Medical
Analysing the route to market for a new technology to
Inventor: Dr. Xiaoyi Chen, Chemistry The inventor has developed a new technique for stabilising drug formulations. This technique would allow drugs such as insulin and semaglutide to be transported and stored without needing refrigeration, which would increase the access to such drugs in countries without reliable refrigeration chains, and long-term should help reduce the cost…
Identifying target markets for detailed artificial anatomical models
Inventors: Dr. Mark Golab, Dr. Sam Massey & Dr. Senthooran Kathiravelupillai, Cambridge Surgical Models Cambridge Surgical Models (CSM) is an early-stage start-up based in Cambridge and founded by Cambridge University alumni. CSM is focused on producing the next generation of high-fidelity human anatomical models for use in surgical training and medical education. Their products aim to…
Researching the route to market for a new technique to
Inventors: Tim Chisholm & Mohit Dhiman, Chemistry The inventors have developed a new technique to identify and measure protein aggregates in the blood that arise in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s. The technique is designed to detect these aggregates at biological concentrations and aims to provide an accurate diagnosis at the first presentation of symptoms.…
Assessing the route to market for a diagnostic tool for
Inventors: Professor Tuomas Knowles & Dr Aviad Levin, Chemistry Current diagnoses of Parkinsons disease rely on post-mortem analysis or the presence of symptomatic disease. However by the time symptoms emerge the disease itself has already progressed sufficiently to cause permanent neurological damage. Parkinsons, in common with several other neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimers and Huntingdons…
Harnessing the power of bacteria for disease prevention and sustainable
Inventor: Dr. Alicia Showering, BugBiome The founder of BugBiome, Dr. Alicia Showering, studied differences in the skin microbiome during her PhD research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In particular she researched how differences in the skin microbiome are associated with attractiveness to mosquitoes and how this then influences whether the mosquitoes…
Identifying degraded proteins and peptides in food and other protein-based
Inventor: Dr. Matthew Collings, Archaeology & Peptinsure The team in Archaeology has developed extensive expertise in analysing ancient food residues and parchment and leather samples. Through their data analysis techniques they have been able to progress from only identifying 3% of the compounds present in a food sample to now being able to identify closer…
Apply for Medical i-Teams
Application deadline: Monday December 9th at 23:59 Teams notified: Thursday December 12th Course dates: Monday evenings from January 20th, final presentations Thursday March 20th "Our team was like a small company, working together towards a common goal.” Interested in how new medical technologies are commercialised and made available to patients and clinicians? Looking for some…
Investigating the need for a Splayer device to reduce hand
Inventor: Mr. Amit Agrawal, Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals During breast surgery, the skin needs to be retracted for a period of time and then put back in place. Traditionally this is done either with a metal and plastic retractor or with the surgeon’s own fingers, but this can be very…
Assessing the best markets for a new way of measuring
Inventors: Dr. Isaac Johnson, CRUK & Verinnogen, and Mike Irvine, Verinnogen Mentor: Dr. Elena de Orbe, i-Teams alumni Many experiments and treatments rely on measuring and monitoring the sizes of three-dimensional structures in the body. Typically tumours are measured using two caliper-based measurements, which are then used to provide an estimate of the three-dimensional volume,…
