Eight promising technologies moving from lab to reality

Each has been awarded funding and will receive mentoring as part of the Academy's Enterprise Fellowships scheme. Eight researchers from UK universities will receive up to £85,000 each to develop a spin-out business based on their technological innovations. As members of the Academy's new Enterprise Hub, they will also receive one-to-one mentoring from some of the UK's top technology entrepreneurs. • Dr Benjamin Kingsbury - Half-size catalytic converter that reduces automotive emissions and saves fuel Imperial College London • Richard Nock - Low cost cutting-edge research tools for scientists in cancer research and quantum computers University of Bristol • Dr Philip Orr - Advanced instrumentation for next-generation energy systems such as smart grids University of Strathclyde • Dr Loren Picco - The world's fastest atomic force microscope University of Bristol • Daniel Plant - 'Smart' clothing to protect elderly from hip fractures Imperial College London • Dr Sithamparanathan Sabesan - Goods and luggage tagging and tracking system that can pinpoint items with near 100% accuracy University of Cambridge • Professor Jon Timmis - Computer modelling software for drug development to treat auto-immune diseases University of York • Dr Ian Wakeman - Software that enables smartphone apps to crowd-share data bandwidth in congested areas University of Sussex