Leeds wins the RAEng ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs’ Award

Four businesses spun out of UK universities will receive funding, mentoring and support from The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub.

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.