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
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i-Teams referenced in the House of Lords
Baroness Coussins, Co-Chair of the APPG on Modern Languages and Vice-President of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, spoke today about the necessity for language skills to be considered as part of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. As part of her speech she cited three Cambridge-based … [Read more...] about i-Teams referenced in the House of Lords
myICUvoice – scaling in a pandemic
Author: Nadya Pohran Website: myICUvoice In 2018 I applied for the Medical i-Teams programme while doing my PhD at the University of Cambridge because I wanted to participate in a project called myICUvoice. myICUvoice is a communication tool designed specifically for mechanically-ventilated … [Read more...] about myICUvoice – scaling in a pandemic
i-Teams goes EPIC!
Dr. Simon Pulman-Jones, a regular i-Teams mentor and lecturer for our Design Thinking workshop, presented a paper on i-Teams together with Amy Weatherup at the EPIC 2019 conference in Providence, Rhode Island. The paper, From ‘Cool Science’ to Changing the World: the Opportunity to Support … [Read more...] about i-Teams goes EPIC!
Using Science and Engineering to Change the World
Winners announced for the i-Teams What Would You Use THAT For? competition at the Science Festival Young science and engineering enthusiasts thronged into the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) on the West Cambridge site on the last Saturday in March, experiencing the IfM in Virtual Reality, … [Read more...] about Using Science and Engineering to Change the World
Visions of the Future – Winners announced for the i-Teams “What Would You Use THAT For?” competition at the Science Festival
April 3rd 2018 Budding young engineers and scientists were treated to a plethora of exhibits at the West Cambridge site on the last Saturday in March. Visitors to the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) had their photos etched into metal by a laser, watched robots playing golf, explored the world … [Read more...] about Visions of the Future – Winners announced for the i-Teams “What Would You Use THAT For?” competition at the Science Festival
i-Teams wins the 3rd Innovative Youth Incubator Awards
Zurina Moktar presented as part of the global 3rd Innovative Youth Incubator Awards in Washington DC, competing against finalists from the Netherlands, Canada, Kenya and South Africa. The conference was the 6th International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2018 (ICIE) organised by the … [Read more...] about i-Teams wins the 3rd Innovative Youth Incubator Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the CUE £100 competition!
Two past Development i-Teams projects have been announced as winners of this year's CUE £100 for 100 words competition for their 100 word summaries of their ideas. Ten winners were selected in total out of 271 entries. Michael Coto, with a low-cost water-purifying photocatalyst for rural … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the winners of the CUE £100 competition!
i-Teams success in the Post-doc business plan competition
Congratulations to all the past i-Teams projects and students who have been successful in the 2017 Cambridge Enterprise post-doc business plan competition! Out of 6 finalists, 3 are past i-Teams projects. Davor Copic, Institute for Manufacturing - NextGen Heat Pipes (i-Teams Easter 2017) James … [Read more...] about i-Teams success in the Post-doc business plan competition
Three past i-Teams projects secure over $17m in funding!
In February 2016 three past i-Teams projects raised over $17m in funding between them! Sphere Fluidics (Michaelmas 2008) raised $7m for development of a single cell analysis system. Aqdot (Michaelmas 2011) raised £5m for company development, and Silicon MicroGravity (Michaelmas 2010) raised $3m … [Read more...] about Three past i-Teams projects secure over $17m in funding!
Sound and Ice – Winners announced for the i-Teams What Would You Use THAT For? competition at the Science Festival
The next generation of innovators were treated to demonstrations from Audio Analytic and the British Antarctic Survey at last week’s Science Festival, and asked to think of new ways to use their world-leading … [Read more...] about Sound and Ice – Winners announced for the i-Teams What Would You Use THAT For? competition at the Science Festival
i-Teams projects scoop both prizes in the first Cambridge postdoc business plan competition
The first business plan competition at the University of Cambridge specifically for postdocs ran in 2015 as a collaboration between Cambridge Enterprise and the EPOC society (Entrepreneurial PostDocs of Cambridge). Applications were of a very high quality, and four teams made it to the … [Read more...] about i-Teams projects scoop both prizes in the first Cambridge postdoc business plan competition
i-Teams competition at the Science Festival – Encouraging young innovators!
March 26th 2015 At last week’s Science Festival, tomorrow’s innovators had the opportunity to try out lab techniques with GSK, sound recognition with Audio Analytic, the Sureflap microchip catflap and the Light Blue Optics interactive projector. The i-Teams competition runs each year at the … [Read more...] about i-Teams competition at the Science Festival – Encouraging young innovators!
Congratulations to our £1k winners!
One of this year's i-Teams projects (from Michaelmas 2014) has been awarded a winner's prize in the annual CUE £1k competition. The "MOfs i-Teams" project team consisting of the inventors, Dr. David Fairen-Jimenez and T. Tian, along with three of the original i-Teams students, Andrew Marsden, Thomas … [Read more...] about Congratulations to our £1k winners!
i-Teams winners at the CUE £100 for 100 words competition!
Two i-Teams ideas and a past i-Teams inventor are among the winners of this year's Cambridge University Entrepreneurs £100 Challenge, successfully describing their ideas in only 100 words. The Michaelmas Term MOFs team has managed to win two separate prizes for two separate market applications of … [Read more...] about i-Teams winners at the CUE £100 for 100 words competition!
