Contact: Dr. Andrés Arcia-Moret, Dr. Whitney Scott & Dr. Maria Sharmina, D-FLEX and Computer Lab Mentor: Bill Matthews Patient adherence to complex or long-term medication regimens is a known problem in both developed and developing contexts. Sub-optimal adherence to prescribed medication is … [Read more...]
Investigating the need for blockchain technology in developing economies
Contact: Dr. Melvyn Weeks, Economics Mentor: TBC Blockchains allow for distributed digital ledgers, rather than centralised systems governed by a single authority. Although the initial use has focused on new peer-to-peer currencies such as Bitcoin, blockchain systems can be used in any situation … [Read more...]
Developing antimicrobial ointments and wound dressings for the developing world
Contact: Dr. Nuno Faria, School of Veterinary Medicine Mentor: Dr. Mark Priest, Harrogate Partners Metals are known to have antimicrobial effects and silver has been used widely in recent years. However silver is an expensive material, and although silver dressings remain sterile for longer than … [Read more...]
Investigating the market potential for a new microscope designed to observe real-time membrane protein interactions
Contact: Dr. Andrew Thompson, Department of Medicine, and SMi Drug Discovery Mentor: Peter Hill The use of microscopy to observe biological processes has undergone huge advances in the last decade, an achievement recognised in 2017 with the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. A paralleled increase in … [Read more...]
Finding the best commercial approach for a tool to monitor and improve FORTRAN code
Contact: Andrew Rice and Matthew Danish, Computer Lab Mentor: Adrian Swinburne For more information: See CamFort on GitHub FORTRAN was one of the first computer languages to became widely used in the 1970s and 80s, in particular being used as a way to carry out computational modelling. As well … [Read more...]
Developing a go-to-market strategy for an online real-time laboratory notebook application
Contact: Jake Schofield, Founder & CEO, LabStep & Alisa Molotova Mentor: Tiffany Morris Labstep is a new solution to an age-old problem in scientific experimentation: how to ensure that all the details of an experimental method are captured accurately, so that experiments can be more … [Read more...]
Monitoring plastic pollution in island states
Inventors: Dr. Steve Roberts, Dr. Huw Griffiths & Dr. Claire Waluda, British Antarctic Survey Mentor: Brian Corbett Plastic waste is everywhere, even in remote lakes near Antarctica, and is a particularly difficult problem for island nations which rely heavily on tourism. In these cases the … [Read more...]
Saving lives in the developing world by reducing the carbon monoxide emissions from stoves
Inventor: Dr. Steve Marshall, British Antarctic Survey Mentor: Dr. John Mullett Paraffin stoves have been used for cooking in Antarctica since the first expeditions over a century ago. Modern stoves are very similar to those originally used, though they have become lighter and more compact. … [Read more...]
Working with countries in Africa and South America to achieve real-time detection of solar flares and reduce their impact on aviation, maritime and land-based communications
Inventor: Dr. Mark Clilverd, British Antarctic Survey Mentor: Dr. Jessica Ocampos Rapid, real-time detection of solar flares can be accomplished by monitoring atmospheric changes in very low frequency (VLF) radio signal propagation conditions. Solar flares are the first indicator of a sequence … [Read more...]
Circular photosynthesis: Plant-based bioelectrical system hub for off-grid villages
Contact: Paolo Bombelli and Chris Howe, Department of Biochemistry Mentor: Dr. John Mullett There are over a billion people currently living off grid. Until such communities have access to modern energy services, progress to develop their economies and improve their lives will be hampered. The … [Read more...]
Investigating the need for locally-produced, biodegradable wound dressings in the developing world
Contact: Dr. Ljiljana Fruk, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentor: Dr. Dora Pereira Cellulose is a biodegradable material which has many potential uses. It typically occurs in plants, but can be difficult to extract and purify. Therefore Dr. Fruk’s team focuses on developing bacterial … [Read more...]
Using ApRES to enhance groundwater management in arid and semi-arid regions
Contact: Dr. Keith Nicholls, Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley, British Antarctic Survey, Dr. Mark Muller, geophysicist Mentor : Gino Henry Worldwide, groundwater is the most heavily extracted of all raw materials: with an estimated withdrawal rate of 1000 km3 per year it makes up 26% of all freshwater … [Read more...]
Exploring the potential of a new technique to better control the size of emulsion droplets – in lotions, food, paints, drugs and beyond
Contacts: Dr. Stoyan Smoukov, Active & Intelligent Materials Lab, Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge and University of Sofia Reference: The Emulsion Arrow of Time Emulsions are everywhere, in cosmetic creams and shampoos, in foods such as ice cream and mayonnaise, … [Read more...]
Finding the market potential for a new safer and more efficient production method for ethylene oxide, a key component in the synthesis of many organic chemical products
Contacts: Martin Chan & Dr. John Dennis, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Dr. Ewa Marek & Dr. Stuart Scott, Engineering Mentor: Dr. Mark Priest, Harrogate Partners The research team have developed a new technique for manufacturing ethylene oxide from ethylene. Ethylene oxide … [Read more...]
Identifying the best markets for a new molecular stapling technique to enhance therapeutic potential
Contacts: Dr. Gonçalo Bernardes, Shuang Sun, Chemistry, Emma Barker, Cambridge Enterprise Mentor: Dr. Simon Pulman-Jones Dr. Gonçalo Bernardes and his team from the Department of Chemistry have developed a novel disulfide-stapling method using two different reagents for peptides & proteins. … [Read more...]
