Easter 2022
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…
Eliminating single-use food and drink takeaway containers
Inventors: Lisa Kent & Luisa Deragon, REUSE2GO Mentor: Claire Rose, RS Components REUSE2GO's mission is to eliminate the use of single-use food and drink takeaway containers, by replacing these with reusables. Similar to a library book management system, reusable containers are digitally borrowed and linked to individuals through a personal QR code, displayed on an…
Measuring immune system effectiveness in real-time
Inventors: Dr Andrew Lynn & Dr. Tuomas Knowles, Fluidic Analytics Mentor: Dr. John Pritchard, Expert in Residence at Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences (CATS) Details to follow. General information about the technology behind the project is available here.