Over 10 million people suffer from Parkinson’s and related neurodegenerative diseases worldwide, but accurately diagnosing these diseases remains a challenge. The current diagnostic gold-standard takes place in a neurologists office, where your physical and cognitive symptoms are assessed. Yet under this approach diagnosis can take years and, even then, one quarter of patients are misdiagnosed. As a result patients often get assigned the wrong care plans and have difficulty planning for an uncertain future. This high rate of misdiagnosis can also pose a challenge for clinical trials that are ..read more

Fascinated by the intersection of science and business, my adventure into the world of biotechnology began at Cambridge. I embarked on a Master’s degree in bioinformatics (antibody-antigen binding affinity prediction) at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge, and very soon found myself on a side journey exploring entrepreneurship through EnterpriseTECH. I wanted to learn more about the business side of biotechnology and understand the financial intricacies of companies in this sector. This programme seemed like a great way to do that. From the start of the progr ..read more

Zijing (Liz) Li was an early EnterpriseTECH student we selected her to join EnterpriseTECH STAR in 2020― with her first vision for her company which she brought to life with the programmes’ training and mentoring. Since then, she formally co-founded the advanced materials science startup Mimicrete in 2021 and has been named one of the UK’s leading women entrepreneurs by UK Research and Innovation.  Liz’s research in biomimetic materials and vascular self-healing concrete forms the core technology of Mimicrete, which has the aim of developing sustainable and resilient construction materi ..read more

Many years ago, I created a timeline of emerging science and technology with Alex Ayad at Imperial College. The visualisation featured 5 coloured lines representing Digital-tech, Nanotech, Green-tech, Biotech and Neuro-tech (an adaptation of the popular STEEP scenario categorisation (Society, Technology, Economy, Environment and Politics), itself an adaptation of PESTLE. I cannot remember whose idea it was, but we then added 3 concentric circles representing Present, Probable and Possible Futures or developments (The 3Ps Model). The idea was that Present (the inner circle) would represent cur ..read more

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Greenpixie is a London-based Cleantech start-up on a mission to reduce Digital Carbon emissions. The IT sector is currently estimated to emit as much as 3.9% of the world’s GHGs. In Ireland, a European data hub, Data Centres are said to account for as much as 10% of all energy demand and EirGrid has estimated this could reach 29% by 2028. We work in two ways: Making coding efficiencies for websites, without changing their design. Producing in-depth reports for clients who are looking to accurately calculate their website’s impact on the environment. Data centres and user devices are estimate ..read more

It might seem a little odd that one of the first things I was asked to do as Futurist-in-Residence at the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Business School was to look backwards. Richard Watson But considering where things have come from can be a useful prelude to prediction. Familiarising oneself with the origin of things, sketching both the historical landscape and present terrain is a solid foundation upon which to build what might otherwise be overly shaky speculations. This visualisation of Nobel Prizes won by colleges and other affiliates of Cambridge University between 1905 and 2020 shows ..read more

I recently participated as a co-inventor on EnterpriseTECH. The student team who worked on our project helped us develop a market, business, and investment case for our innovative ‘Smart Cerebral Shunt’, a novel medical device to improve care for patients with abnormal build-up of fluid in the brain’s cavities. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), an abnormal build-up of fluid in the brain’s cavities, affects tens of millions of people over 65, causing symptoms similar to dementia. The condition can be corrected by implanting a Cerebral Shunt, a device that r ..read more

As a PhD student in Neuroimaging, my work focuses on the Neuroscience of Entrepreneurship. Debate still exists over whether entrepreneurs are born or made, so my research aims to uncover if there is something different in the brains of those who think entrepreneurially. This research is a collaboration between the Entrepreneurship Institute and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. Emily Clements During my PhD, I developed the Entrepreneurial Brain Challenge to test the cognition and characteristics of entrepreneurs ..read more

I’m Sebastian Swezey, the CEO and founder of Lamina POP. Growing up in Guatemala, I became aware of the extensive grasp that poverty held over much of society. Despite being born into a relatively well-off family, the contrast between my lifestyle and those of many of my peers was impossible to ignore. I felt a strong desire to do something about it, and I was inspired by my father, Pablo Swezey, who initially developed the Lamina POP construction system as a novel, sustainable, and affordable way to provide dignified housing in the developing world. Sadly, my father passed away seven years ag ..read more