by Leah Thompson | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog & Case Studies, Oxford
Originally posted here Two University of Oxford alumni-led startups, iLoF and Pipra, were recently funded by the European Institute of Technology for Health (EIT Health). PIPRA (short for Pre-Interventional Preventive Risk Assessment), is addressing this urgent orphan...
by Admin | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog & Case Studies, Oxford, Social Enterprise
Julian Godding, 23, and Ina Bierylo, 22, are hoping to cut unnecessary waste by encouraging cafes and the public to be more eco-friendly. The friends, who met while studying at Oxford University’s St Peters College, have already got the backing of nine local coffee...
by Leah Thompson | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, External Resources, General, Social Enterprise
TED Talks are a great source of information, advice and experience to help you with any idea you have, no matter what stage you are at. Here are a few of our favourites: TED Talks: The surprising habits of original thinkers...
by Leah Thompson | Nov 22, 2019 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Creative & Cultural, Education & Knowledge, Exploring Opportunities, Finance, General, Health & Wellbeing, IT & Digital, Personalised, Science & Technology
TED Talks are a great source of information, advice and experience to help you with any idea you have, no matter what stage you are at. TED Talks: Success, Failure and the Drive to Keep Creating With beautiful insight, Gilbert reflects on why success can be...
by Admin | Oct 17, 2019 | Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Exploring Opportunities, Health & Wellbeing, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Science & Technology
Atherton Mutombwera knew from an early age that he wanted to work in healthcare. Even as he played as a child in his native Zimbabwe, he would imagine he had found a cure for HIV; as he grew up, Atherton’s siblings helped foster the idea of radically improving...
by Admin | Oct 17, 2019 | Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Growing my Company, Health & Wellbeing, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised
Everyone knows what asthma is, and no wonder: today, some 334 million people globally suffer from the condition. That figure is predicted to rise to 400 million by 2025. For some sufferers, asthma means a tightening of the chest and mild wheezing. For others, asthma...