Archive for July 2014
£1.6million for IKC-supported technology
A technology supported by the Medical Technologies IKC has won £1.6million investment to bring it closer to commercialisation. The portable heart scanner, developed by University of Leeds Professor of Quantum Information, Ben Varcoe, was helped by the IKC from its earliest development. The IKC enabled the initial partnership between Professor Varcoe and clinical cardiologists Professors […]
Read MoreFilling without drilling: New applications for SAP technology
Self-assembling peptide (SAP) technology developed at the University of Leeds is now being used by dentists to repair lesions caused by tooth decay. Credentis, a Swiss-based dental technology company, has commercialised it in two new products, Curadont Repair™ and Curadont Protect™. This highly-innovative approach came from research led by Professor Jennifer Kirkham and Dr Amalia […]
Read MoreClinicians at the heart of new technology
Clinical involvement facilitated by the Medical Technologies IKC has been a key element in bringing Professor Ben Varcoe’s innovation – a portable magnetometer which can be used as a heart scanner – closer to commercialisation. “Having a clinician involved makes an innovation credible as they’re able to say: this can work,” says consultant cardiologist and […]
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Embedding a culture of innovation: Dan’s story
2013 saw the first cohort of 12 postdoctoral researchers awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Innovation, a formal qualification designed to foster a continuous critical awareness of the challenges and opportunities on innovation management.
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Computer modelling systems to predict device success
Accurately predicting the success of spinal implants prior to lengthy clinical trials will make the development of new medical devices quicker and more cost effective.
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Embedding a culture of innovation: Cait’s story
2013 saw the first cohort of 12 postdoctoral researchers awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Innovation, a formal qualification designed to foster a continuous critical awareness of the challenges and opportunities on innovation management.
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Embedding a culture of innovation: Matt’s story
2013 saw the first cohort of 12 postdoctoral researchers awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Innovation, a formal qualification designed to foster a continuous critical awareness of the challenges and opportunities on innovation management.
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