Easter 2014
Building Collaborative Networks – finding the best market opportunities
Contact: Dr. Rafael Carazo Salas, Genetics Mentor: Simon Pulman-Jones The WEAVER software was first invented to meet the researchers' own needs as they reached the end of a collaborative research project across three countries. How could they ensure that their meeting attendees received the maximum benefit from being in the same place at the same…
Enhancing teacher professional development with advanced digital technology
Contacts: Dr Steven Watson & Dr. Phil Kirkman, Faculty of Education Mentor: Dr. Moira Sheehan, Villiers Park Educational Trust The team at the Faculty of Education are developing a range of advanced multimedia materials to help existing teachers improve their teaching, as well as to help train new teachers. The materials will include a range…
Capturing industrial CO2 emissions and adding value to large-scale mining
Contact: Michael Priestnall, Cambridge Carbon Capture & Dr Vasant Kumar, Materials Science Mentor: Wouter Meuleman, Illumina The inventors have been working jointly with researchers in Cambridge and Sheffield to develop a 2-stage chemical process that adds value to large-scale magnesium-containing mineral silicate rocks and metal-ore wastes through conversion and recovery of higher value materials. One high-volume, low-cost product of the process -…
Developing a new platform for protein biomarker diagnostics
Contacts: Dr. Aron Rachamim & Dr Sai Giridhar Shivareddy, Engineering & Orphidia Mentor: Dr. Karin Schmitt A team of researchers from the department of Engineering have developed and patented a new idea in medical diagnostics, which could revolutionise the time to market for new biomarker diagnostic tests. Currently new diagnostic tests are developed in the…