The Enterprise Hub welcomes latest cohort of 2023 to Enterprise Fellowships

Dr Shubhi Bansal will be focusing on her spinout, AcoustoFab, during her time on the Enterprise Fellowships programme. AcoustoFab utilises contact-less, acoustic levitation technology to manipulate and assemble materials during the manufacturing process. Shubhi received a PhD in Nanoscience and Engineering, and is most recently a postdoctoral research fellow at University College London.

Elliot is working on VITA, a spinout that will manufacture a medical imaging device to measure cardiovascular health. The device is intended for detecting issues in small vessels and blood cells, and promises to be non-invasive, portable and easy-to-use. Elliot was recently a postdoctoral researcher in Physics at the University of Oxford.

Douglas comes from the University Cambridge, where he completed a PhD in Engineering.  Matta, founded by Douglas in 2022, is an AI operating system for digital manufacturing. It combines artificial intelligence, low-cost sensors and a new data labelling approach to optimise automatic detection, correction and prevention of errors. Matta can be used with a wide variety of products, materials and manufacturing processes, like 3D printing. Douglas also holds a Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 award.

Idan is the recipient of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition 1851 award, and graduated in Design Engineering at Imperial College, London. Fibe is on a mission to create scalable, affordable, and sustainable textile fibers derived from potato waste. By repurposing agricultural by-products, Fibe aims to minimize waste and reduce the environmental impact by using 99.7% less water and producing 82% less CO2e than cotton.

Roisin is the founder of NoMad, a startup that is on a mission to produce high performance, low-carbon modular concrete components. from local by-products and waste materials. The components are inspired by nature, in particular the polygonal forms of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. Using digital fabrication and parametric modelling, these forms will deliver a beautiful, resilient and sustainable built environment. Roisin has a PhD in Architecture from Queen's University Belfast and lectures at Ulster University. 

Beren is joining the cohort from a Master's in Innovation Design Engineering and has since co-founded Deploy Tech Ltd. Deploy has created the first air-deployed, ready-to-use water tank, made of concrete-filled fabric. Traditional water tanks can take weeks or months to install and pour concrete, but Deploy's flat-packed design can be set up in only two days. Beren will also receive a Royal Commission for the Exhibition 1851 award.

Dr Yunpeng Li is a Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Surrey. His mission is to spin-out research into AI-assisted dental disease detection tool. Using radiography, Yunpeng is working towards a new product for market that increases accuracy and save clinician's time.

Dr Pavlos Papadopoulos lectures in cybersecurity and digital forensics at Edinburgh Napier University, and is also the co-founder of TrueDeploy. TrueDeploy was created to bring trust to the software supply chain. Cyber attacks can take place between software vendors and customers. By using a novel combination of blockchain, credential management and access control technologies, TrueDeploy hopes to bring trust and transparency to the process.

Tim will be focusing his time on his spinout, Aeriogen, which will develop sustainable products and energy market services through the synthesis of low carbon methane gas. The novel technology behind Aeriogen integrates electricity and gas networks, by biologically catalysing hydrogen gas from renewable electricity, and carbon gas from industry. Dr Tim Patterson is an associate professor, specialising in life cycle analysis of renewable gases at the University of South Wales. 

David will be working on a spinout, RoEx, which will feature RoEx Automix is an AI-powered technology that automates live music mixing. Unlike other audio mixing services, RoEx crates professional, high-quality results with minimal engineer interaction, making it an afforable, easy-to-use solution.

Sanzhar studied Automotive Engineering at the University of Warwick and founded TaiSan in early 2022. Sanzhar was awarded an ERA Foundation place on the Enterprise Fellowships programme to create battery tech that is sustainable, efficient and affordable for electric mobility.

Momchil holds a PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde. On the Enterprise Fellowships programme, he will be working on a spinout, inProcess, which will use novel ultrasonic systems to inspect high-value components at the point of manufacturing.