The teams at London Demo Day
The teams at London Demo Day - Entrepreneurs from UCL, Imperial College London and King's College London had the chance to pitch their innovative businesses to investors at this year's London Demo Day. A total of 15 companies from UCL's Hatchery at BaseKX, the King's20 Accelerator and Imperial Enterprise Lab took part in the event at Imperial, hoping to raise between £100,000 and £1 million. The businesses covered sectors ranging from software addressing women's health (femtech) to patient monitoring and sustainability. The five UCL companies who pitched were: YourCue, co-founded by Nikhit Anilbhai (UCL Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine) and Sonakshi Senthil (UCL Personalised Medicine & Novel Therapies) has produced a medical device worn on the finger to enable automated remote and in-hospital patient monitoring. The device also features notifications and alarms to alert healthcare professionals when help is needed. BoxxDocks, co-founded by James Della Valle (UCL Architecture) and Alessandro Attanzio, helps transport and logistics companies to lower their environmental impact by developing sustainable and ethically sourced delivery boxes as an alternative to single-use, virgin plastic products Comma Periods, a femtech startup founded by Martina Ceccarelli (UCL Sustainable Resources: Economics, Policy) focuses on developing personalised treatments for period symptoms. LetsGoTurbo, founded by Christopher Norwood (UCL English Literature) is a collaborative rewards platform.
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