Life Sciences

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  Carotenoids. Market analysis examining the potential for bacteria-based carotenoids in the food supplement and animal feed sectors. This led to a major collaboration between Psi-ense and the academic team to identify potential partners for exploitation, culminating in a visit to Vietnam in January 2007.
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Market potential for new tests for PCOS, including detailed competitor analysis and market size and growth modelling.

• Market review of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Web review of current drugs available and potential routes to market.
  
• Protein tags. Use of protein tags as biomarkers. Scoping exercise to ascertain the size of market and niches available to new entrants

• Stem cell test kits. Market scoping exercise to determine the potential for test kits capable of ascertaining the viability of adult stem cells.

• Bacterial microarrays. Market analysis of potential for arrays for the analysis of microbial pathogens, including impact of MRSA on the market.
  
• Corneal tissue bank. Study of legal, ethical and market issues involved in providing corneal tissue for research and transplant purposes for a not-for-profit business.
  
• Pre-eclampsia test kits. Survey to identify the costs to health services of pre eclampsia and the alternative tests available
  

IT and web applications

• Human resources - reward based model. Examination of the market acceptability of software designed to allow employees to set their own reward structures.
  
• Payload modelling. Identification of potential partners to work on software developed for payload planning in satellites.

• Web-based cine film. Exploration of the market potential for a web-based portal for content derived from 8mm film and other pre-video formats.

Physical sciences and Instrumentation

• Process monitoring instrument using ultrasound to identify a range of parameters in droplets of liquid. Market review, including interviews with potential users in the food & drink, printing and detergents sectors.

• Market analysis of applications for an interferometry device capable of picometre resolution.
  
• X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Market review of potential applications for XPS in the water treatment, semiconductor and nanotechnology sectors, including in-depth interviews with potential users
  
• Thermoelectric heat pump. Market potential of a novel heat pump in domestic and industrial environments.
  
• Colour contrast assessment. Tool to assess differences in colour in built environments to ensure compliance with EU regulations on colour contrast for sight-impaired users.