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8 May 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

8 May 2024: PredictImmune. PredictImmune. HELPING PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITHCHRONIC IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISORDERS TOLIVE NORMAL AND HEALTHY LIVES. Website. Overview. PredictImmune developes prognostic assays that predict disease progression forpatients with

8 May 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.

8 May 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

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

8 May 2024: Implantable drug delivery device targeting braintumours. BACKGROUND. Successful treatment of brain cancers is limited due to the difficulty of deliveringtherapies to difficult-to-access tumours. There is also a need for new technologiesable to

8 May 2024: Ortho-quinone prodrug strategy (self-immolativelinkers). BACKGROUND. The para-quinones doxorubicin (Adriamycin),geldanamycin, mitoxantrone and mitomycin C have lowerredox-cycling rates than ortho-quinones and aresuccessfully used in the clinic.

8 May 2024: Polymer Masterbatch: Customized High-Performance Composite for Your Needs. BACKGROUND. Nanoparticle composites are a unique class of materials that combine nano-sizedparticles with a matrix material, creating polymers with new and improvedproperties

8 May 2024: Planarific: AI-based software for sustainableretrofitting and design. BACKGROUND. The UK has set an ambitious goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050,which requires a drastic reduction in the energy consumption and greenhouse

8 May 2024: Upcycling waste plastics with sunlight. BACKGROUND. Traditionally, the term “photoreforming” refers to the use of light energy to drive theconversion of waste feedstocks into sustainable fuels and / or chemicals, such asthe production of

8 May 2024: Versatile Electronic Fibre. BACKGROUND. Wearable electronics, such as smart textiles or e-textiles, are growing fields due totheir potential application in healthcare monitoring, consumer electronics, energyharvesting and storage, and sensing. For

8 May 2024: Cambridge Centre for Resilience andSustainable Development. BACKGROUND. At the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development CRSD we bring togetherleaders from the public, private and third sectors with academic thought leaders tocreate robust

8 May 2024: Matta. Matta. BUILDING AI TO MANUFACTURE THEIMPOSSIBLE. Website. Overview. At Matta we are building the AI operating system for additive manufacturing. Ourtechnology is based on state-of-the-art research by engineers and scientists atCambridge. We

8 May 2024: Phase engineering of 2D materials. BACKGROUND. 2D materials have many unique properties such as high surface area, exceptionalmechanical strength, and excellent electrical and thermal conductivity. Transitionmetal dichalcogenides (TMDs) e.g.

8 May 2024: Sustainable Investment Markers Tool: 9SIMS. BACKGROUND. Lack of integration between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors incorporate reporting creates opportunities for greenwashing. This is because goodperformance in one ESG indicator

8 May 2024: Cambridge Policy Boot Camp – CPBC. BACKGROUND. Complex systems theory, political science, sustainability science, and participatoryresearch all offer valuable tools and insights for decision makers – but are too oftensiloed or locked away in

8 May 2024: Bamboo cricket bat. BACKGROUND. This innovative bat combines its high-performance properties with the sustainablecredentials which derive from fast growing and widespread bamboo. DEVELOPED BY RESEARCHERS FROM CAMBRIDGE'S CENTRE FOR NATURAL MATERIAL

8 May 2024: Scalable Production of High-Quality PrintableGraphene. BACKGROUND. Printable electronics are a promising field of research whose technical developmentis focused on conductive-ink printing technologies appropriate for a wide range ofsupport materials

8 May 2024: Single vessel green ammonia production. BACKGROUND. Ammonia is the second-largest globally produced chemical ( 240 milliontons/year), mainly used as fertiliser, feeding over 50% of the World’s population.Currently, (brown/grey) ammonia is produced

8 May 2024: Blood flow digital twin from a rapid MRI scan. BACKGROUND. Flow-MRI allows clinicians to visualise flows in the body in 4D (3 spatial and 1 timedimension) without using ionising radiation. Currently, scans take tens of minutesand require the patient