The New Enterprise Competition is the University of Bristol’s flagship business idea challenge fund. Run annually, participants can win up to £35,000 in prize funding, in part sponsored by Engineers in Business. Prizes include cash, legal support, marketing, business acceleration services support and bespoke mentoring.
The competition has been run for more than 20 years and is open to all entrepreneurially inclined students and recent alumni across the university.
Project:
Impulsonics makes growing cells in the lab cheaper, faster and more reliable, by automating the processes which are still done by hand in all but the biggest labs.
Normally, cell cultures are grown in petri-dishes and well plates which must be moved every three days but by using its patented technology, Impulsonics can ‘gently move cells without breaking their sterile housing’ by using sound waves; a process which reduces costs by an order of magnitude.
Students:
Dr Luke Cox – Phd Mechanical Engineering: CEO / Co-Founder
Dr James Armstrong – Phd Chemistry: Scientific Advisor
Professor Bruce Drinkwater – Phd Mechanical Engineering: Technical Advisor
Professor Anthony Croxford- Phd Engineering: Technical Advisor
Dr Steve Kitson – Phd Physics: Business Advisor
Awarded: £3,000
We are delighted to have benefitted from Engineers In Business’ continued support for the University of Bristol’s startup programming in 2023. The many and various startups our engineering and computing students submit to the annual New Enterprise Competition we run are a constant reminder of the breadth of impact engineering makes to society and its unique value to daily life. We are delighted that through their support we can champion this.
Rob Taffinder
Assistant Director, Careers Service (External Engagement & Student Enterprise)
University of Bristol