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
Identifying the best routes to market for a simulation tool for GaN wafer and Micro-LED manufacture
Inventors: Dr. Simon Fairclough & Professor Rachel Oliver, Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride Mentor: TBC Multi-layer semiconductor devices are the heart of the modern electronics industry and are constantly being developed to produce ever more energy efficient and smaller devices. The … [Read more...] about Identifying the best routes to market for a simulation tool for GaN wafer and Micro-LED manufacture
Making autonomous systems safer and more trustworthy using uncertainty-tracking computing and sensing
Inventor: Dr. Phillip Stanley-Marbell, Electrical Engineering & Signaloid Mentor: TBC Autonomous systems such as self-driving cars, drones and robots represent a rapidly-growing market that will touch every aspect of human life. To be widely deployed, they must be trusted by humans. Today, … [Read more...] about Making autonomous systems safer and more trustworthy using uncertainty-tracking computing and sensing
Developing robots to automate food handling tasks
Inventor: Dr. Fumiya Iida, Cambridge Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab, Engineering Website: http://birlab.org Mentor: Kevin Gooding The research interests of the Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab lie at the intersection of robotics and biology. Through abstraction of the design principles of biological … [Read more...] about Developing robots to automate food handling tasks
Visualising 3D data – identifying the markets with the greatest need, from microscopy to drug discovery to materials research
Inventor: Dr. Daniel Esteban-Ferrer, Chemistry & ViRe Instruments S.L. Mentor: Dr. Mark Priest The inventor and his team are focused on producing tools to allow the effective use and visualisation of three-dimensional datasets, for example using VR to visualise super-resolution microscopy … [Read more...] about Visualising 3D data – identifying the markets with the greatest need, from microscopy to drug discovery to materials research
Investigating the market need for improved cancer treatment using antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics
Inventors: Dr. Steve Walsh, Dr. Jessica Iegre & Professor David Spring, Chemistry Mentor: Dr. Cathy Boucher There is a clear need for better and kinder treatments for cancer patients, with improved safety and lower rates of side effects, and one route to this involves the use of antibody-drug … [Read more...] about Investigating the market need for improved cancer treatment using antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics
Investigating the market need for an ultra-miniaturised spectrometer
Inventor: Dr. Tom Albrow-Owen, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics, Engineering More details: Nanowires replace Newton's famous glass prism Mentor: Marc Bax Spectrometry is a key workhorse in all scientific disciplines, using light to probe matter and identify its constituent … [Read more...] about Investigating the market need for an ultra-miniaturised spectrometer
Cytography: Identifying applications for a new class of imaging flow cytometer
Inventors: Mr. Gillies Kleboe, Dr. Steven F. Lee (Department of Chemistry), & Dr. Kevin O’Holleran (Centre for Advanced Imaging, Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience) Mentor: Brian Corbett Flow cytometers are widely used in scientific research and industrial applications to … [Read more...] about Cytography: Identifying applications for a new class of imaging flow cytometer
Recommending a market entry strategy for a blockchain-based IP licensing system
Inventors: Dr. Frank Tietze, Institute for Manufacturing and ALPS Mentor: Adrian Swinburne Intellectual property (IP) is licensed widely in many industries. A typical end-user product whether highly complex like a mobile phone or simpler like a computer mouse may rely on many different pieces … [Read more...] about Recommending a market entry strategy for a blockchain-based IP licensing system
TumourVue – improving the accuracy of cancer surgery
Inventor: Dr Gita Khalili Moghaddam, Clinical Neurosciences Mentor: Bob Pettigrew The TumourVue device is designed to improve outcomes for cancer patients undergoing surgery by allowing the surgeon to identify the edges of the tumour more precisely in theatre, thus preserving as much healthy … [Read more...] about TumourVue – improving the accuracy of cancer surgery
Identifying the best markets for an AI-driven medical research management platform
Inventor: Dr Amber Hill, Research Grid Mentor: Dr. Cathy Boucher Medical research activities including early research and clinical trials have a high administrative burden and often require patient/public involvement and engagement. These must be carried out in a structured and specific way to … [Read more...] about Identifying the best markets for an AI-driven medical research management platform
Investigating uses for a new type of polymeric valve, including treating deep vein and heart diseases
Inventors: Dr. Marta Serrani & Professor Geoff Moggridge, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentor: Bill Matthews The inventors have developed a new type of polymeric material which has high durability and specific mechanical properties, being stiff in one direction and flexible in another. … [Read more...] about Investigating uses for a new type of polymeric valve, including treating deep vein and heart diseases
Identifying the market needs in Africa and beyond for a new antiviral agent capable of disinfecting flexible and rigid surfaces
Inventors: Dr. Ljiljana Fruk & Leander Crocker, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentor: Dr. Michael Murray Dr Fruk and her team have been working on developing flavin derivatives which have high catalytic properties. These can quickly degrade toxic dyes in water and were originally … [Read more...] about Identifying the market needs in Africa and beyond for a new antiviral agent capable of disinfecting flexible and rigid surfaces
