Inventors: Dr. Alex Justin & Dr. Athina Markaki, Engineering Mentor: Dr. Karin Schmitt 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 … [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 Mentor: Dr. Julian White Peptides are a growing class of drugs, with properties in between small molecules (eg paracetamol) and biologics (eg antibodies). Insulin is a widely-used … [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: John Mullett 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 … [Read more...] about Developing a go-to-market strategy for a new product to reduce hospital-acquired urinary tract infections
