Conception XPhD founders have two superpowers: Lessons from Holistic AI’s Emre KazimEmre Kazim is one half of leading AI governance startup Holistic AI. Incubated at Conception X four years ago, the team is based between…5 min read·Apr 29, 2024----
Conception XNew at-home test kit could help you detect cancer earlierIt looks just like the lateral flow tests that rose to ubiquity during the Covid-19 pandemic, and you might soon be able to buy it online…3 min read·Mar 25, 2024----
Conception XThis PhD startup can turn wastewater into clean energyOver the past five decades, nearly a quarter of the world’s carbon emissions has come from the energy needed to power industries — that’s…4 min read·Jan 22, 2024----
Conception XThese lab-grown plants can clean up polluted land from heavy metalsWhen Franklin Keck harvested his first crop of lab-grown brassica plants two years into his PhD at Imperial College London, he realised he…3 min read·Nov 20, 2023----
Conception XThis PhD student has built a chip to detect diseases earlier through AIThe first time Newcastle University PhD student Daniel Todd set out to build a chip from scratch that could help scientists detect diseases…3 min read·Sep 18, 2023----
Conception XThis startup detects pain in premature babies and alerts clinicians in real timeAbout 1 in 13 babies in the UK is born prematurely — that’s almost 60,000 per year — and data shows the number is on the rise, according…3 min read·Jul 17, 2023----
Conception XMeet the PhD startup using AI to prevent worsening symptoms in multiple sclerosisWhen PhD student Joe Sims witnessed his aunt being left without immediate access to treatment options that might slow the progression of…3 min read·Jun 8, 2023----
Conception XThese modular autonomous drones avoid obstacles through mammal-inspired motion perceptionThe first time Meriem Ben Miled built a drone from scratch, taping together different components, she was part of a team at NASA…3 min read·Apr 17, 2023----
Conception XThis AI app can predict athletes’ nutrition needs — and boost performanceIn his former career as a sports nutritionist for Team GB’s Olympic canoeing athletes, professional rugby teams such as the Harlequins and…3 min read·Mar 13, 2023--1--1
Conception XThis ML-powered wearable can detect invisible head injuries — and save athlete’s livesThomas Goodbourn first discovered the extent of professional athletes’ alarming use and abuse of over-the-counter pain medication while…4 min read·Feb 13, 2023----