by Jennifer Mills | Sep 27, 2019
The company We are developing a low-cost, smart diagnostic tool for diagnosing parasitic worms. Billions of people, primarily living in marginalised communities, suffer from parasitic worms and do not have access to diangostics. The team We met in Tokyo in March 2018...
by Jennifer Mills | Sep 23, 2019
Winner of the Venture Catalyst Challenge Grand Final and Audience Prize in2019, VUI Diagnostics are developing a technology to provide simple, affordable and accurate retinal imaging to help address avoidable blindness around the world The problem and solution One...
by Jennifer Mills | Sep 22, 2019
The problem and solution About a year ago my grandma was unexpectedly rushed to hospital and diagnosed as severely dehydrated. Thankfully, after 24 hours on IV fluids she was back to her normal self but, for the 50 million people in the world with dementia, this...
by Jennifer Mills | Sep 22, 2019
The problem Cotton is the most widely used natural fibre in the textile industry, and it is also known as the ‘world’s dirtiest crop’. Demand for cotton is increasing and, as yet, there are no sustainable ways to produce it. This is mainly due to its use of resources...
by Jennifer Mills | Sep 22, 2019
The problem and our solution Electric cars are becoming the sustainable vehicle of choice, but uptake is still hindered by the length of time they take to charge. The current control software for charging electric vehicle (EV) batteries is usually based on static...
