Lent 2021
Investigating the market need for an ultra-miniaturised spectrometer
Inventor: Dr. Tom Albrow-Owen, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics, Engineering More details: Nanowires replace Newton's famous glass prism Mentor: Marc Bax Spectrometry is a key workhorse in all scientific disciplines, using light to probe matter and identify its constituent molecules or observe chemical processes. It is widely used in areas such as the pharmaceutical…
Cytography: Identifying applications for a new class of imaging flow
Inventors: Mr. Gillies Kleboe, Dr. Steven F. Lee (Department of Chemistry), & Dr. Kevin O’Holleran (Centre for Advanced Imaging, Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience) Mentor: Brian Corbett Flow cytometers are widely used in scientific research and industrial applications to analyse and to sort millions of cells per minute. Typically cells are labelled with fluorescent…
Recommending a market entry strategy for a blockchain-based IP licensing
Inventors: Dr. Frank Tietze, Institute for Manufacturing and ALPS Mentor: Adrian Swinburne Intellectual property (IP) is licensed widely in many industries. A typical end-user product whether highly complex like a mobile phone or simpler like a computer mouse may rely on many different pieces of IP licensed from multiple companies under different payment terms. These…
Dr. Adelyne Chan
I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say a big thank you for organising the i-Teams – your enthusiasm for the course really shows and I had come to look forward to your weekly emails! Lots of the things we did as part of iTeams were way out of my comfort zone,…