2022-2023
Building partnerships to develop the world’s first bacteriophage biobank
Researcher: Maria Stroyakovski, Biochemistry Mentor: Iona Cuthbertson, University of Cambridge Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered to be the silent pandemic, which is estimated to be responsible for 10 million deaths annually by the year 2050. However, findings published in The Lancet by Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators (2022) show that already in 2019 over a million deaths…
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…
Development i-Teams student
A great opportunity to meet people from various backgrounds and learn about some business challenges. Great vibe, great mentorship and food!
MBA student 2023
Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to research your exciting company. Ihave learnt so much from the process and I really find what Nanomation is doingfascinating. Thank you also Amy and Bang for the opportunity to participate in i-teams, and Alex for the excellent mentorship and support with our research, it has absolutelybeen…