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14 Jan 2025

The Transformative Potential of MedTech Innovation

by Katharine Price | posted in: Biotech, Coaches, Education, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Mentoring, Technology, Uncategorised | 0

By Tony Kypreos (pictured above), coach, entrepreneur, corporate innovator, and investor MedTech holds vast potential to reshape healthcare. AI-powered diagnostics, personalized medicine, and real-time monitoring devices are bringing care closer to patients in ways that can both enhance outcomes and … Continued

9 Dec 2024

Entrepreneurial Magnetism: My Journey from Engineering PhD to Tech Entrepreneur

by Katharine Price | posted in: Education, Entrepreneurship, Uncategorised | 0

By Dr Xinru Li The challenge of magnetic components in power systems In today’s world, where technology constantly redefines the possible, the demand for efficient and reliable power systems has never been higher. From everyday devices like laptop chargers to … Continued

25 Jan 2021

Pivots, partnerships and innovations

by Owen Thompson and Xavier Parkhouse-Parker | posted in: Education, Innovation, Pitching, Technology | 0

Owen Thompson, an alumnus of Wolfson College and Xavier Parkhouse-Parker, an alumnus of Homerton College, discuss how they met whilst studying at Cambridge Judge Business School. Now they are working together to grow two exciting ventures. How did you meet … Continued

15 Jan 2021

New innovations in food sustainability

by George Crane | posted in: Education, Food security, Innovation, Technology | 1

My name is George, a fourth year PhD student based at the University of Cambridge Crop Science Centre, and the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB). I’m interested in the diversity and abundance of symbiotic microorganisms in agricultural systems, quantified … Continued

16 Nov 2020

Venture Voices: Skinlync

by Yigit Akar | posted in: Education, Entrepreneurship | 0

Skinlync is a self-management platform bringing together everything users need to conquer their skin condition. Our platform specifically matches user profiles to others with similar conditions and details. It helps users get personal and effective results thanks to the support … Continued

16 Nov 2020

Founder stories: Dr Carina Tyrrell

by Dr Carina Tyrrell | posted in: Biotech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Innovation, Technology | 0

What are some of the challenges in healthcare innovation that need to be addressed? The healthcare sector presents a unique set of challenges for innovation. These include a requirement for prolonged validation trials, complex regulation, ethical considerations, and a highly … Continued

12 Nov 2020

Enterprise Tuesday Keynote Insights: Anthony Rose on pivoting and procrastination

by Anthony Rose | posted in: Education, Enterprise Tuesday, Innovation | 0

I’m Anthony Rose, Founder and CEO at SeedLegals. In a previous role I led on BBC iPlayer and helped the BBC to transition live TV to on-demand services and change content distribution forever. At SeedLegals, we help startups with all the legals they need to grow their team, raise investment and take … Continued

30 Oct 2020

Enterprise Tuesday Keynote Insights: Carolyn Dailey shares insight on creative industries

by Carolyn Dailey | posted in: Education, Enterprise Tuesday, Entrepreneurship | 0

The creative industries are a huge deal – and growing. It’s the second biggest contributor to the UK economy after banking, and growing 3 times faster than the economy as a whole. They employ over 2 million people and generate over … Continued

14 Oct 2020

Five mental models to help navigate any entrepreneurial journey

by Frederic Kalinke | posted in: Coaches, Digital Programme Resources, Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology | 0

The world is complex and mental models help us simplify information, focus on the most important things and make better decisions. Examples include the Pareto Principle which teaches us that in most situations, 20% of inputs lead to 80% of … Continued

12 Oct 2020

Venture Voices: HappyrHealth

by Cornelius Palm | posted in: Education, Innovation | 1

Patients are the better innovators Who would be the best person to tackle the challenges of patients? Exactly, patients themselves. No one knows more about a patient’s problem than those who themselves suffer from the disease and its associated problems … Continued