalised patients will be given a urinary catheter and 40% of those patients will acquire a urinary tract infection (UTI). Many (but not all) … [Read more...] about Developing a go-to-market strategy for a new product to reduce hospital-acquired urinary tract infections

Using AI to identify new drug candidates for anti-microbials

Contact: Dr Alpha Lee, Maxwell Centre Mentor: Dr. Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Cambridge Institute of Public Health & Ugandan Academy for Health Innovation and Impact The inventors have developed significant expertise in using machine learning algorithms to identify new drug candidates which can … [Read more...] about Using AI to identify new drug candidates for anti-microbials

How to facilitate financial transactions to developing countries: Identifying the needs of refugees and migrants

Contact: Dr Tugba Basaran, Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement Mentor: Lesley-Ann Vaughan Dr. Basaran is currently researching how new financial technologies are used for money transfers between the UK, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana. She inquires into the aspirations and desires of … [Read more...] about How to facilitate financial transactions to developing countries: Identifying the needs of refugees and migrants

Diagnosing brain injuries at point-of-care: investigating the areas of greatest need in low and middle income countries

Contact: Patrick Beldon, Cortirio Mentor: Dr. Julian White Two thirds of the world’s population lack access to basic medical imaging facilities. This is particularly important in the area of head injuries where a rapid accurate diagnosis can make dramatic differences to treatment and long-term … [Read more...] about Diagnosing brain injuries at point-of-care: investigating the areas of greatest need in low and middle income countries

A new targeted method to reduce platelets in the bloodstream

Contact: Dr. Marloes Tijssen, TroMegaTherapeutics (formerly at Haematology) Mentor: Dr. Bill Matthews Essential Thrombocythaemia is a chronic disease with increased blood platelet numbers and affects over 9000 patients in the UK, but has no specific treatment. Patients can survive up to 20 years … [Read more...] about A new targeted method to reduce platelets in the bloodstream

Using nanopores to detect single molecules such as proteins or DNA

Contacts: Niklas Ermann, Nikki Weckman & Ulrich Keyser, Biological & Soft Systems, Cavendish Laboratory Mentor: Paul May A nanopore is a single pore a few nanometres in diameter. The team in the Cavendish are developing ways to use nanopores to detect single molecules of specific types, allowing … [Read more...] about Using nanopores to detect single molecules such as proteins or DNA

Identifying the need for monitoring extracellular fluids in brain injuries, skin grafts and elsewhere

Inventor: Dr Tanya Hutter, Chemistry Mentor: Bob Pettigrew Microdialysis is a sampling technique that is used for continuous measurement of free, unbound analyte concentrations in the extracellular fluid of a tissue. The inventors have developed a new method to detect several chemical … [Read more...] about Identifying the need for monitoring extracellular fluids in brain injuries, skin grafts and elsewhere