Electronics Weekly
Dr Peiman Hosseini
Four businesses spun out of UK universities will receive funding, mentoring and support from The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub.
The four entities are:
- Dr Matthew Murray, University of Leeds, Ultramatis anti-counterfeiting implantation
- Dr George Frodsham, University College London, MediSieve magnetic haemofiltration for malaria
- Dr Peiman Hosseini, University of Oxford, materials for wearable displays
- Bethan Wolfenden and Philipp Boeing, University College London, personal molecular biology lab
They are the finalists from a competition for engineers working with electro-technology in UK universities.
The winner was Murray of Leeds, receiving the RAEng ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs’ Award.
He won Hub membership, skills training to run a business, support and advice from an Academy Fellowship mentor, invitations to workshops and networking events, plus £10,000 personally and £30,000 to boost the development of his project.
The others get Hub membership and £2,000 each.
