Medilink are vastly experienced in the area of wound care, wound healing and models of wound healing. Medilink are also experts in competitor and technology landscaping and are best placed to do a review of the key analytes that might be of value for monitoring wound healing progression and directing targeted treatments in the long term. This information would guide the development and testing of sensors for these applications and the basis of any business case for sensor development.

This project seeks to address the cost effective and reproducible manufacture of high performance electrochemical sensor devices. NanoFlex have brought to market the first commercial nanoelectrode for academic and blue-chip researchers. Through this project NanoFlex seek to develop their current nanoelectrode technology up the value chain, integrating it into high-value sensor system solutions, for health-care diagnostics, environmental monitoring, nuclear decommissioning and energy storage. An integrated sensor system will offer a enhancements in performance characteristics and hence enable electrochemical applications solutions that are not currently addressable using existing electrodes or sensor systems. Our approach to sensor systems is innovative in that it offers a relatively simple and highly scalable method of manufacture utilising established thin film techniques in a radical and efficient manner. Our enabling technology is patent protected. TSB investment in this project will ensure that this innovative technology and approach to manufacture continues to be developed within the UK to maximise its value and enable it to provide high value manufacturing opportunities.

We propose a Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrative Sensing and Measurement that addresses the unmet UK need for specialist training in innovative sensing and measurement systems identified by EPSRC priorities the TSB and EPOSS . The proposed CDT will benefit from the strategic, targeted investment of >£20M by the partners in enhancing sensing and measurement research capability and by alignment with the complementary, industry-focused Innovation Centre in Sensor and Imaging Systems (CENSIS). This investment provides both the breadth and depth required to provide high quality cohort-based training in sensing across the sciences, medicine and engineering and into the myriad of sensing applications, whilst ensuring PhD supervision by well-resourced internationally leading academics with a passion for sensor science and technology. The synergistic partnership of GU and UoE with their active sensors-related research collaborations with over 160 companies provides a unique research excellence and capability to provide a dynamic and innovative research programme in sensing and measurement to fuel the development pipeline from initial concept to industrial exploitation.