Consultancy
Funding and Finance for Innovation and Growth
The funding and finance landscape for innovation-driven businesses is ever changing. What opportunities are out there today beyond grant funding that could support you to grow at pace and scale your business? Join the Innovate UK EDGE team at the University of Hertfordshire on June 15 t...
China IP Briefing: Safeguarding Your Innovations
We are pleased to invite businesses from Cambridge and the wider region to join us on Wednesday 24/05 for an in-person briefing on the latest developments in China’s IP sector, and strategies to safeguard and commercialise your innovations. ...
How to manage difficult situations at work through language and behaviour
Think back to the last time you had to manage a difficult or unpleasant situation at work – like making a person redundant, or taking them through a disciplinary procedure. How was it? Could it have gone better? If the answer is ‘yes’, then you’re not alone. So many of my clients can re...
R&D project support for startups
For startups, research and development (R&D) is a crucial part of building your product. Here you can explore and develop your idea, technologies, and methodologies that can help bring your solution to the market. However, it can also be a daunting and challenging task for new compa...
Organ-On-Chip Devices Show Promise In Drug Discovery
There is growing interest in the potential uses for organ-on-chip devices as a novel tool for drug discovery. These devices offer a unique platform that mimics the physiology and function of human organs, providing a more accurate representation of human biology than traditional cell cu...
The next generation of microneedles; harnessing a billion years of evolution
In this article, we consider examples of nature’s solutions to four challenges faced by microneedles for drug delivery. For each challenge, the authors explain how a natural organism has tackled it and what lessons may be directly applied to microneedle design. ...
A Sight for Sore Eyes: Challenges and Innovations in Ophthalmic Drug Delivery
Ethan Miller and Kristien De Clercq discuss recent advancements and current challenges in the field of ophthalmology, including the trend towards preservative-free multidose delivery systems, delivering smaller topical volumes with increased drug efficacy, slow-release in...
Product design, user experience and gender equality – can it work?
The theme for International Women’s Day this year focusses on gender equality. We want to take a look at how user experience design can play an important role in making sure products are designed with gender equality in mind. ...
Ablation devices: The current landscape and emerging technologies
As few incisions and as small as possible is the overwhelming trend in current surgical treatments, a trend strongly driven by robotic-assisted surgery but also by the rapid improvements in ablation technologies and their delivery methods. By delivering high levels of energy —...
UX design can make or break your product
UX design to influence a change in behaviour from the user and how that can be used to improve adherence to medication and encourage more sustainable behaviours. ...