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5 Jul 2024: Clari-Fi: Simulating the challenge of viewing smallicons, images and text on mobile screens. Clari-Fi helps to evaluate the visual clarity (i.e. perceptibility) oficons, images and text that are intended to be viewed on a mobiledevice. Clari-Fi

28 May 2019: Uses. • Investigate the mechanisms involved in glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) secretion. • Potential to identify targets in these cells that could be exploited therapeutically for treatment of obesity. • Isolated cells

5 Jul 2024: ONETEP (Order-N Electronic Total EnergyPackage). ONETEP (Order-N Electronic Total Energy Package) is a linear-scaling code forquantum-mechanical calculations based on density-functional theory. Licensing Options:. ONETEP is available on an academic

5 Jul 2024: Artemis and How Are You? – rapid screening ofmental distress. Background. Mental ill-health (MH) is a global concern that costs UK economy £117.9 billionannually, deepening during the pandemic. Major barriers to addressing thisissue are:. 1.

30 Jan 2021: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. Step change in productivity for key polymer synthesis compounds. A University of Cambridge research team, with input from supply chain

5 Jul 2024: High energy density lithium-sulfur batteries. Background. Lithium-sulfur batteries have the capability to significantly outperform the state-of-the-art lithium ion batteries currently found on the market. Generatingpower via redox reactions allows Li

15 Jul 2021: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. For publishers: Augmented Page offers an innovative and eye-catching feature for specialist subject publications including those in art and

5 Jul 2024: ISOLDE: Building High Quality MacromolecularModels into Low Resolution Experimental Maps. ISOLDE is a ChimeraX plugin (installable via its built-in Tool Shed)designed to ease the task of building high quality macromolecularmodels into low to medium

5 Jul 2024: Cathode coatings for NMC batteries. Background. It is well established that the capacity of lithium ion cells can be improved byincreasing the proportion of nickel relative to manganese and cobalt in the so-termed NMC cathodes. The lower reliance on

28 May 2019: Uses. • Paves the way for exploration into mechanisms underlying GLP-1, PYY and glucagon release. • Potential to identify targets in these cells that could be exploited therapeutically for treatment of diabetes and obesity. • Isolated cells

5 Jul 2024: BloodCounts! an early warning system forinfections outbreaks. Background. The loss of 6.9 million lives in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlightedthat there is a critical need for simple, affordable, and scalable tools to detectnew emerging

29 May 2019: Potential uses:. • High throughput drug screening for therapeutic and preventive strategies. • ‘Disease in a dish’ enables investigation of mode of action of drugs. • Bio-engineering of vascular grafts for regenerative medicine. A team led

5 Jul 2024: Sparxell. Sparxell. The next generation of colours and effects. Website. The Challenge. Glitters can take many sizes and shapes (from the sequins used in fashion tothe fine powder used in the paint of 1 in 4 cars sold in Europe or found incosmetics)

5 Jul 2024: Wearables for EEG monitoring. Background. Wet EEG electrodes that use an electrolyte gel to form a conductive pathbetween the skin and electrode to reduce the electrode-skin impedanceprovide a good quality EEG signal for only a short duration.

16 Mar 2020: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. CAM2 was developed by Professor Brian Moore, Dr Brian Glasberg, and Dr Michael Stone to provide a superior solution for the tailoring of

5 Jul 2024: Early detection of dementia. Background. Diagnosis at early stages of neurocognitive decline has major implications fortimely clinical management. We currently intervene too late and often targetthe wrong patients. With the recent approval of drugs

5 Jul 2024: Charged materials for CO2 capture. Background. Current technologies for CO2 capture are based upon organic amines orinorganic hydroxides, but neither is ideal. For example, amines are prone todegradation when regenerated, and are therefore expensive

16 Oct 2019: Name of inventionBrief description. Reinforced bulk superconductorsA successful reinforcement of (RE)BCO with fibres. Case Ref: Nam-3386-16. The Bulk Superconductivity Group at the University of Cambridge has been able to address the. problems of

5 Jul 2024: OSAIRIS: AI cancer imaging tool. Background. Starting radiotherapy promptly improves cancer survival rates and reducesanxiety in newly diagnosed patients. But before any radiotherapy can takeplace, the oncologist must spend a significant amount of

5 Jul 2024: OutSee. OutSee. Discovering novel drug targets using an innovativeAI genomics technology that uncovers disease-modulating biological mechanisms. Website. Overview. OutSee is being launched to take advantage of the opportunity to exploit large-scale

28 Nov 2018: A new class of Collagen Membranes. For further information please contact: Dr Jennie Flint jennie.flint@enterprise.cam.ac.uk. 44 (0)1223 765035. Cambridge Enterprise Limited, University of Cambridge Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babbage Road. Cambridge,

7 Dec 2020: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. The problem – unsuitable materials Synthetic material grafts do not imitate the extracellular niche, have limited or no bioactivity,

5 Jul 2024: Biophonics. Biophonics. Enabling widespread early detection of valvularheart disease with a unique medical device. Website. Overview. Nearly 2 million people in the UK suffer from significant valvular heart disease,yet more than half remain

30 Sep 2021: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. ICM+, developed by Dr Peter Smielewski and Prof Marek Czosnyka is a clinical research software for simultaneous and real-time multimodality

5 Jul 2021: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. Step change productivity in spinning: no mandrel, geometry control, asymmetryMetal spinning is used to manufacture high-value parts to

14 Jul 2021: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. New linearization methodConventional PAM-4. Enabling high data rate optical communications with directly-modulated lasers. The problem -

9 Mar 2022: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. The problem – measuring state-of-charge (SOC) using present techniques is unreliable. Knowledge of SOC in electrolyte reservoirs in redox

9 Feb 2022: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. The problem – degradation of NMC-811 cathodes is a major cause of capacity fade in modern Li-ion cells, and is therefore a bottleneck in

5 Jul 2024: PredictImmune. PredictImmune. Helping patients diagnosed with chronic immune-mediated disorders to live normal and healthy lives. Website. Overview. PredictImmune developes prognostic assays that predict disease progressionfor patients with

5 Jul 2024: 360 implant to treat spinal cord injuries. Background. The spinal cord is a key organ of the nervous system, which is in charge ofcarrying information around the body. Every year between 250,000-500,000people suffer injuries to the spinal cord

18 Aug 2021: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. The problem – perceived loudness models are computationally expensive and slowThe loudness of a sound perceived by a human listener

5 Jul 2024: MutREAD – Mutational Signature Detection byRestriction Enzyme-Associated DNA Sequencing. Background. The successful application of mutational signatures in clinical settingsrequires availability of a cost-effective, scalable detection method that

5 Jul 2024: Real-time autofocus for videomicroscopy. Background. Video-microscopy of living subjects is hampered by their movement out of themicroscope’s focal plane. At video frame-rates, manual refocusing becomesimpossible; therefore, autofocus is required.

5 Jul 2024: Neonatal wireless transmission system. Background. When babies are in intensive care, they need to be continuously monitored.This requires multiple sensors with separate wires. These wires can becometangled and make clinical care harder. Parents

5 Jul 2024: Low-Cost Trace Analyte Detection with ReusableSERS Substrates. Background. To move beyond current low-cost sensors, towards measuring trace analytes inapplications such as healthcare monitoring, geology and mineralogy, pollutionmonitoring, and

5 Jul 2024: Mouse Models of Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)and Myelofibrosis (MF) – Available for PreclinicalStudies. Background. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have generated fully characterised,conditional knock-in mouse models for essential

3 Dec 2020: Brief description Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. Step change in productivity for making profiled rings. Seamless ring components used in rotating machinery and fluid transfer applications

5 Jul 2024: Implantable drug delivery device targeting braintumours. Background. Successful treatment of brain cancers is limited due to the difficulty ofdelivering therapies to difficult-to-access tumours. There is also a need for newtechnologies able to

3 Oct 2019: Name of inventionBrief description. Case Ref: Mor-2564-11. • EPCs are easily available from small volumes of peripheral blood (20-40 mL in adults) and rapidly expandable in culture. • They offer 95% efficiency for reprogramming into iPSCs with

5 Jul 2024: Ortho-quinone prodrug strategy (self-immolativelinkers). Background. The para-quinones doxorubicin (Adriamycin),geldanamycin, mitoxantrone and mitomycin C havelower redox-cycling rates than ortho-quinones and aresuccessfully used in the clinic.

15 Dec 2022: Research Report. Commercialisation and Policy Research. Authors: Dr Luca Mannocchi CRoSS project associate at Cambridge Enterprise lm981@cam.ac.uk Andrew Smith Vice president of the Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange (CUSPE).

5 Jul 2024: Planarific: AI-based software for sustainableretrofitting and design. Background. The UK has set an ambitious goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by2050, which requires a drastic reduction in the energy consumption andgreenhouse gas

18 Nov 2021: For PCBs, ribbon cables and other applications Case Ref: XXX-XXXX-XX. www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. For further information please contact:. Low-loss High-speed Data Transmission. The problem – increasing transmission losses as data rates increase

5 Jul 2024: Versatile Electronic Fibre. Background. Wearable electronics, such as smart textiles or e-textiles, are growing fields dueto their potential application in healthcare monitoring, consumer electronics,energy harvesting and storage, and sensing. For

5 Jul 2024: Polymer Masterbatch: Customized High-Performance Composite for Your Needs. Background. Nanoparticle composites are a unique class of materials that combine nano-sized particles with a matrix material, creating polymers with new andimproved

5 Jul 2024: Cambridge Centre for Resilience and SustainableDevelopment. Background. At the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development CRSD we bringtogether leaders from the public, private and third sectors with academicthought leaders to create robust

5 Jul 2024: Matta. Matta. Building AI to Manufacture the Impossible. Website. Overview. At Matta we are building the AI operating system for additive manufacturing.Our technology is based on state-of-the-art research by engineers andscientists at Cambridge. We

5 Jul 2024: Upcycling waste plastics with sunlight. Background. Traditionally, the term “photoreforming” refers to the use of light energy todrive the conversion of waste feedstocks into sustainable fuels and / orchemicals, such as the production of

5 Jul 2024: Sustainable Investment Markers Tool: 9SIMS. Background. Lack of integration between environmental, social, and governance (ESG)factors in corporate reporting creates opportunities for greenwashing. This isbecause good performance in one ESG indicator

5 Jul 2024: Phase engineering of 2D materials. Background. 2D materials have many unique properties such as high surface area,exceptional mechanical strength, and excellent electrical and thermalconductivity. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) e.g.