THREE companies developing innovative products that could bring incredible benefits to day-to-day life have won free access to more than £3m of cutting edge facilities at Sci-Tech Daresbury.
A home monitoring device for kidney disease; a portable test for diagnosing TB in undeveloped countries; and an anti-pollution mask for athletes are all now in development to ensure they get to market as quickly as possible.
The products, by IF Sensing, Global BioDiagnostics and Heisted & Co respectively were the winners of the I-TAC Challenge Competition.
Michael Norris, Head of Business Incubation at STFC said: “The sheer diversity of applications we received for the challenge is proof that I-TAC can provide real tangible benefits to small technology companies with exciting ideas, regardless of the sector they are in.
“We are really looking forward to supporting our winners all the way to ensure that they get the most out of their time here as they work towards addressing some of society’s key challenges.”
I-TAC is part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) business incubation offering to support the start-up and growth of technology businesses and provides flexible and ready access to more than £3 million of cutting edge laboratory facilities supported by world leading science expertise.
