Research Impact
We have created robust pathways that utilise our facilities and capitalise on mechanisms for knowledge transfer to build partnerships with industry and to achieve impact from our research.
Key strategic relationships have led to commercialisation and industrially funded research, with impact that is manifest in multiple formats including licensing of intellectual property, formation of spin-out companies, direct co-development work with industry partners and through consultancy.
In REF 2021, 94.4% of our research impact was recognised as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'.
Software and hardware infrastructure for omics technologies
We are driving global impact through pioneering bioinformatics and integrative omics research that transforms health, sustainability, and industry worldwide.
RX Watt: Wireless-Powered Sensing
We are pioneering battery-free wireless sensing, to transform infrastructure, healthcare, and sustainability.
VascuX
We are creating smart vascular stents and grafts that integrate sensing and therapy to improve patient care, cut costs, and advance personalised medicine.
Nanophotonic taste buds as chemical sensors
We are developing the world’s first artificial tongue, enabling instant, on-site chemical sensing for industries from beverages to agriculture.