Projects
Measuring carbon emissions from factories in low and middle-income countries
Website: Neutreeno Mentor: Manar Alsaif, Business Partnerships Manager (Energy), University of Cambridge Development Office Climate change and the reduction of carbon emissions is a global issue. The U.K.’s objective is to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035, requiring mandatory reporting by all companies by 2025. These evaluations are mandatory through regulatory requirements and internally from…
Addressing the problem of donated medical equipment being left unused
Inventors: Ben Moore & Professor Alexandre Kabla, Engineering and OVSI Mentor: Claire Rose, Director of Innovation, RS Components Across the world, there is a frequent problem of expensive donated medical equipment not being used in the recipient hospitals. There are a range of reasons for this, but in the case of donated ventilators one reason…
Assessing the market for flexible living spaces, enabled by reconfigurable
Inventor: Ms Ana Gatóo, Architecture Partners: Prof Michael Ramage, Department of Architecture, Ron Bakker, PLP Architecture, & Charles Boulton, Engineering Mentor: Elena de Orbe, i-Teams alumni The inventor has focused her research activities on questions of sustainable and participatory design that are developed through working directly with affected communities. She has worked extensively on the…
Investigating possible real-world uses for a non-uniform random number generator,
Inventor: James Meech, Sensors CDT, Nano DTC Mentor: Steven Tunnicliffe-Wilson, Inca Printers The inventor has been working on non-uniform random number generators since 2018 and is now looking for the best commercial market opportunity for his novel approach. He and a colleague were awarded the 2022-23 NanoFutures Leadership Award to stimulate and support the translation…
Assessing market opportunities for a novel technique in molecular engineering,
Inventors: Dr Siddharth Ghosh, DAMTP, Dr Moumita Ghosh & Brian Corbett, ICEND Mentor: Dr. Alex Smeets The inventors have developed leading edge innovative techniques to manipulate materials at a molecular level (down to 25nm), delivered through a proprietary chip design. This Lab-on-chip combines nanofluidic techniques, single molecule techniques, and semiconductor nanofabrication. The chip is currently…
Assessing the market entry strategy for an open-source device that
Inventor: Dr Samuel McDermott, Physics & autohaem Mentor: Dr. Bill Matthews Blood testing is a key diagnostic for a wide range of diseases and conditions. Reliable blood testing requires a high-quality and consistent process for making blood smears. While this tends to be assumed in high income countries with proprietary automated blood smearing devices, in…
Bridging the gap between planetary climate models and country level
Inventor: Dr James Keeble, Centre for Atmospheric Science, Chemistry Mentor: Kirsty Mackinlay, Centre for Global Equality The inventor’s research focuses on using models of the atmosphere to understand how a global change to a hydrogen economy is expected to impact the climate and air quality. Burning hydrogen rather than fossil fuels is expected to reduce…
Investigating the need for monitoring foetal movements in pregnancy
Inventors: Dr. Kathryn Hesketh, MRC Epidemiology Unit & Dr. Cassi Henderson, Institute for Manufacturing Mentor: Johannes Wolff The inventors are developing a method of measuring foetal movements outside of clinical settings, allowing longer-term monitoring of foetal movements than is currently possible with existing approaches (e.g ultrasound, heart-rate sensors). There has been some research showing links…
Investigating the need for a point-of-care blood test for Vitamin
Inventors: Dr. Alex Patto & Professor Jeremy Baumberg, Physics Mentor: Dr. Alex Smeets Vitamin K is essential for effective blood clotting, and deficiency of Vitamin K has disastrous consequences for newborns. Currently Vitamin K is only tested in central labs with no point-of-care test being available. Most newborns in the UK have a Vitamin K…