Contact: Dr. Tanya Hutter, Chemistry Mentor: Dr. Dora Pereira, Pathology Anaemia is a wide-spread condition that results in loss of energy and increased susceptibility to other diseases. It is associated with poor diets, in particular vegetarian diets, and is widespread in many parts of the … [Read more...] about Diagnosing anaemia at point-of-care
Investigating the impact of blood transfusion services in the developing world
Contact: Dr Krishnaa Mahbubani, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentor: Lara Allen, Centre for Global Equality Dr Mahbubani is working on techniques that enable blood to be dried to a powder and then reconstituted for transfusion. The advantages of this method would be to remove the need … [Read more...] about Investigating the impact of blood transfusion services in the developing world
Improving the storage of biogas
Contact: Andrew Marsden & Dr David Fairen-Jimenez, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Immaterial Labs Mentor: Dr. John Mullett Biogas, which is primarily methane, has been used in various ways in the developing world for some years. Most projects are still small-scale, and look at how to … [Read more...] about Improving the storage of biogas
Investigating the best applications for a unique flexible monochrome liquid crystal display
Contact: Chris Williamson, Electrical Engineering Smectic A liquid crystal displays were first developed within CAPE in the 1970s and the technology was initially demonstrated using glass cells. The research team in CAPE has successfully developed and demonstrated this technology using 100 micron … [Read more...] about Investigating the best applications for a unique flexible monochrome liquid crystal display
Understanding the market for a novel approach to imaging brain activity in 3D
Contacts: Prof. Thanasis Fokas, Dr Parham Hashemzadeh (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics) Andrew Walsh and Olivia Nico- letti (Cambridge Enterprise). Electroencephalography (EEG) is a well-established method for monitoring brain activity through the electrical potentials … [Read more...] about Understanding the market for a novel approach to imaging brain activity in 3D
Identifying the best markets for a new form of graphene-like carbon
Contact: Dr. Simon Thomas & Dr. Ivor Guiney, Materials Science & Metallurgy Despite the excitement that surrounded the initial discovery of graphene, its potential has not yet been converted into actual products. There are many reasons for this, including the lack of a technique that can produce … [Read more...] about Identifying the best markets for a new form of graphene-like carbon
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
From Antarctica to the Arctic and everything in between – finding new applications for wavebuoy technology
Contact: Dr.Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley, British Antarctic Survey Mentor: Dr. Julian White The British Antarctic Survey is a community of highly talented scientists, technologists, and engineers working across a wide variety of disciplines; from space physics through to glaciers and the deep ocean. … [Read more...] about From Antarctica to the Arctic and everything in between – finding new applications for wavebuoy technology
Understanding the market for the home-monitoring of edema in heart patients
Contacts: Dr. Shamus Husheer & Dr. Oriane Chausiaux, Heartfelt Technologies Ltd. Mentor: Dr. Marc Bax Emergency hospitalization for heart failure is exceedingly common and costly –50% of heart failure patients will be re-admitted within 6 months, often due to non-compliance with either drug or … [Read more...] about Understanding the market for the home-monitoring of edema in heart patients
Commercialising an Internet of Things management platform
Contact: Dr. Jat Singh, Computer Lab Mentor: Simon Pulman-Jones Dr. Singh’s research has focused on making distributed systems work simply, flexibly and securely. He is currently leading a project on developing a control platform for the Internet of Things (IoT). The platform can be used to … [Read more...] about Commercialising an Internet of Things management platform
Monitoring the phase behaviour of complex systems – in food, cosmetics, oil and more
Contact: Dr. Juraj Sibik, Chemical Engineering Complex mixtures are widespread in many industries, ranging from food production (for example chocolate spread), to cosmetics to laundry products to heavy petroleum oils which often form as waxes. In many of these it is important to be able to … [Read more...] about Monitoring the phase behaviour of complex systems – in food, cosmetics, oil and more
Commercialising a process to biodegrade polyethylene
Contact: Dr. Paolo Bombelli, Biochemistry & Dr. Federica Bertocchini, Baky Ltd. Mentor: Dr. Mark Priest Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most common plastics used. The annual global production is approximately 80 million tonnes. A large fraction of these 80 million tonnes is then destined to … [Read more...] about Commercialising a process to biodegrade polyethylene
Finding the best market for low cost, efficient disruption of biomass
Contact: Dr David lea Smith and Prof Chris Howe, Biochemistry Mentor: Adrian Swinburne The research team led by Prof Chris Howe has developed a solution to the high cost and energy requirement of processing algal biomass. While microalgae are used widely in a range of applications in … [Read more...] about Finding the best market for low cost, efficient disruption of biomass
Lighting the developing world with solar-powered LEDs
Contact: Professor Humphreys, An Bao, Suman-Lata Sahonta, James Griffiths, Christopher Ren and F. Choi, Materials Science The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride has pioneered research into the development of Gallium Nitride light-emitting diodes (LEDs) grown on silicon substrates. This makes … [Read more...] about Lighting the developing world with solar-powered LEDs
Using the biogas ecosystem to alleviate the poverty of African subsistence farmers
Contact: Mohan Ahad & Lester Membe, Claremont Innovations Biogas digesters are becoming more widespread in the developing world. Anaerobic digesters on various scales take compostable waste and produce biogas which can be used to generate heat and electricity, as well as high-quality fertiliser … [Read more...] about Using the biogas ecosystem to alleviate the poverty of African subsistence farmers
