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8 UMIC ® UMIP ® UMI 3 LATEST UMIP SPIN-OUT NEWS 4. Chromition Ltd > Faculty/Dept: EPS/School of Chemistry > Inventors: Prof Mike Turner, Dr. Mark McCairn > UMIP contact: Mr David Eales Chromition has been founded to supply proprietary 'Luminspheres' nanoparticle solutions and to collaborate with application developers to enable the realisation of next-generation technologies. Luminspheres are multicoloured photoluminescent polymer nanoparticles for bioimaging, led lighting and anticounterfeit applications. Luminspheres provide insight into biological processes/interactions with minimal perturbation to the system, down-convert blue LED light to light of desired colour rendering index and provide an infinite number of unique anticounterfeit optical barcodes that can be read/deciphered unequivocally. www.chromition.com 5.TRAM (Textual Analysis into Analysis Models) > Faculty/Dept: EPS/Software Systems Research Group > Inventors: Erol-Valeriu Chioasca, Keletso Joel Letsholo, Dr. Liping Zhao > UMIP contact: Dr. Leanne Burgin TRAM is award-winning novel software which automates a key stage in the process of developing business software systems. It converts user requirements, written in plain English, to analysis models that can be used directly as the basis for software development. Existing tools that convert requirements into analysis models typically work within a deliberately constrained framework using templates and rules. TRAM is different, in that it can deal with entirely unstructured, unrestricted natural language. This means that the statements of requirements can be written by anyone, not necessarily a business systems analyst or IT expert, thus saving both time and money. 6. Dynamic Vision Systems (DVS) Ltd > Faculty/Dept: FLS/School of Astronomy and Physics > Inventors: Prof Philip Morgan, Director of Eurolens Research - Optometry, Prof Helen Gleeson and Prof John Cliff Jones (both formerly at the School of Astronomy and Physics and currently employed at Leeds University), Dr. Harry Milton and Dr. Sarabjot Kaur (former University of Manchester post-doctoral scientists). > UMIP contact: Dr. Sonia Nikolovski DVS is carrying out R&D to develop a novel contact lens for the correction of presbyopia, a condition with 100% prevalence from middle-age onwards. The technology is a wearer-operated, electrically switchable contact lens, using liquid crystal technology to provide electro-active contact lens correction for presbyopia. Liquid crystals are able to change the refractive index upon voltage application, resulting in reduced optical power when an electric field is passed through a liquid crystal lens. This property allows us to make switchable lenses with two focusing powers. When operated, it is the instantaneous equivalent of putting on and removing a pair of reading glasses using electronic focusing, a perfect correction for presbyopia. The voltage applied is tiny, and poses no risk to health. 7.TellUS Toolkit Ltd > Faculty/Dept: Humanities/School of Environment, Education and Development. > Inventor: Dr. Richard Kingston > UMIP contact: Dr. Laura Etchells TellUs Toolkit is a cloud-based decision support system that supports a wide range of organisations through a tailored package of map- based software tools to support location based business decisions and stakeholder engagement. The toolkit is an invaluable tool for any business that carries out projects for which location is a primary factor. A bespoke solution is tailored to meet the exact needs of a customer starting with an up to date interactive online base map which then builds up additional layers of information to complement the specific needs of the client. www.tellus-toolkit.com 8. Clock Therapeutics Ltd > Faculty/Dept: FLS/MHS > Inventors: Prof David Ray and Prof Andrew Loudon > UMIP contact: Dr. Sunita Jones Clock Therapeutics has been established to commercialise the results of impressive translational research on 'chronobiology' conducted over the last 10 years by David Ray and Andrew Loudon at the University. The company will develop particular aspects of their findings especially in the area of nuclear receptor biology where biological clocks have been shown to play a significant role in regulating energy metabolism and inflammation. As such, there is great potential in applying this new knowledge to address a range of unmet needs in medicine. 9. Clin-e-cal Ltd > Faculty/ Dept: MHS/Institute of Human Development > Inventor: Dr. Tariq Aslam > UMIP contact: Dr. Lizzie Crawford Clin-e-cal Ltd, a spin-out from the University and the Central Manchester University Trust has been incorporated to make rapid social impact through science, technology and clinical research. As a first product, Dr Aslam has developed a novel smartphone app - Rafi-tone – designed to help children take their inhaler with a spacer effectively. Using an existing inhaler training aid the app uses novel algorithms which can help the correct technique to be maintained for each dose of the medication helping to ensure treatment is optimised. Dr Tariq Aslam, a consultant ophthalmologist, conceived Rafi-tone in response to his own son's difficulties in taking inhaler medication, but builds on themes developed through his research. As the company becomes established, Clin-e-cal will seek other technologies consistent with the company's mission to build a portfolio of opportunities. www.clin-e-cal.com