I recently had an incredibly interesting and intellectually
challenging morning as a judge at the Science, Engineering and
Technology Student of the Year Awards. We sponsored this year’s Information
Technology category. The awards are
established as Europe’s most important awards for science and engineering
undergraduates and are open to all students who at the time of entry, are
studying for an undergraduate degree at a university located within Europe.
This year’s winner came from Philip Kingsley, University of
Bristol for his haptic elastic table for 3D multi-touch interactions, which
effectively takes the Kinect concept to 3D multi touch with incredible
visualisations that could enable surgeons to model and explore the human brain.
If the calibre of the finalists is anything to go by
Europe’s innovation future is in safe hands, although what struck me was the
limited insight on the value of IP and the challenges involved in its
commercialisation. Is there not a case to include some entrepreneurial and
innovation management options?
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