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Wideblue Completes Innovate UK project on Cryopreservation of Therapeutic Cells Project

Wideblue, Coolgenics and other partners have successfully completed a project titled “Automated delivery of high-viability therapeutic cell populations following revival from cryopreservation”.

All the work packages have been completed, one patent has already been filed (one more to go) and we held the end of project meeting this week.

All involved agreed that the project had been very successful with some great results from the prototype products developed. We even have a few potentially quick-to-market spin-off products to pursue. Despite the name change, we still prefer to call Innovate UK the TSB.

Wideblue Customer CRIL Moves into Wideblue Offices During Product Development Stage

Cambridge Respiratory Innovations Limited have taken an office within Wideblue’s office during the development of their COPD and Medicines Adherence medical devices.

CRIL and Wideblue will work together on these new devices over the next few months.

Co-location of a company with the development team can speed up the product development process, aid information sharing, improve the creation of a technical file for regulatory purposes and lead to better decision making.

Wideblue Client Ingenious Audio Launches Crowdfunding Initiative on Kickstarter.com

Wideblue client Ingenious Audio have just released a Crowdfunding initiative on Kickstarter to secure funding for their revolutionary new wireless guitar cable named “Jack”.

Jack is the first plug-in device to turn any guitar or amplifier into a Wi-Fi device for wireless playback and studio-quality connection to unmodified PCs, Tablets or Smartphones. Users can play in real-time to their amplifiers or pedals and /or record, edit and share on their favourite Wi-Fi devices.

Jack delivers:

• The first Wi-Fi real-time audio connection to amps, pedals or unmodified PCs, tablets, or Smartphones
• Studio quality uncompressed 24bit real-time audio
• Ultra-low latency – Jack’s patent-pending technology is nearly 13 times quicker than conventional Bluetooth and about 3 times faster than compressed “low-latency” Bluetooth.
• No need for a router, internet connection or PC
• Selected as Kickstarter “staff pick”

See the full details here: Kickstarter.

Wideblue and Partners Win SBRI Phase 2 Competition for COPD Medical Device

Wideblue and its development parters have won a SBRI Healthcare development contract to fully develop a new medical device for the management of COPD.

This phase 2 contract follows the successful completion of the phase 1 feasibility contract where the technical, medical and economic benefits of the new device were proven.

Phase 2 of this contract will start in December, lasts 12 months and will see the product move from feasibility through full design, into small-scale manufacturing, technical file preparation and clinical evaluation. Both phase 1 and phase 2 involved scrutiny and interview by a large panel including NHS, business, technical and regulatory experts.

Wideblue Client Peek Vision launch Crowdfunding initiative on Indegogo

Wideblue client Peek Vision have recently launched a Crowdfunding initiative on Indegogo to secure next stage funding for their Peek Retina device.

The device combines both a traditional ophthalmoscope and a retinal camera in a mobile phone. It provides a portable, affordable and easy way to carry out comprehensive examinations in the field.

Peek are delighted to be working with Médecins Sans Frontières and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness and intend shipping the certified production device in October 2015.

Some recent press coverage: BBC and TED.

Find out more about Peek Vision here: Peek Vision.